Let's talk the honest truth about race, self-defense and modern day prosecutors.  If you, as a white man, shoot and/or kill a black person or persons, you're not going to get any benefit of the doubt from prosecutors.  In fact, in deeper blue counties (cough, COOK, for instance - one…

Republican political candidates vary in the depth of their support for gun rights for us little people. Some talk a good game at election time then get soft post-election. Others offer full-throated support and back it up with actions, before and after elections. Sheriff Jim Mendrick has already proven himself…

So a couple weeks ago I stumbled on to something called Guncon to be held in June out in Cleveland, OH. It was a convention of sorts with a range day for media the day before the convention started. It was a bit short on details, and I had no…

Nothing good happens after using violence in a case of self-defense…other than living to see another day. Unfortunately, I’ve been there and done that and have the bills, the dashcam video, and the therapist notes to show for it. Real life isn’t like Hollywood. In the real world, the good…

The Democrats in office today are among the most partisan opponents of your right to own guns and defend yourself.  They don't have a majority, but they are acting as if they won a landslide election last year.  Meanwhile, Republicans with no lead in their pencils just cower.  Along those…

by Damon Williams GSL Member (GSL) - I know I’m preaching to the choir, but the idiocy of the Protect Illinois Communities Act still angers me. In a world where guns like America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, protect families and children, PICA has encumbered our right to protect our families.…

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Rapid Radios is a new company that’s spending big bucks on advertising promoting their product. They advertise them as "walkie-talkies" with unlimited range (always with an asterisk), and that will work when your cell phone may not. As you might imagine, all that advertising isn’t cheap and the units sell…

We found a few typos in this issue of GunNews after it went to press.  We're going to fix those and upload a corrected version later today. Join us Sunday at the Chicagoland GSL meeting. American Legion Post 1198, 1631 Western Ave. Chicago Heights Exhibits and conversation here at 4:30pm.…

Sometimes you see a screaming good deal and the little voice in the back of your head screams "wow!"  Such is the case for a pair of UV-5R Baofeng radios - the AR-15 of the radio world - on sale for a very limited time for $27.99 at Amazon.  …