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By Eric North (GSL) - Folks, if you’ve ever stared down a finished basement full of water, spoiled food, and melting ice cream while the power company shrugs and says “maybe Tuesday,” you know the sweet relief of a generator that actually runs when the lights go out. I just…
As a resident, I saw first hand how Bloomington-Normal got the full “welcome to the Midwest, here’s your free natural disaster” package on Thursday, August 13. Straight-line winds of 80–100+ mph tore through like a drunk bull in a china shop accompanied by Biblical rains. The place looked like a...…
On August 17, 2026 yet another U.S. District Court in Texas has made a major 2A holding, this time finding federal ATF written and implemented “Ghost Gun” regs too vague and improper. This makes three big cases out of Texas since June, and all are very pro-Second Amendment rulings.Defense Distributed…
John Murphy showed exactly why he’s a nationally known and highly respected firearms instructor when he brought his “Just Get Home” class to the DeWitt Co. Sportsman’s Club in Clinton this May. Early Saturday morning, he nailed the entire mission in one punchy line: “This class isn’t about cutting your…
Photo credit: Winchester Collector.org Two weeks ago, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced they would be releasing a quantity of prior U.S. military owned NATO 7.62mm M14 battle rifles for civilian sale hopefully later in 2026 or in the Spring of 2027. The rifles would be permanently altered to semi-auto…
A pack of internet grifters is running ads targeting Illinois gun owners right now, suggesting an Illinois CCL will let you carry in all 50 states, that the entire process can be finished online in 15 minutes, and that you’ll have a “permit” in days. Sites like preparedamerican.org wave free…
Meet Francisco Nanez. Immigration status unknown. What is known is that Chicago’s woke City Council handed $8 million in pure taxpayer cash to a would-be child molester while the bastard was already sitting in jail for trying to meet a 13-year-old for sex. Francisco Nanez, the recipient of this grotesque…
Photo Credit: Reddit.com A pro-gun federal lawsuit came to fruition this week when a federal district court judge essentially said it is unconstitutional for the government to continue to regulate suppressors and other items under the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax stamp provisions after the Trump administration dropped the application/ownership…
Here's the legalese version from our attorneys... Cert Petition v. Notice of Appeal: With the adverse Seventh Circuit decision now final, the next step is to ask the Supreme Court to review the case by filing a petition for a writ of certiorari. There is no notice of appeal that…
Good news first: We’ve raised a substantial portion of the funding required for our two Amicus Curiae briefs supporting Viramontes v. Cook County at the U.S. Supreme Court. The remaining challenge: We still need a few thousand dollars more. We’re close—very close. And the timeline has given us another couple…
