OP ED: Minneapolis: The Sequel Nobody Asked For is Here
by Name Withheld Suburban Chicago (GSL) - Oh wow, look—another round of Minnesotan-flavored street theater. How utterly original. I’m positively shocked. I mean, who could’ve possibly seen this coming? Certainly not anyone who’s been alive longer than a TikTok trend. Let me dust off the memory banks for the youngsters…
Woman Murdered at UI Health Parking Garage in Chicago…
Oh, bravo, folks! Another stellar performance in the Chicago campus crime theater: a woman straight-up murdered in the parking garage at UI Health on the UIC campus. But hey, don't lose sleep over it—the cops are chalking it up to a cozy little domestic violence spat. Phew, crisis averted... unless,…
REVISITING: GSL NRA Board Election Endorsements
Guns Save Life can’t make endorsements in local, state and federal elections for public office, but we surely can for the NRA Board of Directors. We’re VERY supportive of the NRA 2.0 reformers and like-minded individuals. We're not endorsing those perceived to be Wayne LaPierre fanboys, nor are we terribly…
Chicago COPA to investigate police officers for not obstructing ICE operations
Oh, bless their hearts—the Chicago City Council is gearing up for its big dramatic vote on February 18, because apparently nothing says "sanctuary city" like turning the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) into the official ICE-snitch patrol. It's true. WTTW has it. For the TL;DR crowd: COPA's shiny new…
POLITICAL ASSASSINATION IN COOK COUNTY: Judge James R. Brown
Wirepoints has an outstanding piece about the political assassination of Judge James R. Brown. While most of America is rejecting cancel culture, it's alive and well in many parts of the Land of Pritzker, but especially in deep blue cesspools like Cook County. Those in leadership there LOVE to talk…
KNIVES: The good, bad and ugly of blades
Knives aren’t toys—they’re silent, cheap, and brutally efficient killers. In the hands of someone who knows what they’re doing, a blade can slash your throat or sever an artery before you even register the glint of steel. Worse? Even a complete amateur waving a $2 steak knife from the kitchen…
NRA BOARD MEMBER DICK FAIRBURN ON NRA FOUNDATION SUIT: ‘NRA suing itself?’
by Dick Fairburn (GSL) - You might have heard that on January 5th the National Rifle Association of America filed a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation, Inc. I have seen some accounts in gun-related postings to the effect – “The NRA is suing Itself?” A bit of history … The…
CHICAGO WELCOME PACKAGE: International student meets habitual criminal, gets beaten & robbed
CWB Chicago gives us the latest bit of Chicago-style crime... Today it's the classic Chicago welcome package: one free "diversity" lesson, delivered via fists and felony vibes, no RSVP required. Today's star: Shubham Patil, 23, fresh(ish) from India, studying cybersecurity at Roosevelt University—because nothing says "secure future" like commuting on…
Rocky ‘Ultra Ops’ Boots: ‘Who doesn’t want to be 2” taller in a pair of sturdy boots?’
by John Boch The fine folks at Rocky sent me a new set of boots for me to evaluate last October. I’ve worn the “Ultra Ops” Public Service Boots now for almost three months through snow, sleet, rain, ice and mud. Not only do they look great after my “torture”…
John Murphy’s ‘JUST GET HOME’ Course coming to Clinton, IL May 23 & 24
by John Boch We originally ran a version of this after-action report on John Murphy’s “Street Encounter Skills and Tactics” class in June 2024. John Murphy is bringing the class back, rebranded as “Just Get Home” to Central Illinois at the DeWitt Co. Sportsman’s Club on May 23 & 24.…