Memorial Day 2026: Blood-Bought Freedom – Never Forgotten
This Memorial Day, Guns Save Life stops everything to honor the extraordinary Americans who paid the ultimate price so we could live free. Imagine it: young men storming the beaches of Normandy with hell raining down, knowing they might never see home again. Picture Marines freezing in Korean foxholes, soldiers…
FOID CHALLENGE: William Kirk likes it. We do too.
In this clear and insightful video, William Kirk—President of Washington Gun Law and a respected voice in Second Amendment education—breaks down a significant new federal lawsuit challenging Illinois’ longstanding Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card requirement. As Executive Director of Guns Save Life, I hold William Kirk in high regard; he…
Post Witness Slips for the Glock Bill, for what they’re worth.
Another Day, Another Gun Grab: Illinois Democrats Push a "Glock Ban" While Criminals Run Wild The Illinois State Rifle Association just put out the call for witness slips on HB4471 – the so-called "Glock Ban Bill." This piece of legislative insanity would ban the sale and transfer of some of…
When the grid goes dark… Why reliable radio communications are essential for everyone
On Good Friday, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran. The pilot was recovered quickly, but the Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) wasn’t so lucky. He spent nearly 48 hours evading capture in rugged mountain terrain. What made the difference? A compact survival radio. It transmitted…
$5 GAS: That’s not robbery— For some, it looks a bargain
Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life. Or another: Life is hard. It's harder when you make stupid choices. Yes, gas is pushing $5 a gallon in plenty of places right now, and most folks are calling it highway robbery. Folks, it isn’t. Not even close. Embrace the suck. …
Gun rights advocate questions Illinois ballistic imaging plan
If you haven’t seen it yet, The Center Square just dropped a must-read deep dive on the controversial ammo serialization bill currently floating around the Illinois General Assembly — the same bill a handful of radicals are aggressively pushing to ram through. I sat down with Katrina Barker (formerly Peterson)…
New, HD Video of would-be Trump Assassin charging the WH Correspondent’s Dinner
This Just Happened — And the Video Proves Why “It Won’t Happen to Me” Is a Death Sentence Yesterday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped raw, high-quality surveillance video straight from the U.S. District Court. It shows 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen’s attempted assassination of President Trump at the White House Correspondents’…
JUST GET HOME: Life-Saving Skills Class Coming to Clinton, IL May 23-24
Most people live with a quiet, dangerous assumption: Violence is something that happens to someone else. We scroll past the headlines, lock our doors at night, and convince ourselves we’re safe because we’re “good people” who mind our own business. But the cold truth is this: every single year, the…
Stand Your Ground in Illinois: Why Every Gun Owner Needs This Month’s GunNews
If you carry a gun for self-defense, you owe it to yourself — and your family — to grab the latest issue of GunNews, the hard-hitting monthly journal from Guns Save Life. Packed with straight talk, real-world stories, training tips, and critical legal updates you won’t find anywhere else, the…
SAFE-T Act Strikes Again: Ankle Monitor for the Walking Felony Factory Who Murdered a Cop
Services for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew will be held May 7th. This following his death at Swedish Hospital last weekend. He was murdered by a career criminal scumbag who hid a handgun in one of his fat rolls like some kind of walking, wheezing smuggling operation, then pulled it…