We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
Anyone who doesn’t have his or her head buried in the sand has probably considered what they would do if something happened and they had to flee their home. Sort of like when people imagine what they would do if they won the lottery. The common refrain is “I’ll bug…
Governor Pritzker is furious over the Highland Park massacre. He also called mass shootings a uniquely American plague, even though the US ranks 64th of 97 among countries who report their mass public shootings. As Pritzker and other politicians rushed to the area to appear for a photo op before…
For all of you dads with daughters or granddaughters, here's a story for you. Some guys just won't take "no" for an answer. Even the men your daughters/granddaughters might date. Exactly that happened in Shelby County, Ohio on Sunday, July 31st. Instead of spending his Sunday morning in church, James…
(GSL) - You’ve all probably heard of the Baby Shark children’s song from your kids or grandkids. That particular tune now has over 10 billion YouTube views. We're not going to torture you with a link to it. Not long ago, our longtime friend and Second Amendment advocate Liz Bron…
Our state’s political leaders seem hell-bent on “criminal justice reform” including elimination of cash bail and pre-trial detention. Will that make our streets safer? If “affordable bail” is any indication, the answer is “hell no!” Affordable bail, the half-step to elimination of bail altogether, has proved a disaster since implemented…
By Keith PippinGrowing up an Army brat in the 70s, I spent time around guns and shooting. As with most kids of the time, I never felt like I got enough of it. Then bringing up my own boys in the 90s, we did occasionally shoot but they preferred…
by Justin Thyme, a GSL member Due process of law represents a fundamental, constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, and that one will be given notice of the proceedings and that opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away one’s life, liberty or property.…
Billionaire Mikey Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun (Control) says Illinois has the sixth most stringent gun control laws in America. Gabby Giffords gives Illinois an A- on the gun control laws imposed upon the law-abiding. Yet all those racist and classist gun control measures did only one thing in Highland Park…
Guns Save Life has a reputation for aggressive advocacy of gun rights and your right to defend yourself. And following the US Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, we have already taken action to benefit Illinois gun owners and their right to own guns and defend themselves. In 2019, Guns Save Life…
(GSL) - Guns Save Life started almost thirty years ago. Since then, GSL has accomplished a great many things thanks to our incredible pool of talented, creative and successful members and supporters. Back in early 1994, the Illinois State Rifle Association sought to launch county-level grassroots gun rights groups to…
