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Just coincidence, right? Joel Gain, the Guns Save Life director who has acted as GSL’s representative in the case of the man trashing bundles of GunNews in Petersburg, had his work truck egged on Saturday, December 7th. Under cover of darkness, an unknown assailant threw eggs at the truck in…
ISP’s Firearm Services Bureau is awash in money, but under Gov. J.B. Pritzker it fails to hire adequate staff to provide decent service to Illinois’ gun owners. by John Boch Illinois political leaders who back gun control claim that law-abiding gun owners need extensive licensing and regulation to keep our…
For five years we have had copies of GunNews "disappear" from the local grocery store in Petersburg, IL. In the past six months, the problem has grown dramatically, almost to the point where we put out a stack of GunNews in our rack and somehow they magically end up in…
Pity the foolish Democrat pols early to join the 2020 presidential race. They worked so hard, too, mostly at attempting to maintain some semblance of relevance in a world they had only fleeting bits thereof. The Democratic National Committee indulged these doomed candidates and their campaigns. The DNC even gave…
Gun owners have their work cut out for them here in the deep blue state of Illinois. Democrats have super-majorities in both the House and Senate and Governor J.B. Pritzker hasn't met a gun control measure he opposes. A particularly bad gun control bill, SB-1966, awaited a vote in the…
The MTW Outpost gunshop inside the Springfield Big R is nice... and the big Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th. Free food while supplies last starting around 11a.m. Yes, a free lunch for the first 400-500 people or so. Get some great discounts, and register for firearm and…
Long-time GSL treasurer and devoted member Larry Shurbet passed away Sunday afternoon at Carle in Urbana. Larry was a dedicated Second Amendment patriot through and through. In a world where some people just talk the talk, Larry Shurbet walked the walk. He promoted Guns Save Life and gun rights on…
Guns Save Life filed a facial challenge to the FOID Act earlier this year. Recently, our legal team argued at the Appellate Court for a temporary order blocking enforcement of the FOID Act. Here is a link to the oral arguments in our case. Meanwhile, earlier in the fall, in…
Train wreck. That sums up yesterday's Joint Commission on Administrative Rules (JCAR) hearing regarding the Illinois State Police's (ISP) proposed rule-making to enforce the Gun Dealer Licensing Act (GDL). Yes, it truly proved a train wreck. At least from the perspective of those engaged in a jihad against our gun…
by Aby Rinella (Originally published at NRA Family.) As I saw her face, I knew nothing would ever be the same. This life I held in my arms put it all in perspective. As a college-educated career woman, I looked into the eyes of this child and knew I would take…
