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One of the greats in firearm invention passed away at 94 in Russia today. Russia Today reports that Mikhail Kalashnikov has passed away. Kalashnikov is the Russians' John Browning, famous for inventing and refining the AK-47 rifle, along with the AKM and AK-74.
(Revised Jan 2, 2014) Illinois has too many Illinois State Police-approved instructors who are cutting corners in the training they provide. Even the mainstream media has picked up on this in stories here, here and here. Guns Save Life is unveiling our proposed plan to stem the tide of unethical…
[caption id="attachment_10280" align="alignnone" width="620"] Funeral services are held this morning for Dustin Friedland, the Hoboken attorney shot and killed Sunday night by carjackers seeking his Range Rover at the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn. The service is at Beth Am Shalom in Lakewood. The 30-year-old was shot and killed…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="420"] Cook County's Sheriff Tom Dart is a little man.[/caption] Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart would be a petty, tyrannical dictator if given the opportunity and ability. Fortunately for the good people of Illinois, our government doesn't allow this - and Tom Dart isn't a happy lil'…
Our friends over at the firearm internet forum Illinois Carry announced today that they were setting up an instructor oversight panel to go after unscrupulous and unethical trainers here in Illinois. We at GunsSaveLife welcome Illinois Carry's announcement. It was accompanied by a checklist folks can use when searching for…
Moms Demand Action - and no, we don't mean that sort of 'action' - have merged with Mayor Bloomberg's kiddie porn mayors' group, er, Mayors Against (Illegal) Guns. It shouldn't be a big surprise as Mayor Bloomberg has bankrolled Moms Demand Action, including paying the professional activist/agitator leader of the…
From our friends at the Civilian Marksmanship Program: December 17, 2013 AMMUNITION UPDATE. The CMP has been notified by ammunition manufacturers and distributors to expect price increases and significant delivery delays for all calibers of ammunition, especially for .22 rimfire. The price increases and delays apply to orders we have…
It's time for an another update. The APPLICATION (for instructors) Yesterday, the Illinois State Police posted a press release indicating they would offer a "soft" roll-out of the new CCW application process to existing Illinois State Police-approved firearm instructors. This was pitched as a beta-test of sorts, to…
In a soft launch that we've hinted about for weeks now, the Illinois State Police announced today via a press release that Illinois State Police-approved concealed carry instructors can apply for a concealed carry license starting tomorrow, December 18th. Here's their press release: Early Applications for Illinois Instructors Provides…
An Open Letter To the Firearms Community Stemming the Illinois Brain Drain. by Tim Giblin Under twenty-five years of Chicago politics, many law-abiding gun owners have fled the oppressive regime of the gun grabbers in Illinois. Even for truly common-sense legislation (right-to-carry laws that failed in 2012), we do not…