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I was born and raised in Springfield, IL. I hunted, fished & trapped all over Illinois. I held an FOID card for many years and served in the US Army for over 20 years. I retired from the Army out of Iraq in 2004. Whether I was living in Colorado…

by Todd Vandermyde(originally published in 2016) Dear Hillary Hipsters, Miley Millennials and Participation Trophy Pansies, you got me thinking with your talk of playing games with the electoral college and this talk of “armed” rebellion. You expect us to take your talk of rebellion and revolution seriously? Yet you can’t…

Guns Save Life has grown in our 30 years.  We've proven ourselves a thorn in the side of government bureaucrats and agencies to say nothing of politicians.  And, no doubt, some would say we're kind of radical. While 99% of people who come out to share fellowship, friendships and gun…

So some guy starts beating on your front door demanding you open it.  He's loud, obnoxious and pretty insistent that you're going to open that door.  Sixteen seconds after you first hear the beating on the door, he kicks open your front door and strolls on inside, still yelling profanity…

So Mas Ayoob did a pocket dump for his "shoot me first" vest recently.  It's partially tongue-in-cheek, so don't feel like you have to run out and buy a book to do it right.   And while you're there, check out this one by Ayoob, entitled "IMAGINE."   More on…

A couple of days ago, I emailed the Illinois State Police a media query about an incident that occurred this past Sunday on I-55.  A young woman with a CCW license was stopped between Bloomington and Chicago for a traffic infraction.  Before the stop concluded, the Trooper asked to see…

Life is hard.  Life is harder when you're stupid.  Genesis Escobar had her whole life ahead of her before she climbed into someone's car in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago Monday afternoon.  She demanded money from them and they shot her dead.  Then they dumped her body out and…

Elections have consequences.  And Kwame Raoul looks down on the rights of the little people to own guns to defend their homes.  Of course, Kwame's got armed bodyguards and has his guns at home to protect his children (including his son named 'Che').  But you want guns to protect your…

Illinois added retired deputies and corrections officers (both county and state) to the list of retired law enforcement officers entitled to the Illinois Retired Officer Carry program.  IROC allows retired cops to carry pretty much everywhere, which is better than a normal concealed carry license.  The downside:  they have to…

Bob Morgan is likely a gun owner.  That is the takeaway from the town hall meeting in Highland Park that Morgan appeared at Monday.  At the same time, Bob Morgan is all about making it difficult for everyone else to buy and keep the most effective guns for self-defense.  Nice…