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For some people, not only don’t you need a gun, but I prefer you didn’t get one by Desiderius Erasmus, a GSL member A while back I wrote about various groups of people who need to own firearms. More recently, I saw an eye-opening Quinnipiac poll that got me thinking…

[caption id="attachment_32375" align="alignnone" width="770"] Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell spoke at the Sangamon County GSL meeting.[/caption] Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff Jack Campbell addressed about eighty gun owners at a Guns Save Life meeting in Springfield Monday evening. He talked about the Land of Lincoln's upcoming effective date of the so-called…

[Editor: Long ago, John Ross (author of Unintended Consequences) gave us permission to reprint his piece on The Semantics of Manipulation.  (CLICK HERE for the original.)  After watching some of the pro-gun speakers at the July 2022 Naperville Village Council meeting, we’re reprinting excerpts and adding some updates to help…

Thanks to Nancy Pelosi and 98% of her Democrats in the US House passing a ban on America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, sales have spiked.  Again.  Scores of thousands of new AR owners have joined the fraternity of the 20 million before them. While it may look easy to operate,…

If the Illinois State Police only refused FOID cards for convicted violent felons, few would object. At least for those who aren't reformed.  But with the ISP running scared after repeated screw-ups issuing FOID cards and approving firearm sales to bad people (can you spell the Aurora murder spree?), the…

Welcome to the Land of Lincoln where Democrat politicians love to protect criminals while ignoring the victims of crime.  Sometimes, however, Darwin smiles down upon us.  Recently a nine-time felon - out on affordable bail on his latest felony charges - shot himself in the ass at a gas station…

Chicago Police have zero support from the mayor and city council.  The cops there are paralyzed with fear of using force to enforce the law. Because of this, things like this happen.  A police officer was nearly run over.  By his own squad car. Fair warning, video NOT safe for…

[caption id="attachment_32158" align="alignnone" width="770"] https://abc3340.com/news/local/peeping-tom-caught-creeping-on-home-security-videos-mccalla-neighbors-say-its-scary[/caption] What happens when pretty much any dear old dad discovers a pervy peeping Tom outside his teen daughter's bedroom?  Pretty much every time it's a recipe for a good old-fashioned butt-whoopin' (to keep this family friendly).  Other times it can result in mutilation, maiming or…

By Tactical Mike KeleherDisclosure: I have at least three of everything ever marketed by the gun community that is black, may or may not have Velcro on it, and is labeled “Tactical.” I don’t need any more Tactical anything. I don’t have enough Tactical room for it or a perceived…

Tucker Carlson hosted Raul Mendez on his show recently to tell his incredible story of how he used his gun to stop a mass murderer this past Independence Day weekend in Arizona.  What's even more remarkable was he did it after getting his left eye blown out after being shot…