We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
[caption id="attachment_31347" align="alignnone" width="770"] Less than ten minutes from the start of the march to the Capitol Complex. Note the wire service photographer on the left with his mask. Outdoors. [/caption] The Illinois State Rifle Association hosted the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day event on Wednesday, April 6th. Turnout was…
Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill in the middle of the night last night that bans dreaded "ghost guns." But the bill's wording would do much more than outlaw home built firearms. Perhaps of even greater concern to Illinois residents and visitors to the Land o' Lincoln…
Well court watchers, this is yet another strange one in Springfield. Attorneys have been back in front of the Illinois Supreme Court in March of this year, in the same FOID Constitutionality case the judges declined to address last year. The Supremes have not been too welcoming to FOID challenges,…
[caption id="attachment_31309" align="alignnone" width="770"] Republican front-runner (and long-time GSL member) Darren Bailey at GSL's Sangamon County meeting on Monday, April 4th.[/caption] State Senator Darren Bailey, currently the commanding leader of the pack for the Republican nomination for Illinois Governor, made an appearance at the Guns Save Life Sangamon County meeting…
The Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th. While organized groups cannot enter the capitol complex, we were told last night that if you tell security you're there to see Darren Bailey or to visit his office, COVID tests aren't required and they will admit you. …
Earlier today, 24 March, 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) sent out a letter to all Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders advising of their new declarations related to Forced Reset Triggers (FRT). Short version of the message- they are machine guns, yes just the trigger parts…
[caption id="attachment_31214" align="alignnone" width="773"] Image via Twitter (Charlie DeMar)[/caption] Chicago's cesspool of violence continues to grow. Sadly, even the innocent serve as backstops for bad guy shots on a regular basis in America's largest open-air shooting gallery. Among the latest victims, Bobbye Johnson, a grandmother shot by an armed robber…
Everyone knew Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's "Census Cowboy" was all hat and no cattle. But it turns out, it was much worse than that. Lightfoot appointed someone named Adam Hollingsworth, aka the "Dread Head Cowboy" to be the city's "Census Cowboy" to encourage participation in the 2020 Census. In his…
[caption id="attachment_31194" align="alignnone" width="770"] Image by Boch. Base image by RIPD.[/caption] Three masked thugs stormed into Blackhawk Tobacco and Vape Shop in Rock Island, Illinois earlier in January. It was the third armed robbery for the store in the past few months. This time, though, a gun near the cash…
Every time you hear a politician or a media personality mention “gun violence,” you should mentally translate that phrase to “gang violence.” Not only that, but ask yourself if that politician or media outlet has an agenda by mislabeling gang violence as something entirely different. Obviously politicians who have enabled…
