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The good folks at the Police Activity channel at YouTube are hitting some homeruns with their officer-involved shooting videos.  Just a day or two ago, they posted a video from Winnebago County.  The lessons we as regular people can learn from this video are many for those willing to discern…

Yes, the former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin has been convicted of all charges on Tuesday afternoon.   However, on Monday, our fearless Governor J.B. Pritzker announced he was calling up the National Guard to, in his words, to protect "those who wish to peacefully protest against the systemic racism and injustice…

  A bunch of Texas firearm instructors signed a letter to legislators urging them to oppose Constitutional Carry.  Why?  Well, to most of us, it looks like they oppose Constitutional Carry because the great state of Texas would no longer require people to take a 4-hour concealed carry class as…

Delories Lynn Biddle Boch, 81, formerly of Champaign, died on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Bloomington, IL. Delories was born on April 23, 1939 in Newman, IL. The first child of William Warren Biddle and Wilma Bolton Biddle, she was later joined by 2 brothers; William Warren Jr (Bill) and…

by Allen Ball Self-defense is one of the most important factors in many gun owners' decision to purchase and train with a firearm, and while it is a scenario that every shooter hopes they will never have to encounter, it is also true that home invasions, robberies, and other crimes…

So the FBI knew all about Ahmad Al-Issa?  Indeed, according to sources communicating with the New York Times.   Howie Carr lays it all out. By Howie Carr (Boston Globe) - So now it turns out that the FBI knew all about the accused Boulder shooter, but paid no attention to…

You can’t make it to a meeting, but you want a chance to win a gun for as little as $4? Here’s your chance! Mail in a check to Guns Save Life, PO Box 8, Clinton, IL 61727. Indicate how many tickets you want for the gun you want (and…

Crime in America has grown for a host of reasons.  We have some Democrats disparaging the police, we have Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioting across America, and we have Soros-funded prosecutors who work harder to release criminals than to prosecute them. Yes, Americans are increasingly on their own in…

Guns Save Life hosts monthly meetings across Illinois.  They offer members and guests (everyone is welcome - even encouraged - to attend) an opportunity to share good food, fellowship and fun with other like-minded folks.  As always, the meetings are free and open to everyone. Two special notes:  The Peoria…

Gunnery Sergeant Michael Berryhill, the Assistant Marine Officer Instructor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, contacted me recently regarding an inability to secure rimfire training ammo for his midshipmen at the UI.    He asked if Guns Save Life could help.  I told him I thought our members could…