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What’s the right age to teach kids Gun Safety?

Here’s an inconvenient truth: firearm safety education saves lives. However, some people fear guns and don’t want anything to do with teaching their kids gun safety. At the same time, other parents agonize over when to start teaching firearm safety in their home. What’s the right time to start teaching…

Great Christmas Gift Ideas…

Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas! December 25th will arrive shortly.  In fact, the big day is rushing towards us like a freight train.  In this land of COVID and masks, we at GSL wanted to share some Christmas gifts that lean towards useful and helpful rather than a(nother) tie or…

PERSONAL SAFETY: Fire Extinguisher Fundamentals

  Peoria’s tech time presentation at a recent GSL meeting featured retired firefighter Al Devlin giving a short presentation on the proper and effective use of fire extinguishers. “Fire extinguishers?” you ask. Indeed. It proved a very educational presentation. Devlin talked about the four types of fire. Type A -…