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You would think after Illinois passed a law that mandated jail time for concealed carry instructors who cut corners in their CCW classes that unethical instructors would straighten up or just stop teaching. You would be wrong. We still get reports of instructors chopping four, six or even eight…
Venues across Illinois are being held hostage by Governor Pritzker's lockdown edicts. Constitutional rights to assemble? Ol' JB found a flu exemption to that right, along with plenty of others. We just received word this afternoon that Coz's in Mt. Zion, the home of our Decatur regional GSL meeting, has…
We have some meeting updates to share with the membership, friends and family. It is current as of this writing and we'll update if anything changes. Read to the end. You'll be glad you did. As everyone knows, our governor and his administration have enacted all manner of lockdowns of…
[caption id="attachment_29496" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image via Quad City Times.[/caption] by Kelvin Coburn, MBAGSL Sangamon County EmceeLife is precious and we all can take it for granted over time. However, all sorts of bad things can happen to any of us at any time. Fires, floods, tornados happen regularly, and so…
by John BochGSL Executive Director Joe Biden has been proclaimed the president-elect, per some in the mainstream media. Take that for what it's worth. This leaves gun owners in a very precarious position. What happens now? In the past couple of days, I have talked with several trusted, key people. …
Guns Save Life meetings in Rantoul and Charleston will take place next week, regardless of Governor JB Pritzker's unconstitutional and arbitrary COVID restrictions. Rantoul: Tuesday, November 10th We will meet at the Knights of Columbus (1001 N. Ohio in Rantoul) on Tuesday. The building will open by 6pm. The KC…
Trafalgar Group polling was very good in 2016. In fact, they called it for Trump in the days ahead of that year's election, bucking the common consensus of all the junk polling unit. Here's their latest, as of Friday morning. There is a little bit of light at the end…
Polling data suggests that virtually all Americans have made up their minds about the Presidential race. Polls further report that the race has tightened. Taking both claims as true, whichever candidate’s voters actually cast ballots will win this election. Because of our IRS status, GSL cannot endorse individual politicians or…
by John BochGSL Executive Director The 2020 Election - NationalIt seems like every four years, we hear this from political pundits: “This is the most important election - ever!” Looking back, I can only recall a pair of races that really changed America. First, when Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy the…
Political violence isn't supposed to happen in America. With narrow few exceptions of attempted assassinations, U.S. history is generally characterized by peaceful changes of power no matter the election results. However, in the age of President Donald Trump, things have changed. A new poll commissioned by the UK's Independent shows…
