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Why are gun-hating anti-violence activists so violent in their personal lives? Ask Sparkle Roby who organized an anti-violence march in Saginaw, Michigan. God bless her for advocating against people committing violence against their fellow Americans. However, weeks later, cops arrested her for threatening a woman with an illegally possessed gun.…
For most of us, applying for a FOID card is a simple affair. For others, it's an (unconstitutional) burden upon their fundamental right to keep and bear arms. The Illinois State Police doesn't make it one bit easy for those whose initial application has been denied. Or for those who…
Oh, how deeply Guns Save Life posts penetrate into the world of government and politics. Yesterday, we posted a call to action for gun owners and gun dealers to submit comments to JCAR reference the ISP's Emergency Rules for the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. One of our primary criticisms of…
by John Boch Having attended many church security/safety seminars both public and private over the years, I have seen a number of common themes in the courses. Interestingly, none have been shooting classes. Why not? Because typically, the gun comes into play only if the safety team people have completely…
The Joint Committee for Administrative Rules will meet on Tuesday, February 18th. On the agenda is discussion of the Illinois State Police's Emergency Rulemaking on the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. Recall that the initial proposed rules submitted by the Illinois State Police were utterly shredded by gun dealers, gun owners…
by Dale Lock Guns Save Life Sangamon County Regional Director Today my son and I attended the Virginia Civilian Defense League (VCDL) lobby day event. As you know by now, the world did not come to an end and nothing bad happened. All this despite the fervent wishes of the…
by John Boch Taurus USA has no love for me, and I no love for them. However, when they get something right, they deserve praise. Folks, their uber-affordable G2c pistol is a very good value for a handgun for those on a budget. Probably the best in the $200 range…
by John Boch Over Thanksgiving weekend, a UIC student coed was robbed, repeatedly raped and then murdered in a parking garage by one of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s early release prisoners. The family and police found her cold, lifeless body a couple of days following the attack after pinging her cell…
(GSL) - From even before Illinois’ new recreational marijuana law took effect, Guns Save Life has warned that buying pot will carry with it the risk of losing one’s firearm rights. After all, for now marijuana remains a federally prohibited drug. As such, possession, purchase and/or consumption puts users into…
[caption id="attachment_28136" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Image via Twitter (Carol Ammons)[/caption] A special prosecutor has been appointed to consider formally charging State Representative Carol Ammons with retail theft for shoplifting a used Coach purse from a charity thrift store in Urbana, IL on Jan. 10th. Store surveillance video recorded the incident at…
