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  So New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a hard-core leftist, signed six gun control bills last week in New Jersey's capital city, Trenton.  He said, and I quote, "Today, I’m proud to sign this series of common-sense gun safety bills into law to protect our children and families from the…

Bellevue, WA – With an eye on this year’s mid-term elections and important pending Capitol Hill legislation, the 33rd annual Gun Rights Policy Conference is scheduled for September 21-23, 2018 in Chicago.   Co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms,…

The new National Rifle Association President Oliver North will speak at 7pm on July 19th in Effingham, IL.  Yes, this stands as your opportunity to see an American icon and genuine hero in person right here in Central Illinois.  Of course, Illinois could use a real American patriot to come…

  Peter Breen sold out gun owners in 2018 Representative Peter Breen (R - 48th / DuPage County) campaigned for State Representative by writing: “I strongly support the Second Amendment’s guarantee of every American’s right to keep and bear arms. I also support the application of the Second Amendment for…

Good news for the good guys!  Guns Save Life, with support from the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action, filed for a temporary restraining order to block the implementation of the Village of Deerfield's black rifle ban.  Mere hours before the gun ban took effect, a Lake County judge…

WICS 20 Television out of Springfield, IL hosted an hour-long town hall on "Guns in Illinois".   It ran live.  As the Guns Save Life Executive Director, I had the privilege of representing the gun owner perspective with a host of other panelists to talk politics, gun rights and more.…

The Illinois State Rifle Association put out an "Urgent Alert" three days ago, calling attention to, as they put it, a "West Suburban Auto Dealership To Host Gun Control Fund Raiser".   Based upon a Chicago Tribune Naperville Sun story (since edited) that mentioned an upcoming carwash "behind" the Bill Kay…

By Mike Keleher Come on man. Seriously? A thousand human beings have been shot in Chicago from January to the end of May in 2018. To be completely precise 1071 were shot and 200 killed...but I think the point here is "Who is counting, and who is caring about this?"…

[caption id="attachment_25732" align="aligncenter" width="540"]Photo courtesy Bloomington Pantagraph.[/caption] Illinois concealed carry instructors Rick Noble and Dean Hazen hosted a free Illinois CCW class to school staff members this past weekend in Farmer City.  It went well, and garnered some nice coverage from both television and newspaper media outlets. From the Pantagraph:…

4 IDNR Youth/Ladies Wingshooting Clinic Saturday, June 23 & Sunday, June 24 Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area Oakwood, IL (Vermilion County) Sponsored, in part, by Guns Save Life Teaching students the fundamentals of hitting a moving target with a shotgun with reasonable reliability. TO REGISTER:  (815) 258-8474 tdoyle2@msn.com…