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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…

By Mike Keleher What is it like to attend the SHOT show? It is enormous. That pretty much sums it up. Enormous. They will have 60-70 thousand visitors visit in three days-it's like holding the Superbowl of firearms and firearm accessories inside a hotel expo center. I could not tell…

By Mike Keleher Last year I found out the media is invited to a day of shooting other people's newest guns and ammo on the Monday before the SHOT Show kicks off on Tuesday. Now I have enjoyed attending the world's largest firearms trade show in the massive Sands Expo…

[caption id="attachment_28064" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Shannon Watts.[/caption] March For Our Lives holds itself up as a grassroots gun control org, much like Moms Demand Action. And just like the Moms, the (supposedly) student-led March For Our Lives organization gets their funding not from the little people, but from a group of…

[caption id="attachment_28056" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Image by Oleg Volk. Used with permission.[/caption] by Richard Douglas Uncle Ben put it best: “With great power, comes great responsibility.” A firearm gives you a great deal of power and thus, responsibility. This means, as soon as you place a finger on any firearm, it’s…

Illinois passed a recreational marijuana legalization bill last year and on January 1, users could legally buy (heavily taxed) weed at a handful of locations around the state. Many locations reported long lines, but Illinois’ Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton used her VIP status to cut to the front of the…

By Mike Keleher I know it can be pretty daunting to even consider taking a firearm with you when part of your trip includes air travel. The idea of losing control over your gun(s) in transit lodged inside checked luggage is a pretty scary thought. None of us want our…

Photo credit: Brad Boniwel By Mike Keleher Well the good news to be touted by the city will of course be "Shootings down in 2019!"...yes indeed. They are down a whopping 7% since 2018...whee, that must be quite a source of solace for the paltry 2754 people who were shot…