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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,…

Armed teachers can save lives.  While The People of the Gun know this, others less familiar with guns don't always recognize this simple truth.  Forty open-minded Illinois school teachers and staff members participated in a free concealed carry course this past weekend to learn more about guns and gun safety. …

Folks, I'm a (mostly former) Appleseed instructor (in training).  I've been to a LOT of venues over the years, and the McLean, IL Appleseed event ranks as probably the best and friendliest places to participate in Appleseed.  And the instructors, many of whom are GSL members and GSL Defense Training…

Got CCW?  Is your expiration date coming up soon?  The first of Illinois' concealed carry licenses will begin to expire in March 2019.  Yesterday, I had a reporter from Springfield tell me that the Illinois State Police told her (you know how that goes...) that the "renew" button on the…

The more President Donald Trump wins, the crazier the rhetoric from the left. Maxine Waters, the face of today's Democrat party, claims God is on the left's side in encouraging mob action against Trump administration members. Others post missives not-so-subtly encouraging political violence, including bombings against Trump supporters. Only a…

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…

Are you tired of winning yet? Nope.  Not me either.  

A few days ago, the NRA's Junior Air Rifle 3-position Rifle Championships were held in Bloomington, Illinois.  Participants made it through regional qualification events to get to the shoulder-to-shoulder National Championships. Young people representing nearly half of America's states came to the Central Illinois Precision Shooting Range to compete. Not…

As a long-time firearms instructor, people ask me all sorts of questions. All questions have merit, especially for people new to guns. Among these questions, folks will ask about the safety of shooting old ammunition. I tell them that in general, old factory-loaded ammunition should be safe to shoot. The…

  Remember Sgt. Sam Dickerson, the Chicago cop who wouldn't let Wendy and me turn in a total of eleven guns between us at the June 2 Chicago Gun Buyback?  The same cop who ordered me to accompany him outside after he caught me snapping a photo inside the church…