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by Steve Davis, President Guns Save Life I had a thrilling time at the 2017 Rangemaster Tactical Conference and learning from the top trainers and instructors from all over the country. Hearing presentations from Massad Ayoob, Tom Givens, John Farnham, Andrew Branca, Marty Hayes, and  Chuck Haggard yields a gold…

  The Chicago Sun-Times profiled gun rights activist Rhonda Ezell recently. As a plaintiff, Rhonda has cost the City of Chicago a great deal of angst and expense over the years. Her Ezell v. Chicago lawsuits have twice killed local prohibitions – both real and practical – on legal live…

(reprinted from TTAG) Illinois gun owners face a very real threat. Illinois’ gun dealer licensing bill (SB-1657) will have a hearing in a House committee next week, and from there it will almost assuredly go to the House floor for a vote. The good guys in Illinois have come together,…

No more “reality” TV for Will Hayden. A judge today sentenced the former “Sons of Guns” reality show star to life in prison. Hayden, founder of Red Jacket Firearms, had starred in Discovery’s gun-centric reality show that debuted in 2011. In 2014, Discovery abruptly cancelled the show after his arrest…

by John Boch Most of America now knows how Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms, through their private lobbying group Illinois Firearms Manufacturers’ Association, betrayed gun owners and gun dealers in Illinois.  Both companies claimed they knew nothing of their lobbyist Jay Keller’s actions.  They also claimed they knew nothing…

Red Alert, Folks! We need to galvanize into action to defeat HB-1657.  ISRA put out a nice Action Alert, so I'm going to cut and paste.   ISRA Action Alert - Summary: File Witness Slips NOW Through Tuesday 11:00 am Against SB1657, Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing.   Last month you…

If you're near Central Illinois, you're cordially invited to welcome home a fallen U.S. Army Ranger to his final resting place.  Sgt. Josh Rodgers died in combat in Afghanistan in recent days and services are Saturday in Normal, with burial at Eastview Cemetary in Bloomington afterwards. Vice President Pence showed…

Both Rock River Arms and Springfield Armory have severed ties with their private lobbying group, The Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association.  Both companies vowed to vigorously fight for gun rights moving forward.  This welcome news comes five long days after the world learned of IFMA's sleazy deal to trade dropping their…

The fallout from Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms funneling campaign contributions to some of Illinois' most anti-gun rights pols through the Illinois Firearms Manufacturer's Association has evoked strong feelings from many. Some, like Arie Friedman feel deep betrayal. If you're not familiar with him, Mr. Friedman challenged the city of…

The gun community continues to react to news of a deal made by Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms to carve out an exemption from a state licensing scheme (SB-1657). Both Springfield and Rock River Arms have issued statements denying any knowledge of the deal negotiated on their behalf by the lobbyist for…