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The majority of Americans recognize that firearm ownership provides real protection from criminal attack. Increasingly, women have come to embrace the empowerment of both gun ownership and concealed carry in their daily lives. Yes, the fairer sex still lags behind in tooling up. However, women represent the fastest growing group of gun owners.…
A Michigan Congressman present at this morning’s attack by a Bernie Sanders supporter from Illinois says that a gun saved their lives. Rep. Mike Bishop described himself and his fellow Republicans as “sitting ducks” for the would-be murderer and political assassin armed with a rifle. He credited a good guy with a gun for…
One of life's losers, a Leftist lunatic named James Hodgkinson of Belleville, IL tried to assassinate a number of Republicans this morning. It happened at a ballfied in Alexandria, VA. Thankfully for all involved a two-person protective detail to Senate Majority Whip Steve Scalise saved the day by shooting down…
Clinton, IL (Guns Save Life) – Last summer, GSL Defense Training held its first Personal Protection for Teens classes. The program, held at the DeWitt County Sportsman’s Club near Clinton, helps empower teens and make them safer. Over the course of the day, they learned how to identify threats and avoid…
Feral hogs remain a growing problem in virtually every state in the USA. Including Illinois. They cause hundreds of millions in agricultural damage. Each year. Here's a video of a guy shooting 70 of the porcine rats in under 5 minutes..
Broadly speaking, rank and file police in America support gun rights. After all, beat cops know a good guy with a gun might someday save their life, too. On the other hand, police administrators largely toe the line of their political bosses. Big Democrat-run cities or university towns too often…
The Moms Demand Action crew are encouraging everyone to wear orange on Friday, June 2 to support gun control. We know lots of people who wear orange everyday. Orange. The color of convicts everywhere. Photo via GunFreeZone.net.
Today marks the end of the Spring legislative session at the Illinois capitol. The House sponsor of the Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Bill (SB-1657) chose not to call the bill for a vote. That’s good for those of us who value our gun rights because with the session…
Avoid stupid people in stupid places doing stupid things. Millions of armed Americans copy that, and rightly so. There are some locations that clearly tick all the boxes, like a Texas roadhouse at 3am. But there are other places many people don't associate with crime. Like Walmart. If that's you, it's time to change…
A long-time GSL member called me yesterday. I’ve known the man for close to twenty years and he’s been a member for almost as long. “I just can’t be associated with Guns Save Life any longer,” he said. "Why's that?" I asked, thinking I heard sarcasm in his voice. He…