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Illinois serves as home for a lot of people who don't understand guns.  They fear that which they don't understand.  Some folks not only fear guns, but hate them and those who have them. Such is the case at A Place 2 Grow in Troy, Illinois near Collinsville. A Place…

  The Illinois House of Representatives could consider House Bill 2354 at any time.  It is imperative that you contact your state Representative immediately and strongly urge them to OPPOSE House Bill 2354. House Bill 2354 would allow an individual?s family members or law enforcement to petition the court for…

  Plans to meet at Ashwood Sports in Charleston fell through after we went to press on GunNews.  We extend our apologies but we went with what we had at press time.  Today, we found out about Ashwood, but not all is lost.  In fact...  it may work out for…

  Springfield, IL (GSL) - Gun control hucksters have advanced two major pieces of legislation they wish to inflict upon Illinois residents.  Both passed out of committee, moving closer to passage. Both bills have major flaws.  The Lethal Violence Order of Protection bill (HB 2354) would allow a judge to…

NBC2 has the video from bystanders of a good Samaritan shooting a violent attacker mounted on a Sheriff's Deputy beating him to death. The good guy's rounds took care of the problem when the bad boy didn't heed warnings to cease his unlawful attack.  NBC2's accompanying story: NBC2 obtained the…

When someone rushes into a bank wearing a mask, that's a "Houston, we have a problem" moment. This happened in Rockford, Illinois back on January 20th.  The video of the incident has been released, making a lot of good guy aficianados smile warmly. Here is the video everyone's been talking…

Action alert: Senator Andy Manar is one of those squishy Democrat Senators from downstate that's playing cagey and wiley in his support (or lack thereof) for gun rights.  We need to some gun owners from his neck of the woods to come out this event Saturday, March 25th. Jaenke Center…

[caption id="attachment_23615" align="aligncenter" width="535"] Democrat Kathleen Willis, sponsor of the bill to allow your mother-in-law to take your guns away.  Daily Herald photo.[/caption] Gun grabbers from across the nation have taken up residence in the Illinois General Assembly.  Tuesday proved a bad day for gun owners in Illinois.  In short,…

The anti-gunners not funded by Bloomberg sound increasingly desperate to keep their doors open and meet their payrolls.  They need a win in their quixotic quest to saddle the good guys with more gun control.  No win means fewer income dollars.  That means more layoffs.  This year, they think they have…

Bug-out bags, sometimes known as "get home bags", provide some basics to survive while evacuating from a disaster. While philosophies vary about the bags and their contents, are guns and/or ammo part of your BOB? You should have an emergency pack, or bug-out bag or whatever you want to call…