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You can open your eyes. Take a deep breath and relax. The gun control crowd failed — again — to ram through any of their measures during the Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly. What Actually Happened? Last night in Springfield, Josh Witkowski, lobbyist for the Illinois Federation for…
Victory in Springfield: Illinois Gun Owners Dodge Another Round of Radical Gun Control The 104th General Assembly adjourned its Spring Legislative Session on May 31, and Illinois gun owners have reason to celebrate. Several aggressive gun control measures pushed this spring failed to pass. Technically, the session ran a few…
HOPE HAS NO SURVIVAL VALUE. Hoping a school shooting never happens won’t save lives. Preparation and training will. In 2018, after the Parkland massacre, Guns Save Life delivered a free Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) class to Illinois teachers and school staff. We’re doing it again — June 13 & 14,…
In the June 2026 issue of GunNews, the hard-hitting monthly publication from Guns Save Life, the truth hits hard: while politicians chip away at our freedoms, everyday Americans are standing firm. The DOJ is finally suing blue jurisdictions like Denver and Colorado over unconstitutional gun bans and suppressor prohibitions. It…
This Memorial Day, Guns Save Life stops everything to honor the extraordinary Americans who paid the ultimate price so we could live free. Imagine it: young men storming the beaches of Normandy with hell raining down, knowing they might never see home again. Picture Marines freezing in Korean foxholes, soldiers…
In this clear and insightful video, William Kirk—President of Washington Gun Law and a respected voice in Second Amendment education—breaks down a significant new federal lawsuit challenging Illinois’ longstanding Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card requirement. As Executive Director of Guns Save Life, I hold William Kirk in high regard; he…
Another Day, Another Gun Grab: Illinois Democrats Push a "Glock Ban" While Criminals Run Wild The Illinois State Rifle Association just put out the call for witness slips on HB4471 – the so-called "Glock Ban Bill." This piece of legislative insanity would ban the sale and transfer of some of…
On Good Friday, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran. The pilot was recovered quickly, but the Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) wasn’t so lucky. He spent nearly 48 hours evading capture in rugged mountain terrain. What made the difference? A compact survival radio. It transmitted…
Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life. Or another: Life is hard. It's harder when you make stupid choices. Yes, gas is pushing $5 a gallon in plenty of places right now, and most folks are calling it highway robbery. Folks, it isn’t. Not even close. Embrace the suck. …
If you haven’t seen it yet, The Center Square just dropped a must-read deep dive on the controversial ammo serialization bill currently floating around the Illinois General Assembly — the same bill a handful of radicals are aggressively pushing to ram through. I sat down with Katrina Barker (formerly Peterson)…
