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  Mike Ryan has done a lot of work resurrecting and coordinating the Central Illinois Preparedness Expo where everyday people can learn valuable, life-saving information about emergency preparedness and independent living.  A first-responder himself for over two decades, Ryan knows a thing or three about preparing for emergencies and brings…

The nation's longest-running (and one of the largest) NRA Youth Shooting Camps took place this past weekend in Bloomington, IL and Guns Save Life members helped teach the kids about the safe and effective use of handguns.  For some of the kids, this weekend marked the first time they had…

[caption id="attachment_21808" align="alignnone" width="600"] Seven isn't a good number when it comes to turnout for a demonstration "in front of" the US Capital.  In fact, it's downright pathetic.   This 19-year-old and her meager cadre of friends (and probably a parent or two) is indicative of a complete lack of…

    Critical Threat Management Comprehensive Force-on-Force training for civilians to avoid, or if necessary, overcome a violent attack   [caption id="attachment_21781" align="alignnone" width="700"] Put a little stress on people and all manner of mistakes start popping out... That's what we're there for, to help you learn and manage those…

  Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has unilaterally banned whole classes of firearms from sale in the Bay State, with an edict she issued Wednesday, July 20th. Via Mass Live: Healey's directive to gun manufacturers clarifies the definition of "copy." Under Healey's definition, if a gun's operating system is the…

  We at Guns Save Life are mulling over some ways we can say thank you and show support for our police officers who maintain law and order. Their job as police, already thankless for the most part, has been made increasingly difficult as social "justice" warriors, ne'er-do-wells and some…

Chicago:  It isn't a great place to live and it's getting to be not such a hot place to visit, unless you like a helping of criminal victimization in your life. Crime has skyrocketed this year for a host of reasons and it's going to get a lot worse and…

It's a First Amendment - Free Speech sale today at Chuck's in Riverdale. We were about to write "Gun hating useful idiots will protest outside Chuck's", but then we realized that's not the case. The "useful idiots" bused in (literally) don't hate guns.  They do, however, love free t-shirts free…

The headlines say, "Protesters unite against Trump, Republican convention in Cleveland" The reality is far from the headline.  They wear shirts that say "Stop the Violence" while chanting the same.  They held up signs saying "No Racism / No Fascism".  Yet they throw urine on the Ku Klux Klan protesters.…

  A 2:52 tribute to the officers killed on July 7th in Dallas. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Dallas Police Department and their families.  Ditto for Baton Rouge.