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NO GUNS Signage Dealing with them. Challenging them. Getting rid of them. “NO GUNS” signs have popped up like spring mushrooms across Illinois, both at public buildings and at a handful of private, commercial locations.  While we know that the signs do nothing to stop bad guys from committing violent…

  Champaign Ford City and the nearby Worden Martin Nissan have taken down their "NO GUNS" signage! The two high-profile car dealerships in Champaign join hundreds of other businesses who have taken down "NO GUNS" signs that alienate over 1.8 million registered gun owners in Illinois.  Other businesses taking down…

The mainstream media is in a tailspin because they are no longer the only game in town when it comes to reporting the news.  Americans, by and large, have voted with their feet and bailed on the biased reporting of these news organizations. With declining readership comes a decline in…

  From TTAG: In a ruling issued today, a Federal judge has declared that the longstanding ban on gun dealers selling handguns to residents in different states is not only unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, but also violates other fair trade provisions of the United States Constitution. The full decision…

The incredibly shrinking PARA USA logo.  PARA...  For Life. Eh, not so much. Remington has announced they are killing off PARA in the coming few months.  The Freedom Group bought PARA USA a while back, and like many of the brands they buy, they fold them in with other companies.…

Quanell X, the head of Houston's New Black Panthers, took police in Missouri up on their offer to experience life-and-death force-on-force training scenarios similar to what police officers deal with on a daily basis.  "X" has been a life-long critic of the police and their use of force in Houston.…

[caption id="attachment_15526" align="alignnone" width="500"] Win this gun![/caption] Nothing beats getting together with like-minded gun aficionados for an evening of food, fellowship and firearms! The GSL monthly meeting in Champaign will be Tuesday evening, February 10th at the Fluid Events Center located at 601 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign, IL.  Dinner…

Yes, researchers at Yale have scientifically proven the obvious:  Criminal birds of a feather flock together.  "Criminal" being the family-friendly version of four-letter type of bird that starts with an "S". The story in the Chicago Sun-Times starts off like this:  "If you and another person get arrested together in…

The good guys have been busy introducing common sense changes to Illinois laws when it comes to weapons.  Not surprisingly, some of the proposals have caught the notice of the mainstream media. Brandon Phelps has introduced a new bill to legalize suppressors for civilians in Illinois, including for hunting.   39…

Hi.  My name is John and I'm a gun-a-holic. You might be a gun-a-holic too. I've shot lots of guns in my time, big and small.  Pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns - everything from BB-guns to black powder. But one thing I've got precious little time on is full auto. Yes,…