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Imagine using force in self-defense and being held in jail for two years as prosecutors attempt to move forward on a murder charge.  That's a potential outcome far more horrible than most folks want to contemplate.  However, it happened to not one, but two men involved in a Houston defensive…

Springfield's first-Monday meeting falls on this coming Labor Day holiday.  As such, SCHEELS will close at 6 to allow their staff to be home with family for at least part of the day. Along those lines, there will be no Springfield GSL meeting! We STRONGLY recommend folks take a drive…

I have a neighbor with a yard sign for America's least popular Vice-President in her race to become President of the United States.  The man was outside today, tending to yard duties and I casually asked why he felt strongly enough about Vice-President Harris to put up a sign for…

It wasn't a good night for the gun-grabbing Kamala Harris.  She looked pretty rough.  She looked almost like a kid at the adult table.  It was her first interview in five plus weeks.  Will she do another?  Or will she keep her head down and avoid opportunities for gaffes. The…

Join us this coming TUESDAY, September 3rd to hear one from one of the nation's best criminal defense law firms that specializes in self-defense cases.  Natalia Ogurkiewicz, will be on hand to give folks a glimpse of what happens after you pull the trigger or use other force in self-defense.…

Normal (IL) Police Chief Steve Petrilli (pictured above) got one professional courtesy after another when he tried to bring a loaded Glock 26 onto a plane in a carry-on bag this past weekend.  How specifically? Well, first of all he wasn't placed in handcuffs as most of us would likely…

In a landmark case, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that marijuana users are not “dangerous” per se.  And as such, the federal blanket prohibition on pot users is unconstitutional. Now, if they're intoxicated with the substance, they might be banned.  HOWEVER, if they are "presently sober" they cannot…

by John Boch (GSL) - There are a number of companies that offer legal defense programs or “carry” insurance for everyday Americans. A dozen or more, in fact, with new ones popping up all the time. Some call their products insurance and are regulated as such. Others navigate the space…

Townhall has a great piece by Stephen Moore on how today's radicals running the Democratic Party have completely left the normal, working class Americans that supported it in the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. Here's a good portion of the story from Town Hall. Goodbye, JFK Democrats Robert F. Kennedy…

Guns Save Life is one of several groups in the Land of Lincoln at the tip of the spear to overturn Governor JB Pritzker’s beloved Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) gun and magazine ban. We can see from the growing violent crime in Chicago that gang members busy with rape,…