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Embattled Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed today, August 21, 2014 as Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Day. The ICHV group are long known as ardent opponents of civil rights in Illinois. In other words, they are kind of like the Ku Klux Klan in that they work to keep law-abiding…

[caption id="attachment_13358" align="alignnone" width="560"] Champaign County, IL got themselves an MRAP vehicle.  We've asked Champaign County Sheriff to give us the reason they bought this monster.  After all, while we had some potholes in Champaign this past winter that were pretty fearsome, and would damage your average passenger car, last…

  We've seen the first-person cell phone video of the Powell confrontation with police in St. Louis a couple of days ago that ended with him getting shot and killed. There is much to be learned from the video, including what can go wrong afterwards.  (Language and graphic content warning).…

We received this letter at Guns Save Life's PO Box and it took our breath away. I have withheld the woman's last name and city from the letter to ensure her job won't be at risk (any more than it already is). We admire her panache. I’ve read several articles…

Passing along a couple of good blog posts.  Neither could really stand on their own, but they make good reading and complement one another. First up, a cop who worked the riots this past Sunday night/Monday morning, in what some said were the worst rioting to date. It's interesting to…

Reprinted from the January 2013 issue of GunNews Magazine. Originally posted to Guns Save Life in December 2012.  We're re-posting it because of recent demand.  DISCLAIMER:  Guns Save Life does not have lawyers on staff, and every state has their own set of rules regarding this issue.  If you are…

It's never a good day when bad guys bust into your home in the middle of the night. The best you can do is to be prepared with a plan.  As they say, proper prior planning prevents p*** poor performance. Those who eschew guns and gun ownership call good guys…

Pity poor Michael Bloomberg. He just can't buy a break lately, despite spending $50 million dollars to do so. He can't even buy a local sheriff in flyover country. And now the Kroger grocery chain has told him to go pound sand in response to his hired underlings' pressure to…

  by John Boch I was down at Barnes Hospital today in St. Louis, not far from ground zero in Ferguson, Missouri.  So, being the dedicated reporter, I had to go see what was ground zero in the worst rioting and looting our nation has seen in decades. Some observations…

by John Boch There is optimism and hope among many that the death of Michael Brown will result in meaningful changes in how American police operate. First off, let's not kid ourselves about why Michael Brown is dead. It wasn't a case of, as one individual noted and as the…