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It's Memorial Day 2024.  Don't forget the reason for the holiday. Here's a great piece from The Federalist I think everyone might enjoy. This Memorial Day, don’t just grill and chill. Reflect on those who died in service of our country and honor their memory. As a combat veteran, I…

So, just so you know, the Illinois General Assembly has launched a jihad to take away the stigma of gun-related criminal convictions.  Instead of putting violent offenders in prison to take them out of circulation (and to keep the productive members of society safer to raise their families unmolested by…

Guns Save Life announces our “Great Guns 2024” drawing.  Yes, Virginia, we’ll be giving away a Springfield Armory M1A Scout Squad on the second Thursday in June at the Mattoon/Charleston GSL meeting. This firearm is (obviously) Illinois legal.  It’s basically a carbine-length M1A with a muzzle brake instead of a…

Got some YouTube content to bring you up to speed. Todd Vandermyde did a nice job with this.  Worth watching. https://youtu.be/Aud7vnhM--8 And here's Four Boxes Diner's piece he was referring to. https://youtu.be/7DH6uMhD3eo Long weekend finishing up GunNews.  Cheers.

Thanks to the crypto currency Solana’s meteoric rise earlier this year, I could afford my own copy of the “great gun” GSL selected for our Great Guns 2024 drawing. Why would I buy something with wooden furniture? Admittedly that’s outside of my usual lane. However, after Land o’ Lincoln’s Governor…

Ever wanted to dip your toe into night vision and/or thermal rifle scopes but the price and size/form factor kept you away? Have I got good news for you. Fair disclosure: When crypto was doing well back in late 2020, I had my eye on a thermal scope. Priced at…

  Coming in June: GSL Geneseo! Gun Valley is the home to multiple gun manufacturers, including Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms. Coming in June GSL will launch the Geneseo meeting chapter. It will become our newest chapter. Regional Director Paul Pardo will lead the charge at the VFW on…

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the NRA convention this past weekend, delighting a crowd for the whole speech.  He spoke for almost 100 minutes.  Joe Biden can't go that long without a diaper change. Speaking of vegetables, our current President Joe Biden was busy taking a nap. From ZeroHedge:…

“We as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.” - President Barack Obama You may have heard Mr. Obama’s statement repeated by an assortment of celebs, elites, political hacks and assorted globalist narcissists, but how…

The US Supreme Court this morning released their list of orders after considering "The Magnificent Seven" cases last Thursday in conference.  The good news?  They didn't deny cert in our case (reject our appeal).   The bad news?  They rejected the Bianchi case out of Maryland.  (Giving plenty of clickbait opportunities…