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Guns Save Life will draw the winner for our Great Guns 2024 drawing on June 13th at the Mattoon/Charleston GSL meeting.  Interestingly, we noticed that YouTube content creator Garand Thumb reviewed the M1A Scout Squad that we're giving away on his YT channel last weekend. Obviously he's put a bunch…

What the difference between the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the coming 2024 DNC event?  Well, in 1968 the mayor was on the side of law-and-order.  Today, the mayor sides with Antifa and so-called "pro-Palestinian" protesters. And comments this past weekend from Mayor Let's Go Brandon further illuminate the difference…

In an interview with reporter Greg Bishop, the Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly shared some updated registration numbers for February and March of 2024. Kelly indicated that an additional 682 Illinois gun owners registered regulated “naughty” guns, or parts and accessories. Given the latest updated number on total FOID…

As though Americans, and Illinoisans, needed another reason to practice their “ABCs” - otherwise know as “Always Be Carrying” - the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran provides it. Not because Iran is going to invade downtown Chicago, but because of terrorist sleeper agents embedded in our…

Back thirty years ago, semi-auto handguns were just starting to become popular.  Manufacturers have worked out the kinks with double-stack magazines for the most part.  Reliability kept improving as did form factors and trigger quality. Today, everyone loves semi-auto pistols, particularly for self-defense applications.  Greater carry capacity and less complicated…

Judge Stephen McGlynn granted a request from the state for 30 days for them to work on their "expert witnesses" to the history of the 2nd Amendment and perhaps other experts to tell them what the law they're defending really does. Kwame Raoul asked for effectively an indefinite delay, wanting…

Instapundit posted a press release from George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf on how to deal with these so-called "Pro-Palestinian" agitators on American college campuses.  In short, hit them where it hurts. llegal protests on university campuses have already triggered a number of legal actions, but so far the…

The Bad Idea Factory in Springfield, known as the IL General Assembly, has all manner of special interest groups lobbying for more state money from our very bankrupt state.  Among those are organizations that hire criminal thugs to act as "peacekeepers" and "violence interrupters" on the streets of Chicago.  At…

Folks, if you live, work or play anywhere near Chicago, you should make plans to take some time away during that third week in August.  You don't want to be within a quarter tank of gas of the Democratic National Convention Circus. From a comment at Second City Cop: I…

Gun Valley is the home to multiple gun manufacturers, including Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms. Coming in June, it will be home to the newest regional chapter of Guns Save Life! Yes, Guns Save Life is coming to Gun Valley with meetings in Geneseo, Illinois on June 25th. Our…