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There are lots of events out there that are worthy of your time.  We bring some to you for your consideration... ones that we know from experience are good or are expected to be quite worthwhile. One of those, for those with interest in church safety and security, is a…

Illinois criminals think the rest of the nation is like the Land of Pritzker... you know, soft on crime and coddling of criminals.  Darius Kennedy, aged old enough to know better, decided he was going to camp out at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. Suffice it to say when…

The traditionally liberal and somewhat wacky Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just called out California’s prohibition on open carry in counties with more than 200,000 humans and said, “Stop that nonsense.” For years, the ban had been treated as immovable — a political monolith, a legal fortress, a symbol of…

In what's no doubt a belated Christmas present to Gov. Jelly Bean Pritzker and Mayor Moron Johnson, President Donald J. Trump announced he's pulling the National Guard from Chicago.  What's more, there's a very serious moral to this story that isn't being covered.  If you're the impatient sort, you can…

[Editor: The following was a letter written to The History Channel by an attorney from Louisiana.  The attorney saw our story on Bill Oglesby in GunNews and shared this with us. We’re reprinting it because, well, it’s just that good.] by Sydney Horn, Attorney at Law (GSL) - I am…

We've had some feedback on our post last night covering the December 29th email from Gun Owners Foundation Executive VP John Velleco. In short, repeating:  You can't join a gun rights organization and expect that membership card will entitle you to legally carry from sea to shining sea. And yes,…

I am working on some good Central Illinois bodycam videos of cops taking on bad people with evil in their hearts so us regular folks  - "civilians" if you will - don't have to.  And I noticed this one already ran back in September.  It's a golden oldie, so I'm…

The January 2026 issue of GunNews is now available for electronic download.  Share it with your friends, family, co-workers and everyone else in your sphere of influence. Inside is a whole bunch of important information that will make you a better gun owner, protect you from "gotcha" prosecutors and much,…

We like Gun Owners of America.  Heck, they're a co-plaintiff with Guns Save Life in our lawsuit challenging Gov. Pritzker's PICA gun and magazine ban.  But Gun Owners Foundation Executive VP John Velleco wrote a very poorly worded summary that has regular folks confused at best, and potentially misguided at…

Photo Credit: Lake and McHenry County Scanner.com On December 14, 2025, a man entered the world’s longest shopping center, Gurnee Mills, in Gurnee, IL (1.8 miles end to end) carrying what appeared to be an AR-style rifle. According to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, the suspect parked his car…