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[caption id="attachment_2978" align="alignnone" width="720"] This morning at the Tomb of the Unknowns.Photo from Facebook.com.[/caption] Dan Marshall reminds us of true honor. Photo taken and posted this morning as Hurricane Sandy approaches Arlington, VA.

by Jim Butler Sangamon County Rifle Association President The Obama administration’s Presidency has been an unmitigated disaster in terms of unemployment, profligate deficit spending and miserable GDP growth - to say nothing of his Supreme Court appointments. Ideologically, Obama has shown in both word and deed that he rejects America’s…

  There are some anti-self-defense activists who feel so strongly about depriving Americans of their Second Amendment rights that they work to deprive these same Americans of their First Amendment rights as well. We've seen this in vandalism of our Guns Save Life highway signs along the Interstates. We put…

Cornered Cat has a great, partially tongue-in-cheek piece on how to make your wife hate guns. Or, if you turn things around (or don't do what is mentioned), how to make your wife love guns - or at least not dislike them. Excerpt: Never invite her to the range in…

[caption id="attachment_2872" align="alignnone" width="880"] Pepper sprays come in all sorts of brands, sizes and styles.[/caption] By John Boch Pepper spray has gained a reputation among many who don’t know any better as a “magic” non-lethal weapon for personal defense.  Many people believe that a can of spray will repel the…

We're incensed.   Obama administrations leaves our men to die and watches for hours as they valiantly try to hold back attacking islamist extremists.  Read all about it.

  So, Chicago's broke, but they spend $200,000 for "Shot Spotter" technology which uses microphones and computers to send police to the site of every car or truck that backfires, along with gunshots and big firecrackers. Of course, Chicago's Police Chief is gushing over this new technology like it's the…

Alex Wagner, a journalist and political commentator for MSNBC, recently offered her analysis of a recent school violence rampage in Ohio with, “Cowering under a desk is indeed the only recourse for people facing life threatening situations in a school.” [caption id="attachment_1481" align="alignright" width="228"] Alex Wagner of MSNBC. Photo courtesy…

by John Boch (GunNews Magazine) - Fortress Defense Consultants, headed up by Frank Sharpe, offered a Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds course in early December in northeastern Illinois.  Exactly ten students were present, all civilians, and all but one former alumni of either Fortress Defense or John Farnam (Fortress hosts…

More people were shot last weekend in Chicago than have been murdered in Seattle all year, per David Workman at the Examiner. Think about that next time you're considering Chicago as a vacation or business destination. This is why Guns Save Life has recommended our members, friends and families stay…