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At GSL, we love to watch videos to learn from them.  Police Activity videos on YouTube are a treasure trove of real-life examples of tactics that work, and those that don't.  So we watched the Ilhan Omar "spray" attack video a number of times.  With the sound muted, of course.…

Guns Save Life can’t make endorsements in local, state and federal elections for public office, but we surely can for the NRA Board of Directors. We’re VERY supportive of the NRA 2.0 reformers and like-minded individuals. Ballots will be mailed soon to NRA members eligible to vote. We encourage folks…

Oh, strap in, because this tale of Darwin Award-worthy stupidity just got its well-deserved sequel in the roast department. Picture this: 2:40 a.m. on Chicago’s Northwest Side, where the streetlights apparently double as spotlights for the world’s dumbest crime reenactments. Our hero—a 39-year-old concealed-carry licensed adult who actually understands cause…

The February 2026 issue of GunNews is now available to download and share. BIG SPEAKERS COMING! Tuesday, February 3rd Pontiac Sportsmen's Club ️ Dinner & good ol' chit-chat kicks off at 6 PM Main program (and shenanigans) starts at 7 PM Their kitchen wizards whip up legendary American comfort food—think…

Oh man, Adam Stone really took "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again" to tragic new lows. This genius, already on probation for aggravated domestic battery (because nothing says "I'm a changed man" like beating up your gal pal and getting a hug from grandma sentence), decided the…

by John Boch GSL Executive Director Folks, the circus never sleeps in the Land of Pritzker. Our to-do list is exploding, and the hits just keep coming.   Legislative shenanigans The General Assembly is back in session, turning the Capitol into a happy hour for day-drinking lobbyists and career politicians.…

Photocredit: Planobrazil.com Yes Virginia, a Glock AR-15 rifle does exist. After decades of rumors and wishes, the iconic Glock company has finally produced an AR-15 rifle. Unfortunately it is not being offered for sale in the United States yet, but it does in fact exist. It is a bit late…

Buckle up, patriots—the Episcopal Church is bleeding members faster than a leaky balloon at a porcupine convention. We're talking steep, cliff-diving decline: baptized rolls shrinking by the tens (and hundreds) of thousands, attendance circling the drain for decades. Why the nosedive? Simple. About twenty-some years ago (okay, more like forty…

I am fresh back from the 2026 SHOT Show in Las Vegas and what a literal blast that show is! It is one of the largest trade shows in Vegas and they expected 77,000 people to pass through the convention halls at the Venetian and over a bridge into Caesar’s…

Hey folks! Mother Nature just threw us a classic Illinois curveball: snow flurries + temps that could freeze your... enthusiasm solid.  So, out of pure love (and a healthy fear of icy highways), we've officially pulled the plug on this Sunday's Chicagoland gathering.  Sorry for the short notice—we were holding…