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Criminal defense attorney Brendan Bukalski from the Johnson Law Group’s Bloomington office served as our main speaker at the Pontiac GSL meeting in October. He shared a tremendous presentation on the important role good attorneys play to keep you out of prison following a righteous use of force in self-defense. Yes, trials following what...
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You would think after Illinois passed a law that mandated jail time for concealed carry instructors who cut corners in their CCW classes that unethical instructors would straighten up or just stop teaching. You would be wrong. We still get reports of instructors chopping four, six or even eight hours off their 16-hour...
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We have some meeting updates to share with the membership, friends and family. It is current as of this writing and we’ll update if anything changes. Read to the end. You’ll be glad you did. As everyone knows, our governor and his administration have enacted all manner of lockdowns of the Illinois economy ostensibly...
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Plenty of Americans have experienced unease and fear with the riots, looting and civil disorder across America’s cities in recent weeks. Not only have good people stripped the shelves of guns and ammo, but more than a few have sought out training in how to use handguns for personal defense. Anxious people have filled...
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Attorney Steve Davis (pictured above) delivered a presentation on the use of deadly force at the Sangamon County GSL meeting at SCHEELS in Springfield. Mr. Davis began by repeating the four areas where good guy gun owners most often get themselves into criminal trouble with self-defense. The terrible four: Fleeing felons. You can’t shoot...
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Unless you’re a really low-information voter, you probably know there’s an election coming up in about three months. This November, our election boils down to a contest between people who love America and people who hate America. Clearly, if you like guns and value your right to self-defense, you should vote early…in jurisdictions that...
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We regretfully announce that the GSL Chicagoland meeting will not take place this Sunday. DA’s Deli and Dining in Orland Park looks like another casualty of the China flu. Their facility there remains closed, and as such, unavailable to us to host our meeting. We worked with the owners of DA’s on the potential...
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In today’s world, the semi-auto pistol reigns supreme. Seems people today often turn their noses up at small-frame revolvers. Make no mistake, though, small-frame revolvers still have their place in deep cover applications. Especially in non-permissive environments, for those who choose to carry anyway. Sure, some will no doubt scoff at the idea of...
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Jay Robert (“JB”) Pritzker and his brother Tony founded “The Pritzker Group,” a private capital investment company. While most of America’s economy struggles during this pandemic, The Pritzker Group’s holdings are making money hand over fist as government-approved “essential” businesses. JB’s capital investment group owns companies producing and processing COVID-19 tests, disinfectants, plexiglass partitions,...
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Have you decided that you would like to join the ranks of people licensed to carry in Illinois? Have options beats relying on luck to avoid violent criminals. And we have seen how criminals aren’t practicing social distancing or staying at home during this COVID-19 pandemic of sorts. And a gun in your pocket...
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