SPOILER: NO. Has PICA solved anything?
by Damon Williams GSL Member (GSL) - I know I’m preaching to the choir, but the idiocy of the Protect Illinois Communities Act still angers me. In a world where guns like America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, protect families and children, PICA has encumbered our right to protect our families.…
GUNNEWS JULY 2025: Ready for download… Share with friends and family!
GunNews is now available for download online. Thank you for checking out this issue of GunNews Magazine. We’re proud of our monthly journal and hope it helps you to become a better-informed citizen and gun owner. If you like the content and want to get more each month, please join!…
RAPID RADIOS: Take a pass, save a bundle
Rapid Radios is a new company that’s spending big bucks on advertising promoting their product. They advertise them as "walkie-talkies" with unlimited range (always with an asterisk), and that will work when your cell phone may not. As you might imagine, all that advertising isn’t cheap and the units sell…
GunNews coming VERY soon…
We found a few typos in this issue of GunNews after it went to press. We're going to fix those and upload a corrected version later today. Join us Sunday at the Chicagoland GSL meeting. American Legion Post 1198, 1631 Western Ave. Chicago Heights Exhibits and conversation here at 4:30pm.…
DEAL OVER: Baofeng UV-5R 2-packs for $27.99 (now $36ish)
Sometimes you see a screaming good deal and the little voice in the back of your head screams "wow!" Such is the case for a pair of UV-5R Baofeng radios - the AR-15 of the radio world - on sale for a very limited time for $27.99 at Amazon. …
RED ALERT: Massive nation-wide ‘mostly peaceful’ protests slated for Saturday, June 14
They are touting it as "No Kings" mobilization. What is it really? It's the kickoff of the Summer of Love 2.0. You thought they had it bad in California after this past weekend. Folks, that's just the warm up. These same NGOs want to bring chaos and violent protests to…
CMP Resurrects the M1 Garand Rifle: Creating A “New” Legendary Firearm
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has once again pushed some history boundaries by creating and marketing a “new” M1 Garand rifle made from surplus GI parts, some new parts, a new walnut stock and forged receivers and calling it the M1 Garand by CMP. Yes, it looks just like all…
Strategies for Carry in Less Permissive Environments
When it comes to carrying a gun in locations that either frown upon or perhaps arbitrarily prohibit carry by law-abiding citizens, we've all heard the common refrain: concealed means concealed. Indeed. That works well. But what happens in other venues that have trained security to watch for people who fit…
Illinois Firearms Association is back with more fundraising mailers…
We thought they gave up the ghost on trying to milk well-meaning Illinois gun owners for money for their fundraising mailings and sparsely-viewed social media posts. After all, direct mail to thousands or tens of thousands of people on a purchased mailing lists costs real money. Of course, last we…
WEDNESDAY EVENING: Sheriff Jim Mendrick at the Decaturland GSL meeting
Just a quick reminder that Sheriff Jim Mendrick will join us at our Decaturland GSL meeting Wednesday evening! Coz’s Pizza 1405 East Village Parkway Mt Zion (Program starts at roughly 6:45pm) For more on it, visit this post. He'll also be on the local radio station 100.9 in a sit-down…









