Some updates for January... January. Decatur. January 1 falls on the first Wednesday next year. We will NOT have a meeting on New Year’s evening. See you in February. LaSalle County. Jamie’s Outpost, our host location, is closed during the month of January so we will NOT have a January…

The ability to self-rescue is important. A 100-year storm or adverse event isn’t something that happens every hundred years, it merely means you have a 1% chance of experiencing it any given year. Denying these potential threats can result in serious injury or death to you and your loved ones.…

Merry Christmas. And since the majority of voters who actually voted pulled the lever for these two carnival barkers, it seems fitting to put them on our State Christmas Card cover. Heck, we could make this the new State of Illinois flag.  Wouldn't that be just perfect?

by John Boch We're bringing this to our members and friends because we not only believe it to be true, but have learned of corroborating information that further supports it.  You can read this synopsis, which will take ten or fifteen minutes.  Toward the end, I've included a video interview…

For the fourth or fifth time in the past few years, someone at the Peoria Post Office has slow-walked processing and mailing of GunNews Magazines.  The common theme:  Headlines that might trigger radical leftists.  The most recent example:  The December 2024 issue that featured the "GSL won!  Trump won!" headline.…

What will the world ever do now that 19-year-old Carrington James' advanced placement education has been put on hold after Springfield Police shot the young scholar?  He was just minding his own business...  after (allegedly) shooting at some people earlier in the day.  After all, he couldn't have people disrespecting…

Chicago cops responded to a burglary in progress call early Saturday morning.  A guy celebrated his 24th birthday the day before by (allegedly) breaking into homes to steal stuff that didn't belong to him.   He tried pounding on the door while yelling "POLICE" but that ruse didn't work.   The homeowner's…

On Thursday, Guns Save Life had its day in court reference our challenge to the FOID Act.  You know, our effort to strike down the law that requires all prospective gun owners in Illinois to have that Firearm Owners' ID Card that we all know and love.  (Pardon me, I…

Photo Credit: Istandforfreedom.com We all saw the horrific headlines two days ago about a shooter getting into a Madison, WI school and shooting staff and students. It was an awful way to start the week. It was apparently school shooting #322 of 2024.Predictably, lame duck President Biden called for more…

This just caught the attention of people on the gun rights side.  That's understandable, because this opinion piece by John Cornyn, Tom Tillis and Susan Collins appeared in Newsweek, the failed Leftist weekly news magazine's website on November 24th.  Yes, circulation there is measured in scores per day, not millions…