Dear Hipsters, Millennials and Pansies
by Todd Vandermyde(originally published in 2016) Dear Hillary Hipsters, Miley Millennials and Participation Trophy Pansies, you got me thinking with your talk of playing games with the electoral college and this talk of “armed” rebellion. You expect us to take your talk of rebellion and revolution seriously? Yet you can’t…
FEDs? Infiltrators, agitators or misguided souls at March’s GSL Pontiac meeting & NW Chicago
Guns Save Life has grown in our 30 years. We've proven ourselves a thorn in the side of government bureaucrats and agencies to say nothing of politicians. And, no doubt, some would say we're kind of radical. While 99% of people who come out to share fellowship, friendships and gun…
FORCED ENTRY: What would you do? [VIDEO]
So some guy starts beating on your front door demanding you open it. He's loud, obnoxious and pretty insistent that you're going to open that door. Sixteen seconds after you first hear the beating on the door, he kicks open your front door and strolls on inside, still yelling profanity…
The ‘Pocket Dump,’ Ayoob-style
So Mas Ayoob did a pocket dump for his "shoot me first" vest recently. It's partially tongue-in-cheek, so don't feel like you have to run out and buy a book to do it right. And while you're there, check out this one by Ayoob, entitled "IMAGINE." More on…
State Police release statement on CCW magazine ‘Compliance Checks’
A couple of days ago, I emailed the Illinois State Police a media query about an incident that occurred this past Sunday on I-55. A young woman with a CCW license was stopped between Bloomington and Chicago for a traffic infraction. Before the stop concluded, the Trooper asked to see…
LIFE IS HARDER WHEN YOU’RE STUPID: Pregnant 21YO woman shot while trying to rob someone in Chicago
Life is hard. Life is harder when you're stupid. Genesis Escobar had her whole life ahead of her before she climbed into someone's car in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago Monday afternoon. She demanded money from them and they shot her dead. Then they dumped her body out and…
GOOD LUCK: Lawmakers demand AG Kwame to announce that the new gun ban law has been ruled unconstitutional
Elections have consequences. And Kwame Raoul looks down on the rights of the little people to own guns to defend their homes. Of course, Kwame's got armed bodyguards and has his guns at home to protect his children (including his son named 'Che'). But you want guns to protect your…
WELCOME TO THE CLUB: Illinois retired cops chapped at State dragging its feet on retired officer carry licenses
Illinois added retired deputies and corrections officers (both county and state) to the list of retired law enforcement officers entitled to the Illinois Retired Officer Carry program. IROC allows retired cops to carry pretty much everywhere, which is better than a normal concealed carry license. The downside: they have to…
MORE THAN 10? Bob Morgan dodged question about his own gun ownership at Highland Park Town Hall
Bob Morgan is likely a gun owner. That is the takeaway from the town hall meeting in Highland Park that Morgan appeared at Monday. At the same time, Bob Morgan is all about making it difficult for everyone else to buy and keep the most effective guns for self-defense. Nice…
ATF Gone Too Far? Two Big Stories This Week.
Well, turns out the complaints of ATF making laws by administrative measures which go too far, or reverse their previously announced measures- about what a firearm is or is not, are getting attention this week in two federal venues. Yes, a federal judge in Texas stepped in to grant a…