If you are a [fill in the blank], YOU NEED A GUN
by Desiderius Erasmus, a GSL memberPart of our monthly "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" series... The “typical” gun owner is often characterized by non-gun-owners as a right-wing, red-neck, beer-guzzling, low-IQ Neanderthal who is just itchin’ to unleash his trigger finger. But times have changed,…
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS: Gun ownership isn’t for everybody
For some people, not only don’t you need a gun, but I prefer you didn’t get one by Desiderius Erasmus, a GSL member A while back I wrote about various groups of people who need to own firearms. More recently, I saw an eye-opening Quinnipiac poll that got me thinking…
Sheriff tells people ‘You Gotta Protect Yourself’ as new ‘Zero Cash Bail’ law goes into effect January 1
[caption id="attachment_32375" align="alignnone" width="770"] Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell spoke at the Sangamon County GSL meeting.[/caption] Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff Jack Campbell addressed about eighty gun owners at a Guns Save Life meeting in Springfield Monday evening. He talked about the Land of Lincoln's upcoming effective date of the so-called…
Why Are You Losing Your Freedoms?
The Semantics of Manipulation
[Editor: Long ago, John Ross (author of Unintended Consequences) gave us permission to reprint his piece on The Semantics of Manipulation. (CLICK HERE for the original.) After watching some of the pro-gun speakers at the July 2022 Naperville Village Council meeting, we’re reprinting excerpts and adding some updates to help…
FUNDAMENTALS WIN & EXCUSES DON’T COUNT: Avoid AR- rookie mistakes
Thanks to Nancy Pelosi and 98% of her Democrats in the US House passing a ban on America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, sales have spiked. Again. Scores of thousands of new AR owners have joined the fraternity of the 20 million before them. While it may look easy to operate,…
Illinois FOID revocations are done without due process by all-powerful gov’t agency
If the Illinois State Police only refused FOID cards for convicted violent felons, few would object. At least for those who aren't reformed. But with the ISP running scared after repeated screw-ups issuing FOID cards and approving firearm sales to bad people (can you spell the Aurora murder spree?), the…
DARWIN NEAR-MISS: 9-time felon and ‘Anti-Violence’ worker, out on affordable bail, shoots himself in the ass
Welcome to the Land of Lincoln where Democrat politicians love to protect criminals while ignoring the victims of crime. Sometimes, however, Darwin smiles down upon us. Recently a nine-time felon - out on affordable bail on his latest felony charges - shot himself in the ass at a gas station…
OFFICER DOWN: Going ‘fetal’ nearly leads to dead Chicago cop
Chicago Police have zero support from the mayor and city council. The cops there are paralyzed with fear of using force to enforce the law. Because of this, things like this happen. A police officer was nearly run over. By his own squad car. Fair warning, video NOT safe for…
SHOTS FIRED: Pervy peeper pulls a knife, meanwhile Texas dad pulls his pistol
[caption id="attachment_32158" align="alignnone" width="770"] https://abc3340.com/news/local/peeping-tom-caught-creeping-on-home-security-videos-mccalla-neighbors-say-its-scary[/caption] What happens when pretty much any dear old dad discovers a pervy peeping Tom outside his teen daughter's bedroom? Pretty much every time it's a recipe for a good old-fashioned butt-whoopin' (to keep this family friendly). Other times it can result in mutilation, maiming or…
New Bulletproof Tactical Items for the Home
By Tactical Mike KeleherDisclosure: I have at least three of everything ever marketed by the gun community that is black, may or may not have Velcro on it, and is labeled “Tactical.” I don’t need any more Tactical anything. I don’t have enough Tactical room for it or a perceived…