DAY 10: Social Distancing Extended. Presumed positive ER patients sent home. NO Martial Law… yet. But roadblocks are popping up.
[caption id="attachment_28396" align="aligncenter" width="960"] We all know what happens to Ensign Ricky and his friends...[/caption] Greetings and salutations. Heard from a nurse working the ER at OSF St. Francis in Bloomington Sunday. She says they are seeing one to three dozen people each shift that they strongly believe are CV…
Day 8: Martial Law Coming to IL?
It's Day 8ish of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's "Shelter in Place" order - or whatever you want to call it. The number of cases is going up each day in Illinois (duh!). Most of the new confirmed Chinese virus patients are in Cook County. The good news is that while…
APRIL 2020 GUNNEWS: Read this month’s issue of GunNews ONLINE here!
So, our volunteers who distribute GunNews each month are reporting that some locations are closed for the Chinese virus "shelter in place" that Illinois has implemented. With that in mind, and given how our members have received their copies in their mailboxes already (for the most part), the GSL Board…
How Far Will Would-Be Tyrants Get Before America’s Gun Owners Say “Enough”
Politicians left and right both love to talk about how they support civil rights. But when some get their hands on power, and an opportunity presents itself, they become heavy-handed, paternalistic little tyrants. Yes, actions speak louder than words and some pols find that jackboots fit them quite well. Even…
DAY 7: Transformative Times
[caption id="attachment_28374" align="aligncenter" width="720"] It's a trap. Image via GunFreeZone.net.[/caption] 'Rona update. The chyron says it all. It's looking more and more like the Chi-com flu isn't as deadly as earlier predictions claimed. This is good news for America. And bad news for the sensationalist media, the opportunist…
DAY 6: Ammo approaching ‘Unobtanium’ in Chicagoland (except at MegaSports); More city PDs not responding to burglary, theft, assault calls
It's been a busy time considering the much of the nation, including Illinois, has shut down. Here's the latest from my world: Ammo becoming unobtainium. Illinois gun retailers are considered "essential" by the Illinois State Police and the governor. And business has been brisk. Very brisk. Especially ammo sales. I'm…
GREEN BERET’S ADVICE: Focus on the NEXT FIVE MINUTES only.
A fabulous piece from FoxBusiness. by Chad Storlie The struggle I faced as the COVID-19 recommendations became school closings, "stay-at-home" orders, store closings, and zero social interactions was: how will I make it through the day? I have critical work responsibilities, a large team of now remote workers to lead, my…
IDEAS: Stay healthy and avoid going stir-crazy at home
Increased time spent at home along with missed social interactions in the workplace, at Guns Save Life meetings and at church takes a lot of us out of our comfort zones. Here are some ideas on how to stay a little more “sane” in this time of at-home quarantine. Perhaps…
DAY 4: More cities adopt “Emergency” ordinances; Health care and masks; sit rep from the heart of flyover country
More and more Illinois communities are adopting "Emergency" powers ordinances. And yes, many of those ordinances include giving Podunk town mayors the powers to ban the sale of gasoline, firearms and ammo and to "reallocate" critical goods. Normal, Illinois passed theirs Monday night. Their meeting proved a trainwreck in that…
Day Two Shelter in Place in IL: Be careful. Carry… even at home. Stay safe.
Welcome to day two of Illinois' "Shelter in Place" order. Here's a quick run-down of things you need to know, and some things that might cheer you up in these times. So let's get to it! First and foremost, when Governor Pritzker made his order telling "non-essential" workers and people…