Buh-bye 2019. Only 2754 humans shot in Chicago this year!
Photo credit: Brad Boniwel By Mike Keleher Well the good news to be touted by the city will of course be "Shootings down in 2019!"...yes indeed. They are down a whopping 7% since 2018...whee, that must be quite a source of solace for the paltry 2754 people who were shot…
VISIONE: Keeping the Lead Out
by Dominic “Nick” VisioneAs winter’s winds and temperatures take their hold in the Midwest, most Cowboy shooters’ minds turn to one thing (ok, maybe more than one thing).Reloading. Not that you can’t feed cowboy guns with commercially produced loads, it’s just that that will get crazy expensive really quickly. Since…
THIN THE HERD: Central Illinois Coyote Hunting Competition
Coyotes infest most of Illinois, killing game animals, including endangered species. They also pose a real risk to pets and small children alike. Besides semis and Buicks, ‘yotes have few natural predators. Aside from hunters and land owners sick of them. Do your part to help thin the herd. X…
Illinois FOID card law spared emergency void in Guns Save Life court challenge
Springfield, IL (The Center Square) - A three-judge panel denied a request from a gun-rights group for an emergency suspension of Illinois’ Firearm Owners’ Identification card law. The Fourth District Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that Guns Save Life, an Illinois-based organization that advocates for Second Amendment rights, didn’t prove the…
Like guns? Avoid marijuana
Sure, state law may allow medical or recreational use. However, marijuana usage, under current federal law, makes you a prohibited person for firearms purchase and possession. (GSL) - The Land of Lincoln’s new recreational marijuana law goes into effect on New Year’s Day. On that day, those who wish to…
Walmart Really Is Dumping Ammo at Fire-Sale Prices
Recently, that evil Travis Pike posted a deal alert over at The Truth About Guns. Walmart, he wrote, is dumping their handgun and evil black rifle ammo nationally at fire-sale prices. It sounded almost too good to be true. 500 rounds of 9mm for $45? Defensive ammo for $5 per…
GSL leader’s vehicle egged in Petersburg
Just coincidence, right? Joel Gain, the Guns Save Life director who has acted as GSL’s representative in the case of the man trashing bundles of GunNews in Petersburg, had his work truck egged on Saturday, December 7th. Under cover of darkness, an unknown assailant threw eggs at the truck in…
IL GUN LICENSES: Sex, Lies, and Misspent Gun Fees
ISP’s Firearm Services Bureau is awash in money, but under Gov. J.B. Pritzker it fails to hire adequate staff to provide decent service to Illinois’ gun owners. by John Boch Illinois political leaders who back gun control claim that law-abiding gun owners need extensive licensing and regulation to keep our…
Smallest Inside the Waist Band Holsters
Photo credit: balmemes.com By Mike Keleher OK, truth be told, there is already a lot of me inside the waistband (IWB) of my pants-so I am not all that comfortable sticking bulky holsters in there along with an every day carry pistol. My most current comfortable carry option is with…
WANTED: Help us ID this man stealing and trashing GunNews
For five years we have had copies of GunNews "disappear" from the local grocery store in Petersburg, IL. In the past six months, the problem has grown dramatically, almost to the point where we put out a stack of GunNews in our rack and somehow they magically end up in…