DON’T PANIC: Gun Dealers, Ammunition Storage and Gun Dealer Licensing rules.
Oh, how deeply Guns Save Life posts penetrate into the world of government and politics. Yesterday, we posted a call to action for gun owners and gun dealers to submit comments to JCAR reference the ISP's Emergency Rules for the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. One of our primary criticisms of…
CHURCH SAFETY STRATEGIES: Protecting the flock with immediate responders
by John Boch Having attended many church security/safety seminars both public and private over the years, I have seen a number of common themes in the courses. Interestingly, none have been shooting classes. Why not? Because typically, the gun comes into play only if the safety team people have completely…
ACTION ITEM: Write JCAR to challenge ISP’s Gun Dealer Licensing Act Emergency Rules
The Joint Committee for Administrative Rules will meet on Tuesday, February 18th. On the agenda is discussion of the Illinois State Police's Emergency Rulemaking on the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. Recall that the initial proposed rules submitted by the Illinois State Police were utterly shredded by gun dealers, gun owners…
REPORT FROM RICHMOND: Never Prouder to be an American
by Dale Lock Guns Save Life Sangamon County Regional Director Today my son and I attended the Virginia Civilian Defense League (VCDL) lobby day event. As you know by now, the world did not come to an end and nothing bad happened. All this despite the fervent wishes of the…
Taurus G2c with “Keep Tinkering” $30 do-it-yourself trigger upgrade ROCKS!
by John Boch Taurus USA has no love for me, and I no love for them. However, when they get something right, they deserve praise. Folks, their uber-affordable G2c pistol is a very good value for a handgun for those on a budget. Probably the best in the $200 range…
Make sure your young adult loved ones know about situational awareness!
by John Boch Over Thanksgiving weekend, a UIC student coed was robbed, repeatedly raped and then murdered in a parking garage by one of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s early release prisoners. The family and police found her cold, lifeless body a couple of days following the attack after pinging her cell…
Buying pot is hazardous to your right to self-defense
(GSL) - From even before Illinois’ new recreational marijuana law took effect, Guns Save Life has warned that buying pot will carry with it the risk of losing one’s firearm rights. After all, for now marijuana remains a federally prohibited drug. As such, possession, purchase and/or consumption puts users into…
STEALING FROM A CHARITY? REALLY CAROL? Special Prosecutor appointed in State Rep Carol Ammons (alleged) retail theft case
[caption id="attachment_28136" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Image via Twitter (Carol Ammons)[/caption] A special prosecutor has been appointed to consider formally charging State Representative Carol Ammons with retail theft for shoplifting a used Coach purse from a charity thrift store in Urbana, IL on Jan. 10th. Store surveillance video recorded the incident at…
Shot Show 2020 A to Z
By Mike Keleher What is it like to attend the SHOT show? It is enormous. That pretty much sums it up. Enormous. They will have 60-70 thousand visitors visit in three days-it's like holding the Superbowl of firearms and firearm accessories inside a hotel expo center. I could not tell…
Live From the 2020 SHOT Show Industry Day At The Range
By Mike Keleher Last year I found out the media is invited to a day of shooting other people's newest guns and ammo on the Monday before the SHOT Show kicks off on Tuesday. Now I have enjoyed attending the world's largest firearms trade show in the massive Sands Expo…