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…
NANNY-STATE BLOOMBERG: Meet the Dems’ new front-runner
Pity the foolish Democrat pols early to join the 2020 presidential race. They worked so hard, too, mostly at attempting to maintain some semblance of relevance in a world they had only fleeting bits thereof. The Democratic National Committee indulged these doomed candidates and their campaigns. The DNC even gave…
Black Friday Means Guns and Gun Parts On Sale
by Mike Keleher I don't know about you, but my email in-box is flooded every day with advertising. It may have been years since I had an actual email from a human being. About 90% of my email is from gun and gun part sellers and the rest is a…
PHOTOS, STORY FROM MINI-IGOLD! Gun Owners Help Stop “Fingerprints for FOID Card” Bill
Gun owners have their work cut out for them here in the deep blue state of Illinois. Democrats have super-majorities in both the House and Senate and Governor J.B. Pritzker hasn't met a gun control measure he opposes. A particularly bad gun control bill, SB-1966, awaited a vote in the…
Springfield Big R MTW Outpost GRAND OPENING!
The MTW Outpost gunshop inside the Springfield Big R is nice... and the big Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th. Free food while supplies last starting around 11a.m. Yes, a free lunch for the first 400-500 people or so. Get some great discounts, and register for firearm and…
A HERO PASSES: Larry Shurbet, long-time GSL treasurer & leader.
Long-time GSL treasurer and devoted member Larry Shurbet passed away Sunday afternoon at Carle in Urbana. Larry was a dedicated Second Amendment patriot through and through. In a world where some people just talk the talk, Larry Shurbet walked the walk. He promoted Guns Save Life and gun rights on…
Guns Save Life’s FOID Challenge Moves Forward
Guns Save Life filed a facial challenge to the FOID Act earlier this year. Recently, our legal team argued at the Appellate Court for a temporary order blocking enforcement of the FOID Act. Here is a link to the oral arguments in our case. Meanwhile, earlier in the fall, in…