Champaign, IL city council enacts sweeping “emergency-powers” ordinance that allows bans on gun, ammo sales, and more
With less than 18 hours' notice, the Champaign, Illinois city council passed an emergency powers ordinance Friday morning, which Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen signed. The ordinance grants sweeping powers to the mayor, including the ability to order a ban on selling, transferring, or even giving away firearms or ammunition. Some…
GSL Meetings Cancelled until May.
All Guns Save Life grassroots meetings are cancelled until May. Please see GunNews and visit the GunsSaveLife.com website in coming days for updates. Stay healthy, get your rest, avoid crowds and practice good personal hygiene. And if you don't have food and medicine for at least a month, get on…
The Corona Virus & GSL Meetings UPDATED
The Corona Virus shares many similarities with the traditional influenza virus common in America - including low mortality rates. However, we have learned that the Chinese WuFlu is extremely contagious and it may lead to permanent reduced lung function. Clearly some politicians have exploited anxieties and uncertainties over the new…
REMINDER: Illinois State Police begin enforcement of handgun sales registry by dealers
A few months ago, we detailed how the Illinois State Police revealed in at least one “webinar” with licensed gun dealers that they intended to enforce the 2012 law “Section 24-4. Register of sales by dealer” under the Illinois Deadly Weapons statute. The law requires gun dealers to record the…
APRIL 1 IGOLD: CANCELLED
The ISRA reported this evening that the 2020 April 1 IGOLD even has been cancelled. Their alert indicated that the Secretary of State's office has cancelled all events in Springfield. Including IGOLD. You can still travel to Springfield and lobby / interface with your elected officials as an individual, but…
HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER: LA District Attorney’s Husband Points a Gun at Black Lives Matter Protestors on His Porch
One might think that a prosecuting attorney's husband would know the laws pertaining to armed self-defense, but apparently not southern California. There, when Black Lives Matter protesters showed up on Los Angeles County district attorney Jackie Lacey's home early Monday morning, her husband David pointed a gun at them and…
11-Year-Old Girl Brings Her AR-15 to Idaho Statehouse for a Hearing, Internet Melts Down
The great 2020 Virginia Gun Rights Rally last month has shown that pushing back twice as hard against gun control gets results. America's gun owners turned out in Virginia and they brought their guns to make their point. Now, an 11-year-old girl has done the same in an Idaho statehouse…
‘Criminal Justice Reform’ Traced to Seven Horrific Chicago Crimes in the Last 90 Days
An 18-year-old felon (pictured above) out on $200 bail for attacking police officers (allegedly) shot his Michigan State University girlfriend in the face with a handgun, killing her. Cops say another man also free on $200 bail emptied his illegally possessed revolver into another man, killing him. Then there's the…
IN MEMORIAM: JIM BUTLER Services Wednesday, March 11th
With a heavy heart, we report that the great Jim Butler passed away Tuesday, March 3rd. Butler Funeral Homes (unknown if related) is handling his services. James “Jim” W. Butler, 84, of Springfield, died at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Memorial Medical Center. Jim was born June…
Feds nab Central Illinois gun store smash & grab burglars
Feds say they caught up with Central Illinois gunshop smash and grab artists who stole dozens of firearms since Christmas. They hit shops in five counties. Until their good fortune ran out. Of course, wearing distinctive clothing didn't exactly make it hard to find these clowns. From the US Attorney's…