St. Louis PD Brass Misleads Press on Officer’s ‘Russian Roulette’ Death
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Commissioner John W. Hayden Jr. has some explaining to do. Initially, he told reporters that a young police officer's death came as a result of "an accidental discharge" of a weapon. In reality, two of his officers played 'Russian roulette' and it did not end well…
GSL DECATUR coming April 3rd!
We proudly announcing that Guns Save Life will host its SEVENTH monthly meeting location in Decatur starting April 3rd. Yep, you bet. The meeting will take place at Coz's Pizza, 1405 East Village Parkway, Mt Zion, IL 62549. Dinner and conversation start around 5:30ish. The 'meeting' begins at 7pm. The steering…
AskMen Says Men Should Ditch Obsolete Skills… Like Hunting
AskMen, the self-professed "experts" in men's lifestyle for almost 20 years, say men should give up obsolete skills in today's world. And they place hunting as skill #1 men should ditch "to be the kind of man who's tops in the near future." Really. But it gets better. Ian Stobber…
How to file Illinois General Assembly **WITNESS SLIPS**
In the Illinois General Assembly, bills under consideration first go through a committee hearing. While lobbyists for gun rights groups will often enter oral testimony for or against a bill concerning firearms in these committee hearings, you too can enter your support or opposition electronically through “Witness Slips”. Frankly,…
HEAVY TRAFFIC ALERT: GSL website struggling. Snowed under with traffic.
Some folks have said that the GSL website is down. No, it's not down. It can only handle about 500 connections at once and if you're not one of those first 500, you get a 503 error or some other one. Or the server omits the pictures. I share your…
NOT GUILTY! James Love NOT GUILTY of Murder
Well, folks, that didn't take long. The jury in the Knox County, IL murder trial of James Love came back with NOT GUILTY. Not only did they acquit the 59-year-old respected farmer, they didn't even drag out deliberations long enough for a free lunch. Yes, it took them barely an…
ILLINOIS ‘SOCIAL MEDIA CHECK FOR GUN OWNERS’ BILL: In Illinois, The State Has a Thousand Eyes
Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0888 Filed by Rep. Daniel Didech (Democrat - Buffalo Grove) Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall conduct a search of the purchasers' social media accounts available to the public to determine…
Illinois ‘SOCIAL MEDIA CHECK FOR GUN OWNERS’ bill introduced
Gun owners in Illinois now face a new threat: Daniel Didech, a Democrat from Buffalo Grove, introduced a bill to have the Illinois State Police search through all of your online social media accounts before issuing you a FOID card or a renewal. That's right: Didech wants you to give…
Machine Gun Shoot Saturday, Jan 26th in Teutopolis, IL
Countyline Shooting Center and Arch Arms have put together a Machine Gun Shoot for Saturday, Jan 26th. 17870 E. 1800th Ave Teutopolis. Festivities begin at 9am. Young people are welcome, while accompanied by mom or dad. Don't worry about long johns, hats and gloves. This one will be indoors. …
ILLINOIS’ OWN TRAYVON MARTIN/GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CASE: James Love Self-Defense Trial Underway in Knox County!
[caption id="attachment_26735" align="aligncenter" width="770"]James Love on the far right. On the far left is the smug, self-righteous prosecutor who wants Love's scalp. Photo courtesy Galesburg Register-Mail.[/caption] The first degree murder trial of James Love continues today, and all sides seem to suggest that it will wrap up by Friday. It…