The first step to staying safe: Recognizing that evil exists
By Warren Lind In the last couple of months America has witnessed three high-profile murders of women who were exercising or playing sports alone: 1. Mollie Tibbetts. A knife-wielding illegal alien raped and then murdered this Iowa coed as she jogged alone. 2. Cella Barquin Aramaean. This Iowa coed and…
OPEN CARRY: In a word, don’t.
by Steve Davis, Esq. Guns Save Life Immediate Past President Greg Ellifritz always delivers some of the best presentations among the distinguished cadre at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Based in Ohio, he works as a cop during the day and does top tier training on the side as the…
Teachers, Schools & Guns: Yes, we have armed teachers in Illinois
It’s no longer a matter “if” we should arm teachers. Today, it’s about implementing armed teachers nationwide. by John Boch Remember when we had to fight state by state to educate people on the proven benefits and public safety associated with right-to-carry? Today we face similar battles when it comes…
Feinstein Announces HUGE Anti-“Assault Weapons Bill” in the U.S. Senate
By Mike Keleher Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) sent out a press release touting an enormous attack on gun rights. called the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019. Anyone surprised by this? With Congress back in session for a week now they not only start the year off in a…
New Illinois Firearms Laws Take Effect January First 2019
Photo Credit: Wikipedia By Mike Keleher Like most of you, I don't pay much attention to the sheer volume of laws passed each year by state law makers. This year, 1044 laws were approved by the legislature and signed off on by the governor. However, I do perk up when…
Bump Stock Ban Enacted-Federal Law Suit Filed Same Day
Photo Credit: Hinterlandoutfitters.com By Mike Keleher BATF& E rules banned the Bump Stock on December 18, 2018 and give owners until late March of 2019 to turn them in or destroy them. Also on 18 December, 2018, a lawsuit challenging the confiscatory ban was filed in Federal Court. A plaintiff…
Christmas Cancellations…
Merry Christmas! And Happy Hanakkuh as appropriate. Because of the Christmas season, we have some meeting cancellations. The Board of Directors meeting normally on the fourth Thursday has been cancelled by orders of President Ryan Sweeney. The Chicagoland December meeting, normally on the last Sunday of the month, is cancelled.…
Canik SFx-The Best Value Handgun You Probably Never Heard Of
By Mike Keleher Canik is a company in Turkey that has been turning out modern pistols for a couple of years, and got into the American market with some budget priced 9mm polymer framed pistols with a funky decocker/safety and SA/DA actions that did not garner much attention in the…
Dems Introduce U.S. House Bill to Prevent Firearm Builds at Home, Owner Modifications and Even Advertisements of Legal Parts for Sale
By Mike Keleher This one is a whopper. Sixteen U.S. House of Representatives Democrats filed H.R. 7115 3D Firearms Prohibitions Act on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 while everyone was looking the other way just hours before the mid-term elections. You can read it at https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7115/text?r=1 The title, the 3-D Firearms…
New Governor Crystal Ball Anti-Gun Predictions
by Mike Keleher Well the mid-term election is over...thank you very much! It is now finally safe to turn on my TV, radio, pick up my mail or even answer my phone again and not be bombarded by negative attack ads! Good grief. I have been on the planet…