AVOID THIS ONE: A “Gun Rights Rally” Saturday in Springfield, IL **UPDATED!**
You might have heard about a gun rights rally in Springfield at the Capitol complex this weekend. Yeah, the one that the State Journal-Register suggested was an "Open Carry Rally" in a front-page story today. Here's a pro-tip: Out of an abundance of caution, AVOID IT! People promoting the rally have been hounding…
AFTER ACTION: “Town Hall for our Lies” gun control event in Champaign, IL
[caption id="attachment_25317" align="aligncenter" width="800"]The panel at the Town Hall on gun violence at Champaign Public Library on Thursday, April 5, 2018.[/caption] by David Martin I took a trip to the dark side of the Twilight Zone on Thursday, April 5th at the Champaign Public Library. Frankly, I found myself lucky…
Denver Post Circles the Drain: The Second Amendment Should Be Repealed
America's mainstream media newspapers face tough times in today's world. With plummeting circulation and declining advertising revenue, the dead trees shed employees like my German Shepherd sheds hair. At the same time, many of these newspaper folks bitterly cling to their anti-gun, anti-Americana beliefs. The Denver Post represents a case…
Illinois State Police to release “Renewal” training certs any day now.
When does YOUR Illinois concealed carry license expire? You should check, because the first of them will begin to lapse in early 2019. Good news though! Guns Save Life has heard from the Illinois State Police. Bottom Line: Let the renewal training commence! In the coming days, the Illinois State…
GUN SALES: CBS Fake News vs. Reality (Hint: Record sales in March)
Not even one month ago, CBS News reported this nugget of fake news: “Trump slump” for gun sales isn’t reversing COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gun store owners called it the “Trump slump.” Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown…
DICK’S STRUGGLES: Filling Shelf Space as Sales Sag
Dick’s Sporting Goods won high praise from gun grabbers and the media for their knee-jerk reaction to the Parkland school massacre. Under CEO Edward Stack, the chain pulled magazines and modern sporting rifles from their shelves. They also unilaterally decided to end sales of all guns to anyone under 21. It…
Gun Free Zones: A teacher’s perspective
By A Guns Save Life Member: Imagine arriving at work and you must disarm before entering your workplace. Not too difficult as many folks work in gun free, easy victim zones, right? Imagine though being responsible for the safety of scores of young people in addition to yourself in that…
Illinois Legislative Update from John Boch
by John Boch Guns Save Life’s Executive Director The Illinois General Assembly has now returned to finish the spring session. A couple of weeks ago, it looked as though Illinois Democrats were going to finish off Illinois gun owners’ rights as well, with the help of a few Republicans. I've compared…
ILLINOIS: Ask Your Elected Officials to Oppose New Gun Control
From the NRA-ILA website and a mailing: Illinois: Ask Your Elected Officials to Oppose New Gun Control Your Second Amendment rights are under attack like never before! Multiple anti-gun bills threatening your fundamental right to self-defense are in various stages of the legislative process in Illinois. Your lawmakers need…
Smith & Wesson’s NEW M&P EZ… Two Thumbs UP!
For twenty years now I've looked for an arthritis sufferer-friendly pistol for my mom. Without the strength to rack a slide, she can't operate semi-autos. Add in the inability to pull a double-action revolver trigger, or even cock a revolver without significant difficulty, her options have remained pretty limited. She's not…