NEW FACE: NRA-ILA Bringing John Weber to Illinois
The NRA-ILA has a new Illinois' liaison for Illinois. John Weber (pictured above, left) will take over for Shannon Alford (pictured above) managing the gun rights fight in Illinois. In a world where you're known by the company you keep, Guns Save Life is proud to stand shoulder to…
THEY’RE GONNA NEED MORE PRISONS: New York State has 81,000 new Felons today.
While the gun rights team in Illinois has successfully defeated or held off rabidly anti-gun legislation this past year, other states have not fared so well in recent times. In New York State, many already registered gun owners ignored a new law that would require them to re-register all of…
Update from CMP on Status of WWII era 1911 pistols
Blog by Mike Keleher The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) released an email today, January 29, 2018 on the status of the WWII era 1911 pistols which will be released by the US Army to the CMP program for sale to qualified civilian buyers. Apparently, 8,000 pistols have been transferred but…
George Irick’s: Teaching kids hunter safety & flying
Gun people are the greatest people. They give of themselves to make the world a better place. Our own George Irick worked tirelessly towards that end. As we reported earlier, he passed away in a plane crash Saturday evening in Indiana. A week earlier, as a certifified 4H instructor in…
SAD NEWS: George Irick, former GSL Director, dies in plane crash
[caption id="attachment_24821" align="aligncenter" width="592"]George Irick, left, and David Ashley.[/caption] It is with great sadness that we report the death of George Irick, 68. He died in a single engine plane crash in rural Indiana Saturday evening on his way back from Ohio. Authorities found the wreckage Sunday mid-morning and additional details have…
‘JACKED! Protect Yourself from Carjacking
By Mike Keleher Carjacking, the confrontational takeover of a vehicle from the driver, has become another Chicago area trademark crime. City Hall could use new visitor promotions like “Come to Chicago-stay because you are now on foot.” The number of carjackings which have occurred in Chicago in 2016 and 2017…
PERSONAL PROTECTION: The Eyes Have It.
By Mike Keleher As law abiding citizens, we enjoy the unique American ability to travel about freely from coast to coast. We travel beyond our comfortable homes and neighborhoods and or course can be exposed to risk of harm either accidentally or intentionally. I have always found most…
WORTH WATCHING: 12 Strong Celebrates American Exceptionalism. So the Left Hates It.
The new movie 12 Strong has just opened in theaters. Based upon the declassified story of the 12 American Special Forces troops who went into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, the movie celebrates American exceptionalism. For that reason, the American left hates it. Just as with "American Sniper", leftist critics…
Odd Stuff I Liked At The SHOT Show.
By Mike Keleher I spent twelve hours walking the 2018 Shot Show floor this year. I did not see it all. In fact, by the end of the second day I was pretty full of guns, gadgets and black Velcro backed items and needed to get out and see the…
CHURCH SECURITY: Don’t wait for the unthinkable to happen
by John Boch Every church should have one or more good guys or gals with guns protecting the flock. Every synagogue. Every temple. Anyplace people gather to worship should have a ballistic response ready to an imminent, credible threat of grievous bodily harm or death. Pistol packing parishioners protect the…