FLORIDA PUTS ARMED OFFENDERS IN PRISON. ILLINOIS? NOT SO MUCH: One-man crime spree in Springfield out after 1-year of 8-year sentence
[caption id="attachment_20716" align="alignnone" width="476"] Reginald Deshazo[/caption] Meet Reginald Deshazo. He's the lucky beneficiary of Illinois "Dog Years In Reverse" prison sentencing system. He's not wasted any time before returning to is previous occupation. In fact, he's been a busy boy since getting released after serving just over 1-year in…
THE HEART OF A COP: Little girl realizes dream of becoming a Chicago police officer
There are still plenty of people out there who know who the good guys are. [caption id="attachment_20713" align="alignnone" width="492"] Interim Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson and 75 officers walked to Madison Pruitt's house Wednesday to make her dream of being a cop come true. | Mitch Dudek/Sun-Times[/caption] Girl’s dream…
ILLINOIS CALL TO ACTION: Witness slips needed to stop Toni Preckwinkle from snooping on gun owners, CCW holders
Urgent action item: Please cruise over to the Illinois General Assembly witness slip page here and file a slip in opposition to Senate Bill 3076. Amendment #1 to the bill allows the locals Democrat machine political hacks access to law enforcement databases. We're not up for Toni Preckwinkle and friends…
CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY #10: MISSISSIPPI
Michael Bloomberg has spent $50M a year on gun control and what has he gotten to show for it? Not even a stinkin' t-shirt. But millions of Americans now enjoy Constitutional Carry since he started squandering millions of denying Americans their Constitutionally-protected, God-given rights. And those single moms demanding some…
BLOODY BODYCAM: Special Kentucky-brand Snowflake thinks he can draw down on trooper (video)
I've read some pretty stupid things on gun forums. AR15.com, for instance, in their "General Discussion" forum, has all manner of silliness. I recall one thread (a cursory search failed to turn it up) where one gentleman said he would "take action" if a cop casually pointed his service arm…
CAN YOU SPELL PROJECTION? Gun grabbers share their open-minded tolerance of others in Facebook
Silly bigots. [caption id="attachment_20697" align="alignnone" width="500"] Screengrab courtesy The Gun Free Zone.[/caption]
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Knife / Counter Knife with Ernie Kirk in McLean, IL April 23rd
GSL Defense Training is bringing in a top tier Krav Maga and combatives instructor to McLean, Illinois on Saturday, April 23rd for a Knife/Counter-Knife course. Do you carry a knife with an eye towards perhaps using it for self-defense? Ever wondered how to deal with the threat of a knifing…
IF ONLY THE REST OF THE ECONOMY WAS AS STRONG: Gun sales up 36% in 2016
[caption id="attachment_20678" align="alignnone" width="600"] Click to see larger image.[/caption] We bring you more good news. (Or bad news is you're a single mom demanding "action".) Remember how gun sales last year posted the largest number or purchases (call-ins, at least) of all time? With nearly 25 million guns purchased?…
BOCH ON EOTECH REFUNDS: My experience returning EOTech Halographic Weapon Sights
by John Boch EOTech, makers of top tier halographic weapon sights, ran into a little problem last year. It turns out their famed HWS allegedly had some problems that the company allegedly concealed. Soldier Systems has a nice, dispassionate description of what's going on: USSOCOM Issues Safety of Use Message…
CRISCO? REALLY? FireClean sues blog for pointing out similarities between FireClean and Crisco Vegetable Oil.
by John Boch Here at Guns Save Life, we're no stranger to threats of legal action for reporting the facts. Facts sometimes make people uncomfortable. Why, it was barely two months ago when we got word that Mike and Valinda Rowe had retained counsel and were moving forward with a…