GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS OUTFLANK PAID ANTI-GUN LOBBYISTS: The THRILL of victory and the AGONY of defeat
[caption id="attachment_20415" align="alignnone" width="800"] So... you may see this picture all over FB. The dude in the suit texting his boss is the Bloomberg lobbyist at the WV Senate session as the Governor's veto has been overridden. The happy fellow on his left is with the FoP. They are…
WANTED: Kids named after firearms manufacturers for portraits for a human-interest feature
Some of you may remember Charles "Stretch" Ledford and the video he made about the GSL Burma Signs back in 2012 - "Handguns and Humor in the Heartland." As you might imagine, we were a little skeptical about this professor of journalism that came to us wanting to…
CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY: West Virginia gets Constitutional Carry in June
West Viriginia's Democrat Governor Early Ray Tomblin vetoed a Constitutional Carry measure for the second time in as many years this past week. This year, the legislature there promptly over-rode his veto. It happened this morning! In 90 days, no license will be needed for law-abiding residents to carry a…
A GREAT FIRST DAY: Guns Save Life in the Illinois Capitol building
Guns Save Life hit a couple of home runs on our first day lobbying in the Illinois General Assembly. We met a number of people in leadership from both parties as well as rank and file members. It was a better day than we could have dreamed possible. While we…
HOT AIR RELEASED: Anti-gun junk lawsuit against suburban communities dismissed
Remember all this hot air last summer? Coalition Files Suit Over Gun Sales in Suburbs Several mothers of young men killed by gun violence in Chicago are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against three suburban Chicago communities: Lyons, Riverdale, and Lincolnwood. The women, along with the Coalition for…
STRONGER TOGETHER: NRA-ILA Illinois Liaison at Guns Save Life’s Peoria meeting
[caption id="attachment_20376" align="alignnone" width="600"] Guns Save Life Executive Director John Boch, National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action Illinois Liaison Shannon Alford and Guns Save Life President Bear St. Pierre at the Peoria GSL meeting after a day lobbying at the Illinois State Capitol.[/caption] There is…
READING THE TEA LEAVES: Hillary’s in for rough sledding, as are all Democrats in November
It's only March, but this year is shaping up like none I've ever seen before and I'll tell you why: The turnout for Republicans is off the charts so far this year, while Democrat turnout has been in the toilet. Here are some numbers. Vote count difference compared…
FIREARM FEBRUARY! February gun sales were big. Peek inside to see just how big…
Gun sales in February 2016 were big. Really big. Remember how last year's gun sales were the biggest ever in recorded history? With 23.1 million pre-sale background checks conducted, 2015 was almost 15% bigger than 2014's numbers and a clean double of those in 2007. This February, gun sales were…
ILLINOIS EARLY PRISON RELEASE = MORE CRIME: Out for two weeks, three armed robberies in one weekend
Illinois has a violent crime problem because we don't put bad guys in prison where they belong. Example #Eleventymillion: 19-year-old Raul M. Ybarra. After THREE juvenile convictions for burglary, and unlawful use of credit card, telephone harassment and public indecency charges in adult court, he was sentenced to a year…
THE FAILBOAT HAS LANDED: Sports Authority bankrupt, stores teeter on closure. Good riddance.
Sports Authority files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (USA Today CAUTION autoplay video) - Big-box chain Sports Authority lost its bid to remain in the retail game without a dramatic restructuring as the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The retailer — owned by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Leonard Green &…