WOUND WARRIOR MONEYPIT: Instead of cleaning house, hire a damage control firm
The Wounded Warriors Project has us on their radar, and we sure as heck have them on ours. Initially they came to our attention when they proclaimed that they didn't want gun owner donations, or money from Christians, but money from fundraisers at the Playboy Mansion were A-OK (Parties 1…
THE MAFIA CALLS IT “INSURANCE”: DC to pay criminals to behave
Low-information voters give us low-information politicians. DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes WASHINGTON (AP) -- They say crime doesn't pay, but that might not be entirely true in the District of Columbia as lawmakers look for ways to discourage people from becoming repeat offenders. The D.C.…
ARMED AMERICAN, CHICAGO STYLE: Big bad wolf breaks in, gets carried out
It's never a good day when someone breaks into your home at 5:15 in the morning. It's even less of a good day when you're a single woman and the man breaking in is an ex-boyfriend intent on beating you to a pulp. After all, if he was delivering flowers,…
RANDOM OUTBREAKS OF STUPID: What passes for gang thugs in Utah… lessons to be learned
Maintain your situation awareness at all times. There are a host of pre-violence behavioral indicators, and pro-incident indicators. Come out to the Critical Threat Management Force-on-Force class to learn the subtle nuances in body language that often precede an attack. Sometimes you don't need training or education outside of everyday…
RUN ROBERT RUN: Former GSL member, now in Iowa, running for US Senate
by John Boch Robert Rees, a former Guns Save Life member and radio talk show host at Cities 92.9FM in Bloomington moved to Iowa a little over two years ago. We were sorry to see him go as he was a quite a fan of Guns Save Life and the…
HOME INTRUSIONS: Two stories, two outcomes in four days from Springfield, IL.
We bring you two stories in the past week from Springfield, IL, just four days apart, involving armed homeowners. Each have lessons to be learned. The first story had a good ending for the homeowner, a Marine veteran. The other had a not-so-good ending for a former US…
IT HAPPENED TO ME LAST NIGHT: I was HUNTED in a GUN FREE zone
By A Guns Save Life Member, MD. I'm an Illinois concealed carry permit holder. I carry every day. Well, most of the time. I am also a physician. I work in a hospital - a statutory "gun free" zone in Illinois. I can't bring my gun to work. I…
MURDER CITY USA: Chicago’s deadliest January in at least 16 years…
Rut row! The Ferguson Effect is in full swing in Chicago, with 57 homicides this past month. It stands as the deadliest January in at least 16 years, and perhaps ever. 301 people have been shot. This is what happens when police contacts in the first weeks of the new…
HARD DECISION, JOYFUL TEARS: Irving, Texas police take out the trash UPDATED
There was lots of crying, but it was tears of joy for the loved ones of a female cash store employee taken hostage in Irving, Texas after an armed robbery of the store went bad. The thug, with a gun to the head of the employee, threatened to kill the…
HELPING VETERANS? Wounded Warrior Project sues two injured vets
The Wounded Warrior Project has found itself in the news again as they are suing two injured veterans who are former employees. The organization, which purports to help injured veterans but in reality spends just 13.5% of monies collected on grants to help injured veterans as of their 2014 IRS…