Sheriff Jim Mendrick, pictured above, will join GSL this coming Wednesday at our meeting in Decatur.  Mendrick is running for the Republican nomination for the governor's race which will take place in November 2026. Earlier in the day on Wednesday, he will appear with GSL's own Dan Cooley of The…

Senate Bill 8 has passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. Read it. Key provisions: Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the…

If the cause of gun control is so righteous and noble, they why do gun ban advocates feel the need to lie? From the Kentucky Lantern: Everytown for Gun Safety says a man who spoke at a February rally for gun safety it helped organize in Frankfort lied about his…

Yup.  Olivia Julianna is the saving grace of the radical Democrats in politics today - the national political party of gun control. BREAKING: Democrats have engaged Olivia Julianna as part of their strategy to bring young men to the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/c3JXlFgErG — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 29, 2025  

What in the holy heck?  Trump pardoned a huge gang leader and frankly, gangs are the scourge of our state and our nation.  At the same time, it seems kind of compassionate.  He had been in prison for better than 50 years. As an added bonus, there is a 200-year…

You read that right.  The Illinois House just passed HB-850 which would allow for "clear and present danger" complaints to the Illinois State Police where the complainants' identity is kept secret.  Not only that, but those filing these complaint would be shielded from civil liability for false, malicious or vexatious…

While having a conversation with a recently divorced woman looking for an apartment where she felt “safe”, I mentioned that a .357 can go a long way to not only feeling safe, but actually being safe at home. “But I don’t like guns,” she replied. Folks, you don’t have to…

The six victims -- three students and three staff members -- didn’t have to die at Covenant Christian School in Nashville back in 2023.  And a woke administrator might well as have contributed as much to their deaths as the transgender, Christian-hating lunatic who shot them dead. What would you…

Go read the whole thing at Townhall.  Here's a taste: ...The last Monday in May is a day of solemnity. It is arguably the most important day of national remembrance in the patriot’s calendar—a sacred pause to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our…

We carry a gun so we’re harder to kill, and know the law of self-defense so we’re harder to convict. As much as we try to avoid crime, sometimes life gives us a crap sandwich. Even if you use your gun or other means of force to resist attack, injuries…