TRAINING: Black Flag’s Force on Force training course, open to civilians, is money well spent
reprinted from the January 2015 issue of GunNews Magazine. by John Boch Morton Grove, IL (Guns Save Life) - It’s not everyday when you get a chance to practice shooting tactics against opponents who shoot back, especially as a civilian. Black Flag Firearms Training and Spartan Security Services have…
WANING: Gabby Giffords’ gun-grabbing group can’t even hold her former Congressional seat
[caption id="attachment_15049" align="alignnone" width="600"] You would have that look too if you spent $2 million to defend what you claimed was a sure thing and then lost.[/caption] If you want to better understand just how impotent Gabby Giffords' gun-grabber group "Americans for Responsible Solutions" has become, you need…
HEARTWARMING AT THE HOLIDAYS: 14-year-old shoots home invader to defend self, grandmother
[caption id="attachment_15038" align="alignnone" width="624"] All photos by Charlotte Observer.[/caption] Our heartwarming at the holidays series continues with the wonderful real-life story about a frail pair of grandparents who took their 14-year-old grandson out to the range and taught him how to use a gun to defend their home after a…
NAMBY-PAMBIES OR LET-NO-CRISIS-GO-TO-WASTE GENIUS: Sony pulls “The Interview” on North Korean threats
Was it a case of namby-pamby Sony executives genuinely scared that a hermit kingdom that can't even keep its lights on in the evening is going to inflict some great carnage on America's movie theaters? Or was it a case of marketing genius to take advantage of a crisis to…
Great Guns VI Winners!
There was excitement in the air at the Tuesday, December 9th Guns Save Life meeting in Champaign. Not only were we drawing for our monthly "gun" (in this case a Barnett Crossbow), but also for the Great Guns VI guns... an FN PS90 and a Keltec KSG Shotgun! And a…
NAESE: The power of face to face
by John Naese Today’s world is connected, or so they say. The younger you are, the more connected you are. Everyone’s got a cell phone; most of the people I know have smart phones, which means they are connected to the internet almost all the time. Facebook, Twitter, texting, instant…
HEARTS AND MINDS? Gun haters claim they are winning, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary
[caption id="attachment_15008" align="alignnone" width="600"] Those opposed to American's gun rights offer up distortions, misrepresentations and creative story-telling that would make Pinocchio's nose grow even faster than if he'd overdosed on Viagra.[/caption] The average American pays precious little attention to the ongoing battle between those who advocate more fully taking…
FARNAM: Armed citizen is solution to attacks – terror and otherwise
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our political opponents have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?" Joe Stalin (so eloquently articulating the "Youmaynot Philosophy!") by John Farnam Australia this time! Most of this day, I've listened to hand-wringing commentators on many networks, including Fox…
SYDNEY SEIGE: Don’t negotiate; storm the shop
Horrific jihadi attack in Sydney, Australia right now. Raid the shop and kill the muslim hostage taker. Don't delay. Don't negotiate. Nothing positive ever happens in negotiating with whack jobs. He wants to meet allah. Help him before he hurts more people. Too bad nobody in the shop was armed…
Coming soon: HOOAH photos & story
Guns Save Life is proud to be one of the big sponsors for the rapidly growing HOOAH program in Central Illinois. Healing Outside Of A Hospital is where local people host wounded U.S. servicemen (and likely servicewomen someday as well) for an all-expense paid trip to experience camaraderie and the…