BREAKING: Court strikes down California’s 10-day wait on gun purchases (is Illinois’ next?)
First, the nation's hottest looking Attorney General lost her effort to allow California to remain a "may issue" carry state. Now, sweet looking (to some) Kamala Harris loses again: This time Cali's 10-day waiting period to buy a gun was just struck down. The case was Jeff Sylvester et al.…
A “subtle” message to ISIS jihadis has gone viral
[caption id="attachment_13393" align="alignnone" width="640"] Oh wait! She's not wearing a burqa! She's going to be easily intimidated by a smelly, illiterate savage men. After all, she can fight back.[/caption] A message to isis islamofascists who love to kidnap and rape the unarmed women and little boys before killing them…
GRAND OPENING: Central IL Shooting Sports indoor range/gunshop grand opening in Normal, IL
[caption id="attachment_13381" align="alignnone" width="600"] This really neat custom "car" was parked out front to greet folks checking out the Central Illinois Shooting Sports store.[/caption] Stephen Stewart's Central Illinois Shooting Sports store officially opened Saturday to hundreds and hundreds of folks coming to see the latest indoor shooting range and…
GOOD NEWS: JPFO set to merge with 2nd Amendment Foundation
There's good news to report in the coming merger next week of the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership with the strong and vibrant Second Amendment Foundation. The Second Amendment Foundation, led by Alan Gottlieb, is most famous for bringing a long string of lawsuits in federal courts to…
SICK: IL Governor Quinn proclaims today ICHV Day in Illinois. Will tomorrow bring us NAMBLA Day?
Embattled Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed today, August 21, 2014 as Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Day. The ICHV group are long known as ardent opponents of civil rights in Illinois. In other words, they are kind of like the Ku Klux Klan in that they work to keep law-abiding…
SUNSHINE: What’s your local police getting from the Department of Defense?
[caption id="attachment_13358" align="alignnone" width="560"] Champaign County, IL got themselves an MRAP vehicle. We've asked Champaign County Sheriff to give us the reason they bought this monster. After all, while we had some potholes in Champaign this past winter that were pretty fearsome, and would damage your average passenger car, last…
SELF-DEFENSE / POWELL SHOOTING VIDEO: Lessons to be learned for the armed civilian
We've seen the first-person cell phone video of the Powell confrontation with police in St. Louis a couple of days ago that ended with him getting shot and killed. There is much to be learned from the video, including what can go wrong afterwards. (Language and graphic content warning).…
LETTER FROM (ARMED) TEACHER: This mom doesn’t demand action. She takes it!
We received this letter at Guns Save Life's PO Box and it took our breath away. I have withheld the woman's last name and city from the letter to ensure her job won't be at risk (any more than it already is). We admire her panache. I’ve read several articles…
PERSPECTIVES: Cops from Ferguson and just beyond
Passing along a couple of good blog posts. Neither could really stand on their own, but they make good reading and complement one another. First up, a cop who worked the riots this past Sunday night/Monday morning, in what some said were the worst rioting to date. It's interesting to…
REFORMED FELONS: Get your firearm rights restored
Reprinted from the January 2013 issue of GunNews Magazine. Originally posted to Guns Save Life in December 2012. We're re-posting it because of recent demand. DISCLAIMER: Guns Save Life does not have lawyers on staff, and every state has their own set of rules regarding this issue. If you are…