SB-8 & HB-850 both go to governor for his signature
Land of Lincoln gun owners: Stand by for more gun control, sans due process, courtesy of the gun control jihadist Democrats in the General Assembly. They bang their fists and demand gun control measures, all the while they undermine the criminal justice system with "No Cash Bail" and assorted other…
GUNNEWS ON CUTTING EDGE: Remember this GunNews headline? DNS publishes warning list… Guess who’s all over it?
We told you about this in the May 2025 issue of GunNews Magazine. The State of Illinois, Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools were looking at consequences for the "sanctuary" policies protecting illegal aliens. Well, we were on the cutting edge. Radical, gun-rights hating Democrats running Illinois will soon have…
And Chicago wonders why it has a crime problem… 19-time Felon gets ~2 years in prison for killing someone
So a 19-time convicted felon stabbed his buddy on a CTA train in 2022. The friend died. Here's the story from CWB Chicago: A 19-time convicted felon was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison for stabbing an acquaintance to death aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop. Travis…
GunNews available for downloads!
The June 2025 issue of GunNews is now available for download! DEAR READER: Thank you for picking up this issue of GunNews Magazine. We’re proud of our monthly journal and hope it helps you to become a better-informed citizen and gun owner. If you like the content and want…
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR: GOP candidate for Governor Jim Mendrick will be at the Decatur GSL meeting Wednesday
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…
SB8 PASSED: Lock up your safety, liability for stolen firearms, and more…
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…
GOOD QUESTION: If gun control advocates’ cause is righteous and noble, then why do they need to lie?
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…
Gun Control Loving Democrats break out secret weapon to lure younger men back to the party of gun control…
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
Gang leader Larry Hoover’s sentence commuted by Trump; Trump drops Hoover into JB Pritzker’s lap to deal with…
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…
JUST PASSED: HB850 provides ‘confidential’ ‘clear and present danger’ reporting with civil liability immunity for complainants… even for malicious or vexatious complaints
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…