Honest Abe Lincoln once was famously quoted as saying, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." in the past couple of days, we've seen a pair of stories about low-information legislators that boggle the mind. Let's start with our…

  Walmart prohibits on-duty employees and vendors in their stores from carrying weapons as a matter of corporate policy in all fifty states. With Illinois poised to join 49 other states with law-abiding, licensed good guys carrying firearms on their person, Wal-Mart's corporate people have caused all sorts of consternation…

For $71.50. Shop around, folks. Or just submit without fingerprints. Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh will be at the Tuesday night Rantoul GSL meeting.  You'll have a chance to ask him why he chose this particular price point. -- John   Fingerprinting for Conceal Carry License Applicants   Beginning THURSDAY…

  [caption id="attachment_10460" align="alignnone" width="640"] Public library computer work stations can be used to apply for a CCW license in Illinois.[/caption] We here at Guns Save Life have been trying to figure out how to organize a network of volunteers to assist those without internet access or those not technologically…

Graphic video. Don't watch if you get squeamish about blood.   The first rule of using and storing a projectile weapon:  Know your target and what's beyond it. This rule applies to staple guns...  and slingshots as well. Know that projectiles may bounce back, as this German gentleman discovered the…

A great-grandmother in Shreveport, LA had her .38 pistol stolen in a burglary in December went to a local pawn shop and bought herself a new pistol for home defense. Little did she know that less than a month later, the same burglar - a 16-year-old thug - would be…

This Friday marks the third anniversary of the passing of Emery Gene Martin. Most of us who knew him personally knew him as Gene.  Most who knew him on the Internet knew him as "Ol Coach". His passing was especially sad as we all knew it was coming.  As I…

  More bad news for gun grabbers! A federal court judge earlier today ruled Chicago's ban on gun sales in that city is unconstitutional. Oh, darn. That means another six-figure check from the City of Chicago to another law firm! Oh, double darn!   (Buzzfeed) - Chicago’s strictest-in-the-nation law banning…

GSL's Pontiac regional coordinator John Gahm has cancelled the Pontiac GSL meeting for Tuesday, Jan 7 because of the big storm and cold temperatures. We'll see you next month or you can join us next Tuesday, Jan 14th in Rantoul to get your fix! Thanks.

  By John Krupa III Submitted by / used with permission of author. As citizens rush to obtain their Illinois Concealed Carry License (CCL) many unwarily fall victim to instructors failing to properly administer the state mandated training requirements. The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and the Illinois State Police…