Two DGUs: One, a “Nancy” metrosexual male; another with a happier ending
Two "Armed American" defensive gun use (DGU) stories this morning for you. One, a big-city metrosexual man. A second one from an ordinary male in flyover country. First, our big-city hero and the epiphany he had following his encounter: Patrick Blanchfield has a burglar. He keeps his shotgun and shells…
Local GSL member at Lew Rockwell: Lies and the State
[caption id="attachment_5374" align="alignnone" width="550"] A woman hears that her sister, a teacher at Sandy Hook Elemetary School, was among the victims. She died shielding her students with her body.[/caption] Elizabeth Cameron, one of our Guns Save Life family, had a piece published at Lew Rockwell a few days ago…
CHICAGO: The true causes of Chicago’s insane orgy of violence
Welcome to Chicago. [caption id="attachment_5362" align="alignnone" width="480"] Chicago Police investigate near a body after a shooting on S. Champlain Avenue near 75th Street in Chicago on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Caption by Chicago Tribune.[/caption] Chicago's already off to a rousing start this year, with forty-some…
Guns Save Life Jan Meeting Summary (Rantoul)
[caption id="attachment_5300" align="alignnone" width="600"] It was packed, standing room only at the January GSL meeting in Rantoul. Here, Frank Wright gives our response to the Newtown, CT massacre.[/caption] Guns Save Life’s President John Boch called the January 2013 meeting to order at 7:00 sharp. It was a chaotic night with…
ILLINOIS CARRY BILL INTRODUCED…
It's here. Folks, there's a lot to like here. Todd Vandermyde did well on this bill. Guns Save Life stands behind this bill. We look forward to seeing it passed onto the governor's desk within 45 days, tops.
HuffPo: Firing guns made him feel invincible. What happens when he has sex?
Jon Hotchkiss, a TV producer and creator, wrote on the Huffington Post (fair warning: it's an anti-gun hit piece that will make you hurl in your shorts, complete with a compensating for small penis comment) that firing the AR-15 and a Glock made him feel invincible. Firing the AR-15 [Rifle] Made…
Gun-haters lament being surrounded by Champaign-Urbana’s “NRA Stronghold”
Last night, at a local restaurant in downtown Champaign (one with a flair a little left of center based upon clientele in general), we overheard an interesting conversation. It was five university-types sitting around. One with a Brit accent seemed to be getting quizzed by four others. Our ears perked…
Champaign County ICHV: Perfecting the art of irrelevancy
[caption id="attachment_5296" align="alignnone" width="600"] Nicole Anderson-Cobb, left.[/caption] Champaign, IL (Guns Save Life) - The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence’s ivory-tower hired-gun Nicole Anderson-Cobb, PhD, decided to have a sing-a-long for a group activity for the Champaign County Grassroots Chapter of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence at the Champaign Public…
Solutions to Violence: Making things worse or making things safer
Some folks are thoughtful in their decision making, looking at empirical evidence, and applying logic and reason before coming to a solution. Other people rely on their emotional response and often emotions are driven by fears. This is particularly true for gun control. Folks who haven't looked at…
Bloomberg has thin skin (and won’t disarm HIS security)
[caption id="attachment_5320" align="alignnone" width="514"] Maybe it was the big soda that irritated Bloomberg?[/caption] So isn't it hypocritical that he demands you disarm your own ability to protect your family? At the US Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. recently, a reporter asked Bloomberg if he would be willing to…