UPDATED! Blockbuster announcement: McLean Co. State’s Attorney says “No charges for FOID holders merely exercising 2nd Amendment rights”
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="434"] McLean County State's Attorney Ron Dozier.Photograph courtesy Bloomington Pantagraph.[/caption] Bloomington, IL (Guns Save Life) - McLean County State's Attorney Ron Dozier is set to announce publicly today, Monday, August 2o, to the media and residents of McLean County, Illinois, his decision not to prosecute Firearm Owner…
Pheasants Forever Young Guns come to Foosland Sportsman’s Club
PHOTO GALLERY Foosland, IL (Guns Save Life) - The Ford County Pheasants Forever Young Guns group brought their very successful youth trap, rifle and splatter-board shoot to the Foosland Sportsman’s Club on Sunday, August 5th. Between sixty and seventy kids participated at the event which saw shooting for about four…
U.S. troops ordered to carry loaded guns on base.
[caption id="attachment_870" align="alignnone" width="472"] U.S. Troops armed, on patrol.Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Todd.[/caption] U.S. troops have long been tasked with fighting with one hand tied behind their backs with silly, politically correct rules of engagement. You know, things like, "we can't target enemy combatants because they've run into a building…
Which Shooting School Is For You? How to Choose the Right Training Class
[caption id="attachment_658" align="alignnone" width="378"] Students come from all walks of life seeking to learn the proper execution of the fundamentals at classes.Photo courtesy GSL Defense Training.[/caption] The Daily Caller has an excellent article on selecting a shooting school. We ran a similar article relating to training available in the…
SCANDALOUS: Treasure Hunter’s Roadshow shutting down…
[caption id="attachment_649" align="alignnone" width="336"] Jeffrey Parsons, President of THR & Associates, examines some jewelry in Decatur in 2010.-- photo courtesy Decatur Herald & Review[/caption] It's been a bad couple of years for little Jeffrey Parsons, who first surfaced on the Guns Save Life radar in 2010 when his show rolled…
Darnall’s NRA Youth Camp 2012
PHOTO GALLERY Bloomington, IL (Guns Save Life) - Darnall’s GunWorks and Ranges hosted their 18th annual National Rifle Association Youth Shooting Camp July 26-29th west of Bloomington, IL. One hundred thirty young people ages 8-16 showed up to enjoy a long weekend learning basic firearm safety and the safe and…
Pastors behaving badly
by John Boch (Guns Save Life) – I spoke with Pastor Gary Grogan of Urbana’s Stonecreek Church, formerly known as the Urbana Assembly of God church some weeks ago after the formal announcement of their gun buyback program. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="163"] Stonecreek Church Pastor Gary Grogan.[/caption] He claimed he…
Champaign gun “buy back” flop sees intimidation, questions and unpublished conditions while netting a mere 25% of expectations
Champaign, IL (GunsSaveLife) - The former Urbana Assembly of God church, now known as Stonecreek Church, sponsored a gun “buy back” in Champaign on Saturday August 4th. One family turning in guns was greeted with lots of questions and a healthy dose of rudeness and intimidation while another man was…