Get a Grip: Skateboard tape grip enhancement for semi-auto pistols
[caption id="attachment_3174" align="alignnone" width="640"] Skateboard tape used to enhance grip.[/caption] Tech Time presentation Warren Drake Warren Drake found an inexpensive, yet effective solution to getting big hands securely on a small pistol. Small pistols, like the Kel-Tec, baby Glocks and the now-discontinued Standard Arms SA-9 are not the easiest things…
BBC *will* be at the January 8th GSL meeting in Rantoul
The BBC will be present at the Tuesday, January 8th meeting in Rantoul to shoot video for a 15-minute documentary on Guns Save Life. There were some issues with visas, but those have been resolved. Please give a warm welcome to Vara Szajkowski and her cameraman from London when…
RED ALERT UPDATED #2: Illinois House to take up gun bans Sunday evening
[caption id="attachment_4435" align="alignnone" width="570"] Michael Madigan has a plan up his sleeve to take away your favorite guns used to protect yourself, your family and your family's home from violent attack.[/caption] UPDATE at end of this post... We have it on good authority that House Speaker Michael Madigan will…
Anti-gun bills may return before next Wednesday
Summary The anti-gun bills have been put on "Postponed Consideration", meaning they aren't being actively considered, but can be brought back anytime before the end of this session. The latest information suggests the bad guys may try another run at this, sensing they are so close. Continue to make calls…
Are you required to retreat from a violent confrontation outside the home?
[caption id="attachment_3168" align="alignnone" width="456"] Are you required to flee your home in the face of intrusion? No, not in Illinois.[/caption] By Paul Vallandigham, Esq. The laws in a few states require an innocent person to "retreat” from any place where the individual has a lawful right to be in to…
BREAKING: Gun grabbers pull the bills! THANK YOU activists! UPDATED…
[caption id="attachment_4421" align="alignnone" width="600"] It was a close call for gun owners in Illinois this week. Leftist Chicago Democrats nearly banned America's favorite rifle and all other semi-automatic firearms, along with pump-action rifles and shotguns and closed down most ranges in the state. And a great photo from REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic…
DENNY’S takes ‘Gun-free Zone’ to new extremes UPDATED
Yeah, I know they are known for poor service and even worse food. (Don't believe me? Google 'Denny's lousy service' and you'll get 281,000 hits. Google 'Denny's lousy food' and you'll get 9,220,000 hits!) Their new location in Champaign, IL fits that bill when my mom, my fiance and I…
ACTION REQUIRED: Guns, ranges, magazine restrictions advance.
SUMMARY: Last night, along party-line votes, the amendments to HB-815 and HB-1263 passed the Senate Health and Safety Committee. First, the good news: Todd Vandermyde says our calls are beginning to have some effect. We lost a battle against a stacked deck of Chicago Democrats, but "we're winning the war".…
The bills UPDATED
House Bill 815 UPDATE: Amendment in question House Bill 1263 UPDATE: A whole slew of Amendments for 1263 These are the two bills to watch for now. Ignore current contents and keep your eye on Amendments as they come online. John