CeaseFire SCAM castigated in 2007 IL Auditor General report
The anti-civil rights group CeaseFire is facing criticism that the City of Chicago's payment of $1 million for its criminal thug employees to "prevent" crime is not preventing a thing. Here at Guns Save Life, we've long said that monies paid by Chicago to the rabidly anti-gun CeaseFire amount…
PMC XP-193 Muzzle flash FAIL!
[caption id="attachment_2939" align="alignnone" width="1292"] Muzzle flash from PMC XP-193 Ammo.[/caption] Bloomington, IL (Guns Save Life) - Low muzzle flash remains one of the non-negotiable requirements of any good self-defense load. In October, at the GSL Defense Training Urban Rifle 101 course, one of our students was using PMC X-Tac 5.56…
Chicago’s $1 Million to CeaseFire… for nothing.
Chicago gave a $1 million grant to CeaseFire earlier this year to prevent crime by having supposedly "reformed" criminal thugs use their "street cred" to intercede in gang-banger disputes before the bullets fly. So, what has this cool million bought, beside a bunch of bumper stickers used by gang bangers…
Sarah Scherer: A job well done
[caption id="attachment_3418" align="alignnone" width="426"] Sarah Scherer of Texas Christian University set a new NCAA record![/caption] Sarah Scherer was on fire at the Ohio State Invitational shoot, shooting a one shy of perfect score in the air rifle and almost as well with the smallbore rifle, setting an aggregate score record…
Fistfuls of Dollars for Freedom: GSL visits Joliet’s Gun Buyback in 2001
[caption id="attachment_3218" align="alignnone" width="577"] Monies brought back from Joliet's Gun Buy Back in 2001.[/caption] Guns Save Life's trips to Chicago in recent years were far from our first rodeo at turning in clunkers for cash. (The Truth About Guns article | Guns Save Life article) Our first experience was…
Case study in strict gun law FAIL: Sao Paulo
In spite of draconian gun laws, violence is rampant in Brazil's biggest cities. Wave of violence sweeps Brazil's biggest city SAO PAULO (AP) -- At least 140 people have been murdered in South America's biggest city over the past two weeks in a rising wave of violence, Sao…
A life remembered: former GSL member Dick Burwash
It is with great sadness we report the passing of former GSL member Richard "Dick" Burwash. He passed away at Carle hospital Saturday morning. Burwash, a life-long farmer in the area that is today Savoy, was a big supporter of gun rights. He also recently participated in the Honor Flight…
Newly re-elected Jesse Jackson Jr. is goin’ to prison
[caption id="attachment_3398" align="alignnone" width="560"] Will Jesse Jackson Jr. be smiling like this when he checks into the gray bar hotel soon? Time will tell. Don't forget to send him a card for his birthday next year!Photo by Reuters.[/caption] by John Boch Jesse Jackson Jr. is in hot water with more…
Cook County approves gun tax
It's official. Cook County Democrats passed a slew of new taxes, including the onerous modern-day poll tax on guns by a vote of 16-1. Chicago (Tribune) - The cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County…
Emergency evacuation planning
[caption id="attachment_1760" align="alignnone" width="304"] Tom Shafer.[/caption] by Tom Shafer (GunNews) - Any well-rounded emergency plan should include emergency evacuation contingencies. As the old saying goes, proper prior planning prevents poor performance. Obviously, your home is your castle and probably fairly well-stocked with supplies if you are preparedness-minded, but certain contingencies…