Governor Pritzker is out making the circuit for two reasons:  trying to bring business and trying to burnish his creds to run for president next year.  With an affable smile on his face, he did his best to ignore reality Monday.  Maybe he was auditioning for "Baghdad Bob."  Who knows. …

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.  Along these lines, the aspiring brain trust at CNN actually did a journalistic drive-by reporting on shootings at American schools.  They use the highly charged word "school shootings" repeatedly, but acknowledge that most of these are "community violence" in nature, not…

More than a few folks are living with a bit of anxiety of late. Some have bought now-banned guns in the Land of Lincoln since January 10th and now they’re a little uneasy about the Illinois State Police showing up on their doorstep. Others have handguns with support braces on…

Americans - some of them at least - are trusting their gut when it comes to personal safety and security.  They see the insane violent crime happening all around them.  Maybe they've even been victimized themselves.  Their intuition is telling them that there's danger in the world today.  Serious danger.…

Everytown for Gun Violence, or for Gun Control, or whatever spends Michael Bloomberg's money to promote your disarmament.  Because disarmed people make better victims not only for criminals but also for those who think government is the answer to everything. This came across my virtual desk the other day. Over…

Robert Bevis, the owner of Law Weapons in Naperville, came up with an interesting idea that he thought might exempt rifles from gun registration in Illinois.  At first blush, we thought it was a great idea.  However, at GSL, we get readers from all corners of the firearm world.  At…

Another day, another slew of armed robberies in Chicago.  This one caught on camera from last weekend.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by @chicagocrittermedia

Ice T, the rapper from way back who transitioned into mainstream acting, recently posted some of his gun collection on Twitter.  Allegedly. He's no spring chicken, either.  He's been working on SVU for 25 seasons now. Anyway, here's his collection.  Better than many I know, but if it's stored either…

The so-called “Protect IL Communities Act” gun and magazine ban has a registration window for current owners of banned firearms and accessories. While there are multiple legal challenges to the law, it’s unlikely we’ll get relief in the courts before the registration window closes on Dec. 31st. So what do…

Illinois State Representative Chris Miller and Guns Save Life's Executive Director will appear at a "Protect Illinois Communities Act" Town Hall Meeting on Monday evening, November 27th.  The even till take place at the Newman, IL Regional Library (207 S. Coffin St, Suite D, Newman) starting at 7pm. The event…