Month: October 2012

[caption id="attachment_2521" align="alignnone" width="640"] A fire destroyed an apartment building after someone used a propane torch to prepare their freshly killed squirrel for din-din.[/caption]   Public service announcement:  Don't use your propane torch to prepare your squirrel for cooking!   Officials: Burning squirrel fur caused apartment fire HOLLAND TWP. (Lansing…

Saw this story earlier today and missed the great quote. A US Marine sees a handicapped boy's prosthetic break and gives him a piggy-back ride for the last mile to the finish line. A great gesture and kind deed.  As one would expect of a U.S. Marine when they aren't…

[caption id="attachment_2514" align="alignnone" width="640"] Vince Cefalu.[/caption] Hard to believe, right? Breaking story just popped up on FoxNews.   ATF whistle-blower fired, claims complaints about 'Fast and Furious' played role A well-known whistle-blower in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed to FoxNews.com that he was fired this week,…

[caption id="attachment_2508" align="alignnone" width="614"] They wish they had money like this at the Brady Campaign.[/caption] The Brady Campaign is on the ropes financially, just as the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. Shall not be Questioned (formerly Snowflakes in Hell) has a great post about Brady's problems.  Sebastion there asked if…

After-action report:   GSL Defense Training’s NRA Personal Protection in the Home class by Dr. Doug Rokke Major, retired, U. S. Army (Gun Save Life) - I had the distinct pleasure to participate as a student in the GSL Defense Training NRA Personal Protection in the Home class taught at…

Chicago Police brass, bless their hearts, are hard at work trying to demonize law-abiding gun owners and gun shops for the criminal acts of gang-bangers and thugs running rampant in their city. They conducted some "research" on the 125 guns they were able to confiscate / collect / obtain during…

[caption id="attachment_2499" align="alignnone" width="650"] The freedom hating President.Photo courtesy Getty Images.[/caption] Some liberal, civil rights haters like to say Obama "respects" the Second Amendment and won't go after your guns. That's laughable. In reality, his stated goal is to ban America's favorite rifle, the ubiquitous and versatile sporting rifle known…

[caption id="attachment_1442" align="alignnone" width="381"] Earl Riggins from the July 2001 general meeting, one of his several appearances at Guns Save Life meetings. What a great American.[/caption] by Dean Rothermel (Guns Save Life) - On a blustery Central Illinois day in March 2011, many from around the country joined in saying…

Concerned about the Obama administration's reckless spending proclivities or the Fed's monetizing debt rendering your greenbacks' value deflated? There are alternatives. Firearms and ammunition have long been recognized as a viable store of wealth as they will seldom go down in value if maintained. Here's an article for your edification…

[caption id="attachment_2488" align="alignnone" width="403"] Cook County Board Chairman Toni Preckwinkle.[/caption]   The latest idiocy from the Democratic Party of Illinois is delivered by the Cook County Board Chairman Toni Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle wants to tax the law-abiding gun owners in Cook County to pay for Cook County's crime problem. Cook County…