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Guns Save Life is neutral on the latest incarnation of the Illinois Concealed Carry bill which can be found here. We cannot, and will not endorse a bill which leaves local ordinances regarding magazine bans intact, leaving those who carry the most common personal defense handguns in America today…
The politically-motivated prosecution of George Zimmerman continues, as further evidence of prosecutorial misconduct continues to mount. Any reasonable and prudent person would have thrown this case out long ago. Involve politics and race hustlers, and suddenly people are afraid to do the right thing and instead engage in misconduct to…
Thursday night update: A compromise supposedly has been reached, according to Kwame Raoul in an AP news story. (AP) - Raoul told The Associated Press that lawmakers are "still tightening up details" but the package has reached common ground on key issues. Those compromises include preserving local gun ordinances and…
(Breitbart) - On June 3, President Barack Obama will sign the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The ATT passed in the U.N. General Assembly by a vote of 153-4 on April 2. This treaty is ostensibly aimed at putting an end to gun trafficking across international boundaries, and…
Don't mess with Texas. (Breitbart) - Texas legislators have sent a bill to Governor Rick Perry that allows schools to train and maintain teachers as "armed marshals" on campuses. The bill, which had already passed the Texas house, enjoyed a bipartisan passage of 28-3 in the Texas senate. According…
Well, by golly, Staples is a lot closer to my office than some of their competitors, but if this is their attitude about gun owners, then maybe I need to drive that extra mile. Gun Shop Allegedly Banned From Partcipating in Popular Store’s Contest: ‘Entry Contains Content That Promotes…Firearms’…
Mayor Bloomberg was the recipient of a ricin-laced letter in recent days, as was the director of his leftist, anti-gun rights group Mayors Against Guns. Letters Threatening Mayor Tested Positive for Ricin (New York Times) - Two letters that contained threats to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg — one addressed…
State Journal-Register reports that they're close... Something tells me it's going to be a shameful compromise, knowing that Kwame Raoul seems to think he's in the driver's seat... and he may be. A concealed-carry compromise between the Illinois House and Senate is closing in with just days left in the…
Call your Illinois State Senator and let them know you want them to support "shall issue" carry, with state-wide pre-emption and to OPPOSE Kwame's "may issue" bill. This bill will come up early in the day today. ALSO, TELL THEM NO ON THE MAG BAN bill also due up…