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The Illinois Senate is set to return Sunday at 5pm.  The Illinois House is not set to return today, but will almost assuredly return Monday morning. The Illinois House passed SB-2226, House Amendment #3 last Friday in the dead of night, which frankly seems to be their new modus operandi…

Good news for those who still have a bump stock in their closet.  The courts have finally put at least the first nail in the coffin on the so-called "Bump Stock" ban implemented after the Las Vegas terror attack. From Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod in Cargill v. Garland: Since the…

Despite the fact that a judge has put a temporary restraining order on Oregon's Ballot Measure 114, NPR is breathlessly highlighting an allegedly marginalized group who might be impacted.  The NPR "news" agency claims the LGBT folks would be disproportionately affected by the new gun control law.  Really? Some members…

Our favorite little low-T House Minority Leader Jimmy Durkin voted for the gun and magazine ban (SB-2226) in the dead of night very early Friday morning.  Low-T Jimmy not only has a bit of a Napoleon complex but also a nice betrayal streak for good measure.   One would think leaders…

  To the Editor: WCIS Channel 20 News reports: “More than 100 people gathered [Thursday] at the Capitol to make their voices heard on the Protect Illinois Communities Act. Activists from Moms Demand Action… encouraged lawmakers to pass the bill.” Fine, but who the hell are these “Moms” and why…

Dear 2023. I have reviewed my trial package for the new year and would like to return it. I find most of the firearms related events are not to my liking and do not fit. Do I have to request an RMA number to return it?P.S. I was not a…

What happens when police don't solve very many serious crimes?  Well, where the suspect is known, oftentimes the victim and/or their family will administer some "street justice."  After all, police exist to protect the criminals from their victims as much as the other way around. Given Chicago's dismal crime solving…

A good guy with a gun took care of business Thursday evening at a tanqueria in Houston.  A young man stormed into the place sticking a gun in everyone's face, demanding cash.  Yeah, he didn't just rob the store, but the customers too.  While Mr. Aspiring Robber busied himself stuffing…

The video of the attempted carjacking at a CITGO station in Chicago has brought a lot of traffic to Guns Save Life.  In a miracle of sorts, Chicago Police made an arrest.  Then again, the arrestee was shot in the shoulder by his intended victim before the victim succumbed to…

"In an organized society, there can be nothing but ultimate confusion and chaos if court decrees are flaunted.” This morning, bright and early, the Illinois House voted to pass the gun and magazine ban contained in SB-2226 (House Amendment #3).  Just as some states ignored the US Supreme Court decision…