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Illinois would become the first state to eliminate cash bail which is offered in return for promises to comply by the terms of bail and to appear in court for trial when the SAFE-T Act goes into effect on 01 Jan, 2023. Among other things, this liberal sponsored bill ends…
Kwame Raoul rolled into office following in the footsteps of now-indicted Michael Madigan's daughter's tenure in that office. Some have said that Lisa Madigan took the Illinois AG's office to protect her daddy and his buddies. If she did, she did an admirable job for twelve years. In a state…
To the Editor: Illinois’ latest criminal justice and cash bail reform law is a crime in and of itself. It seems Jabba the Pritzker is determined to keep Illinois’ felons on the streets, at any cost: The Democrats tell us that cash bail is racist and punishes poverty. Most people…
The Cook County Forest Preserves ban on concealed carry for those with carry licenses was struck down by a federal court last year. The decision in the case ended the blanket prohibition on carry. The judge in the case granted the Illinois General Assembly until March 31st, 2022 to remedy the…
Crime without consequences leads to anarchy, poverty, despair It is almost as if our state’s political leadership is hellbent on legalizing crime without consequences. We tried a baby-step towards eliminating cash bail with the “Affordable Bail Act of 2017.” It has proven itself an unmitigated disaster leaving a trail of…
By Mike KeleherThis past weekend the Aurora Sportsman’s Club (ASC) in Waterman, IL once again hosted the Mission 22 Multi-Gun Championship, a charity event to raise money for Mission 22. The Mission 22 organization was created in response to the quiet but pervasive national crisis which sees 22 Veterans a…
We've all been reading about the fine folks at Martha's Vineyard dealing with the illegals flown in by Gov. DeSantis from Florida. They don't really have to worry about crime and other ills by a couple of dozen aliens. The border towns in Texas and elsewhere along the Rio Grande,…
by Justin Thyme, a GSL member September 2022Country CharacterI’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what happened at that mall in Greenwood, Indiana last month. There, Eli Dicken and his sweetheart dined in the food court at the mall. An evil man wielding a rifle and lots of ammo…
by John BochGSL Executive Director LaSalle County launches!Guns Save Life hosted the inaugural meeting of the LaSalle County chapter that marks our eighth regional meeting each month. What’s even more amazing is that we’ve got serious inquiries about launching meetings in Kankakee and Lake County (north of Chicago) as people…
GSL has a new member. A very thankful new member. Sergio Nuci, a concealed carry license holder, was arrested by Chicago PD for violating Chicago’s black rifle ban following a traffic stop earlier this year. Pistols are exempt from local regulation under the Illinois Concealed Carry License Act. Under the…
