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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…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="343"] Michael Madigan. Photo courtesy Examiner.com.[/caption] by Jim Butler, President Sangamon County Rifle Association (Guns Save Life) - I’m sure by now that if you haven’t had your head buried in the sand, you are aware that Illinois is the only state that doesn’t have right-to-carry so…
Whining from the left continues to grow as the election nears. Steve Chapman at the Chicago Tribune - a strong bastion of support for the First Amendment while working against the Second Amendment - laments the NRA's endorsement of Romney / Ryan over Obama / Biden. Chapman wrote "about a…
Guns Save Life has remarkable speakers each month. This was our speaker in October 2011's meeting. Guns Save Life meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Knights of Columbus in Rantoul. (See calendar to the right for more information) Main Speaker #1 Justin Bawcum May 1, 2009…
By John Naese If you’re a shooter or a gun owner, you should belong to several gun organizations. Why several? Because each serves its own purpose, and you have a different role to play in each. You can gain different benefits from membership in each one of the following three.…