A remarkable man: GSL’s David Martin wins “Pay it foward” award
Guns Save Life's member David Martin is a remarkable man. He's not only nice to a fault, he gives of himself rather freely. And while Mr. Martin is far from "fortunate" with his disability, he's there for those less fortunate than he, raising thousands of dollars to help disabled…
Bet you didn’t read this in the NY times: Gun ownership soars since ’94, while murders plummet
Capitalization (or lack thereof) of the NY times name intentional. You probably didn't read this in the mainstream media today... Congressional Study: Murder Rate Plummets as Gun Ownership Soars (Breitbart) - A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report shows that while gun ownership climbed from 192 million firearms…
Homeowner to intruder: “Don’t you dare bleed all over my (expletive) couch!”
We love happy endings. And this was a very, very happy ending for everyone involved, including the intruder who was shot twice. (How's that a happy ending for him? He lived.) This article is a well-done story of one family's proper planning paying off when a persistent intruder repeatedly kept…
Illinois Concealed Carry update – Dec 4th
Yesterday, the Illinois House and Senate passed a "trailer" bill which cleaned up some language and made some very minor changes to the new Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act which passed into law last summer. The bill goes to Governor Pat Quinn for final approval. It spells out mostly…
Impossible: Man shot outside “no guns” Whole Foods in Texas!
If there's one place in Texas, the land of lots of folks with carry permits, that someone criminally-inclined knows that the general population won't be armed, it's "no gun zones". In Texas, like the new law in Illinois, a sign announcing "no guns" carries the force of law. Francisco Alcarez,…
Noir on NFL rejecting the Daniel Defense advertisement
We toyed with reporting last week on the NFL - known by some as the National Felon League - rejecting a wholesome as apple pie television commercial for Daniel Defense AR-15s. We were scratching our heads, as the ad would cost four to six million to air, minimum and we…
Anti-gun Democrat thinks gun control won Virginia AG election
[caption id="attachment_10081" align="alignnone" width="600"] Kevin O. and his best friend in high school?[/caption] Tell that to the disHonorable John Morse, the President of Colorado's state senate. Or Angela Giron. Both lost their recall elections in Colorado which were little more than referenda on their support for gun control. They…
Same old deceit: Anti-gunners posting businesses unilaterally
Don't be too quick to go negative on Illinois businesses who have posted "No Guns" signage. If it's like the case in North Carolina, as reported by Sean D. Sorrentino at the North Carolina Gun Blog, it may be simply a case of gun hating bigots who have unilaterally decided…
A special kind of stupid: S.J. Mercury News cheerleads gun buyback
Yes, they are a special kind of stupid at the San Jose Mercury News. They print a dramatic picture of junk guns laying about in front of some police brass pontificating on how getting those guns "off the street" will make Oakland a safer place to live. And the low-information…
Thugs rob & kill elderly woman who shot back before dying
A nice neighborhood in South Carolina was turned into a crime scene as three non-productive thugs tried to rob an elderly woman on her way home from work late at night. The 76-year-old woman, Dorothy Hendrix, proved to be tough as nails as she shot it out with the trio…