Chicago gives $105k to dope-dealing gang-banger to open liquor store
[caption id="attachment_9547" align="alignnone" width="753"] Convenience For YouMen stand outside Convenience For You store that sells liquor on Madison Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, lifted a moratorium banning new liquor stores on the block. After the Tribune questioned Graham about the liquor store, she introduced…
VISA-owned credit card processor drops America’s largest gun store
...for the high crime of selling guns. That's right. Authorize.net / CyberSource abruptly and without warning ended its credit-card processing services for Hyatt Gun Shop of Charlotte, NC. (Washington Examiner) - A subsidiary of Visa, a key Obama campaign donor, that specializes in credit card transactions has abruptly stopped servicing…
Protective Firearms Institute responds: GSL retracts
On Friday, we posted "Buyer Beware: Do your homework before registering for an Illinois Concealed Carry class" where we cautioned Illinois gun owners about some groups advertising classes as approved when they are not or others who certainly seem questionable at best. Among those mentioned as an example was Protective…
Col. Robert Howard: The Greatest Hero America Never Knew
[caption id="attachment_9528" align="alignnone" width="360"] Col. Robert Howard[/caption] The Greatest Hero America Never Knew The true story of Waco's Col. Robert Howard. by David Feherty D Magazine The Department of Homeland Security is not doing its job. As proof, I, David Feherty, a 17-year resident of the Dallas area but…
Champaign County Housing Authority steps in it
[caption id="attachment_9523" align="alignnone" width="600"] YOU'VE GOT MAIL!The certified kind.[/caption] They didn't listen. Yesterday, after Guns Save Life president John Boch addressed the Champaign County Housing Authority (CCHA) board of commissioners (which, by the way, look nothing like a cross-section of the community) and expressed profound concerns with CCHA trampling of…
Buyer Beware: Do your homework before registering for a Illinois Concealed Carry Class
In the months ahead of the Illinois State Police posting instructor and course approvals on their website, there were a handful of companies falsely (and unlawfully) advertising Illinois “Approved” or “Certified” classes on the internet and in hand-outs sometimes found at local gun stores. Guns Save Life’s online blog publicized…
Finding the right (quality) firearm training program for you
Originally published in 2012 in GunNews Magazine. We're re-posting it as it's especially germane with the new Illinois CCW law's training requirement. (Guns Save Life) - Carrying a gun lawfully for self-defense can make the difference between life and death in a critical incident, yet at the same time…
Defending everyone’s right: GSL visits Champaign County Housing Authority Commission
[caption id="attachment_9504" align="alignnone" width="600"] GSL fights against unconstitutional regulation of guns by law-abiding residents of Champaign County's Housing Authority properties.[/caption] At GunsSaveLife.com, we defend your right to defend yourself. For everyone who is legally able to own a firearm. This afternoon, Guns Save Life President John Boch dropped by…
THINK PROGRESS: Female gun owners are stupid
Think Progress, according the Wikipedia, "is an American political blog that 'provide[s] a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies'. It is an outlet of the Center for American Progress. They aren't big fans of self-defense or gun ownership. They published a story today (a huge hat tip to Miguel…
ISP instructor list now at 467
Bravo to ISP for dumping a batch of instructors onto their website this evening. We're now up to 467. What it'll be tomorrow, who knows. For the complete list, visit here.