Call.  Call.  Call. Email. Email.  Email. And call again after lunch. Call your Senator and the following three Illinois Senators in addition to your own.  Yeah, it's going to take five minutes of your day, but if you want law-abiding Illinois residents to be able to protect themselves without…

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is spinning the violence on Chicago's Gold Coast is if it doesn't happen. We've seen comments that suggest yesterday's article about the wilding arrests on Michigan Avenue (Teen mobs run wild in downtown on Drudge) over the weekend weren't as tame as claimed in the mainstream media.…

Call your Illinois State Senator.  Right now.  Tell him "NO" to magazine bans. MELT those phone lines.  Call their district offices and their Springfield Capitol offices.  Even if you *thought* they were pro-gun in the past.  There are a more than a couple who were formerly pro-gun who are going…

  Chicago's ruling political class seems especially proud of all of the "layers of security" their strict gun control offers their residents.  We see it as keeping the law-abiding good guys from being able to defend themselves from violent, predatory criminals running free without any deterrence in the form of…

United States Rifleman’s Association INTRODUCTION TO DEFENSIVE HANDGUN   USRA’s Intro to Defensive Handgun course is an intensive one-day course which introduces skills necessary for the safe and effective use of a handgun for personal defense. For those looking to get the training necessary to obtain an Florida (or someday,…

There's a story over at Townhall.com about the sheriffs in Colorado, who don't like the new Colorado gun laws.  The VAST MAJORITY of sheriffs in Colorado - 54 out of 64 - have filed a lawsuit challenging the regulations as unconstitutional.  Let's hope they have some success.  Sounds a lot…

  [caption id="attachment_7594" align="alignnone" width="600"] GSL President John Boch.[/caption] by John Boch President, Guns Save Life After weeks of watching Illinois Democrat House Speaker Michael Madigan play the political games he’s famous for, we are no closer to a good carry bill today than we were on the first day…

  In case you ever wondered if we're just blowing smoke when we ask you to call... State Senator Chapin Rose Representing the 51st District of Illinois May 17, 2013 The Illinois Senate adjourned without acting on Senator Kwame Raoul’s House Bill 183. As I wrote earlier today, we expected…

[caption id="attachment_7581" align="alignnone" width="748"] An old FOID card![/caption] Illinois FOID-card processing has been getting worse and worse since last November's election season and today, waiting times are three to six months for processing renewals or new cards. Well, relief may be on the way. In recent days, Illinois has terminated…