The truth about Costas and Guns…
by John Lott (FoxNews) - Did Jovan Belcher, the 6’2” 228 pound linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, need a gun to kill his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins? How about to commit suicide? Apparently some think that Saturday's murder-suicide tragedy in Kansas City wouldn't have happened if he hadn't had a…
Merry Christmas! From front page of the News-Gazette today…
[caption id="attachment_3751" align="alignnone" width="600"] Brothers Gabriel,4, left, and Michael, 5, Bambenek, Champaign, smile at a gingerbread ornament at the The Junior League of Champaign-Urbana's 17th Annual Festival of Trees at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012.Photographer:Robin ScholzPhoto by News-Gazette.com.[/caption] John Bambenek, one of our…
Home Invasion at Richard Klein’s residence
It happened to me! A Home Invasion, Freezing Rain, and Other Rude Awakenings by Richard E. Klein and John Boch Part I: Rude awakenings In our society, the matter of dealing with a home invasion is, for many, pretty removed from our daily concerns. Recently my world and all its…
ATF *finally* cleans house after Fast and Furious / Project Gunwalker
Well, it's long overdue. Now that the election is over and Barack Hussein Obama doesn't have to worry about his Fast and Furious buddies breaking bad on him, he's cleaned house. Well, sort of. Some of the key players have been dismissed, but they get to keep their full pensions.…
IL ALERT: Call your state representatives starting MONDAY
From our good friends at the Illinois State Rifle Association. URGENT ALERT – YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED SCHEME TO BAN AND CONFISCATE MOST OF YOUR GUNS WILL BE UP FOR A VOTE IN THE HOUSE THIS WEEK! As many of you know, Governor Quinn gutted a pro-gun bill, SB-681, and…
FoxSports hack blames 2nd Amendment, not KC Chiefs killer
[caption id="attachment_3726" align="alignnone" width="625"] Meet Jason Whitlock, rocket scientist extraordinaire. One can only speculate if he was researching his latest article in this photo, "covering sports from every angle" as it says in his bio at FoxSports.[/caption] FoxSports, the network that won't accept firearms-related advertisements for UFC events, once again…
Don’t support Wounded Warrior Project
This editorial by GunTalk radio host Tom Gresham is reprinted here with permission: by Tom Gresham Does the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) have a bias against guns and gun makers? Two weeks ago that would have sounded crazy, but this week many shooters are convinced that it’s true. Hundreds of hunts…
Is Self Defense the ‘Christian’ Thing to Do?
[caption id="attachment_3713" align="alignnone" width="742"] Roman sword hilt.[/caption] by Jordan Whitaker (Bio) (Guns Save Life) - For some people the question of self-defense, especially with deadly force, raises troubling moral and religious issues. As a Southern Baptist pastor and former US Army infantryman, I have fielded many such concerns from church…
Welcome our newest contributor, Pastor Jordan Whitaker
[caption id="attachment_3706" align="alignnone" width="478"] Pastor Jordan Whitaker.[/caption] Please welcome Jordan Whitaker as our latest contributor to the GSL blog and GunNews. Here's a short bio on him: I am a 30 year old father of three from across the river in Missouri. Since leaving military service (US Army Infantry)…
CRIME GONE WILD: San Bernadino, CA city atty says lock your doors and load your guns
Crime has gone wild in San Bernardino, CA, and unfortunately for residents, this isn't limited to working girls. It's so bad that public officials are recommending residents "load their guns" to protect themselves from violent crime, including a murder rate that's up 50% this year thanks to slashed budgets…