Anxiety at being unarmed and defenseless is not a disorder among sheepdogs
by John Boch My [now ex-]wife, God bless her, [had] her alarm clock set to the local PBS station, so I [got] treated to Nazi Party Radio drivel about as often as I hear classical music first thing in the morning. On one particular morning, an Iraqi war veteran was…
David exposes Goliath
David exposes Goliath By John Boch When I was in school, I was taught that newspaper reporters and editors were wise and learned individuals to be respected. They were experts at the use of the English language and generally unbiased and unemotional in their reporting of the news. Today,…
Paul Vallandigham remembered for the “Fire in his belly”
[caption id="attachment_2454" align="alignright" width="200"] Paul Vallandigham.[/caption] Dear John, I'm so sorry for your loss, personally, as well as the loss to the GSL community. Please accept my condolences, and rest assured that Paul will be in our prayers this evening. Paul is how I met you guys as I was…
Armed American: Happy ending to armed robbery
[caption id="attachment_2451" align="alignnone" width="600"] A young man tried to rob Club Billiards owner Steve Yager outside his business Monday morning, Oct. 2, 2012, saying he had a gun. Yager said, "I do, too," and pointed his Smith and Wesson snub nose .38 special at the kid's head. The lad…
Democrats taking fallout from war on gun owners
Days of our Trailers has a withering attack on the civil-rights hating Democratic hack Marty Moylan. He's going to try and ban '50 cal machine guns' in Illinois. Wait. They're already banned in this state. What is he talking about then? Oh right. He's talking about semi-auto firearms like the…
Paul Vallandigham – A life remembered
[caption id="attachment_2421" align="alignnone" width="915"] Paul with John Naese (left) at Guns Save Life's 16th birthday celebration.[/caption] by John Naese Paul Vallandigham was an officer and director of Guns Save Life, but he was more than that – he was one of the original founding members. The first meeting of what…
GSL Director Paul Vallandigham passes away.
[caption id="attachment_2417" align="alignright" width="284"] Paul Vallandigham.[/caption] by John Boch It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Paul H. Vallandigham, a long-time gun rights giant in Illinois. Mr. Vallandigham was a life member of the NRA, a former director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, as well…
“Common sense gun control” explained at last
Redress Information & Analysis (no, we're not going to link to them and drive traffic to them) proudly and robustly proclaims it exposes "injustice, disinformation and bigotry". Like many things on the internet, just because you claim it doesn't make it true. In a recent hit piece on civil…
Democratic Party of Illinois declares war on gun owners! Vows ban on America’s favorite rifle.
What would you say to a group of politicians who wanted to ban America's favorite pastime, baseball? But what if they claimed it was dangerous? You would think they were pretty out of touch, wouldn't you? And you would be absolutely right. Well, the Democratic Party of Illinois (DPI)…
Join us! GSL “North Meeting” in Pontiac, Thursday, Oct 4.
Join Guns Save Life for our monthly "North Meeting" in Pontiac on Thursday, October 4th. Robert Rees will be our featured speaker, discussing the lifestyle change between the time he lived in Texas and when he moved to Illinois. Guns Save Life “NORTH MEETING” 1st Thursday of each…