SHOOT FOR FREE: 18 and under this Sunday afternoon
This Sunday, September 30 from noon until 4pm the Pheasants Forever Young Guns group will be hosting a Trap Shoot and Fun Day for young people age 18 and under. (Kids under 12 must have parent or guardian present). It's being held at the Green Acres Sportsman's Club in Roberts,…
Clergy vs. Guns: Guns Save Life’s response…
How cute. A slew of misguided clergy in the Quad Cities area of Illinois submitted an editorial piece urging that gun ownership be sharply restricted except for hunters and sport shooters. In other words: Guns suitable for self-defense against other two-legged predators should be "controlled". Their screed follows our reply:…
MAILBAG: Thanks Guns Save Life!
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] Photo courtesy State Line Rifle Association.[/caption] State Line Rifle Association sponsored an NRA Family Fun Day Shoot last weekend (the second of the year) and Guns Save Life helped promote the event for them in GunNews. We received this in the mail today: We had another…
Keep your cotton-pickin’ finger off the cotton-pickin trigger, sonny!
[caption id="attachment_2248" align="alignnone" width="550"] S&W Model 642, one of the S&W Airweight family of self-defense revolvers.[/caption] So, TSA in Pennsylvania catches and absent-minded flight attendant forgot her CCW piece in her luggage and was called out on it. [caption id="attachment_2249" align="alignright" width="180"] Jaclyn Luby, the flight attendant with a carry…
Highway Sign Work Report: Mission Accomplished!
Mission Accomplished by John Naese Last week, a GSL Highway Sign crew went out and totally refurbished one set of our "Burma-style" sign sets, on westbound I-72 between White Heath and Monticello, and got a good start on refurbishing the other set, on the eastbound lanes at the same location. …
WE’RE WINNING SERIES… Thank you for a great 2011!
[caption id="attachment_1813" align="alignnone" width="201"] Guns Save Life President John Boch.[/caption] by John Boch President, Guns Save Life Originally published in the December 2011 issue of GunNews. As 2011 winds down, I’d like to thank each of our members for their contributions, both large and small, to our fine organization…
A lighter moment: Tequila. It’s the safe, natural cure to shyness
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Image courtesy Favim.com[/caption] A spoof on the drug commercials. [youtube]http://youtu.be/xN0254u56Mc[/youtube] Be sure you stick with it through the contraindications and side effects.
Criminal Re-branding: CeaseFire Illinois becomes “Cure Violence”
[caption id="attachment_2235" align="alignnone" width="558"] Photo courtesy "Cure Violence".[/caption] The ex-cons and criminals at CeaseFire, recipients of a million dollars in "tribute" money - or "protection" money from the City of Chicago earlier this year has re-branded itself as Cure Violence in an effort, we suspect, to escape CeaseFire Illinois'…
Rolling out the welcome mat for new shooters!
[caption id="attachment_1729" align="alignnone" width="281"] Guns Save Life President John Boch.[/caption] by John Boch, GSL President (GunNews) - Illinois’ excessive and oppressive gun laws impede new shooters taking up safe and fun shooting sports, not to mention deriving the potential life-saving benefits of firearm ownership. By educating more of our state’s…
ANOTHER Mayor Against Illegal Guns member arrested…
[caption id="attachment_2227" align="alignnone" width="493"] Former Mayor Against Illegal Guns Member Myron Rosner who was taken into custody for criminal acts and corruption charges alleged to have occurred while in office.[/caption] What is it with Mayor Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns? The ones who aren't kiddie porn aficionados are busted…