January sees 17.3% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 20th straight month over month increase

The January 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 920,840 is an increase of 17.3 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 784,856 in January 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2012 NICS figure of 1,368,816 reflects a 4.3 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,312,544 in January 2011. This marks the 20th straight month...

Coffee and a gun anyone?

by Aaron Kirkingburg Valentine's Day 2012 has become a firearms focal point this year. A coalition made up of several secular anti-gun groups has banded together to plan and organize a boycott of Starbucks coffee shops in retaliation for the chain's refusal to ban guns from its premises. These groups are pushing for corporations to ban guns in their retail locations because they can't seem to get...

Election Day 2012 is right around the corner - what are YOU doing to ensure Obama is a one-termer?

by Joe DeBergalis You may think November 6th — Election Day 2012 — is off in the distant future. Maybe you think there's plenty of time before anyone needs to worry about getting that new voter registration card, or that it will be a long while before you need to start educating your friends and family about their pro-gun allies running for office. But Barack Obama and his anti-gun supporters...

Police and bar owners: No issues since reforms pertaining to concealed carry took effect

by Chad D. Baus The Mount Vernon News recently provided readers an updated look at what police and bar owners have experienced in the months since Ohio's concealed carry law was modified to allow license-holders to carry in places where alcohol is being served, so long as they are not drinking, and to remove onerous restrictions mandating how license-holders were allowed to carry in a motor...

Major gun heist at Ohio gun store proves background checks can't stop criminals from getting guns

by Chad D. Baus WCMH, Columbus' NBC affiliate, is reporting that police are investigating a break-in in which approximately 80 firearms were stolen from a Central Ohio shooting range as well as boxes of ammunition. Thieves knocked a hole through a cinder block wall to gain access to The Powder Room, which is located in Powell. According to the report, this wasn't the first time thieves have...

Ohio Supreme Court declines to hear Castle Doctrine appeal; Man who acted in self-defense is free

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court (OSC) has declined to hear the case of a 55-year-old Cleveland homeowner convicted in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court last year of killing an intruder. In 2010, Carl Kozlosky was convicted by a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court jury and sentenced last year to 18 years to life in prison for the shooting death...

Win a Harley-Davidson FXS Blackline!

Our friends at Black Wing Shooting Center are raffling off a new 2012 Harley-Davidson FXS Blackwing motorcycle. Tickets are only $25 each and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Buckeye Firearms Association, along with Wounded Warrior Project, Simon Kenton Council Boy Scouts, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more information, see the poster below or visit Black Wing Shooting Center at...

Headline: Handgun ownership rising among women

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that according to a DDN analysis of permit data, opinion polls and interviews with firearm and criminal justice experts, more women in the Miami Valley are choosing to purchase and carry handguns for protection, reflecting a national trend. From the article : More than one in five who have applied to carry concealed handguns in Butler, Greene,...

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