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NICS checks for firearm purchases top 613,000 for Black Friday week

6:00am Thursday, December 05, 2024

The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 613,380 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to and including Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, according to NSSF.

Hunters checked nearly 27,000 deer on opening day of Ohio's 2024 gun season

6:00am Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Hunters across Ohio checked 26,667 white-tailed deer Dec. 2 during the opening day of the weeklong gun hunting season. Guess which counties led the pack.

Report: As more states enact constitutional carry, CCW numbers dip

by John R. Lott Jr., Carlisle E. Moody, and Rujun Wang

6:00am Tuesday, December 03, 2024

After a spike in 2022, the number of concealed-carry permit holders across the United States fell for a second consecutive year. A major cause of the continuous decline is that 29 states now have constitutional carry laws.

Marion County: $5,000 reward offered after guns stolen in Rural King burglary

by F Riehl

6:00am Monday, December 02, 2024

Authorities are on the hunt for three thieves who broke into the Rural King farm supply store in Marion County and stole multiple firearms. The burglary occurred around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at the store at 233 America Blvd.

Biden-Harris anti-gun executive orders: Should we be the tortoise or the hare?

by Rob Morse

6:00am Friday, November 29, 2024

What if a President Donald J. Trump could get the ATF to take the Biden anti-gun executive orders to such an extreme that it ultimately leads to the U.S. Supreme Court tossing them all out. Check this strategic theory out.

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

6:00am Thursday, November 28, 2024

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor — and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

New York bill would let police 'briefly seize firearms during domestic disputes

by Lee Williams

6:00am Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Police in New York want the legal authority to seize firearms during a domestic violence call, even if no arrests were made.

What hunters should know as Ohio deer gun season starts Dec. 2

6:00am Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Ohio’s weeklong deer gun hunting season begins Monday, Dec. 2, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Here are some things hunters need to know, including information about chronic wasting disease.