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Op-Ed: America's increasing moral panic over active shooters is overblown and counterproductive

by James Alan Fox

7:00am Friday, September 07, 2018

Active shooter situations have become the latest moral panic. FBI data and news coverage blow attacks out of proportion, causing us to fear the rarest of events. Reports that there was an active shooter barricaded inside an Ohio military hospital Thursday sent employees scurrying for safety as teams of first responders rushed to the scene. News of the crisis spread quickly throughout the national...

"Most anti-gun president in American history" to campaign in Ohio for Richard Cordray for governor

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, September 07, 2018

"Show me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are." Cincinnati.com is reporting that former President Barack Hussein Obama will be in Ohio next week to campaign for Richard Cordray (D) in his bid to become Ohio's next governor. From the article : Cordray was an early supporter of Obama when he was the Illinois senator challenging the better-known Hillary Clinton for the Democratic...

Shopify Targets Law-Abiding Firearm Businesses

7:00am Thursday, September 06, 2018

This week, Canadian e-commerce host Shopify changed their company’s firearm policy with disastrous effects for law-abiding U.S. gun businesses that use their e-commerce services. Shopify’s abrupt overnight decision to block the sale of specific firearms is a reversal of their previous business model and creates financial hardship on gun shops that currently use Shopify. One example of a company...

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No NRA Members Need Apply

7:00am Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Like most people, we understand that educational institutions and staff tend to lean left. The degree and intensity of the bend varies across universities, but a leftward orientation is actually expected today. We’re aware that some – perhaps even many – academics look upon the NRA and gun owners with disdain. We always hoped this didn’t extend to the individual level, that the disdain was...

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Meet Pro Gun Candidates and Win Great Prizes

7:00am Tuesday, September 04, 2018

You're invited to celebrate the Second Amendment and meet pro gun leaders! Premier Shooting & Training Center will co-host a candidate meet and greet along with Buckeye Firearms Association leaders on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 4845 Premier Way, West Chester, Ohio 45069 . Doors open at 5:00 pm, and the event starts at 6:30 pm. Food trucks will be on site. Tickets are free, but space is...

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THIS is why gun control extremists can't wait for the next mass shooting

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, September 03, 2018

Have you ever gotten the feeling that gun control extremists are poised and ready to take advantage of a mass shooting event? Almost as if they're waiting for it? As if they've strategized about it? It's true, of course. And it's been proven through the release of internal documents such as " Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging ." The playbook devotes an entire chapter to...

Blue Jacket Muzzleloading Club: Carrying on the tradition

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Friday, August 31, 2018

The dedicated group of black powder target shooters, with their unique target rifles, gather regularly on a Greene County farm. They are carrying on a tradition that began several decades earlier. They are the members of the Blue Jacket Muzzleloading Club. The tradition of their style of shooting, called chunk or over the log guns, traces its roots to frontier America. It is a very unique...

ACLU Joins NRA in Suit Against NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, August 30, 2018

On Friday, August 24, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a friend of the court brief opposing a motion by the state of New York to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association (NRA) against Governor Andrew Cuomo. While it may strike you as odd that the left-leaning ACLU would wade into a lawsuit involving the NRA, it's evidence of just how outrageous the actions...