Gun news in Ohio and beyond: Top 10 stories of 2025

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Poll: Trump wins 85% of Ohio gun owners

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, August 31, 2016

During every election cycle, we are barraged with polling data. Who's up and who's down. Who people trust and who people don't. Whatever your interest, issue, or affiliation, there's a poll on it. One of the more interesting types of polls are "election trial heats," where pollsters ask which candidate people would vote for if they were to vote at that moment. Attitudes can change rapidly in an...

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When the Criminal is Armed with Pepper Spray

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Tuesday, August 30, 2016

It finally happened. After nearly 21 years of police work, a couple weeks ago I was threatened by a person wielding pepper spray. I’ve sprayed lots of criminals over the years and been sprayed by some errant shots from other cops on the street, but that was the first time I had ever been confronted by a suspect threatening to use pepper spray against me. We had been dispatched to a suicide...

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Judge strikes some of Cleveland's latest gun control regulations, others upheld

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Cleveland.com is reporting that a county court has "axed" several of Cleveland’s expansive gun ordinances adopted last year, while upholding others. From the article : On Monday, Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland-Saffold knocked out Cleveland’s firearms ordinances in four ways. The first found the city’s definition of “automatic firearm” to include semi-autos capable of firing more than 31...

5 Things About Personal-Defense Ammunition

by Michelle Cerino

3:00pm Monday, August 29, 2016

Have you ever gone to the store to buy personal-defense ammunition and been completely confused by the number of options? Let’s break down the details, and hopefully your selection process will become easier. Cartridge: This is the complete package of what you load into your gun. Some people also refer to it just as bullets or rounds. The cartridge consists of 4 parts: primer, powder, case and...

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Trump vs. Hillary on Gun Rights

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, August 29, 2016

Just in case there is any confusion over possible outcomes for the 2016 presidential election, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be our next President and Commander in Chief. Yes, others will be on the ballot, including Libertarian and Green Party nominees, but they have no chance of winning. So let's not kid ourselves. If you're a gun owner and you're evaluating how to vote, these are...

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New Electronic Gun Range Open to Public at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Friday, August 26, 2016

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is pleased to introduce 10 innovative electronic targets available for Open Public Shooting at Camp Perry. Rifle and pistol marksmen will now have the chance to fire towards the future of competitive shooting from the place that has been a pinnacle of marksmanship for over 100 years. Whether experienced or just beginning, the ground-...

The Texas Tower massacre and concealed carry: If safety matters, understand the facts

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Friday, August 26, 2016

The following op-ed was submitted in response to a USAToday editorial entitled " Concealed carry on campus is a bad idea ." The newspaper chose not to publish our response Our children are dying because adults are unwilling to put safety above politics. When killers target our schools/kids, time (not guns) is the problem. Lives are saved when we reduce the time the killer is allowed to kill...

Gun Grip Tips: Too Fat? Too Wide? Too Short? You Have Options!

by Dave Dolbee

3:00pm Thursday, August 25, 2016

They say a handgun with the proper grip fits your hand like a well-made glove. You’ll just pick it up and know that it is right. That thought looks great on paper and is something we can all relate to, but it is fish bait. If you catch a lot of fish, the bait was great! If you do not catch a fish, it was the bait’s fault. It is true that your handgun grip should feel good in your hand. If it is...