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Field reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Officers highlight need to obey hunting regulations

3:00pm Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Central Ohio – Wildlife District One While on patrol at Quarry Park, State Wildlife Officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, observed three men taking turns fishing with one fishing pole. One would fish for about five minutes and then hand the pole to one of the other men. Officer Grote watched each of the men fish at least twice before he went and checked them for fishing licenses. None of...

How to know if you carry "enough gun" to face any threat

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Last week, I [wrote about] a news article describing the guns used by the terrorists in the recent attacks in France. Here’s an excerpt from my commentary on the article: “Let’s total this up. The four attackers had body armor and radio communications. They were armed with numerous 9mm handguns, Kalashnikov rifles, a rocket launcher, 10 Molotov cocktails, 10 smoke grenades, a hand grenade, and 15...

New NSSF Report: More Women Owning Guns, Going Target Shooting and Hunting

3:00pm Monday, January 26, 2015

More than half of women (55.6 percent) participating in a new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation said they intend to purchase at least one firearm in the next 12 months. That finding and many others reflect the growing popularity of firearms ownership by women, who represent the fastest growing segment of the shooting sports. [D]uring the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor...

Senator Rob Portman & Congressman Bob Latta brave January cold for Northwest Ohio pheasant hunt

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, January 23, 2015

It is very difficult for our elected representatives in Washington D.C. to get a day off - so much so that when Ohio's U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R) and northwest Ohio's U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R) found a Saturday morning free, even temperatures well below freezing couldn't stop them from spending some time afield. Sen. Portman & Rep. Latta are pictured with Brad & Ann Dysinger, owners...

Man defends own life during attempted armed robbery

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, January 23, 2015

Columbus media are reporting that a Franklinton man was able to defend his life when an assailant attempted to rob him at gunpoint. From WCMH (NBC Columbus) : When officers arrived on scene, they found 28-year-old David A. Mullins in the rear of the address suffering from gunshot wounds. Mullins was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, at the same time as the initial call of the...

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Another Week, Another Executive Gun Control Action: BATFE Reverses Prior Position on Pistol "Stabilizing Braces"

3:00pm Thursday, January 22, 2015

On January 16, BATFE released an Open Letter on the Redesign of “Stabilizing Braces .” This letter articulates BATFE’s official position on the use of pistol stabilizing braces like the Sig Sauer SB15 . It concludes that “[a]ny person who intends to use a handgun stabilizing brace as a shoulder stock on a pistol (having a rifled barrel under 16 inches in length or a smooth bore firearm with a...

'Bullet Voting': Increase your NRA Board of Directors ballot power

by Joe Eaton

7:00am Thursday, January 22, 2015

All NRA members with five consecutive years of membership or a Life membership or above should be looking for the annual NRA Board of Directors (BOD) ballot in their NRA Magazine (or mailed separately). The NRA Board of Directors consists of 76 persons, with 25 elected each year for a three year term. (The 76th is elected at the NRA Annual Meetings). When your ballot arrives, you will usually...

To the Editor: Being armed is sensible, even in ‘safe’ situations

3:00pm Wednesday, January 21, 2015

In response to a letter in the Columbus Dispatch , in which a reader assigned mental illness to those who carry a gun, Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine submitted his own letter , which was published a few days later. Regarding Sean Allen’s letter, “Shootings have become public-health threat,” in Friday’s Dispatch: Responding to a tragic accident in Idaho in which a 2-year-old...