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

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Guns and Bandages- the changing face of first responders

by Rob Morse

7:00am Tuesday, August 28, 2018

School is about to start. Does your local school have trained first responders? Does your state allow selected and trained school staff to go armed in order to protect your children? I study those trends across the country. One thing I can tell you for sure is that my observations today will be inaccurate next month. I’ve revised this map several times this year. While I can find public...

2018 Small Arms Firing School

by Serena Juchnowski

7:00am Monday, August 27, 2018

Every year, the rifle Small Arms Firing School provides one of the greatest opportunities to learn a variety of marksmanship essentials for those new to the sport as well as those more experienced. The course is part of the National Trophy Matches, held annually during the summer months at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility in Ohio. The Small Arms Firing School (SAFS) is a two-day...

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Mike DeWine headlines the Sportsmen Alliance Save Our Heritage Rally

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Friday, August 24, 2018

Approximately 500 sportsmen from across the state converged on the Villa Milano Banquet Center in Columbus for the 22nd annual Save Our Heritage Rally. The event featured many games, raffles, live and silent auctions, plus the opportunity to renew friendships. The Sportsmen Alliance had widely promoted the appearance of gubernatorial candidates Mike DeWine (R) and Richard Cordray (D) as keynote...

Op-Ed: God-given, not government granted, guides 2nd Amendment

by Cheryl K. Chumley

7:00am Thursday, August 23, 2018

Patrick Ryan, a Democrat running for Congress in New York, told a CNN audience that one of his political platforms is to put into effect strict limits on the Second Amendment — on the right of citizens to bear arms. He says it’s only logical; the First Amendment comes with limits, so why not the second, as well? Well, sorry, Mr. Ryan. But the Second Amendment doesn’t stem from what government...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorses Jim Renacci (R) for U.S. Senate

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Thursday, August 23, 2018

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC is excited to announce its endorsement of Jim Renacci for U.S. Senate. Renacci is not only better on our issue than his opponent, Sherrod Brown, he is clearly more aligned with Ohio values. Senator Sherrod Brown is a liberal Democrat. In 2010-2011 he was tied as the most liberal U.S. Senator. Progressive Punch ranks him as the 7th most liberal Senator both overall...

Appeals Court Tees Up Interstate Handgun Sale Ban for Possible Supreme Court Review

7:00am Wednesday, August 22, 2018

[In late July] in Mance v. Sessions , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied, by one vote, a request for a rehearing of the case by the full panel of the court, and confirmed the reversal of a lower court decision that had ruled the interstate handgun sale ban to be unconstitutional. The individual plaintiffs, Frederic Russell Mance, Jr. and Tracey and Andrew Hanson, were...

Gallup: Gun Control Not High on List of Problems

7:00am Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Gallup’s July survey found that the number of Americans who cited guns or gun control as the most important problem facing America had returned to levels similar to before the shooting in Parkland, Fla. This month, just two percent of Americans say guns and gun control are the most important problem. It was only a few short months ago that a record number of Americans cited guns as the most...

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Every vote counts (so it's time to get in the fight)!

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, August 20, 2018

Yes, every vote counts. Your participation matters. It may be cliché, but for good reason. The 2018 mid-term elections are less than three months away. Candidates are working hard for votes, and many people will stay home, thinking their vote does not really matter. In this year’s GOP primary election for 98th district in the Ohio House, it took over a month for Brett Hillyer to be declared the...