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Giving a Firearm as a Gift? Some (Updated) Reminders from NSSF

by Bill Brassard

3:00pm Monday, December 05, 2016

The holidays are just around the corner. As hunters, shooters, collectors or just plain plinkers, it’s a natural instinct to want to share our enjoyment of firearms with others. What better way to do that than to make a gift of a firearm to a family member, close friend or relative? The first thing to remember if you’re thinking about giving someone a gun is that . . . it’s a gun! You already...

Remember to fight for your Second Amendment rights with year-end donations

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, December 05, 2016

As you are going over your end of year “to do” lists, there are some donations you can make to support your ideals. Tax credit – the gift that costs you nothing! You can make a donation of $50/100 per person/couple to an Ohio statewide candidate, State Representative or State Senator and receive a tax credit for the entire donation. This is not a “tax deduction” where you get a portion back; this...

Lively testimony on HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) follows OSU attack

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, December 02, 2016

Just 24 hours after a man influenced by Islamic extremism slammed his car into a crowd of Ohio State students and then began slashing at them with a butcher knife, OSU students and others presented testimony on a bill pending before the Ohio Senate that would allow universities the option of restoring their students' self-defense rights on campus. HB 48 passed the Ohio House over one year ago by...

Experts say more than 175 school districts in Ohio now have armed staff members

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, December 02, 2016

The Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum is reporting on the growing trend of school districts around Ohio that have authorized teachers and school staff members to carry concealed firearms in classrooms. From the article : The next time a person is shot in an Ohio school, it could be at the hands of a teacher allowed to carry a gun. In a trend that has grown rapidly since the late 2012 school shooting at...

Op-Ed: Arcane OH Self-Defense Law Leaves Officer at Risk of Conviction

by Andrew Branca

3:00pm Thursday, December 01, 2016

Editor's Note: Since this article was written, a mistrial was declared in the court case discussed below, and prosecutors have announced that they will retry the case. Today is the third day of deliberations in the murder/manslaughter trial of police officer Ray Tensing, and this afternoon Judge Megan Shanahan once again sent the jury back to deliberations after they told her that they were still...

2017: What gun rights advocates should expect at the state & local level - Part 2

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Thursday, December 01, 2016

Yesterday , the feature focused on what the firearms and ammunition industries might expect under a Trump administration. Today, we're playing "what if" at the state and local level. There are a dizzying number of options, despite the fact that 33 states now have Republican governors (the most in 94 years) and Republicans control 68 of the 99 state legislative chambers. There are also a record...

Florida concealed carry licensee saves officer's life

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Wednesday, November 30, 2016

FoxNews.com reported recently that a driver who attacked a Florida sheriff's deputy Monday morning was shot and killed by a concealed handgun licensee who warned him to stop beating the officer. From the article : The incident began at around 9:30 a.m. when the Lee County deputy tried to make a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Estero. Instead of complying, witnesses said the driver took off,...

2017: What gun rights advocates should expect at the national level - Part 1

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Wednesday, November 30, 2016

[Recently,] the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) held a webinar to offer their insight as to what the firearms and ammunition might expect when the Trump administration takes over the White House. Those observations were tempered with an opening reminder to participants: controlling the White House and Congress doesn't guarantee instantaneous change. Our founders intentionally created...