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Faith in gun bans: Magical Thinking

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Friday, September 30, 2016

My brother Chris and I were once again asked to offer up a rebuttal to an editorial in USA Today newspaper [recently]. Unfortunately, the paper rescinded the offer when Chris Cox, executive director of NRA’s lobbying division, offered to do the job. This is the longer version of what we had to say. In their editorial, the USA Today editors called for a ban on “assault weapons.” They talked about...

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Bloomberg Ponies Up $300 Million Dollars to Attack Gun Owners

3:00pm Thursday, September 29, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Manuel De La Pena) Michael Bloomberg probably realizes he has only so many years left to spread around his enormous fortune to inflate his ego and manipulate every sphere of human activity. So it was [recently] that the New York City billionaire came up with a cool $300 million for the School of Public Health that bears his name at Johns Hopkins University in...

Another Ohio school district moves to arm staff with guns

by Chad D. Baus & Joe Eaton

7:00am Thursday, September 29, 2016

WEWS (Cleveland ABC) is reporting that three Coshocton County school districts may soon arm staff members with guns to preemptively protect students in the event of an active shooter situation. From the article : River View Local Schools, the Coshocton County Career Center and Coshocton City Schools have been working with the county sheriff's department to train staff members and implement...

Second Amendment Keeps Winning

3:00pm Wednesday, September 28, 2016

With a propaganda machine that only a billionaire can buy, Everytown for Gun Safety and its affiliated organizations continue to spread the falsehood that the anti-gun movement is gaining ground in the state legislatures. As part of this “story of success,” they also attempt to argue that the tide of public opinion is shifting in favor of so-called “common-sense gun reform,” and that a majority...

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VIDEO: BFA's Jim Irvine and Linda Walker address Gun Rights Policy Conference

7:00am Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Second Amendment Foundation’s 31st Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Tampa was streamed live on the conference days – Sept. 24 and Sept 25, 2016. Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) President Jim Irvine and Vice President Linda Walker both addressed the conference. Walker spoke on behalf of Chris Cox and NRA-ILA Saturday morning, and Jim spoke on behalf of BFA Saturday afternoon. This is...

Firearm Tech: Are "Smart" Guns Even Realistic?

by Bob Baddeley

3:00pm Tuesday, September 27, 2016

At frustratingly regular intervals, the debate around gun control crops up, and every time there is a discussion about smart guns. The general idea is to have a gun that will not fire unless authenticated and authorized. There’s usually a story about a young person who invents a smart controller and another company that is struggling because they just can’t get “Big Guns” to buy into the idea. We...

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The police shootings of three black men you've likely never heard of

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Issues of race and police-involved shootings continue to permeate the national conversation, but not every case draws the attention of the national media or organizations like #BlackLivesMatter. In choosing to write about this subject, I recognize I am entering dangerous waters. Persons on one side of this conversation are often unwilling to tolerate any mention of the fact that many of these...

Clearing semi-auto handgun malfunctions

by Michelle Cerino

3:00pm Monday, September 26, 2016

If you’ve shot a semi-auto handgun more than just a couple of times, it’s happened to you. Malfunctions are the bane of self-loading firearms. There are many causes of semi-auto handgun malfunctions; common ones include: poor technique by the shooter, mechanical problems, ammunition, dirt, improper lubrication, weak springs and magazines. With so many potential failures facing us, it’s important...