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Gun industry sees jobs increase 73%, overall economic impact up 158%, since Obama took office

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, April 22, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Renxx Gmdr) More than 7 years later, and as we (thankfully) near the end of the Obama presidency, there are many areas of the economy that are still waiting for a post-recession rebound. But Crain's Cleveland Business is reporting that one industry in which Obama has promoted growth - albeit against his will - is the firearms industry. From the article, entitled "...

Movie review: 91% - A Documentary About Guns In America

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Friday, April 22, 2016

I was invited to attend the movie “91%: A Documentary About Guns In America” at its premier at the Cleveland International Film Festival. After the showing I participated in a panel discussion and answered questions from the audience. The movie was well received, with an estimated 200 people in attendance. Even more people came in after the movie for this discussion and Q&A. Mike McIntyre...

NSSF Praises U.S. Senate Passage of Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act

3:00pm Thursday, April 21, 2016

NEWTOWN, Conn. - The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praised the passage today by the U.S. Senate of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act. The act was passed as an amendment to S.2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act. Similar legislation passed the House of Representatives earlier in the 114th...

CAUTION: Criminals don't think like you do!

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, April 21, 2016

A couple years ago, I attended a 3-day handgun class at Tactical Defense Institute in West Union, Ohio. One of the many ideas that stuck with me was what the training center's owner, John Benner, said in the classroom portion of the training: "Criminals don't think like you or me. Their minds work differently. They want what they want and all you are to them is an object in their way." That's...

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Ohio Wildlife Council Approves 2016-2017 Hunting Regulations

3:00pm Wednesday, April 20, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - The 2016-2017 hunting and trapping seasons were among the regulations approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council at its scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 13, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). White-tailed deer hunting season changes include moving the two-day gun season to Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17-18, and muzzleloader season to Jan. 7-10, 2017...

School "Active Killer" Training Offered to Ohio Law Enforcement

7:00am Wednesday, April 20, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - The Buckeye Firearms Foundation has announced its first Law Enforcement only "active killer" training class to be held on June 25 and 26, 2016, hosted by a west central Ohio school district. The additional of this new class highlights the significant growth of the FASTER Saves Lives program just since the start of 2016. This training is being offered at no cost to any law...

Shotgun Tips from Tactical Defense Institute's John Motil

3:00pm Tuesday, April 19, 2016

John Motil is General Manager and Instructor of Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) . John is at every shotgun class taught at TDI and put together a few notes based on past experience about what works and what doesn’t. It’s good advice! – Make sure your shotgun has a stock (either polymer or wood) and a nice soft recoil pad. The wire or metal AK style or no buttstock at all won’t work. – Please don...

How will YOU react when you're attacked?

7:00am Tuesday, April 19, 2016

When was the last time you were in a fight? We're talking about a real, physical altercation where someone was punching you in the face or wrestling with you on the ground and trying to hurt you. If you're like most men, your last fight was probably in grade school, assuming you've been in a fight at all. If you're a woman, you've probably never been in a fight. You can pat yourself on the back...