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Remember Justice Scalia when you go to the polls

If Barack Obama and those like him fail in their goal of “fundamentally transforming the United States of America,” it will be in large part because of United States Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonin Gregory Scalia. Sadly, Justice Scalia passed away [recently]. Since his nomination to the Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, Justice Scalia championed the view that the U.S...

Headline: "Despite pledge, Obama endorses pro-gun Strickland for Senate"

In October 2008, less than a month before voters would go to the polls to chose between Senators Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R) to become president, then-Governor Ted Strickland (D), the NRA "A"-rated governor who is also a former Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, told the press that "as a result of direct conversations that I've had with Barack Obama, if you are a sportsman, if you...

M855 – A One-Year Retrospective

Remember a year ago – February 13, 2015, to be precise – when the Obama administration presented a convoluted rationale by which M855, the second most popular variety of ammunition used in the nation’s most popular rifle, was to be banned? At the time, Obama’s White House spokesman said that banning M855 would be a “common sense step” about which “everyone should agree.” Banning the ammunition...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Robbery Turns Into Hostage Taking

You and a co-worker are working late into the night. As you open the door to leave, a man bursts in and holds a gun to your head. He marches you and the co-worker to a different part of the building where the safe is located. The attacker thinks that another worker will be coming to deposit money into the safe, so he holds you there at gunpoint. After 20 minutes, the other worker hasn’t arrived...

Students: Apply Now for 2016-2017 $1,000 CMP Scholarships

CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to again award exemplary student-athletes in their future endeavors through its annual scholarship program for the 2016-2017 school year. The CMP offers $1,000 one-year scholarships based on merit and rifle or pistol marksmanship participation to current high school seniors. Last year, the CMP received 256 scholarships – setting...

Headline: Experiment Shows Differences Between Children With Guns in the Home and Those Without

An experiment held in Iowa by police officers and parents had some interesting findings. Police put a fake gun which could not be fired in a room and then let eight children into the room. It took a child just 15 seconds to find the gun. With parents and law enforcement watching, the children were passing the fake weapon around, aiming it and attempting to shoot it. While the result might not be...

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones calls on people to demand armed presence in schools

Less than 24 hours after shots rang out in the cafeteria of Madison Jr./Sr. High School, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones took to the airwaves to discuss the events that transpired, and called upon parents and teachers to demand armed school resource officers or teachers. During the interview, Jones said he that the school employs one uniformed school resource officer (SRO), and that the SRO...

Op-Ed: Kent school board made foolish decision not to learn about violence

Editor's Note: The Following op-ed was published in the New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) in response to an editorial praising a Connecticut Board of Education's rejection of a proposal to consider implementing Buckeye Firearms Foundation's FASTER Saves Lives program. A recent editorial declared that “Kent school board made the smart decision not to arm teachers.” (02/13/2016) The school and...

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