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New Guns: What to Do When You Take Them Home

by Tisma Juet

3:00pm Monday, January 05, 2015

Everyone takes several factors into consideration when purchasing a firearm. What am I planning on using it for—personal protection, hunting or target shooting? Of those firearms that fit my uses, how do I narrow the field and make a choice? Does the gun I like fit me physically? Are the features and cosmetics enough for me? One question that should be at the top of everyone’s list is where and...

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2015 - The Year Ahead

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, January 05, 2015

Every year I do one of these stories, so this year is no different. Except that it is. Normally it’s pretty easy for me to forecast broadly what will happen legislatively because we are always working with people and know what is planned. But this year could go in so many different directions, that this is much more of a guess than in prior years. With that disclaimer, here is what I see...

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Hard Facts: More Guns but Less Crime

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Friday, January 02, 2015

Crime and criminal violence tend to go up or down due to a variety of factors, many of them apparently not yet identified by criminologists and sociologists. Poverty, the economy, unemployment, and illegal drugs are frequently point[ed] to as major factors, but for the past 7 years, as the US has gone through one of the worst recessions in our nation’s history, [and] while we’ve seen high...

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2014 - The Year In Review

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, January 02, 2015

While there is far too much to cover in a single article, we reflect on some of the important events of 2014. January: The year begins with a national Reason-Rupe poll showing that 63% of Americans believe stricter gun control laws would not work to prevent criminals from getting guns, and that only 40% believe a so-called "univesal background check" gun registration scheme is necessary. A...

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In Praise Of Pocket Knives

by Jim Casada

3:00pm Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Editor's Note: The following article, which captured the award for Excellence in Craft in the magazine short features category of the Southeast Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) in 2013, was submitted to The Outdoor Wire after it published Knife Rights' listing of the 10 Worst Cities in America for Knife Owners. Among the Top 10? Cleveland, Ohio. Case--Buck--Barlow--Remington--Gerber--Schrade...

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

by Jim Irvine

3:08pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014

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...

SICK: PSA Encourages Kids To Steal Parents’ Guns, Turn In To Teachers

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A disgusting public service announcement released on December 13 by a San Francisco-based production company that encourages children to put themselves at risk and commit a slew of crimes by stealing their parents’ guns from home and turning them in at school has been making its rounds on YouTube. The PSA received condemnation from gun rights advocates nationwide last week after the blog site...

The False Promise of Background Checks

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Tuesday, December 30, 2014

The idea of background checks for firearm purchases seems to sound sensible, but the reality is much different from the appearance. In truth, expecting firearm background checks to stop criminals is like trying to catch a few particular salmon during spawning season by placing a rock in the middle of the stream and watching for the specific fish to jump over the rock. specious : adjective:...