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October 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Highest October on Record

7:00am Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The October 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,211,478 is the highest October on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 3.1 percent compared to the October 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,174,797. For comparison, the unadjusted October 2015 NICS figure of 1,969,248 reflects a 23.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS...

Obama to Police Chiefs: Crack Down on Gun Owners

3:00pm Tuesday, November 10, 2015

[Recently], President Obama addressed the 122nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (a transcript is available at this link ). The president aptly praised the work of America’s law enforcement community. He mentioned the “astonishing statistic” that “[o]ver the last 20 years, police have helped cut the violent crime rate and homicide rate in America by almost...

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Please share! FASTERSavesLives.org introduction video

7:00am Tuesday, November 10, 2015

In the following video, Buckeye Firearms Foundation (501c3) president Jim Irvine introduces the Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) Program. Please view and share widely, especially with members of your local boards of education, parents and grandparents of school children, school administrators, school teachers, etc.

Brady Campaign Labels NRA "Terrorists"

3:00pm Monday, November 09, 2015

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has never had a firm grasp on the English language, as evidenced by the repudiation of their bizarre interpretation of the Second Amendment at the U.S. Supreme Court. However, [recently], in an attempt to demonize NRA, Brady Campaign took their hyperbole to a new low, referring to the NRA as “terrorists.” That’s right; according to the Brady Campaign,...

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New Calls for Gun Control are Based on Skewed Statistics

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, November 09, 2015

Just recently another active shooter event took place at a community college in Oregon. The “anti-gunners” were once again quick to jump to conclusions and renewed their calls for stricter gun control laws. In a news conference shortly after the event occurred, President Obama expressed his frustration and anger. He once again called for action to enact stronger gun control laws and claimed that...

Tell Your Congressional Lawmakers: No New Federal Gun Control!

3:00pm Friday, November 06, 2015

Recently, we reported on a partisan gun control rally on the Capitol steps that sought to exploit recent tragedy and loss to build momentum for a longstanding agenda. Anti-gun members of the president’s party, always quick to do his bidding, have been emboldened by Obama’s own not-so-thinly-veiled call for confiscatory gun control. This week, the air on Capitol Hill remains thick with rumors of...

Cash-strapped Cleveland continues to destroy thousands upon thousands of dollars in firearms despite program's proven failure

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine

7:00am Friday, November 06, 2015

In recent years, headlines have told the tale of a bleak financial picture in cities like Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo. Fewer police officers, layoffs, pay freezes, and reduced services. In this cash-strapped atmosphere, does it really make any sense for bureaucrats to destroy thousands upon thousands of dollars in city property that could instead be sold? Unfortunately, that is exactly what...

Trustworthiness Issues? Politifact Calls Out Clinton Deception

3:00pm Thursday, November 05, 2015

That there are apparently still people (though, increasingly few) that find Hillary Clinton at all trustworthy is becoming more and more incredible. Late last week, Politifact took Clinton to task over comments she made about the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). According to Politifact, at a campaign event in Iowa, Clinton remarked “[p]robably one of the most egregious, wrong,...