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A Cautionary Tale for Concealed Handgun Licensees on Third Party Self-Defense

3:00pm Friday, December 20, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz Recently at work I responded to a chaotic situation. It started out as an "Officer in Trouble" call...the one we never want to hear. That's the call that is saved for only the most dire situations. When a fellow cop airs that code, every other cop within 10 miles (regardless of jurisdiction) rolls out. And by "roll out," I mean move heaven and earth to get to the scene as...

Introduction to Firearm Suppressors

Larry S. Moore

7:00am Friday, December 20, 2013

Call them suppressors, silencers, mufflers or "a can," but by whatever name you wish, the use of suppressor seems to have an identity problem. While the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) primarily uses the words firearm muffler or silencer, I prefer the term suppressor. Suppressors are legal for Ohio residents to own but not legal for hunting use. As I investigated the...

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To the Editor: Views change on response to shootings

3:00pm Thursday, December 19, 2013

The following letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch was submitted by Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association's Legislative Chair and published on December 12, 2013. On Dec. 14, 2012, a deranged coward entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and committed 26 murders. Saturday's anniversary gives our nation a moment to reflect upon what happened that day. As someone who has...

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The Next Gun Rights Assault

7:00am Thursday, December 19, 2013

by Jeff Knox Rights advocates around the country need to be on the lookout for an insidious new tactic being launched by Mike Bloomberg and his mercenary minions. Their latest line of attack is mental health. This actually isn't so much a new approach as a refocusing and turbo charging of an older plan. The strategy is to use the wide acceptance of the idea that the mentally ill should not have...

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Tactical Training Scenario - Carjacking and Denial

3:00pm Wednesday, December 18, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz Place yourself in Carolyn Meadows' shoes. It's mid day and you are leaving a large grocery store. You get into your car and start to back out of the parking space only to be startled by a shirtless man yelling and banging on the rear of your car. The man is blocking the car from completely leaving the parking space and if she accelerated, she would hit the man. What would you...

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Washington Post: "In Ohio, momentum favors gun rights movement"

7:00am Wednesday, December 18, 2013

by Chad D. Baus An article published in our nation's capital on December 11 documents the progress made by gun rights activists in Ohio in 2013. From the Washington Post : This year, more than 82,000 new concealed-carry weapons licenses were issued in Ohio through September — more than any full year since the system was enacted in 2004... ...Ohio is not alone: By the end of October, 11 states had...

Cleveland CHL-holder defends own life when violently attacked by two armed robbers

3:00pm Tuesday, December 17, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WOIO (CBS Cleveland) is reporting that a 24 year-old concealed handgun licensee was forced to defend his own life after two armed robbers beat and pistol-whipped him inside his own home. From the article : 19 Action News has learned the 24-year-old homeowner returned home and was approached by two men in his driveway who attempted to rob him. The suspects forced the homeowner...

BOOK REVIEW: Emily Gets Her Gun…But Obama Wants to Take Yours

7:00am Tuesday, December 17, 2013

By Jim Irvine I've had the pleasure of hearing Emily Miller address groups to tell her story of becoming a D.C. gun owner several times. Emily is a delightful person, has an interesting story to tell and does a great job telling it. She has won numerous awards for her series, "Emily Gets her Gun" which appeared in the Washington Times . Her book, by the same title, details her journey from an...