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What HB 234 Means to You: Part I - NICS compliant background checks

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, January 19, 2015

On March 23, 2015 several changes to Ohio law that are of particular significance to Ohio gun owners will take effect. This article will look at improvements in the background check process to obtain an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL). There has been a considerable amount of discussion and misinformation related to HB 234 (and HB 203) relating to the provision making the background check for...

Media Fail: Americans' Gun Purchases Are Soaring

3:00pm Friday, January 16, 2015

Lately, along with gun control supporters claiming that the number of gun owners is declining, some in the media have been saying that Americans’ gun purchases are declining as well. Last summer, Time.com went so far as to say--and we’re not kidding, here--that guns are one of the 10 Things Americans Have Suddenly Stopped Buying. And this week, a Washington Post headline, Gun sales in Virginia...

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December 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest December on Record

7:00am Friday, January 16, 2015

The December 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,624,524 is the second highest December on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 7.5 percent compared to the December 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,510,529. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2014 NICS figure of 2,301,386 reflects a 13.2 percent increase from the...

Hunters Encouraged to Attend Ohio's Deer Hunting Summits

3:00pm Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ohio hunters and others interested in the state’s white-tailed deer management programs have the opportunity to provide feedback about hunting regulations and season structures on Saturday, Jan. 24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The first part of each summit will offer updates from ODNR Division of Wildlife staff, including Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)...

Is Your Concealed Carry Gear Up to Speed?

by Gary Evens

7:00am Thursday, January 15, 2015

In mid-July [2014] I found myself once again on the range at the Greene County Fish and Game Association with Dave Spaulding and Brian “Bucky” Buchanan from Handgun Combatives; Larry Moore, Joe Eaton, and Clint Lake from the Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA); and about fifty-five others. We were all there for “Pistol Basics with Dave Spaulding”, a fund-raiser course Dave does to help benefit BFA...

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Bell Rings for Anti-Gun Senator Barbara Boxer

3:00pm Wednesday, January 14, 2015

California's junior U.S. senator, Barbara Boxer (D), announced this week that she will not seek re-election in 2016. The announcement follows a statewide poll last year, indicating that Boxer's support among Californians had slipped. Moreover, in the November 2014 elections, her party became the minority in Congress' upper house, resulting in her loss of the chairmanship of the Senate Environment...

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The One Thing You Can Do for Rights in 2015

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Wednesday, January 14, 2015

It is mind-boggling that we’re now living in 2015. I like to think I’m not so old, but I also remember when 2001 was a distant date in a science fiction movie. I’m still waiting for the flying car I was promised. But flying cars weren’t the only things we were promised back in the good old days. Looking back at when we were looking forward to these days, I remember predictions about a coming ice-...

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Good guys don't seek the spotlight, but deserve it

3:00pm Tuesday, January 13, 2015

What does it mean for our country when entertainment seems more valuable than anything else? But there are still hundreds of millions of Americans working as hard as ever. Good Guys who don't seek the spotlight but deserve it. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.