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Survival lessons from an airplane accident

7:00am Wednesday, July 17, 2013

by Jim Irvine Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Early reports indicate that two teen girls have died, at least 182 people are injured, as many as 49 of those critically. Much of the airplane cabin burned. The passenger area suffered extensive damage. We will not speculate on the cause of the accident, but there...

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NRA Leader Slated to Attend USSA 'Save Our Heritage' Rally

3:00pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013

(Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance 17th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company, will be held on Saturday, September 21st at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus, Ohio. The special invited guest for this year's rally is Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. The night features one of the largest gun drawings held each...

Dayton woman shoots home invader with handgun

7:00am Tuesday, July 16, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WHIO (Dayton CBS) reported recently that police arrested two teens accused of entering the home of a woman who responded with a firearm, shooting one of the alleged burglars in the arm. From the article : Dayton officers responded at approximately 6 p.m. Monday to the home in the 200 block of Richmond Avenue. According to a police incident report, the woman heard the two teens...

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U.S. Park Police loses track of more than 1500 firearms

3:00pm Monday, July 15, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Fox News reported recently that the U.S. Park Police has lost track of a huge supply of handguns, rifles and shotguns. From the article : In the scathing report, the inspector general's office of the Department of Interior faults staff at the agency for having no idea how many weapons they control and says the department has no clear policies or procedures for investigating...

Nigeria School Massacre: Lessons for America

7:00am Monday, July 15, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz School shootings aren’t only confined to the United States. Neither are terrorist attacks. On Saturday, July 6, 42 students and a teacher were killed by Islamist terrorists in Northern Nigeria. The same group has killed more than 1600 other civilians (mostly children) in the last three years. The group's name is "Boko Haram," which means "Western education is sacrilege." I...

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June sees 3.0% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 37th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Friday, July 12, 2013

The June 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 872,025 is an increase of 3.0 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 846,437 in June 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2013 NICS figure of 1,270,817 reflects a 1.5 percent decrease from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,290,210 in June 2012. This marks the 37th straight month that NSSF-...

School safety seminar held in northwest Ohio

7:00am Friday, July 12, 2013

by Jim Irvine Teachers, administrators and law enforcement personnel gathered in Montpelier, Ohio, last week to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman present information on violence and school safety. Colonel Grossman is an expert recognized around the world for his research and knowledge on the topic of human aggression and violence. Violence is not only the number one killer of our children in...

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Case Against Student Who Wore NRA T-Shirt to School Dismissed

3:00pm Thursday, July 11, 2013

On June 27th, in a positive resolution to a case which has captured the attention of advocates for First and Second Amendment rights, the case against 14-year-old Logan Middle School Honor Student Jared Marcum of Logan, W.V., was dismissed with prejudice. Marcum had been charged with obstructing an officer following an incident stemming from a Logan Middle School faculty member's reaction to...