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2013 Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: Record 89% Increase in Ohio Concealed Handgun Licenses

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, March 03, 2014

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2013 and the annual report. It was a record-setting year, ending with over 400,000 Ohioans licensed to carry concealed handguns. New records were set for the initial licenses issued and most licenses renewed in a year. Demand for CHLs finished the year strong. It was the...

U.S. Firearm Production Sets Record in 2012: AR-15 Production Up Over 100%

3:00pm Friday, February 28, 2014

The number of firearms manufactured in the U.S. for sale to American customers hit an all-time high in 2012, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (BATFE) new Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report. American firearm manufacturers produced roughly 8.3 million firearms for sale in the U.S., a new record, up 33 percent from the 6.2 million produced for American...

CNN cancels Piers Morgan's anti-gun prime-time show

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, February 28, 2014

CNN has announced that it is ending anti-gun British journalist Piers Morgan's prime-time talk show amidst dismal ratings. From coverage by Reuters : A source at CNN said network president Jeffrey Zucker had made the decision to cancel the show following a series of discussions with Morgan about its future. Morgan, 48, could not immediately be reached for comment but acknowledged in a New York...

Speech police: Bloomberg bunch pressures Facebook and Instagram to ban discussions about gun sales on social sites

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, February 27, 2014

It isn't just your Second Amendment rights billionaire Michael Bloomberg is after - it's your First Amendment rights as well. Forbes.com is reporting that Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America and Mayors Against Illegal Guns are seeking to put pressure on Facebook to prohibit discussions about the legal sale or trade of guns between individuals on its platforms. From the article...

Bible in front pocket saves bus driver from gunshots, but why does Dayton RTA still ban CCW?

by Chad D.Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 27, 2014

The recent shooting of a Dayton city bus driver is the latest in a long string of violent incidents that draw attention to the illegal ban on guns in city busses in Dayton and other Ohio cities. From WCPO (ABC Dayton) : Authorities say a Bible may have saved the life of a Dayton bus driver Monday morning. A New Testament Bible was in the front pocket of Regional Transit Authority bus driver...

PCR - Division of Wildlife Open House Critical Step

by Larry S. Moore

3:00pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The ODNR Division of Wildlife has proposed a Buckeye Firearms Association supported regulation to add Pistol Caliber Rifles (PCR) to the Ohio deer gun season. The upcoming Open Houses on March 1 are a critical last hurdle for PCR in Ohio. The PCR proposal has enjoyed strong support from sportsmen across Ohio and the response to the Division of Wildlife PCR survey in 2013 as overwhelming. Buckeye...

Headline: Passerby shoots, kills dog attacking woman, then keeps walking

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 26, 2014

WLWT, Cincinnati's NBC affiliate, is reporting that a woman being attacked by a dog Friday was saved when a passerby drew a concealed handgun and shot the dog. From the report : The attack happened in the 2100 block of Selim Avenue in East Price Hill about noon on Friday. Cincinnati police officers said the victim was attacked by the dog after it broke free from its chain in a backyard. A mail...

Op-Ed: Executive Disorder

by Chuck Michel

3:00pm Tuesday, February 25, 2014

With another stroke of his executive pen, President Obama has again confirmed his anti-Second Amendment agenda. On August 29, 2013, the White House issued a press release declaring two executive actions going into effect. The first proposed change is to federal regulation to require background checks and law enforcement approval before firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act or “NFA” (...