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How to Train With a .22 Version of Your Carry Gun

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Back in 2011, I wrote an article on the use of .22 caliber firearms for training. In that article, I indicated that I thought a .22 was appropriate for use in training new shooters and for more experienced shooters to practice their skills. The reasons that I listed for this were: Lack of recoil and muzzle blast/noise Low cost of ammunition Widespread availability of ammunition Inherent accuracy...

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A look at knives and Ohio law

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Wednesday, March 30, 2016

A knife is something that is used every day by many Ohioans. Sportsmen carry carry a variety of knives depending on their outdoor pursuit. Farmers and many workers carry knives as part of their daily jobs. A knife is a necessary tool. The news media often carries stories about robbery and assault with a knife as a weapon. Knives taken to school have recently been in the news in Greene County...

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Lessons Learned from a Home Invasion Attempt

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Tuesday, March 29, 2016

I was working day shift police patrol when a call went out at about 9:00 a.m. I was dispatched to a very large house in a nice neighborhood. The dispatcher said that the resident had called to report suspicious activity. The resident said that she had heard someone banging on her back door. She was worried because no one ever came to the back side of her house. She thought that the knock was a...

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Ohio homeowner and Vietnam vet defends self during daylight home invasion

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, March 29, 2016

WSAZ (NBC Huntington, WV) is reporting that a Ohio homeowner and Vietnam veteran was able to use a gun to protect himself when a man broke a window to force entry into his home. From the article : [The homeowner, Charles] Day says the suspect knocked on his door a little after noon. He says before he could get to the door to answer it, the suspect broke in through the window. Day says he shot the...

The 4-Step Formula for Decisive Action Against a Threat

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Monday, March 28, 2016

I have written often about the need to maintain the proper degree of situational awareness to avoid being involved in a violent encounter. I include blocks of instruction on this topic in my advanced firearms courses. I’ve also mentioned the OODA loop and how it contributes to your ability to gain control and prevail during a violent encounter. Recently I came across an article by Brett and Kate...

Gun store owner credited with thwarting mass shooting at Ohio University

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, March 28, 2016

Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North is crediting a gun store owner in Logan for stopping the sale of a gun to a man the sheriff believes was preparing to commit a mass shooting. From WTTE (Fox Columbus) : "I believe he did prevent a mass shooting that was probably going to occur at Ohio University in Athens," said Sheriff Lanny North. John Downs, who has owned Downs Bait and Guns for 28 years,...

Suicide Bomber? Better Make it a Head Shot

by Jeff Chudwin

3:00pm Friday, March 25, 2016

Editor's Note: The following article was written before the events in Brussels, Belgium this week, and are highly applicable given news that the type of explosives used in Paris and discussed below were of the same type used again in Brussels . French officials report that the explosives used in last year's terrorist attacks in Paris were TATP . Those in EOD who deal with these matters explain...

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Cincinnati gun "buyback" program puts guns back in right hands

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, March 25, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Renxx Gmdr) A recent Cincinnati News article highlighted a gun "buyback" program being run by Deer Park City Councilperson Charles Tassell - a program that focuses on the problem of guns in the "wrong hands" rather than the firearm itself. From the article : Typically, the guns are destroyed in buybacks conducted by cities and police departments. Deer Park City...