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Another mass shooting – FASTERSavesLives.org has solutions

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, October 06, 2015

The latest mass killing at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has media and “experts” talking about what we should do about these events. Rather than talk about what we could do, or should do, or might do, let me tell you what we HAVE done. In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced it would pay for a class of 24 educators to attend a...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation's Jim Irvine addresses 2015 GRPC on FASTER program

3:00pm Monday, October 05, 2015

Buckeye Firearms Foundation President Jim Irvine was invited to the 2015 Gun Rights Policy Conference to speak about FASTER Saves Lives , the groundbreaking, nonprofit program that gives educators practical violence response training. Irvine remarks begin at 53m 51s on the counter in the embedded video below, or click here to begin the video at his remarks in a new window.

Why I believe gun rights advocates SHOULD comment after mass shootings

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, October 05, 2015

" Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it ... We have become numb to this. " - President Barack Obama, October 1, 2015 President Obama is right: the response to mass shootings in "gun-free" zones has indeed become routine. Gun ban extremists (including the president himself) don't...

2015 Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix – one of the best

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Friday, October 02, 2015

As I sit on my flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Cleveland (CLE) on my way home from the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) my head is swirling with ideas from the weekend. This is my normal state of mind returning from this conference, as it’s always entertaining and educational - but this year was exceptional. The NRA has seen record attendance at its annual...

Pro-gun rights bills scheduled for proponent testimony in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, October 02, 2015

Chairman Kevin Bacon has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing proponent testimony on Senate Bill 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights) and Senate Bill 199 (Active Duty Armed Forces Concealed Carry/ Handgun Transfer) on Wednesday, October 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Senate Finance Hearing Room. Any persons who are interested in testifying are welcome to contact Jim...

Rep. Sam Johnson introduces bill to protect Social Security recipients from the Obama gun grab

3:00pm Thursday, October 01, 2015

[Recently], Congressman Sam Johnson (R-Tex.) introduced H.R. 3516, the “Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act.” The purpose of the bill is to protect recipients of Social Security from being forced to choose between benefits to which they are legally entitled and their Second Amendment rights. Since July, we’ve been reporting on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA...

Cleveland road rage incident - NO shots fired

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, October 01, 2015

Cleveland.com is reporting on a road rage incident involving two men who were armed with guns, the aggressor was carrying illegally, while the victim was legally licensed to carry. Some may recall claims by gun ban extremists during the fight to pass concealed carry here in Ohio over a decade ago that normally non-violent encounters between drivers were going to turn deadly, that road rage...

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IMPORTANT Seminar Oct. 24: "Preparing for Terror - The Massacre Coming to Your School"

3:00pm Wednesday, September 30, 2015

You saw the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 when 4 airplanes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Towers, Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. And there have been more attacks in the years since ... Trolley Square Mall, Ft. Hood, Navy Yard, Boston Bombing and more. Home-grown terrorists are among us and can cause severe trauma and death to those they target, but a far larger threat many be...