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Divided Court Demotes Second Amendment to Second Class Status, Upholds Postal Property Ban

3:00pm Tuesday, July 21, 2015

On June 26, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that had held the U.S. Postal Service could not completely ban the possession of firearms in its parking lots. The case concerns Tad Bonidy, a Colorado man who lives in a rural area, does not get mail delivery at his residence, and must retrieve his mail from a box in a post office lobby...

Chattanooga terror attack prompts pro-gun legislation in Ohio; Army chief of staff worries about "over-arming" the military

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, July 21, 2015

"[T]he Army's chief of staff says the military has to be careful about over-arming itself. Gen. Ray Odierno says that can lead to "accidental discharges and everything else that goes along with "having loaded weapons." - Associated Press, July 15, 2015 No, this isn't an article by famed satire website TheOnion.com. The United States Army's chief of staff really did say that . In the wake of yet...

Only police should have guns?

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Monday, July 20, 2015

Humans are complicated and confusing creatures. We often cling to misguided beliefs and self-destructive philosophies, even as we decry the impacts and results of those beliefs and philosophies. One of the most confusing examples of this is when a minority that has suffered oppression and abuse advocates for policies that enable that abuse and remove options for protecting against future abuse...

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Don’t Depend on the Police to Save You

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, July 20, 2015

Read this article . In [the recent] Tunisian attack, the first cop who arrived refused to go after the killer because he (the cop) wasn’t wearing body armor (which likely wouldn’t have stopped an AK round anyway). A man who worked at the hotel beach activities stand took the cop’s gun and went after the killer. Unfortunately, the hotel worker couldn’t use the weapon. He had difficulty with the...

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Family fights back when armed, masked man barges through front door

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, July 17, 2015

WHIO (Dayton CBS) reported earlier this week that an armed intruder was shot by a resident inside a home after he entered through an unlocked door. From the article : At the time of the shooting, just after 6:30 p.m., there were three adults and three children in the house in the 500 block of Lowell Avenue in this Preble County village. “We found a 22-year-old male on the floor just inside the...

Help us take money from The Brady Center

7:00am Friday, July 17, 2015

The Brady Center recently organized a lawsuit against Lucky Gunner, an online ammo store. Their stated goal was to put them out of business and outlaw the sale of ammunition online. After several months of spending their own money defending the lawsuit, the suit was dismissed and the judge awarded Lucky Gunner $111,971.10 as a partial reimbursement for legal fees. Lucky Gunner says they are going...

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CMP Hosts Annual National Trophy Rifle and Games Matches in July

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Thursday, July 16, 2015

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is thrilled to once again welcome eager competitors to the Rifle Phase of the National Trophy Matches, held July 15-28, 2015, at the world-famous Camp Perry National Guard training facility. The matches have been fired on the base since 1907 and continue to draw thousands of athletes and spectators each year. The event offers air gun,...

Active Killer Activity: Good And Bad News

by Ron Borsch

7:00am Thursday, July 16, 2015

We recently took a five year glimpse at the incidents that fit our protocol for Rapid Mass Murder© (RMM) by an active killer (available HERE ). This time we are sharing research that reveals we are presently on track for 2015 to tie the lowest incidence of RMM in the last decade. On average over the preceding decade, the first half and last half of each year have been about evenly split 50/50...