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House Passes HB 227 to Bring Constitutional Carry to Ohio

3:40pm Wednesday, November 17, 2021

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, the Ohio House passed Substitute House Bill 227 with a vote of 60 to 32. This is a major step toward Constitutional or "Permitless" Carry in Ohio. This bill must now make its way through the Senate before being placed on the Governor's desk for his signature. Specifically, HB 227 would make licensing for concealed carry optional. Those who still wish to acquire a...

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NYSRPA Case Exposes Biden’s Anti-Second Amendment Bias, Vindicates Opposition to Garland

7:00am Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Further evidence of Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s contempt for the Second Amendment has emerged in recent weeks. On September 21, the solicitor general of the U.S. (an office of the Department of Justice that reports to the Attorney General) filed a brief on behalf of the federal government supporting New York’s may-issue carry licensing regime in the U.S. Supreme Court case...

Report: ShotSpotter generates thousands of alerts in Dayton, but officers find few crimes

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, November 16, 2021

WOUB (NPR Athens) reported recently that despite the investment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for ShotSpotter microphones, few crimes have been solved. From the article : Thanks to the new gunshot-detection technology, if a shot is fired in a neighborhood equipped with ShotSpotter microphones, dispatchers get a ping within 60 seconds, alerting them to the location of the shot. Then...

PODCAST: How Leftists Are Waging War on Guns, Hunting, and American Culture

3:00pm Monday, November 15, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 39: In the Second Amendment community, we tend to focus on guns. We especially focus on rights related to owning and carrying guns. That...

House Committee Passes HB 99 to Restore School Board Authority Over Security

7:00am Monday, November 15, 2021

On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee approved Substitute House Bill 99 and passed it out of committee on a party line vote of 7 to 5. It now makes its way to the House floor for a vote. The bill seeks to reverse an absurd ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that requires school employees to receive the same training as police officers before they can carry a...

Skill Set: Revolver Malfunctions

by Tiger McKee

7:00am Friday, November 12, 2021

Revolvers are great for self-defense. That’s what I carry on a daily basis. They come in a variety of sizes, easily carried and concealed. There’s an assortment of effective calibers available – more today than ever. A well-maintained revolver will experience fewer malfunctions than the semi-auto. “Limp-wristing” won’t create a stoppage. You can fire with muzzle contact, common in close-quarters...

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Does Grip Size Matter?

by Gary Evens

7:00am Thursday, November 11, 2021

While grip length does not really affect trigger reach distance, the circumference of the grip does. “Grip circumference” is the total distance around the grip, usually measured at its widest point. Some grips are wider at the top, bottom, or in the middle, while others maintain a relative consistent circumference for the entire length. (I remember the original grips on my S&W Model 19...

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Bloomberg Activists Behind Suit Over Concealed Carry in Lebanon Government Building

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Three Lebanon, Ohio, residents have filed a civil lawsuit against the city and City Attorney Mark Yurick over a local March 2020 gun ordinance authorizing anyone with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a gun in the Lebanon City Building. The residents are being represented by attorneys from Everytown for Gun Safety, an out-of-state gun control group funded by former NYC Mayor Michael...