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A look at “red flag” laws (that a non-gun owner might understand)

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, July 02, 2018

Everyone agrees that certain people are a danger to society, and that bad people sometimes use guns to commit crimes and to injure or kill others. Most even agree that people who are “crazy” are not entitled to their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. And no one likes an angry man with a gun. We all wish something could be done to stop that person before they harm themselves or others...

Op-Ed: Locking guns won't do anything to save lives

by John R. Lott, Jr.

7:00am Friday, June 29, 2018

After [the] attack at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick forcefully told people of their “responsibility” to lock up their guns. We all want to do something, but everyone locking up their guns will cost more lives than it saves. Santa Fe High School had received an award for school safety but it was helpless to stop this latest nightmare. We need to rethink school safety. Despite...

VIDEO: Active Killer Demonstration

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, June 28, 2018

After the mass murder on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded, our Foundation decided to host a town hall titled Experts Town Hall: Effective Response to Active Killer Events . Read our report on the town hall here . Earlier in the day, John Benner, founder of Tactical Defense Institute and creator of...

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Judge suspends enforcement of Ohio city’s bump stock ban

by Chris Eger

7:00am Wednesday, June 27, 2018

A county court in the Buckeye State has sided with a pair of gun rights groups challenging the city of Columbus over their recently enacted prohibition on bump stocks. Judge David Cain in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Friday issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Columbus from enforcing their bump stock ban pending a July 9 hearing on a lawsuit brought against the city...

Attorney General and gubernatoral candidate Mike DeWine seeks to join fight against Columbus/Cincinnati gun control

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is siding with gun-rights groups suing to overturn local restrictions on firearms enacted in Columbus and Cincinnati. DeWine is asking Franklin County and Hamilton County judges to allow him to join the lawsuits filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court last week. Click here to read the proposed briefs. From the article...

House Republicans back away from plan to vote on HB 228 before summer recess, hold another hearing on Kasich gun control bill

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, June 25, 2018

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that House Republicans have backed away from a plan to vote on House Bill 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/Concealed Carry Modernization). From the article : Gun supporters and gun-control advocates had been gearing up for a show-down this week, particularly following comments last week from Speaker Ryan Smith, R-Bidwell, who said a vote was expected, with enough...

HB 228 Scheduled for Vote This Week

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, June 25, 2018

UPDATE 6-25-18: This morning, the plan was to have a House vote on this bill on Wednesday. Now, a few hours later, we've learned the vote has been canceled . Many in the media are saying that the "stand your ground" bill will be voted on this week in the Ohio House. That's misleading. The Ohio House of Representatives is expected to vote on HB 228 this Wednesday, and this is the bill the media is...

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Lawsuits Filed Against Columbus and Cincinnati Over Bump Stocks

3:00pm Thursday, June 21, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH - Simultaneous lawsuits were filed on Thursday, June 21, 2018, against the cities of Columbus and Cincinnati over recently introduced ordinances banning the possession, use, or acquisition of so-called "rate-of-fire firearms enhancers," commonly referred to as bump stocks or trigger cranks. Buckeye Firearms Foundation and Ohioans for Concealed Carry are named as plaintiffs in the...