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Run, Hide, Perish – Survival Do’s and Don’ts from Across the Pond

7:00am Wednesday, August 09, 2017

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advises persons at risk of harm from an active shooter to “Run, Hide, Fight” (in that order), recommending “fight” – incapacitating or “attempt[ing] to take the active shooter down” – if all else fails. In the United Kingdom, police and counter-terrorism authorities like the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the London Metropolitan Police...

Shootin' Southern Style

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Perhaps it is a sign of aging but it seems I like old things - old dogs, old cars and in this case old shotguns. Nostalgia for the way things used to be just sneaks up like another birthday. I really appreciate the classic side by side shotguns made in the late 1890s through to just before World War II. There is something about this time in shotgun making that produced guns with a graceful lines...

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The Time for National Reciprocity is NOW

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, August 07, 2017

Concealed carry works. It's been proven over many decades. And the time for National Reciprocity is now. Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2017, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R.38) calls for reciprocity in all 50 states. Here's the summary from Congress.gov : This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a...

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So...when is it ok to be against private property rights?

by Ken Hanson

7:00am Friday, August 04, 2017

Editor's Note: This article, originally published on our website August 29, 2005, is being published in response to the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial " Ohio House puts gun rights over property rights ," which falsely claims that "HB 233 would effectively yank the right of private property owners to prohibit those with concealed-handgun licenses from carrying concealed weapons onto their...

NRA Statement on Trump Administration's Aggressive Enforcement of Federal Firearm Laws

7:00am Thursday, August 03, 2017

Fairfax, Va.— Three months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to crack down on illegal firearm possession, prosecutions of these crimes have risen by 23 percent. Violent criminals are now facing consequences for their illegal actions. At the same time, the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners are being respected under the Trump administration. “The National Rifle...

More Concealed Carriers Than Ever!

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Wednesday, August 02, 2017

When the Crime Prevention Research Center released it's "Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2017" report last [month], it kicked off a lot of interest on both sides of the county's "gun debate." The gist of the report's pretty simple: millions of people are taking advantage of the right to legally carry concealed firearms. So many, in fact, that in eleven of the 50 states...

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NSSF Declares August National Shooting Sports Month

7:00am Tuesday, August 01, 2017

NEWTOWN, Conn. — There are countless celebration days and months in America, and now the shooting sports have one of their own. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has declared August to be National Shooting Sports Month, a time to celebrate one of America's great pastimes — target shooting — and to encourage newcomers and experienced shooters to #LETSGOSHOOTING. NSSF developed the...

Arrest of Mayor Frank Jackson's grandson exposes impotence of Cleveland gun control laws

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, July 31, 2017

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported recently that the grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has been indicted on two felony weapons-related charges. What Plain Dealer journalist Cory Shaffer didn't bother to note is that Major Jackson is a long-time gun control extremist. The article also failed to mention that Jackson's grandson is not being charged with violating any of his grandfather's...