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Gun Safety at Home - Make Your Kids Part of the Solution

3:00pm Monday, October 24, 2016

You've probably heard stories like this from time to time: Some children are playing inside. They start snooping around the house and find a gun on the top shelf of a bedroom closet. One thing leads to another and *bang* one of the kids pulls the trigger and his friend gets shot. Who's at fault is a legal question. But the question of who's "responsible" is clear. The gun owner, in this case the...

Politifact: In debate, Portman told the truth about Strickland's record on gun control

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, October 24, 2016

In an age where "truth" is seen as relative, media-run websites which claim to examine the veracity of a candidate's statements have been used to create new versions of the "facts." But credit goes to Politifact.com for their examination of U.S. Senator Rob Portman's (R-Ohio) comments about his opponent in a recent debate. In the debate, when a question was posed to him about the candidates’...

3 Essential Books on Concealed Carry

by Drew Beatty

3:00pm Friday, October 21, 2016

From our friends at Second Call Defense ... Part of the arsenal of any lawfully-armed citizen should be a library of books to enhance mindset, tactics and skills. Books written by authors who have been there, have trained others, or are subject matter experts provide the best education. Below are three books I recommend to help the lawfully-armed citizen stay sharp. Deadly Force: Understanding...

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VIDEO: Public Hillary vs. Private Hillary

7:00am Friday, October 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton can't be trusted. Publicly, she may say she "respects" the Second Amendment, but privately it's a different story.

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Work Locally with Your NRA-ILA Campaign Field Representative

3:00pm Thursday, October 20, 2016

Your NRA-ILA Campaign Field Representative (CFR) is an NRA-ILA staff person who is living in your area, coordinating our volunteer activities with one goal in mind--ensuring pro-Second Amendment voters turn out to "Vote Freedom First!" on Election Day. Your CFR is recruiting volunteers to: register voters, make phone calls, knock on doors, generate letters to the editor, distribute candidate...

Presidential candidates open final debate with discussion on Supreme Court and Second Amendment

by Chad D. Baus

10:01pm Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton opened the third and final debate of the 2016 campaign season with a discussion about their views on the Supreme Court of the United States and the future of the Second Amendment. Debate moderator Fox News' Chris Wallace opened the debate by asking both candidates the following question: "[T]he next president will almost certainly have at...

The Principals of Personal Defense: Coolness

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The 5th principal Jeff Cooper wrote about in his book, Principals of Personal Defense , is “Coolness”. If you are confronted with a violent assailant that intends to kill you or inflict serious bodily harm—i.e. cripple— you, you must be able to “keep your head” as you respond. You cannot afford to let fear and panic take control. Instead your response must be logical and well thought out (...

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Gun banners lament blocked "safe" storage gun control bills, scoff at gun accident prevention education

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, October 19, 2016

On the heels of a joint project by The Associated Press and USA Today Network examining accidental shootings involving children, the Columbus Dispatch has published an article in which gun control extremists lament their inability to pass so-called "safe" storage laws in Ohio. They also reject the fact that real change can and should come in the form of education. From the article, entitled "...