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Op-Ed: Connecticut's strict gun licensing law linked to steep drop in homicides? Not really

by John R. Lott

3:00pm Monday, July 06, 2015

A new study in the American Journal of Public Health claims that the state of Connecticut’s 1995 gun licensing law has reduced firearm homicide rates by 40 percent. But this just released study gives academics a bad name. Not surprisingly, anti-gun activist and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and the left-wing Joyce Foundation funded the research. The study cherry picks which states...

The Second Amendment doesn't grant Americans anything

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, July 06, 2015

I recently was watching one of the firearms-related outdoors programs on television where one of my favorite nationally-known firearms instructors was being interviewed. I became somewhat “shocked!” when that individual stated that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants us the right to possess and carry firearms. I thought I might have mis-heard what he said so I hit the replay...

Independence Day Reflection: SCOTUS v. The People

by Jim Shepherd

7:24am Saturday, July 04, 2015

As we celebrate our national birthday, I'm reflecting proudly on our past, but as a gun owner and recreational shooter, I'm concerned for our future. Last week, two Supreme Court opinions led one of their own members (more on that below) to accuse the Court of being "drunk on power." In a dissenting opinion on gay marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia broadened his dissent with an accusation that the...

Independence Day 2015

by Rick Jones

3:00pm Friday, July 03, 2015

With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

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Americans Comfortable Living Around Guns, Despite Decades–long Fear Campaign

7:00am Friday, July 03, 2015

The results of a Rasmussen Reports poll released June 12 provide further evidence of just how out-of-step the gun control movement is with the American people. In a survey of 977 likely voters, Rasmussen found that an overwhelming majority of Americans would rather live in a neighborhood where residents are allowed to own firearms than one that is completely disarmed. Specifically, the survey...

Registration Open for the 2015 National Trophy Pistol & Rifle Matches at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Thursday, July 02, 2015

Register now on the CMP website for a spot to shoot at the 2015 National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches. These popular and historical matches will once again be fired at Camp Perry, Ohio, six miles west of Port Clinton, during the month of July. The schedule of this year’s Matches will be the same as the 2014 National Matches, featuring a variety of events such as the John C. Garand, President’s...

To the Editor: A good person with a gun is valuable

7:00am Thursday, July 02, 2015

The following letter to the editor of the Toledo Blade was published on June 30, 2015: Your June 24 editorial “Firearms and forgiveness” is not only wrong in its opinion, but also is wrong in fact. Sadly, the House State Government Committee removed places of worship from the bill you cite more than two weeks before you published your editorial. I say sadly because a good person with a gun might...

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Tanks, Bombers and Pyrotechnics Bring Spark to the CMP’s 2015 First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Wednesday, July 01, 2015

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Please join the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) on the world-famous Camp Perry ranges in Port Clinton, Ohio, for another thrilling display of live World War II history during the First Shot Ceremony of the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches on July 6, 2015. Reenactors, ground vehicles, air support and exhilarating pyrotechnics will join us on Rodriguez Range for the...