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Guns save lives, but Big Media doesn't like to tell the tale

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Monday, May 18, 2015

Did you see the story about the Uber driver who shot a man in Chicago’s Logan Square on Friday evening, April 17. The story blipped across newspapers and TV screens on Monday, but little has been heard about it since. The unidentified driver of an Uber rideshare car was parked when he saw a young man across the street open fire on a group of pedestrians. The Uber driver jumped from his car and...

Elderly homeowner uses gun to defend himself during home invasion

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, May 15, 2015

The (Alliance, OH) Review is reporting that a 63 year-old Minerva homeowner was able to protect himself when a home invader rushed into his home. From the article : Ryan Johns, 33, of Canton, was shot and fatally wounded by homeowner William Dietrich Jr., 63, of Virginia Avenue. Johns was pronounced dead on arrival at Alliance Community Hospital. According to Columbiana County Sheriff's Office...

Appeals Court: Arrest for open carry violated Ohioan's 4th Amendment rights

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, May 15, 2015

A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court's ruling allowing a lawsuit against a City of Toledo police officer to proceed. The suit claims that TPD officer David Bright illegally detained Shawn Northrup for openly carrying a semi-automatic handgun. From the Northrup v. City of Toledo Police Dept. ruling: On a midsummer evening,...

Seeking Nominations for 2014 NRA-ILA Volunteer Awards

3:00pm Thursday, May 14, 2015

The NRA-ILA "Jay M. Littlefield Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award" is an annual honor that recognizes an NRA member who demonstrates exceptionally meritorious activism in defense of our Second Amendment rights. Similarly, the "NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year Award" is bestowed upon a group that has gone above and beyond in defending and promoting our rights over the past year...

BFA's Sean Maloney offers testimony in support of firearms-related bills

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, May 14, 2015

On Wednesday, May 13, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader (and NRA Board of Directors member) Sean Maloney testified on behalf of BFA before the House State Government committee in support of two pro-gun rights bills that are under consideration. Rep. Anne Gonzales' (R-Westerville) House Bill 20 seeks to to correct several problems with current law regarding concealed handgun licenses'...

Guns vs. Cars Comparison is No Accident

3:00pm Wednesday, May 13, 2015

In the Art of War , Chinese military theoretician Sun Tzu advised, “appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Since gun control supporters are trying to make guns look bad by comparing the number of gun-related deaths to those due to motor vehicle accidents, they’re apparently applying the second part of Sun Tzu’s advice. To feign strength, gun control supporters have been...

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Ohio CHL-holder chases away robbers on Dayton crime spree

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, May 13, 2015

WKEF , Dayton's ABC affiliate, reported recently that a trio of armed robbers on a crime spree revealed themselves nothing but cowards when they were confronted by an Ohio concealed handgun license-holder. From the report : Calls to 911 and several surveillance videos are shedding more light on this morning's string of robberies during which three suspects hit three stores, all within an hour...

Latest field reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Officers highlight need to obey hunting regulations

3:00pm Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Central Ohio – Wildlife District One State Wildlife Officer Chad Grote recently attended a hunter education class in Marion County. While at the class he went outside to retrieve prizes for students who answered questions correctly. He noticed a vehicle that was suspected of driving off-road at Delaware Wildlife Area. After checking photographs Officer Grote confirmed it was the same vehicle...