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Give ‘Em Heller!

by Chuck Michel

3:00pm Tuesday, September 09, 2014

In 1988, when Florida first considered passing a shall-issue concealed carry permitting (CCW) law, gun control groups hysterically predicted massive public bloodshed and shoot-outs in the streets. But nothing like their dire predictions has ever happened. In fact, after Florida civilians were allowed to legally carry guns in public for self-defense, certain categories of violence plummeted. For...

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MSNBC Poll: 84% say Kroger shoppers should be allowed to carry handguns

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, September 09, 2014

MSNBC, a well-known media bastion of anti-gun rights extremism, has opened an online poll presumably hoping to provide fuel to help their buddies at billionaire bully Michael Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America's latest campaign to intimidate an American corporation to prohibit their customers from exercising their Second Amendment rights. (His previous campaigns against...

It's the Politics, Stupid

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Monday, September 08, 2014

When the same groups are constantly squawking about "protecting the children" when the subject is making firearms illegal, refuse to OK a good idea specifically designed to protect children, you can clearly see their use of the word "protect" as a synonym for the word "disarm". The latest manifestation of this curious behavior is a decision by officials at Reagan National Airport not to permit...

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Buckeye Firearms Association PAC announces 2014 general election grades and endorsements

7:00am Monday, September 08, 2014

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC (BFA-PAC) is pleased to announce our 2014 general election grades* and endorsements. As a political action committee, BFA-PAC has been issuing endorsements in every election season for the past twelve years. Through a system of weighing candidate surveys, voting records (where applicable) and personal commitment to the cause, candidates are graded on the...

Mississippi Yawning: One Year Later, Dire Open Carry Predictions Prove False

3:00pm Friday, September 05, 2014

It’s long been a predictable pattern. A state or locality relaxes its restrictions on carrying firearms and doesn’t devolve into the anarchy gun opponents predicted. The latest example comes from Mississippi, where last year a change in the law, and a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling, ensured that law-abiding residents could exercise their right to carry openly without a permit. According to a...

Bloomberg backfire: More than 57,000 gun-friendly businesses crop up across America

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, September 05, 2014

According to a report in the Washington Times , even as billionaire bully Michael Bloomberg continues attempts to intimidate national corporations into discriminating against a large segment of their customer base who carry guns for self-defense, smaller businesses are recognizing an opportunity to win over new customers by hanging up the "welcome" signs. From the article: [M]any smaller...

Demystifying the Modern Sporting Rifle

By Tisma Juett, NSSF Manager, First Shots

3:00pm Thursday, September 04, 2014

Rifles are incredible tools. From a distance, a hunter can take a large animal that will put food in the freezer to feed your family for the year. A farmer can stop a predator or nuisance animal from destroying crops and livestock. And anyone, from homeowner to serious competitor to weekend plinker, can hone their skills with practice and gain proficiency to shoot over distances of a 1,000 yards...

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Appeals Court authorizes its judges to carry concealed weapons without mandatory training

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, September 04, 2014

The Athens Messenger is reporting that the 4th District Court of Appeals has issued an order authorizing its judges to carry concealed weapons as a security measure. From the article : Fourth District Judge Marie Hoover said the order — which applies to just the 4th District Court — was not prompted by any particular incident, but that threats have been made over the years. “As a court, we’ve all...