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NRA announces endorsement of Ted Strickland for Governor

3:00pm Monday, June 14, 2010

The Associated Press is reporting that the National Rifle Association publicly endorsed Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland today in his race against Republican John Kasich. According to the article, Strickland accepted the endorsement at a Monday event at a sporting goods store in Proctorville, near the Ohio-West Virginia border, which the NRA publicized to its members over the weekend. The NRA's...

Cleveland home invasion suspect shot, killed by his own gun

7:00am Monday, June 14, 2010

Under Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, if someone unlawfully enters an occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense, and will not be second-guessed by the State.

Two 'no guns' UDF convenience stores in Dayton robbed within 24 hours

3:00pm Friday, June 11, 2010

by Tim Inwood According to news reports this week, two United Dairy Farmer's stores in Dayton ( Wyoming Street and North Main Street ) were robbed within 24 hours. Apparently the thugs missed the little 'no guns' sign on the door UDF corporate put there to keep him out. Or just maybe the miscreant was a bit wiser than the UDF corporate stuffed shirts who put the sign up. The crook was certainly...

SB239 and SB247: Two bills whose time has come

7:00am Friday, June 11, 2010

by Jim Irvine Recently two crucial bills passed the Ohio Senate. One deals with critical improvements for concealed license holders (CHL). The other corrects a defect in Ohio law which has resulted in court orders being null and void and good people losing their right to defend themselves, even in their own homes.

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NSSF asks gun owners to practice firearm safety every day

3:00pm Thursday, June 10, 2010

Children across the country will start their summer vacations this month and, as a result, spend more time at home -- some of it unsupervised. With that in mind, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds gun owners to review their procedures for safely storing firearms in the home -- a reminder in keeping with June being National Safety Month. A few simple steps -- such as storing firearms...

Are you prepared for when a criminal comes knocking? This family was.

7:00am Thursday, June 10, 2010

By Jim Irvine Recently I sat down with a friend who was the target of a home invasion. He lives in a nice neighborhood with his wife and two young kids. In the middle of the night, there was a noise downstairs. “It sounded like the blinds being moved. My first thought was: 'there is somebody in our house.'" Such a thought can be terrifying. In a "hot burglary" the FBI statistics show that the...

May second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

3:00pm Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,016,876 checks in May 2010, ranking the month the second highest May for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a .6 percent decrease from the 1,023,102 checks conducted in May 2009, is an increase of 14.7 percent over checks in May 2008. The total number of background checks reported since the...

Restaurant/ Car Carry legislation likely stalled until after November elections

7:00am Wednesday, June 09, 2010

by Jim Irvine Last week we asked you to make phone calls to your State Representatives in an attempt to move two bills to Governor Strickland before the summer recess. Thank you to each of you who picked up the phone answered our call for action. Unfortunately, we were not successful. Phone calls are no longer needed. While we share your frustration that Speaker Budish and the Democrat-controlled...