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Cleveland restaurateur with concealed handgun license forced to shoot man who threatened employees with two handguns

3:00pm Tuesday, January 10, 2012
by Chad D. Baus WEWS, Cleveland's ABC affiliate, reported recently that a Cleveland business owner who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun shot and killed a man after police said the man made threats during an argument. From the article : According to Cleveland police, the incident began late Thursday night when the owner of "The Kitchen," an Internet café located at 6816 Superior Avenue,...

President Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda Shows No Sign of Stopping

7:00am Tuesday, January 10, 2012
by John Lott President Obama keeps pushing for gun control. "I just want you to know that we are working on [gun control]. We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar," President Obama told Sarah Brady, the former president of the Brady Campaign, this past spring. His push as been quiet but relentless. Just this past week Obama signaled that he was going to just ignore two new...

America's first annual Second Amendment Conference and Expo comes to Dublin, Ohio

3:00pm Monday, January 09, 2012
The first annual Second Amendment Freedom Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 11-12, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Hotel. This event will provide information, education, and resources for handgun owners, concealed carry license holders, and personal protection advocates. A full slate of handgun and self-defense speakers will be presenting over the two days, including...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry at shooting range; Presidential candidate keeps Second Amendment front and center of his campaign

7:00am Monday, January 09, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Twitter.com/GovernorPerry ABCNews.com is reporting that ahead of Saturday night's ABC News-Yahoo-WMUR debate in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Perry took a few moments to himself at an Austin-area shooting range. Perry is the only Republican presidential candidate to have made his support for gun rights an integral part of his campaign. From the...

Have you given much thought to how to clear a vertical angle such as a stairwell?

3:00pm Friday, January 06, 2012
If you are upstairs when you discover there is an intruder in the main level of your house, it is usually best to be armed while barricading yourself in an upper-level "safe" room and calling the police. But waiting isn't always an option. What if you have loved ones elsewhere in your home who need you to protect them? You may have trained on how to pie a corner, but have you given much thought...

84-year-old Cincinnati man uses gun to defend himself during home invasion

7:00am Friday, January 06, 2012
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that an 84-year-old man shot and killed an intruder at his home Tuesday morning. From the article : Officers discovered the body after they were summoned to the residence about 10 a.m. when the homeowner called 911, said Officer Kristy Collins, spokeswoman for Hamilton police. Ed T. Stevens, 75, of Hamilton was found dead in the home's basement. Police said...

December sees 24.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 19th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, January 05, 2012
The December 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,410,937 is an increase of 24.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,133,371 in December 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2011 NICS figure of 1,854,400 reflects a 22.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,512,265 in December 2010. This marks the nineteenth...

Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee should be fired

7:00am Thursday, January 05, 2012
by Gerard Valentino The Canton Repository reported recently that notorious Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless, who was caught on his own police dash cam video verbally assaulting a concealed carry license holder, was a no-show at his latest disciplinary hearing . So, despite berating an honest citizen for lacking responsibility, when faced with taking responsibility for his own actions, Officer...

Man uses handgun to open window and pocket knife to cut seat belts in order to rescue three children in sinking Honda

3:00pm Wednesday, January 04, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The New York Daily News is reporting that a man shot out a car's window with a handgun and cut a seat belt to help free three children who were trapped after their Honda Accord plunged down a 10-foot embankment and flipped over in an icy river. From the article : As many as 10 people jumped into an icy Utah river to help save three trapped children after a car plunged down a 10-...

Christmas 2011 was very merry for firearms retailers

7:00am Wednesday, January 04, 2012
by Chad D. Baus USA Today is reporting that FBI statistics on background checks suggest Santa left a record number of guns under Americans' Christmas trees this year. From the article : In the six days before Christmas, gun dealers submitted nearly half-a-million names for checks on criminal records and mental health issues, with 20% coming Dec. 23, according to news reports. That was the second-...

Is your child's school prepared for an "active shooter" scenario?

3:00pm Tuesday, January 03, 2012
We all want kids to be safe in school. But true safety requires that communities adopt a realistic attitude and provide real-world training to prepare for the worst. In this video, Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) conducts Active Killer-Shooter training for the Des Moines Police Department. The story was reported by Channel 12 in Des Moines. This training cycle was run by John Benner, founder of...

Three More Wins for Gun Owners

7:00am Tuesday, January 03, 2012
H.R. 2055—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012—has been passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been sent to the President for his expected signature. This bill contains three NRA-backed provisions that will strengthen our Second Amendment rights and prohibit your federal tax dollars from being used to advance an anti-gun agenda. Stopping Your Tax Dollars From...

The 10 Most-Read Articles in 2011

3:36pm Monday, January 02, 2012
Have you ever noticed the red number that appears at the end of every page on this website? That number shows how many "reads" the article has, a fairly accurate reflection of the article's popularity. As we say goodbye to 2011, we can't help but reflect on what news stories most interested people, what topics most angered or inspired our readers. Here are the 10 most-read stories on this website...

Deer Hunters Donate Venison to Ohio Food Banks

3:00pm Monday, January 02, 2012
Donations will be accepted through Feb. 3, 2013 COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters have donated 1,405 white-tailed deer to local Ohio food banks to benefit Ohioans in need during the 2012 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "In the spirit of the holidays, Ohio's deer hunters have shown they...

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