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Youngstown homeowner defends self from attempted home invasion

3:00pm Wednesday, July 31, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Youngstown Vindicator reported recently that police believe a man was reacting to a burglary in progress when he fired one shot through his front door, killing Terry D. Allen, 36, of Morris Street in Mineral Ridge. From the article : The man who fired the shot, who is not being identified, told police he saw two people outside the house and heard several voices before firing...

Letter: Restaurant carry law means one less stolen gun on the street

8:00am Wednesday, July 31, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The following letter was submitted to Buckeye Firearms Association. Personal information and police report case number have been redacted. A couple weekends ago I was working for a band running sound at a bar and, since the law allowed it and there were no signs prohibiting it, I kept my gun on me as I was inside working. My wife and her friend also came to visit, dance and listen...

Stand Your Ground Must Stand

4:00pm Tuesday, July 30, 2013
by Jeff Knox It didn't take long after George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin for the event to be portrayed as the act of a vigilante, or a one-man lynching party. A mug shot of a surly, mentally detached-looking Zimmerman juxtaposed to a 9th grade yearbook photo of bright-eyed, smiling, young Martin became staples of reports on the story, and, in a way, became the story itself. The President of...

Cleveland councilman applauds two residents after they shoot armed attackers in separate incidents

8:00am Tuesday, July 30, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WEWS (ABC Cleveland) reported recently that a Cleveland man is being praised by a city councilman for shooting an armed intruder at his Pawnee Avenue home. From the article : "Whoever shot this dirt bag ought to get a medal," Ward 11 Councilman Mike Polensek said. "I might get a proclamation for him.” It all started when Jacquella Lattimore left the house to take her children to...

Manipulating public opinion: The President’s misguided attacks on the natural right of self defense

4:00pm Monday, July 29, 2013
by Mike Horning, PhD Research has shown that Presidents often attempt to use the bully pulpit to sway public opinion, yet rarely succeed in doing so . Last Friday, President Obama tried such tactics when he used the Trayvon Martin verdict to question the value of Stand Your Ground laws. And in doing so, his only success might have been to provide more confusion about self-defense laws. Obama said...

Website attack fails to stop Zimmerman fundraiser

8:00am Monday, July 29, 2013
In the early hours of Wednesday, July 24, 2013, a cyber attack took down our website. This isn't the first time we've been the victim of an attack. In fact, it happens all the time. In most cases, though, these attacks are unsuccessful or so minor that they go largely unnoticed. The attack on Wednesday, however, not only took out our website, it effectively shut down our hosting company,...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation Raises Thousands to Buy Zimmerman New Gun

4:36pm Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Donors from 48 states and 4 other countries chip in to help. When the U.S. Department of Justice ordered the Sanford, Florida police department to keep possession George Zimmerman's personal property after he was found not guilty, including his firearm, Buckeye Firearms Foundation started a fund to replace the gun. "We consider this an outrageous abuse of power to score political points at the...

Headline: Blacks benefit from Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law at disproportionate rate

3:00pm Tuesday, July 23, 2013
by Patrick Howley African Americans benefit from Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law at a rate far out of proportion to their presence in the state's population, despite an assertion by Attorney General Eric Holder that repealing "Stand Your Ground" would help African Americans. Black Floridians have made about a third of the state's total "Stand Your Ground" claims in homicide cases,...

Race-baiters and hate-mongers attack over Zimmerman Second Amendment Fund

7:00am Tuesday, July 23, 2013
by Dean Rieck You know what they say: no good deed goes unpunished. And, once again, that's the case for our effort to help George Zimmerman replace his firearm after the U.S. Department of Justice ordered the Sanford, Florida police department to NOT return his personal property. We considered this a politically-motivated abuse of power. So we asked our supporters to chip in a little money so we...

Headline: Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Starts Fund To Buy George Zimmerman A New Gun

3:00pm Monday, July 22, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WKEF (Dayton ABC) reported Friday on Buckeye Firearms Foundation's efforts on behalf of George Zimmerman in the wake of the Obama Justice Department's move to deny him the return of his property now that he has been acquitted. From the article : The Buckeye Firearms Association is raising money to buy George Zimmerman a new gun. George Zimmerman was found not guilty of second...

Anti-Gun Activists Remain Unapologetic About Duping Ohioans

7:00am Monday, July 22, 2013
by Jesse Hathaway Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (OCAGV) Director Toby Hoover and Center for American Progress (CAP) anti-gun leader Lance Orchid both failed to apologize for tricking Ohioans into joining gun control mailing lists when questioned at ComFest. A website created after a February 2012 school shooting was, unknown to those submitting condolences, created to promote anti-Second...

Op-Ed: Can poor people be trusted with guns?

3:00pm Friday, July 19, 2013
by John Lott Can poor people be trusted with guns? Overwhelmingly, Republicans thinks so. But while Democrats fight against taxes on the poor and oppose voter photo IDs because they impose too much of burden, they seem to be doing everything possible – from fees, expensive training requirements, and photo IDs -- to make it next to impossible for the poor to own guns. Indeed, legislation in at...

Outrage of the Week: New App Targets Gun Owners

7:00am Friday, July 19, 2013
This week's outrage comes to us from a rather unlikely source: the Google Play app store. The new app is called the Gun Geo Marker, and encourages users to "geolocate dangerous guns and owners" in their communities. According to Google Play, "Geolocation means marking dangerous sites on the App's map so that you and others can be aware of the risks in your neighborhood." Think about that for a...

Ten Tips for Firearm Safety in Your Home

3:00pm Thursday, July 18, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- As part of its "S.A.F.E. Summer" campaign to focus attention on the importance of safe and responsible firearm handling and storage, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) today announced its "Top Ten" list of safety tips firearm owners should remember to help ensure they are taking responsible precautions with firearms in their home. "Nearly all firearm accidents in...

Rep. Ron Maag introduces legislation to eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones

7:00am Thursday, July 18, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Ohioans would be able to carry concealed guns in churches, daycares, private airplanes and government buildings under House Bill 231, legislation introduced by Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon. The bill would also allow college campuses to permit concealed guns on their campuses if they choose to. From the article : "These are reasonable,...

NSSF: U.S. Rep Sam Graves (R-Mo.) Praised for Introduction of H.R. 2361, Protecting Americans Second Amendment Rights

3:00pm Wednesday, July 17, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, today praised U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) for his introduction of H.R. 2361, legislation intended to prevent states and municipalities from enacting or raising taxes or fees on the purchase of firearms or ammunition. "Congressman Graves is to be commended for...

Survival lessons from an airplane accident

7:00am Wednesday, July 17, 2013
by Jim Irvine Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Early reports indicate that two teen girls have died, at least 182 people are injured, as many as 49 of those critically. Much of the airplane cabin burned. The passenger area suffered extensive damage. We will not speculate on the cause of the accident, but there...

NRA Leader Slated to Attend USSA 'Save Our Heritage' Rally

3:00pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013
(Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance 17th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company, will be held on Saturday, September 21st at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus, Ohio. The special invited guest for this year's rally is Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. The night features one of the largest gun drawings held each...

Dayton woman shoots home invader with handgun

7:00am Tuesday, July 16, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WHIO (Dayton CBS) reported recently that police arrested two teens accused of entering the home of a woman who responded with a firearm, shooting one of the alleged burglars in the arm. From the article : Dayton officers responded at approximately 6 p.m. Monday to the home in the 200 block of Richmond Avenue. According to a police incident report, the woman heard the two teens...

U.S. Park Police loses track of more than 1500 firearms

3:00pm Monday, July 15, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Fox News reported recently that the U.S. Park Police has lost track of a huge supply of handguns, rifles and shotguns. From the article : In the scathing report, the inspector general's office of the Department of Interior faults staff at the agency for having no idea how many weapons they control and says the department has no clear policies or procedures for investigating...

Nigeria School Massacre: Lessons for America

7:00am Monday, July 15, 2013
by Greg Ellifritz School shootings aren’t only confined to the United States. Neither are terrorist attacks. On Saturday, July 6, 42 students and a teacher were killed by Islamist terrorists in Northern Nigeria. The same group has killed more than 1600 other civilians (mostly children) in the last three years. The group's name is "Boko Haram," which means "Western education is sacrilege." I...

June sees 3.0% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 37th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Friday, July 12, 2013
The June 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 872,025 is an increase of 3.0 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 846,437 in June 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2013 NICS figure of 1,270,817 reflects a 1.5 percent decrease from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,290,210 in June 2012. This marks the 37th straight month that NSSF-...

School safety seminar held in northwest Ohio

7:00am Friday, July 12, 2013
by Jim Irvine Teachers, administrators and law enforcement personnel gathered in Montpelier, Ohio, last week to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman present information on violence and school safety. Colonel Grossman is an expert recognized around the world for his research and knowledge on the topic of human aggression and violence. Violence is not only the number one killer of our children in...

Case Against Student Who Wore NRA T-Shirt to School Dismissed

3:00pm Thursday, July 11, 2013
On June 27th, in a positive resolution to a case which has captured the attention of advocates for First and Second Amendment rights, the case against 14-year-old Logan Middle School Honor Student Jared Marcum of Logan, W.V., was dismissed with prejudice. Marcum had been charged with obstructing an officer following an incident stemming from a Logan Middle School faculty member's reaction to...

Headline: Gun Manufacturers Consider Lorain County Move

7:00am Thursday, July 11, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WJW (Fox Cleveland) is reporting that Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams has been working with two different out-of-state gun manufacturers to try to get them to relocate here. From the article : "We're trying to do something different. It's about jobs. We have some of the best workforce here in Lorain county in the country," Commissioner Williams said. The gun manufacturers...

Illinois Legislature Votes to Recognize Right to Self-Defense and Overrides Governor Quinn's Veto of Concealed Carry Bill

3:00pm Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Illinois House Bill 183, as passed by both chambers in May, now in effect. On Tuesday, June 10, on the court-ordered deadline for Illinois to enact a concealed carry law, both chambers of the Illinois Legislature voted to override the Amendatory Veto by Governor Pat Quinn (D) on House Bill 183 that he issued last week. The state House voted 77-31 and the state Senate 41-17 to uphold the rights of...

Another Ohio school makes public its decision to arm staffers to protect students

7:00am Wednesday, July 10, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Northeast Ohio news media are reporting that a new policy authorizing employees of the Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District to carry guns on school property will go into effect for the 2013-14 academic year. From the The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio: The board of education recently approved the policy authorizing "certain persons designated by the board and...

Op-Ed: Suicidal Logic

3:00pm Tuesday, July 09, 2013
by C.D. Michel Some gun control advocates commit intellectual suicide. One of the longest lasting and saddest lies endlessly echoed by gun control advocates is the 30,000 annual deaths from “gun violence” sound bite. "We can't begin to address 30,000 gun deaths...that are happening every year [without radical gun control]" was how comedian and fake news anchor Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show...

Maybe praise should replace anger at cop in bad spot

7:00am Tuesday, July 09, 2013
by Jim Irvine WDTN channel 2 news reported last week that an officer is under investigation after allegedly handing his gun to a citizen. From the article : Jerry and Josie Anderson are shocked at what they say they witnessed on Saturday morning outside their home on Chester Boulevard. They say the officer who was responding to simple accident, stepped out of line when he handed his loaded weapon...

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