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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...

Nearly Half of All Sportsmen Took a Kid Hunting In the Past Year

3:00pm Wednesday, September 03, 2014

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Hunting is a rich American tradition often passed down from generation to generation. A recent survey by HunterSurvey.com reveals that passing that heritage along to younger people is still alive and well with nearly 46 percent of surveyed sportsmen having taken at least one child hunting in the past year. The common perception that those children are almost always a son...

Study: “Assault Weapon” and CCW Restrictions Associated With Higher Murder Rates

7:00am Wednesday, September 03, 2014

In a new study, Mark Gius, of Quinnipiac University’s Department of Economics, has found that between 1980 and 2009, “states with more restrictive CCW laws had gun-related murder rates that were 10% higher” than those of other states. Gius also concluded that state “murder rates were 19.3% higher when the Federal [‘assault weapon’ and ‘large’ magazine] ban was in effect.” Gius says that more...

ODNR Offers Special Deer Hunts on Four State Nature Preserves

3:00pm Tuesday, September 02, 2014

COLUMBUS, OH - In an effort to control deer populations affecting native plant communities, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will coordinate special deer hunts at four state nature preserves across the state. High quality habitats at several state nature preserves have been negatively impacted by over-browsing deer. One example is Ohio's state wildflower, the large-flowered...

Headline: Lancaster Woman Scares Off Bat-Wielding Attackers By Pulling Gun On Them

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, September 02, 2014

An Ohio concealed handgun license-holder is reported to have been able to fend off two attackers by drawing her pistol. She did not have to fire. A complete list of known incidents involving Ohio CHL-holders defending themselves is available here . Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association Secretary, BFA PAC Vice Chairman, and an NRA-certified firearms instructor. He is the editor of...

Judge Says Maryland Ugly-Gun Ban is OK

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Monday, September 01, 2014

A Federal Judge in Maryland has declared that the state’s ban on AR and AK-pattern rifles and ammunition magazines capable of holding over 10 rounds is not unconstitutional because, she says, these rifles, among the most popular guns in the country, are not “commonly possessed for lawful purposes,” are especially dangerous, and that banning them does not present a significant burden to people...