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Attacker shoots at group of people, including 1 year-old; Ohio CHL-holder shoots back

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, July 31, 2015
WXIX (FOX Cincinnati) is reporting that a man with an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) was able to defend the lives of himself, his sister, a one year-old child and another man after a neighbor began firing his gun at them. From the article : According to police, [Thomas] McCary argued with a woman on Holland Drive about 7:30 p.m. Sunday night. During the dispute, her brother, Patrick Ewing,...

Diverse Chicagoans Exercise Their Right-to-Carry

7:00am Friday, July 31, 2015
A recent report by the Chicago Sun-Times reveals the diversity of the Chicagoans choosing to exercise their Right-to-Carry, offering some rare good news regarding the city’s beleaguered gun owners. According to a Sun-Times analysis of Right-to-Carry permit data obtained from the Illinois State Police, the city zip codes with the most permit-holding residents span from “upper middle-class, safe...

CMP National Rimfire Sporter Match Set for August 1st at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Thursday, July 30, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – One of the most popular events of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Rifle Matches is always the Rimfire Sporter Match, fired this year on August 1 at Camp Perry. The match is perfect for preparing first-time shooters for competition-style shooting, as well as allowing experienced marksmen to rekindle a nostalgic connection with a .22 rifle. Fired every year to...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Second Amendment Case, Draws Strong Dissent From Thomas, Scalia

7:00am Thursday, July 30, 2015
[Last month], the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition to either summarily reverse or hear an appeal of the decision in Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 25, 2014. The Ninth Circuit decision upheld San Francisco ordinances requiring any firearm within the home not actually carried on the person to be in a locked...

The Trace: Just Another Effort to Mislead America

3:00pm Wednesday, July 29, 2015
One recurring truth about the anti-gun movement is how often they try to create new organizations which claim “neutrality” or “moderation” on the Second Amendment, but in reality are nothing more than carbon copies of all the anti-gun groups that have come before them. As we reported a few weeks ago, fanatically anti-gun Michael Bloomberg has found a new venture to pour his money into. It’s...

Mass murderers are chasing the fame our media can be counted on to give them

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Last month, a deranged coward joined a Bible study group in Charleston, South Carolina, sat with them for about an hour, and then pulled out a gun and started shooting people, killing nine. He then drove away, only to be captured without incident a few hours later. Reports say the demented little troll declared his need to kill the people because they were “raping our women and taking over our...

Federal Regulators Breathe Life into Marijuana Businesses Even as They Seek to Choke Out FFLs

3:00pm Tuesday, July 28, 2015
By now, knowledgeable members of the pro-gun community are well aware of Operation Choke Point (OCP) and its effect on lawful firearm-related businesses. As we have often reported, OCP is a deliberate attempt by federal regulators to pressure banks to sever or avoid business relationships with legitimate industries that are considered politically objectionable, including firearms and ammunition...

Headline in 'no-guns" Great Britain - "Gun crime goes up by 89% in a decade"

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Despite the fact that handguns were banned in that country in 1997, Great Britain's Daily Mail is reporting that gun crime has almost doubled in the past decade. From the article : The latest Government figures show that the total number of firearm offences in England and Wales has increased from 5,209 in 1998/99 to 9,865 last year - a rise of 89 per cent. In some parts of the country, the number...

N.Y. Data Reveals Futility of Gun Registration Laws

3:00pm Monday, July 27, 2015
In an utter embarrassment to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and anti-gun legislators in Albany, recently released New York State Police data reveals massive noncompliance with the SAFE Act’s registration provisions. Out of an estimated 1-1.2 million semi-automatic firearms within the state that are required to be registered under the new law, 23,847 people have registered a grand total of 44,485...

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Shaking Hands

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, July 27, 2015
You are out shopping one night in an area with lots of pedestrian traffic, bars, restaurants, and stores. A drunken man approaches you and engages you in an argument, walking away after taking a swing at you (that didn’t connect). The drunk reappears about 15 minutes later. He apologizes for his conduct and extends his hand to shake. Do you take his hand or refuse to shake? This situation...

Hillary says having to show an ID is a violation of your rights

by Tim Inwood
3:00pm Friday, July 24, 2015
I have listened to Hillary Clinton attacking Ohio for weeks now over our voting laws. Clinton blistered Republicans, accusing them of "systemically and deliberately" seeking to disenfranchise minority and poor voters throughout the nation with laws that make it harder to cast ballots. This, of course, is all about voter ID. Ohio gives citizens over 20 days to vote, while her beloved New York does...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation allows Cincy's Local 12 exclusive access to Ohio teacher firearms training

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, July 24, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Foundation continues to offer school faculty and administrators comprehensive training through its FASTER program , and just as Cleveland's FOX 8 was provided exclusive access to a class offered recently in northeast Ohio, Cincinnati's CBS affiliate (Local 12 WKRC) was given an inside look at another class offered this week in south central Ohio. From the report : The teachers...

Governor Kasich authorizes arming personnel at Ohio National Guard recruitment offices

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, July 23, 2015
The Associated Press is reporting that Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) has followed governors in several other states in allowing Guard recruiting personnel to carry firearms. The move comes after the attack in Tennessee that killed four Marines and a sailor. From the article : At Kasich’s instruction, Major General Mark Bartman, the Adjutant General of Ohio, granted the authorization as part of an...

Armed citizens guard recruiting centers in central Ohio, across country

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, July 23, 2015
Given the absurd reality that our (dis)Armed Service members are prohibited from doing so by military directive, armed citizens are showing up at military recruiting centers around the country, saying they plan to protect recruiters following last week's killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. From the Columbus Dispatch : Larry Fitzpatrick, wearing an Old Navy T-shirt with...

Governor Scott Walker Signs Bill Repealing Wisconsin's 48-hour Waiting Period

3:00pm Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association scored another victory for gun rights in Wisconsin today when Governor Scott Walker signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 35. The new law eliminates a 48-hour waiting period on all point-of-sale handgun purchases in the state. “This important measure marks the end of an antiquated law that’s served as nothing but a needless burden on law-abiding gun owners...

Ohio Governor John Kasich joins crowded Republican presidential field

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) is running for president. Kasich made the announcement on Tuesday, July 21 at The Ohio State University, saying "I am here to ask you for your prayers, for your support, for your efforts because I have decided to run for president of the United States." From NBCNews.com : In a speech that described the woes of Americans worried about lost jobs, health care costs and...

Divided Court Demotes Second Amendment to Second Class Status, Upholds Postal Property Ban

3:00pm Tuesday, July 21, 2015
On June 26, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that had held the U.S. Postal Service could not completely ban the possession of firearms in its parking lots. The case concerns Tad Bonidy, a Colorado man who lives in a rural area, does not get mail delivery at his residence, and must retrieve his mail from a box in a post office lobby...

Chattanooga terror attack prompts pro-gun legislation in Ohio; Army chief of staff worries about "over-arming" the military

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, July 21, 2015
"[T]he Army's chief of staff says the military has to be careful about over-arming itself. Gen. Ray Odierno says that can lead to "accidental discharges and everything else that goes along with "having loaded weapons." - Associated Press, July 15, 2015 No, this isn't an article by famed satire website TheOnion.com. The United States Army's chief of staff really did say that . In the wake of yet...

Only police should have guns?

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Monday, July 20, 2015
Humans are complicated and confusing creatures. We often cling to misguided beliefs and self-destructive philosophies, even as we decry the impacts and results of those beliefs and philosophies. One of the most confusing examples of this is when a minority that has suffered oppression and abuse advocates for policies that enable that abuse and remove options for protecting against future abuse...

Don’t Depend on the Police to Save You

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, July 20, 2015
Read this article . In [the recent] Tunisian attack, the first cop who arrived refused to go after the killer because he (the cop) wasn’t wearing body armor (which likely wouldn’t have stopped an AK round anyway). A man who worked at the hotel beach activities stand took the cop’s gun and went after the killer. Unfortunately, the hotel worker couldn’t use the weapon. He had difficulty with the...

Family fights back when armed, masked man barges through front door

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, July 17, 2015
WHIO (Dayton CBS) reported earlier this week that an armed intruder was shot by a resident inside a home after he entered through an unlocked door. From the article : At the time of the shooting, just after 6:30 p.m., there were three adults and three children in the house in the 500 block of Lowell Avenue in this Preble County village. “We found a 22-year-old male on the floor just inside the...

Help us take money from The Brady Center

7:00am Friday, July 17, 2015
The Brady Center recently organized a lawsuit against Lucky Gunner, an online ammo store. Their stated goal was to put them out of business and outlaw the sale of ammunition online. After several months of spending their own money defending the lawsuit, the suit was dismissed and the judge awarded Lucky Gunner $111,971.10 as a partial reimbursement for legal fees. Lucky Gunner says they are going...

CMP Hosts Annual National Trophy Rifle and Games Matches in July

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Thursday, July 16, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is thrilled to once again welcome eager competitors to the Rifle Phase of the National Trophy Matches, held July 15-28, 2015, at the world-famous Camp Perry National Guard training facility. The matches have been fired on the base since 1907 and continue to draw thousands of athletes and spectators each year. The event offers air gun,...

Active Killer Activity: Good And Bad News

by Ron Borsch
7:00am Thursday, July 16, 2015
We recently took a five year glimpse at the incidents that fit our protocol for Rapid Mass Murder© (RMM) by an active killer (available HERE ). This time we are sharing research that reveals we are presently on track for 2015 to tie the lowest incidence of RMM in the last decade. On average over the preceding decade, the first half and last half of each year have been about evenly split 50/50...

Another Gun Control Claim Bites the Dust

3:00pm Wednesday, July 15, 2015
If it sounds like we’re repeating ourselves, it’s because we are. For the proverbial umpteenth time, Fact Checkers at a prominent newspaper have denounced a lie being told by a supporter of expanded background checks on gun sales. [Recently], the Washington Post gave Four Pinnochios to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) for repeating a claim originated by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun...

Former CNN anchor involved in another one of those "rare" self-defense shootings

7:00am Wednesday, July 15, 2015
"Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes," claims the Violence Policy Center (VPC), led by longtime handgun-ban advocate Josh Sugarmann, formerly of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns. However, that's something the anti-gun group probably would have a hard time convincing former CNN Headline News anchor Lynne Russell and husband Chuck de Caro to believe. [Recently], Russell and...

Brady Campaign "A+" Politician Guilty of Weapons-Related Racketeering

3:00pm Tuesday, July 14, 2015
The Sacramento Bee reports that former California State Sen. Leland Yee, a gun control advocate rated "A+" by the Brady Campaign, has pled guilty to weapons-related racketeering charges in an organized crime case and now faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Talk about hypocrisy. Last year we noted that in 2012, Yee said "no one will convince me it's anything other than a joke to say that...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Linda Walker featured on Outdoor Channel’s NRA All Access

7:00am Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Beginning today, Linda Walker, Vice President of Buckeye Firearms Association and a member of the NRA's Board of Directors will be featured on The Outdoor Channel's "NRA All Access." This week's episode is entitled “ Real Estate Agents: Why I Carry .” The show will air on Tuesday, July 14 at 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM, and again Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00 PM. Walker has been a real estate agent for over...

June 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Highest June on Record; 2nd Qtr is second highest on record

3:00pm Monday, July 13, 2015
The June 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 886,825 is the highest June on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the June 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 805,571. The second quarter 2015 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 2,793,230 is the second highest second quarter on record — a 4.5 percent increase over...

BFA President Jim Irvine debates latest efforts to push gun control on Columbus NPR

7:00am Monday, July 13, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine was a guest on WOSU 89.7FM's "All Sides with Ann Fisher," discussing the state of efforts to push gun control in the wake of the mass murder in a "no-guns" church in Charleston, S.C. with host Ann Fisher. Irvine was preceded by obviously anti-gun rights U.S. News & World Report news editor Joseph P. Williams, who recently published an article...

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