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Famed Law Professor, Defense Attorney Latest to Suggest Second Amendment Needs to Go

3:00pm Monday, August 31, 2015
The legal profession is full of blowhards, egomaniacs, hypocrites, and elitists, but even so, rarely are all those qualities present in a single individual to the same degree as in Alan Dershowitz. At age 28, Dershowitz became the youngest full professor of law in history with his appointment at Harvard. And, yes, it went to his head. He has written that he “does not hide behind the distorting...

Anti-Gun Group Wants Gun Owners Killed?

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, August 31, 2015
Earlier this month, rabidly anti-self-defense Coalition to Stop Gun Violence became the latest gun control extremist group to advocate calling police any time they see a gun owner in public. These types of "man with a gun" calls result in law enforcement showing up with guns drawn, ready to stop a lethal threat, putting innocent gun owners in danger of being killed. The practice is called "...

A Decade Later, Remember New Orleans … Gun Confiscation Can (and Has) Happened in America

3:00pm Friday, August 28, 2015
August 29th marks the 10-year anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, La. The memory of the devastation wrought by the storm and the resulting chaos is a human tragedy of such a vast scale that it endures to this day; and will well beyond. Further, the measures taken to disarm law-abiding firearm owners in Katrina’s wake should serve as a testament to why gun owners guard our...

When Bureaucrats Make “Sport” of Fundamental Liberties, Congress Must Act

by Chris W. Cox
7:00am Friday, August 28, 2015
In May, I discussed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ varying interpretations of the phrase “sporting purposes” in federal gun control law. We had just fought the agency to a standstill over its plan to ban the manufacture and importation of the M855 cartridge, the second most common variety of ammunition for America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15. B. Todd Jones, then...

Latest Anti-Gunner Demand: Slow Down Firearm Sales!

3:00pm Thursday, August 27, 2015
With Americans buying firearms at record-shattering levels and public opinion turning against gun control over the last few years, anti-gun groups and politicians are trying to convince firearm dealers to voluntarily refuse to sell firearms to some of their law-abiding customers. The anti-gunners’ new effort tracks with the three-part plan outlined by the Brady Campaign in 1976, when it was known...

Fifth Column: Traitors Among Us

by Ron Borsch
7:00am Thursday, August 27, 2015
While there is nothing wrong with migrating or fleeing from another country to enjoy American freedoms and opportunity, it is a totally different matter to betray our open-arms welcome and trust. Certainly a worse offense is to be disloyal after having the good fortune of being born in America. In either case, obeying direct, indirect orders or being influenced by a foreign entity to self-...

"High Society" Types Sued Over Anti-Gun "Bracelets"

5:31pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015
As the saying goes, "you can't make this stuff up." A lawsuit has been filed in Manhattan against a multi-millionaire and his activist wife, over the profits—if there are any—from the sale, by Everytown and Moms Demand Action, of the "Everytown X Urban Zen" bracelet, basically an ugly leather wrist-belt imprinted with a gun control slogan. The New York Post reports that former Goldman Sachs...

Social Security Update: Agency Backpedals as NRA and Pro-Gun Officials Press for Answers

3:00pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Last month, we reported on a story by the L.A. Times that indicated the Obama White House is eyeing ways to use the Social Security Administration (SSA) as a source of records for NICS, which includes a federal database of persons prohibited from possessing or receiving firearms. One option the story discussed was SSA’s adoption of a model employed by the Veteran’s Administration, which reports...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2015 CHL statistics; Record demand for CHLs continues

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Initial CHL applications surge 23% in wake of Governor Kasich signing significant improvements to Ohio’s concealed carry laws Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2015. There were a total of 31,669 licenses issued during the quarter. After six straight quarters of declining demand for new CHL’s, the second...

First Shots: Safe Storage—More Than a Steel Box and Combination Lock

by Tisma Juett
3:00pm Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Storing firearms, whether loaded or unloaded, so that they are inaccessible to children and other unauthorized individuals is easy to do given the many options on the market today . Now, when you hear the word “storage,” most people are thinking a safe of some sort, and that is certainly an appropriate way to store firearms. But have you considered how you safely store your firearm when carrying...

Dayton firearms thefts expose impotence of "universal" background checks to stop criminals' access to guns

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Headlines earlier this month screamed the news: at least 75 handguns and two semi-automatic rifles were stolen during overnight break-ins at three Dayton area firearms retailers. From the article : Thieves have broken in to three local gun shops in three days, stealing a total of 75 handguns and 2 semi-automatic rifles, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. All...

Two armed men robbing customers at "no-guns" Fifth-Third bank ATMs

3:00pm Monday, August 24, 2015
WSYX (ABC Columbus) is reporting that six armed robberies have been carried out at central Ohio banks, most of which occurred at Fifth-Third bank branches, which are posted with "no-guns" signs. From the article : "They are sliding up alongside of the car, producing a handgun, and demanding cash," said Det. Regina Dudley with Crime Stoppers. The first hold-up happened on April 11, 2015, at 6:43am...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation's FASTER program celebrates 3 years and growing

by Joe Eaton
7:00am Monday, August 24, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Foundation’s (501c3) Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program is approaching the end of it’s third full year and amazing progress is being made toward safer schools all across Ohio. The FASTER program was developed as a common sense response to the horrific murders at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. While others looked at...

Council repeals gun ban in Poland Municipal Forest; Solicitor laments CCW isn't "what the woods are designed for"

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, August 21, 2015
WFMJ (NBC Youngstown) is reporting that the Poland, OH village council has repealed an ordinance banning firearms in Poland Municipal Forest after threats of legal action from right-to-carry advocates. Coverage from the Youngstown Vindicator published before the vote provides more details: The ordinance, long on the books in the village, prohibits individuals from carrying guns in the public...

Akron and Lorain homeowners defend own lives during home invasions

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, August 21, 2015
Two home invasions began badly for the homeowners, but ended badly for the atackers. Lorain's Chronicle-Telegram is reporting that a man was forced to use a gun to defend his own life when he was assaulted by a man in a home invasion robbery. From the article : A man was shot to death after he allegedly invaded a home in Lorain Tuesday afternoon and assaulted the resident inside, according to...

July 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Highest July on Record

3:00pm Thursday, August 20, 2015
The July 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 946,528 is the highest July on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 15.9 percent over the July 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 816,588. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2015 NICS figure of 1,589,462 reflects a 14.0 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,393,705 in...

TX Sen. Ted Cruz wins Buckeye Firearms Association straw poll of Republican presidential candiates

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, August 20, 2015
Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association conducted an unscientific straw poll of our website readers. The poll, which limited visitors to one vote, asked the following question: It's almost certain that Hillary Clinton will be the presidential nominee for the Democrat Party. But the Republican field is huge and it's anyone's guess who the party will nominate. We've listed below all the major...

First Shots: Holster Selection

by Dave Dolbee
3:00pm Wednesday, August 19, 2015
One of the primary reasons people begin shopping for a holster is because they’re planning to carry a firearm concealed. Some people also like to use a holster when they head to the range, and certainly handgun competitors in the action pistol sports like IPSC, IDPA, 3-Gun and Cowboy Action also need the right holster. The biggest difference between the two is that in the first case the holster...

Another accident as gun ban extremists continue to oppose gun accident prevention education

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, August 19, 2015
On the heels of yet another tragic, preventable accident in Ohio involving a minor child gaining unauthorized access to a loaded firearm, anti-gun State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10) has once again run to the microphones to promote his Mandatory "Safe" Storage of Firearms legislation. Patmon has been pushing the idea, which has been tried and has failed in other states, for years now. He introduced HB...

No One Wants to Take Your Guns! (And Other Lies Gun Banners Tell)

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Tuesday, August 18, 2015
If you follow the rights issue at all, you have undoubtedly seen claims from members of the anti-rights crowd insisting that “No one wants to take your guns!” We’ve heard this for years – decades – as enemies of liberty have leveled a ceaseless barrage of attacks on our rights. The drum-beat got particularly loud during Obama’s first presidential election, and has continued to gain volume and...

Still time to register for BFA's Close Quarters Gunfighting Class!

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The Buckeye Firearms Association is Ohio’s premier gun rights advocacy group. They work hard behind the scenes to ensure that the firearms/CCW rights of Ohioans remain secure. I support this group every year by teaching a couple classes. BFA gets a large percentage of the tuition fees for these classes. It’s a win/win. If you enroll in one of these classes, you get quality training and your...

Bill Seeks to Choke Off Anti-Gun "Choke Point"

3:00pm Monday, August 17, 2015
On July 30, The House Financial Services Committee marked up and passed out of committee H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, which was sponsored by Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO). If this bill becomes law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would be required to inform banks that they are not prohibited nor discouraged from servicing customers in...

Should I Pull the Fire Alarm During a Mass Shooting?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, August 17, 2015
As more details about the Louisiana movie theater mass shooting emerge[ed last month], we learn[ed] that one of the shooting victims pulled the fire alarm to facilitate evacuation as the shooter was targeting victims. For more information about the incident, check out the link below: Hero Lafayette shooting survivor tearfully describes how she took a bullet in the leg for her friend who saved...

Gun Control "Study" Misses the Mark Badly on Lawful Self-Defense

3:00pm Friday, August 14, 2015
Likely as a response to the growing number of American’s who have come to realize that having a firearm makes them safer, a blogger at the washingtonpost.com recently reported on a “ study ” by an anti-gun professor that attempts to discredit the utility of carrying a firearm for self-defense by placing participants into simulated self-defense scenarios. The “study” was notably prepared for the...

Headline: Mom hits bullseye with kids’ gun sports

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, August 14, 2015
Recently, Fremont's News-Messenger published an excellent article documenting the hard work one mom has put in to make sure that her kids (and many others) can enjoy the shooting sports. From the article : When Mary Ann Miller’s children became interested in 4-H shooting sports several years ago, the closest shooting club was in Ottawa County. Miller, of Fremont, talked with the local extension...

Report:Ted Strickland earned $250,000 at anti-gun think tank

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, August 13, 2015
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a new financial disclosure filing reveals that former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democratic candidate for U.S. senator, earned $250,386 from April 2014 to March 2015 working for the Center for American Progress, a liberal, anti-gun think tank. From the article : Strickland headed the center's Action Fund, its advocacy arm, before resigning and...

Florida Court Again Sides With Patient Privacy, Hands Nosy Doctors Second Defeat

3:00pm Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Anti-gun doctors may need to get their own blood pressure checked after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit again upheld Florida’s Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act. As we reported last summer, the law was passed after an escalating series of events in which patients were harassed or denied access to services because they refused to be interrogated by their doctors about their ownership...

Sheriff's course teaches emergency response training to churches

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, August 12, 2015
WBNS (CBS Columbus) reported recently that Fairfield Co. Sheriff Doug Phelan held a class addressing church secutiry for around 300 people representing 60 churches. During the class, Sheriff Phelan gave tips on how churches can protect themselves in the event of an active killer. From the article : “There’s always going to be an element of risk in any church, in any mall, any theater,” Fairfield...

Media-touted FBI "Mass Shooting" Report Debunked

3:00pm Tuesday, August 11, 2015
A misleading 2014 FBI report that fueled media claims that mass shooting incidents in the U.S. are rising sharply has been thoroughly debunked. In a piece appearing in the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences' March 2015 ACJS Today newsletter, Economist John R. Lott carefully lays out the flaws in the Bureaus' "A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2013" report...

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