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Buckeye Firearms Association PAC issues endorsements in several local contests

3:00pm Friday, October 30, 2015
It would be impossible to research every local race in the state of Ohio. But there are some contests which pique the interest of the Buckeye Firearms Association political action committee (BFA PAC), some because they are between pro-Second Amendment candidates and out-and-out anti-gunners, and others because we wish to support candidates in positions that could one day lead them to the...

Should I Leave the Scene of a Defensive Shooting?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, October 30, 2015
[Recently], I received the following question from one of my readers: “I have discussed ‘what to do’ after a successful ‘stop the threat’ shoot. Some have said that they would leave the scene rather than be subjected to the legal hassle, or additional danger, (depending on the circumstances). Please give me your advice on their reasoning.” I was honestly quite shocked at this one. Are there...

Those Poor Anti-Gun Researchers

3:00pm Thursday, October 29, 2015
In just the last 10 years alone, the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has donated about $40 million to anti-gun organizations, to conduct research, generate propaganda and develop strategies promoting gun control. That alone ought to be reason enough to toss Mike Stobbe's recent article lamenting the supposed lack of funds available to researchers who produce "studies" promoting gun control...

Is Trump the GunVoter Pick?

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Thursday, October 29, 2015
As early jockeying in the Republican presidential primary competition heats up, front-runner Donald Trump recently made big points with GunVoters by releasing a detailed manifesto declaring his support for the Second Amendment. The statement is clear and unequivocal, unlike the mushy “I support the Second Amendment” sort of rhetoric we so often hear from candidates, particularly northeastern...

Getting Started In 3-Gun

by Dave Dolbee
3:00pm Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Target shooting sports are enjoying a resurgence of popularity across the country these days. But while many people find a sport that “rings their bell,” so to speak, and generally dedicate themselves to that particular activity, there are some who ask the question, why limit yourself to just one gun or one discipline? Why not become proficient with a shotgun on clays, a pistol on steel or paper...

The FBI Stats are in: Crime in the U.S. Fell Again in 2014

by Steve Sanetti
7:00am Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The FBI this month released the 2014 edition of Crime in the United States, and it revealed that the estimated number of reported violent crimes decreased 0.2 percent when compared with 2013. And the estimated number of property crimes decreased 4.3 percent from 2013 levels. Homicides with firearms in 2014 were down 3.9 percent on a year-over-year basis. Consistent with previous years of this...

Hillary Clinton Supports Australia-style Gun Confiscation

3:00pm Tuesday, October 27, 2015
It’s one thing to support gun control. It’s another to make it the centerpiece of a floundering presidential primary campaign. But Hillary Clinton wasn’t finished when she latched onto the idea of opposing the NRA as a means of diverting the nation from the humiliating scandals and poll results plaguing her own bid to succeed Barack Obama. First, she announced to her wealthy supporters that “the...

Report: Women are a driving force in the nation's shift from gun control to gun rights

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, October 27, 2015
According to a report by Breitbart.com, women have emerged as one of the fastest-growing demographics of new gun buyers and concealed carry permit holders in the country, and in the process, they have become a driving force in the shift in American attitudes from pro-gun control to pro-gun rights. From the article : This growing participation of women in firearm purchases and firearm-related...

NRA Applauds U.S. Rep McSally's Introduction of Mental Health Bill

3:00pm Monday, October 26, 2015
[Recently], U.S. Representative Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) introduced HR 3722, NRA supported legislation to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens from continued bureaucratic abuse by the Obama Administration while strengthening America’s failing mental health system. McSally’s bill is the House version of the Mental Health and Safe Communities Act, introduced in August in the...

Toledo CHL-holder defends self from armed robber

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, October 26, 2015
WTVG (ABC Toledo) is reporting that a 21 year-old Toledo man with a concealed handgun license (CHL) turned the tables on an armed robbery suspect early last week as he arrived home from work about 4:00 a.m. From the article : [Terrence] Reid’s family says he fired his gun early Tuesday morning as he was arriving home from work after his shift as a welder at a plant in Perrysburg. "I'm laying down...

Maine is now another state where your Ohio Concealed Handgun License is valid

3:00pm Friday, October 23, 2015
Thanks to a recent change in Maine's concealed carry law, persons who hold are residents of Ohio and who hold valid concealed handgun licenses will now be recognized in the Pine Tree State. This change has been reflected on the Ohio CCW Reciprocity Map, which shows the states where your Ohio Concealed Handgun License is valid. This map is courtesy of www.Handgunlaw.us . Click here to visit the...

Newsflash to CNN viewers (but not to gun owners): The NRA's political cash comes from individual donors

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, October 23, 2015
Those who who oppose the individual right to bear arms recognized by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution love to talk about the "gun lobby." They claim that while a majority of American people opposes the "gun lobby," their elected representatives are enslaved by money provided by this "gun lobby," supposedly made up of evil corporate gun manufacturers via the NRA. There is no...

Democratic Debate "Race to the Bottom" on anti-gun posturing

3:00pm Thursday, October 22, 2015
[Last week], during the first Democratic Party presidential debate, former First Lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley attacked the NRA by name and called for a renewed push for national gun control. “It’s time the entire country stood up against the NRA,” Clinton said, to wild cheers from the adoring audience on hand. When CNN...

Democrats Bet Big on Gun Control

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Thursday, October 22, 2015
The shooting at Umqua Community College in Roseberg, Oregon, last week, and its immediate politicization by President Obama, has revived gun control as a key issue among presidential candidates. Shannon Watts, the public relations executive who runs Mike Bloomberg’s anti-rights subsidiary, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, told ABC News: “This is really a sea change in terms of how...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Properly Timing your Resistance Efforts

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Read this story and imagine a similar scenario happening to you. An armed robber is holding you at gunpoint. You think he’s going to shoot you whether you give up the money or not. You have a concealed pistol, but you can’t outdraw a trigger press. When should you make your attempt to resist? When I start working with students in force on force training drills, I often have to slow them down. I...

President Obama Shows His True Gun Control Agenda

7:00am Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Most of the media attention on President Obama’s renewed calls for gun control has focused on the tone of his remarks, rather than on the substance of what he said. You don’t have to scratch very deep, however, to understand that what the president really wants to see in the U.S. is gun confiscation. Reiterating his support for gun control [recently], Obama vowed, “I am going to talk about this,...

Games, Practice and Fun Now Available at CMP Open Public Nights

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Tuesday, October 20, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Come be a part of Open Public Shooting at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) world-class air gun facilities in Camp Perry, Ohio, and Anniston, Ala. All ages and genders are welcome and urged to take a shot (or two or three) at the rousing world of air rifle and air pistol marksmanship from our safe and fun indoor ranges. “Open Public Shooting at the air range is an...

Clinton Says That the Second Amendment DOES NOT Protect an Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms

7:00am Tuesday, October 20, 2015
A recent CNN/ORC International Poll found that 57-percent of Americans do not find Hillary Clinton “honest or trustworthy.” If there are figures in American public life with a stronger disregard for the rights of the American people, they have yet to come to our attention. Obviously, Clinton is referring to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald...

Ammo, Ankles Holsters and Reloads: The Best Choices for Carrying a Snub-Nose Revolver

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Monday, October 19, 2015
I recently received this question from a reader. Considering the popularity of the snub nose revolver as a carry pistol, I figured it would be useful if I answered the question in a blog post: “I’m looking to pick up a S&W 340PD here soon as a backup or pocket gun to add to my daily carry. I’m looking for recommendations on carry ammo for it, what ankle holsters to look at and the best way to...

Your rights in jeopardy over fundraiser-inspired lies

by Tim Inwood
7:00am Monday, October 19, 2015
Days ago I had yet another argument with a short-sighted individual who was buying into the leftist mantra that that we need to ban semi-auto firearms. This latest anti-gun frenzy was brought on by the shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. The reality you won't get from the establishment media is that, according to the FBI, so-called "semi-auto assault weapons" are used in less than 1/4 of 1% of any...

Ohio deer-trafficking scheme nets record $1.6 million fine

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, October 16, 2015
Recently, the Columbus Dispatch published an article noting that the largest fine and restitution for a wildlife crime in U.S. history, $1.6 million, has been ordered in an Ohio case involving trafficking in whitetail deer. From the article : Benjamin N. Chason, 61, of Climax, Ga., was sentenced in U.S. District Court for violations of the Lacey Act, a 115-year-old federal wildlife-protection law...

September 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Highest September on Record

7:00am Friday, October 16, 2015
The September 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,071,945 is the highest September on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 4.7 percent compared to the September 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,024,272. For comparison, the unadjusted September 2015 NICS figure of 1,786,743 reflects a 23.4 percent increase from the unadjusted...

The .22 Magnum for Self-Defense

by Richard Mann
3:00pm Thursday, October 15, 2015
A practical personal protection plan should include a handgun, but that handgun should, without question, be one you’re comfortable with. As you become more experienced you’ll have the opportunity to further evaluate the situation and trade-up as your comfort and skill levels increase. For some, a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) might be the best place to start. It’s also affordable, readily...

How to Help a Cop During a Life-Threatening Struggle - Part II

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, October 15, 2015
[Recently] I wrote an article about How to Help a Cop in a Life-Threatening Struggle . The article was well received and generated a lot of comments and questions. One of the most common questions was: “The article provided good options for an armed individual to assist an officer in trouble, but I don’t have a CCW permit. Is there anything an UNARMED individual can do to help?” It’s an excellent...

Safe Storage—More Than a Steel Box and Combination Lock

by Tisma Juett
3:00pm Wednesday, October 14, 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...

Are terrorists watching your kid’s school?

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, October 14, 2015
I got a call from a school superintendent last week. There was a threat against a school. There would be a shooting involving a rifle during the 6th period that day. The attack didn’t happen, but the school and law enforcement took it seriously. If this was terrorists' probing, it gave them a good look at the response they will need to contend with when they execute a mass hostage siege at our...

The Illegal Alien Licensing Loophole

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Editor's Note: On September 15, a Painesville, Ohio resident who authorities believe is in the United States illegally was arrested after admitting to buying guns and selling them to undocumented immigrants . [I have written many articles] about the problem of the “Gun Free Zone” loophole, which disarms the law-abiding (who are a threat to no one and a possible deterrent/protection for innocents...

Associated Press headline falsely claims Ohio colleges have choice when it comes to security

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, October 13, 2015
An Associated Press article headlined " Ohio leaves response plans for campus shooters to colleges " hit the wires on Saturday and has been published probably hundreds of times across the country and the Internet. The problem? The headline is a lie. The article begins by discussing variations in active killer training in various states, then quotes Jeff Robinson, a spokesman for higher education...

“Run, Hide, Fight?”- Not Always the Best Active Killer Response

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Monday, October 12, 2015
[Recently], the Ohio State University Police Department put out a video titled “ Surviving an Active Shooter .” The crux of the message in the video is that the best chance for surviving an active shooter is to follow the hierarchical advice of running as a first choice, hiding as a second choice, and fighting as a last resort option. The video isn’t bad and it contains some very good advice. I...

Jim Irvine a SAF “Defender of Liberty” award winner

7:00am Monday, October 12, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce that our president and co-founder, Jim Irvine, has been recognized by the Second Amendment Foundation for his tireless service to the cause of gun rights. Irvine was awarded SAF's 2015 "Defender of Freedom Award" by SAF founder Alan Gottlieb at the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC). Speaking of the honor, Gottlieb said "The...

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