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Hard-line Hillary Bashes Heller Again! Calls Supreme Court's Decision “Terrible”

7:00am Thursday, June 23, 2016
[Recently] New York Magazine provided the public with even more evidence of Hillary Clinton’s disdain for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. The comments cited in the article are only the latest in a string statements from Clinton and her team that make clear she...

May 2016 firearms sales jump 1.1% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, June 22, 2016
After several months of increased sales of firearms following the December 2 terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA and President Obama's ongoing attempts to intimidate peaceable gun owners through executive actions, May saw a more modest increase from the previous year. The May 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 928,532 is an increase of 1.1...

Reacting to The Threat of/from Orlando

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Wednesday, June 22, 2016
[In the short time] after the Orlando murders, the battle lines have been drawn. And the coming fight over even more legislation to regulate the law-abiding citizen (criminals are never bothered by laws) has apparently driven some legislators mad as hatters. In California, Senator Isadore Hall called gun owners "crazy, vicious and heartless." He doubled down and said if you were a gun owner you...

Hey New York Times...What “Strong Case” for Gun Registration?

3:00pm Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Most guns aren’t registered, most gun owners aren’t licensed, and firearm-related violent crime is at nearly an all-time low, but in the New York Times [recently], gun control supporter Alan Berlow claimed that “the case for registration and licensing is stronger now than ever.” The rest of Berlow’s theory is just as illogical. Berlow says that because the federal government hasn’t confiscated...

“Journalists” Renew Attack Upon “Assault Weapons”

7:00am Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Katie Couric may be the journalist – we use the term loosely – that for the last few days has been taking the most heat for dishonest coverage of guns. But some in the TV “news” business have been just as dishonest in the past, and others are just as dishonest today. In the early days of the “assault weapon” issue, network news programs ran footage of machine guns being fired during stories about...

No Surprise, Gun Control Initiatives Are Funded by a Few Anti-Gun Billionaires

3:00pm Monday, June 20, 2016
Contrary to the grassroots image that anti-gun groups try to portray, their funding continues to come from large donations by billionaires who are driving an anti-gun agenda. Perhaps the worst examples of this trend can be found in Nevada and Maine where voters will consider gun control ballot initiatives this November. In each state, nearly identical ballot language seeks to require every...

NRA Op-Ed: Gun laws don't deter terrorists

by Chris Cox
7:00am Monday, June 20, 2016
Destroy radical Islam, not the right of law-abiding Americans to protect themselves. Americans were shocked and disgusted to learn of another act of terrorism on our soil, this time in Orlando. In the aftermath of this terrorist attack, President Obama and Hillary Clinton renewed calls for more gun control, including a ban on whole categories of semi-automatic firearms. They are desperate to...

The Orlando Pulse terror attack: Learning from what we know now

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Friday, June 17, 2016
Early Sunday morning on June 12, a murder (who won’t be named here) pledging fealty to the Islamic terrorist group ISIS, entered an Orlando gay nightclub and shot more than 100 people. Preliminary accounts indicate that 49 innocent victims were killed and an additional 54 victims were hospitalized with injuries. It is likely that countless more were injured but did not seek immediate medical...

Self Defense Class Offered for LGBT Community

7:00am Friday, June 17, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced that they will conduct a free self-defense class for residents of Central Ohio. Titled “Introduction to Self Defense with a Firearm,” the class will be open to everyone, including the LGBT community. “We're saddened by the tragic murders in Orlando,” said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of BFA. “But we're also angry. While we still don't know all...

Op-Ed: In an active killer terror attack, waiting will get you killed

by Ed Monk
3:00pm Thursday, June 16, 2016
We now have a new high score. The mass murder inside a gay nightclub in Orlando has surpassed the Aurora, CO theater shooting as having the highest number of victims and highest number of murders among active shooter attacks in the US. Political gamesmanship will fill the media for the weeks to follow the massacre, but will government leaders, business owners or education administrators do...

Portman stands firm on gun purchases and the terror watchlist despite media misrepresentation

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, June 16, 2016
Should persons who are placed on secret government lists without due process or any way to appeal automatically have their Second Amendment rights violated? Last December, following a terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a majority of his fellow U.S. senators in voting AGAINST an amendment proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would have given the U.S...

Urgent Action Alert: Act Now to Save Your Second Amendment Rights!

5:54pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Your Action is Needed NOW! The NRA has just learned that Senators Schumer, Feinstein and other anti-gun elected officials are going to offer several anti-gun bills and amendments this week in the U.S. Congress, possibly as soon as today! [UPDATE: Senate Democrats have launched a filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand action on gun control.] These measures are wide-ranging and...

Should you use your gun to stop a crime?

3:00pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Most of us own or carry a gun to defend ourselves and our loved ones. But should you try to defend someone outside your immediate family? Should you attempt to stop a crime in progress when you're not directly involved? Steve Adcock of The Shooting Channel discusses using a gun to stop a crime in an article published at The Daily Caller . The decision to pull your gun in public is a deeply...

How the new Ohio NICS-compliant carry license is good for everyone

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Ohio has recently joined other states in having our Concealed Handgun License (CHL) certified as “NICS-compliant” by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). While this is nothing new, it is new for Ohio. I would like to explain some of the many ways this can be good for everyone. The NICS system is often referred to as an “instant background check.” For many, it’s anything...

Horror, Again (The Orlando Terror Attack)

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Tuesday, June 14, 2016
With at least 50 people dead and at least that many more wounded after a well-executed Saturday night/Sunday morning assault on a dance club in Orlando, Florida, today's not the time for finger-pointing or Monday morning quarterbacking. This is the time to allow the families of victims to grieve while law enforcement agencies do their jobs. Granted, anti-gun political hacks will likely break into...

Over Half-Million Ohio Residents with Concealed Carry License

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2016. It was another record setting year. There are now over a half-million valid Ohio CHLs and Ohio honors an estimated 12,300,000 more. Stats at a glance: For the first time, there are over 500,000 active Ohio CHLs. That represents over 4% of Ohio residents authorized to...

Early thoughts on the Orlando night club shooting

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Monday, June 13, 2016
Late Saturday night/early Sunday morning a person opened fire with a gun or guns inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. While I hate speculating on the unknown, there is just so much wrong information in the “news” that we must say something. What we know First – our condolences to the dead and injured and their families and friends. I know many people affected by mass killings, and the...

"You carry a gun? What are you afraid of?"

by Gary Evens
7:00am Monday, June 13, 2016
That is a question that everyone considering purchasing a firearm for self-defense or getting a concealed carry license needs to be able to answer. When I ask participants at Ohio Concealed Carry classes why they are seeking a license, the most common answer that I get is “to protect myself and my family” or some variation on that theme. Most of them indicate that they still feel safe in their...

VIDEO: BFA's Linda Walker and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted at NRA Annual Meetings

3:00pm Friday, June 10, 2016
NRANews.com's Cam Edwards' coverage of the NRA Annual Meetings is always a great way to help those members who can't attend be well-informed about the goings-on at the huge event. We'd like to bring you two interviews of note. Click here to view Cam's interview with Buckeye Firearms Association Vice President Linda Walker. Among other topics, Walker discusses the lack of movement on pending gun...

'Fast and Furious' becomes 'Slow and Tedious'

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Friday, June 10, 2016
Since December 2010 the government program known as Operation Fast and Furious has morphed into a program that could be accurately labeled as Operation Slow and Tedious. The objective is to delay exposure of the truth until that exposure has no political or personal impact on the various players involved. Efforts to get at the truth of the scandal got a boost in January when an Obama-appointed...

Why you should never use the word "kill"

by Dean Rieck
3:00pm Thursday, June 09, 2016
In many cases, what you say can get you in more trouble than what you do. This is especially true before, during, and after self defense with a firearm. And there's one word that you should consider eliminating from your vocabulary: "kill." Why? Because the legality of using lethal force often boils down to your intent. And in addition to physical evidence, the words you speak will be used to...

When the Criminal Doesn’t Obey your Commands

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, June 09, 2016
It’s a rewarding thing to watch my firearms students as they learn and progress. They start with safe gun handling skills, the basics of marksmanship, and learning when it is legally appropriate to shoot someone. If they continue training, they might learn more “tactical” or combative shooting skills. As their abilities improve, they might move on to more scenario oriented classes using role...

How to deal with a traffic stop when you're carrying a gun

3:00pm Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Getting stopped by police is nerve-racking. But it's even more stressful when you're carrying a firearm. It's important to understand that the officer doesn't know you personally and must consider you a potential threat. So you must see the stop from his point of view and have a well-rehearsed plan to deal with the stop in a way that puts the officer at ease and avoids any misunderstanding. Here'...

When Evil Visits The Church: Active Killer Response Class to be held in July

by Clint Lake
7:00am Wednesday, June 08, 2016
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke Early last year, Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) introduced HB 48 , which sought to remove places of worship from the list of "no-guns" victim zones. Before it was allowed a floor vote, however, the Republican-led House State Government committee adopted substitute language which stripped the fix for places...

Do you understand Stand Your Ground laws? Are you sure?

3:00pm Tuesday, June 07, 2016
The George Zimmerman trial brought considerable attention to "Stand Your Ground" laws in many states, even though Zimmerman did not use this in his defense. It also revealed the widespread misunderstanding about these laws. On the anti-gun side of the issue, people seem to think that Stand Your Ground means you can pretty much shoot anyone and get away with it. On the pro-gun side of the issue,...

Voters Do Not Support Lawsuits Against Firearms Manufacturers, Retailers for Gun Crime, Poll Finds

7:00am Tuesday, June 07, 2016
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Seven of 10 American voters do not support allowing crime victims to sue firearm manufacturers and retailers when firearms they made or sold lawfully after background checks are used illegally in crime. Instead, voters from across political parties and geographic regions back the defense that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) provides the firearms industry...

7 tips for summer weather concealed carry

by Sean Maloney, Esq.
3:00pm Monday, June 06, 2016
The weather is warming and it's time to switch to summer methods of concealed carry. For some, it’s not a big deal. You may carry the same way all year long. For others, the shorts and T-shirts are coming out, and concealment will become more of a challenge. Here are some methods of warm weather concealed carry. These could be helpful if you dress to stay cool but still want to stay armed. 1...

Armed Worship: Mixing God and Guns

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Monday, June 06, 2016
Lawful concealed carry and religion intersected in the news recently as Mississippi considered a law to “allow” churches to form church security committees for the protection of the congregation and, with training, for security committee members to carry concealed guns. Previous Mississippi law prohibited concealed carry in a church. The reaction was swift and shrill, with predictions of blood in...

Katie Couric is only latest in a long line of deceptive anti-gun journalists

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, June 03, 2016
Late last month, the Washington Free Beacon revealed that the makers of a new Katie Couric documentary on gun violence deceptively edited an interview between Couric and a group of gun rights activists in an apparent attempt to embarrass the activists. From the article : At the 21:48 mark of Under the Gun a scene of Katie Couric interviewing members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, a gun...

The 5 Stages of Violent Crime

7:00am Friday, June 03, 2016
Most people see violence as a random event. But actually, violent acts, and crimes in general, follow a fairly regular process. Since the ultimate form of self defense is avoiding a fight altogether, understanding the crime process and spotting the signs of potential violence can help you stay safe. There are different ways to describe the process of violent crime, but one of the most popular was...

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