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Beware the Involuntary Trigger Squeeze

7:00am Thursday, May 12, 2016
You've probably read a story or two similar to this over the years ... A police officer confronts a violent criminal. He pulls his gun and aims it at the suspect, ordering him to turn around and place his hands on his head. The suspect complies, but seconds later, the gun goes off and the suspect is shot in the back, killing him. The officer claims it was an accident, but a prosecutor claims it...

Deep Concealment Options for the “Non-Permissive Environment”

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Wednesday, May 11, 2016
NOTE: This article is written by an active duty Ohio police officer. What is legal for him may not be legal for you. Both the author and BFA advise you to know and follow the law on matters of concealed carry and all other firearm related activities. [On a recent] weekend I enjoyed the days off from my police and teaching jobs by going to a couple of concerts. I really enjoy seeing live music,...

NSSF Statement on White House ‘Smart Gun’ Initiative

7:00am Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Based on news reports about a federal report on so-called “smart gun” technology, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, as the trade association for the firearms industry, issues the following statement. While NSSF has yet to see the report, we would like to make our position clear on the issue: The National Shooting Sports Foundation does not oppose the development of so-called “smart gun”...

SB 199 (Active Duty Armed Forces Concealed Carry/ Handgun Transfer) passes Senate and is moving through the Ohio House

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Last week, Senate Bill 199 passed the Ohio Senate 32-0 and moved to the House. Senator Joe Uecker (R) will give sponsor testimony in the House tomorrow. SB 199 is a simple bill. It allows our active duty military to carry firearms while home on leave. Military members have long been people who obtained CHL's (Concealed Handgun Licenses) and carried, but members who are 18-20 years old are...

Ohio concealed carry licensee says he was forced to defend against three attackers

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Cincinnati.com is quoting a police report which says that a man was shot Saturday during a mid-day assault on a concealed handgun license (CHL) holder in the suburb of North College Hill. From the article : Officers responded to the 6500 block of Betts Avenue at approximately 11:45 a.m. for reports of a shooting. In a press release, North College Hill police reported Verlin Stone, who possesses a...

Hypocrisy on Firearms Enforcement? Congressman Beyer, Heal Thyself!

3:00pm Monday, May 09, 2016
On April 11, U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) rolled out his so-called ATF Enforcement Act, H.R. 4905 in an opinion piece in the Washington Post. Beyer claimed hypocrisy on the part of NRA and other pro-gun advocates who claim existing laws are not being adequately enforced. “We should call their bluff,” he wrote. Those are big words coming from the author of a bill he claims would “remove...

National Rifle Association Foundation License Plate Reinstated in Ohio

by Linda Walker
7:00am Monday, May 09, 2016
I am excited to announce that the Ohio Department of Public Safety has once again brought back the “special” license plate representing the National Rifle Association’s Foundation. It is available immediately on www.Oplates.com or by visiting your local BMV office. Years ago, the BMV had this license plate available, but had a high standard of requiring over 100 special plates be purchased per...

Senator Charges Obama's Executive Clemency Program with Putting Firearm Offenders on the Streets

3:00pm Friday, May 06, 2016
We’ve often mentioned that President Obama, despite his insistent shaming of America over its supposed lack of gun regulation, has shown little interest in enforcing the gun control laws already on the books. But it gets worse. A lot worse. Information has now arisen that the Obama administration is granting executive clemency to dozens of felons imprisoned for firearm-related offenses, some...

5th Amendment Update: Why silence is no longer golden

by Sean Maloney, Esq.
7:00am Friday, May 06, 2016
From our friends at Second Call Defense ... Nearly 70 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson wrote in Watts v. Indiana: "[A]ny lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances." I have shared Justice Jackson's wisdom over the course of my legal career with anyone who would listen. As a Criminal Defense Attorney, I...

April 2016 firearms sales jump 14.4% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, May 05, 2016
As we predicted at the beginning of the year, sales of firearms continue to rise in the wake of the December 2 terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA and President Obama's ongoing attempts to intimidate peaceable gun owners through executive actions. The April 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,130,238 is an increase of 14.4 percent compared to...

Hillary Blames Guns, Not Criminals

7:00am Thursday, May 05, 2016
Despite a litany of rebukes from news outlets and organizations that normally provide her with a steady stream of fawning coverage, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton refuses to abandon her misleading statements blaming Vermont’s gun laws for New York’s crime problems. Moreover, her continued defense of the deceptive talking point has provided a disturbing glimpse into the depths...

Are you training for the wrong gunfight?

by Tom Givens
3:00pm Wednesday, May 04, 2016
The holy grail of firearms trainers and students has been to know what really happens in an armed citizen gunfight. Not in a law enforcement gunfight nor a military encounter, but in legal defensive gun uses by CCW holders. For decades we’ve bemoaned the fact while there are excellent data sources for the distances, times, conditions, shots fired, etc. on law enforcement and military gunfights,...

Clinton Praises Connecticut Gun Ban as a National Model

7:00am Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Hillary Clinton – growing increasingly frayed over the stubborn persistence of her opponent in the Democratic Party primary – took to Connecticut recently to push her gun control message to what she hoped would be willing ears. No surprise, she combined her dual instincts for bad policy and pandering by embracing a 140-page gun control law the state passed in 2013 as a model for national...

A Robbery, a Shooting, and Citizen Intervention

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Tuesday, May 03, 2016
A Seattle TV videographer was in the right place at the right time and caught the take down of a robbery suspect on camera. The video is remarkably clear and shows just how chaotic criminal encounters can become. In the incident, a man allegedly robbed a jewelry store. As he ran out of the store, a doorman working at a nearby hotel gave chase and tackled the robber. The robber fired three shots...

Professor: "How can I say I don't want to support students who are gun enthusiasts…"

7:00am Tuesday, May 03, 2016
More evidence that America’s institutions of higher education have given up any pretense of providing a bastion for the free exchange of ideas came this week in the form of a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education . The piece, authored by an anonymous college professor, explains the author’s reluctance to write a recommendation for a former student after promising to do so. The...

5 Common Gun Control Myths

3:00pm Monday, May 02, 2016
If you've ever talked about guns or concealed carry with a group of people, you've probably encountered that one person who tried to convince everyone that guns are evil and do more harm than good. Typically, it's someone who doesn't own a gun, has never shot a gun, and knows next to nothing about guns outside of what they've seen in movies and TV shows. The myths they've come to believe are not...

OH MY! Columbus ABC's Tom Sussi "breaks" old news on out-of-state CCW licenses

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, May 02, 2016
Judging by his performance, WSYX (Columbus ABC) reporter Tom Sussi believed he really had a major story when he "broke" the news that the training requirements to obtain concealed carry licenses from different states have different training requirements. Last week, Sussi breathlessly reported that he had obtained an out-of-state Arizona license to carry a firearm without having taken any range...

You never know when you'll have to defend yourself

3:00pm Friday, April 29, 2016
A lot of people are carrying concealed these days. But many don't carry all the time. One thing you'll hear many of these gun owners say is "Oh, I really don't have to carry when I'm going to the grocery store or safe places like that. I only carry when I'm going to be in an unfamiliar place." Here are results from a survey we did on concealed carry. When ask how often they carry, respondents...

Are You Practicing or Plinking?

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, April 29, 2016
You got your concealed carry license because you were concerned that you might need to use a firearm to protect your life or the life of someone else. And, as a responsible concealed carry license holder you practice with your firearm on a regular basis. You do, don’t you? If not, you might want to reconsider your priorities. Just as you make monthly payments on your auto, home, and life...

Avoidance: A Key Self Defense Tactic

3:00pm Thursday, April 28, 2016
Most self defense firearms training focuses on shooting tactics: grip, stance, draw, trigger control, clearing drills, and so on. This is all important stuff. When you make the decision to own or carry a firearm, you'd darned well better make sure you know what you're doing when you decide to use the gun to defend yourself or others. But because firearms instructors exist to teach you about using...

You Might Be a Gun Criminal

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Thursday, April 28, 2016
We’ve all laughed at Jeff Foxworthy’s clever “You might be a redneck” jokes, but firearm crime is no joking matter, and there are a lot of people committing “gun crimes” every day without even knowing it. Whether you know all about guns and gun laws, or you don’t even own a gun, you might be a gun criminal. American gun laws are so convoluted and the definitions so elastic that even the Bureau of...

Criminals think of themselves as "good people"

3:00pm Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Recently we discussed how criminals don't think the way ordinary people do . According to Stanton E. Samenow Ph.D., criminals think in stark, black and white terms that leave no room for reason, negotiation, empathy for victims. To follow up on this idea, here's another somewhat startling observation: many criminals actually view themselves as good people despite their bad actions. Here's another...

Is deadly force legal if you HATE your attacker?

7:00am Wednesday, April 27, 2016
When we talk about using deadly force legally, we generally define it like this: Deadly force is justified only to prevent the imminent danger of death or great bodily harm. So, you're in your house minding your own business. A man bursts through the back door waving a machete. And you shoot him because you fear for your life. Pretty simple concept, right? But what if in addition to fear you also...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Three Difficult Disarms

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Most of the gun classes I teach involve tactics at extremely close range. When you are within arms’ reach of your assailant deflecting his muzzle or taking his gun away from him is often faster than drawing your own gun to shoot. There are lots of systems ranging from traditional martial arts to military combatives that teach gun deflections/disarms. Most work OK in the dojo or training hall, but...

NRA Members, this is CRITICAL: Have you cast your vote for Sean Maloney?

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, April 26, 2016
As many of you know, Buckeye Firearms Association's own Sean Maloney is seeking re-election to the NRA Board of Directors. If you are an NRA voting member, the March issue of your NRA magazine contained a ballot and it is vitally important that you complete and return it RIGHT NOW. TODAY! Sean has received word that his election is currently running "too close to call." That means EVERY vote...

Hillary Supporter Fact Checks Clinton: Don’t Blame Vermont for New York Crime!

3:00pm Monday, April 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton apparently wants to make sure that no matter how her current campaign fares, she will at least retain her title as the least trusted person in American politics. In campaign-panic mode on Monday [April 4], having lost the last five state caucuses to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Clinton made another statement to be added to her ever-lengthening list of lies and...

Killing in Self Defense IS Homicide

7:00am Monday, April 25, 2016
Here's a fact many gun owners have a hard time understanding: when you take someone's life, even if you do it in self defense, it is considered a "homicide." But isn't self defense a time-honored right of every individual? Yes. Self defense is a natural right. If someone threatens you with death or great bodily harm, you have the right to defend yourself, and that includes using deadly force...

Gun industry sees jobs increase 73%, overall economic impact up 158%, since Obama took office

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, April 22, 2016
(Image source: FreeImages.com/Renxx Gmdr) More than 7 years later, and as we (thankfully) near the end of the Obama presidency, there are many areas of the economy that are still waiting for a post-recession rebound. But Crain's Cleveland Business is reporting that one industry in which Obama has promoted growth - albeit against his will - is the firearms industry. From the article, entitled "...

Movie review: 91% - A Documentary About Guns In America

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Friday, April 22, 2016
I was invited to attend the movie “91%: A Documentary About Guns In America” at its premier at the Cleveland International Film Festival. After the showing I participated in a panel discussion and answered questions from the audience. The movie was well received, with an estimated 200 people in attendance. Even more people came in after the movie for this discussion and Q&A. Mike McIntyre...

NSSF Praises U.S. Senate Passage of Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act

3:00pm Thursday, April 21, 2016
NEWTOWN, Conn. - The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praised the passage today by the U.S. Senate of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act. The act was passed as an amendment to S.2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act. Similar legislation passed the House of Representatives earlier in the 114th...

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