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Buckeye Firearms Foundation allows Cleveland's FOX 8 exclusive access to Ohio teacher firearms training

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, July 10, 2015
Editor's Note: Those interested in FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response) training still have time to apply for classes this summer! CLICK HERE NOW ! While the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary has faded in the minds of many, Buckeye Firearms Foundation continues to provide training to ensure that it may never happen again. Recently, the Foundation provided...

Were Guns "Much More" Strictly Regulated in the 1920s and 1930s?

3:00pm Thursday, July 09, 2015
[Recently], Time magazine published a piece that pushes the narrative that today's firearms laws are permissive in comparison to those of the early 20th century. Titled, " Guns Were Much More Strictly Regulated in the 1920s and 1930s than They Are Today ," the piece contends that "Those who look to America's past to extol a time when nothing stood between an American and a gun need to look again...

Pivotal Case on "Bearing" Arms in Public Heard by Federal Appellate Court in California

3:00pm Wednesday, July 08, 2015
The never-ending battle against defiance of the Second Amendment saw another skirmish yesterday with oral arguments in the rehearing of the critically important NRA-supported case of Peruta v. San Diego County. As we reported earlier this year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had initially ruled favorably for the plaintiffs. The panel decision held that the...

Camp Perry & NRA to host U.S. Fullbore Nationals and World Long Range Championships

by Linda Walker
7:00am Wednesday, July 08, 2015
Camp Perry in Port Clinton, Ohio has been fortunate to host the CMP/NRA National Matches since 1907. This year brings yet another exciting event to Camp Perry when it hosts the U.S. Fullbore Nationals and World Long Range Championships for the first time, August 8-14. The United States only has the opportunity to host the Palma Rifle Long Range Championships once every 25 years. The NRA chose...

Eyes & Ears: You Only Get One Pair of Each

by Tisma Juett
3:00pm Tuesday, July 07, 2015
The human body is an incredible machine. We have a tendency to abuse it pretty well during our youth, and yet it still does what it needs to do to keep us going. When it comes to your vision and hearing, however, I think we all agree that an abundance of caution is wise no matter what your age. Our eyes and ears are hugely important to our lives—especially to us shooters. So shouldn’t we do...

Recoil Management and Concealed Carry

by Gary Evens
7:00am Tuesday, July 07, 2015
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is a basic law of physics and it applies when you are shooting a gun. Whenever you fire a cartridge, the expanding gases from the “explosion” that occurs immediately after the primer is struck causes the bullet to travel down the barrel, exit at the muzzle, and then continue to travel downrange until it strikes something or the...

Op-Ed: Connecticut's strict gun licensing law linked to steep drop in homicides? Not really

by John R. Lott
3:00pm Monday, July 06, 2015
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health claims that the state of Connecticut’s 1995 gun licensing law has reduced firearm homicide rates by 40 percent. But this just released study gives academics a bad name. Not surprisingly, anti-gun activist and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and the left-wing Joyce Foundation funded the research. The study cherry picks which states...

The Second Amendment doesn't grant Americans anything

by Gary Evens
7:00am Monday, July 06, 2015
I recently was watching one of the firearms-related outdoors programs on television where one of my favorite nationally-known firearms instructors was being interviewed. I became somewhat “shocked!” when that individual stated that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants us the right to possess and carry firearms. I thought I might have mis-heard what he said so I hit the replay...

Independence Day Reflection: SCOTUS v. The People

by Jim Shepherd
7:24am Saturday, July 04, 2015
As we celebrate our national birthday, I'm reflecting proudly on our past, but as a gun owner and recreational shooter, I'm concerned for our future. Last week, two Supreme Court opinions led one of their own members (more on that below) to accuse the Court of being "drunk on power." In a dissenting opinion on gay marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia broadened his dissent with an accusation that the...

Independence Day 2015

by Rick Jones
3:00pm Friday, July 03, 2015
With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

Americans Comfortable Living Around Guns, Despite Decades–long Fear Campaign

7:00am Friday, July 03, 2015
The results of a Rasmussen Reports poll released June 12 provide further evidence of just how out-of-step the gun control movement is with the American people. In a survey of 977 likely voters, Rasmussen found that an overwhelming majority of Americans would rather live in a neighborhood where residents are allowed to own firearms than one that is completely disarmed. Specifically, the survey...

Registration Open for the 2015 National Trophy Pistol & Rifle Matches at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Thursday, July 02, 2015
Register now on the CMP website for a spot to shoot at the 2015 National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches. These popular and historical matches will once again be fired at Camp Perry, Ohio, six miles west of Port Clinton, during the month of July. The schedule of this year’s Matches will be the same as the 2014 National Matches, featuring a variety of events such as the John C. Garand, President’s...

To the Editor: A good person with a gun is valuable

7:00am Thursday, July 02, 2015
The following letter to the editor of the Toledo Blade was published on June 30, 2015: Your June 24 editorial “Firearms and forgiveness” is not only wrong in its opinion, but also is wrong in fact. Sadly, the House State Government Committee removed places of worship from the bill you cite more than two weeks before you published your editorial. I say sadly because a good person with a gun might...

Tanks, Bombers and Pyrotechnics Bring Spark to the CMP’s 2015 First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Wednesday, July 01, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Please join the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) on the world-famous Camp Perry ranges in Port Clinton, Ohio, for another thrilling display of live World War II history during the First Shot Ceremony of the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches on July 6, 2015. Reenactors, ground vehicles, air support and exhilarating pyrotechnics will join us on Rodriguez Range for the...

Governor signs budget bill - media access loophole is closed

by Jim Irvine & Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Governor Kasich has signed HB 64, Ohio's biennial budget. Contained in the massive bill is language which removes the media access loophole (MAL), a provision which gave journalists a special exemption to access the confidential information of concealed handgun license (CHL) holders. Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) proposed the amendment, which was adopted by the Ohio Senate in its version...

Civitas Media fights to retain ability to develop database of CHL-holders (and they're not alone )

by Chad D. Baus
12:00pm Tuesday, June 30, 2015
In early, 2014, I exposed an internal email proving that Civitas Media, which owns some 88 newspapers in 12 states - including 38 here in Ohio - was discussing the use of "public records act requests" to "build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry" firearm licenses. My article quickly went viral. Soon after being picked up by DailyCaller.com , DrudgeReport.com...

SAF lauds Puerto Rico court victory for gun rights

7:00am Tuesday, June 30, 2015
BELLEVUE, WA – A surprising victory for gun rights in Puerto Rico has eliminated the firearms registry and licensing requirements to purchase and carry in the Commonwealth, the Second Amendment Foundation has confirmed. As of now, according to Sandra Barreras with Ladies of the Second Amendment (LSA), the group that brought the lawsuit, “there is no regulation to purchase or carry (and) all...

Federal Bill Seeks to Use Your Taxes to Bribe States to Require Gun Licenses

3:00pm Monday, June 29, 2015
It's bad enough that antigun members of Congress want to enact federal legislation to impose the elitist views of their coastal enclaves on the entire country. What's worse is that in typical Big Government fashion, they want to use your tax dollars to accomplish their schemes. The latest example of this is the "Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act," which at least has the distinction of having an...

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Violence at Church

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, June 29, 2015
Are you prepared to deal with an armed threat in your place of worship? Maybe you should pay more attention to the nature of the potential threat. When we look at all Rapid Mass Murders that have occurred in this country, we find that the second most common place for them to occur is in a church or place of worship. Only schools have a higher rate of killings. Many mentally ill criminals display...

"Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015" Introduced to Curb BATFE Abuse

3:00pm Friday, June 26, 2015
On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2710, the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015." This bill would remove BATFE's authority to interpret or reinterpret the "sporting purposes" clauses in federal law, which only serve to undermine the core purpose of the Second Amendment. Under Chairman Bishop’s legislation,...

Surviving a Violent Encounter

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, June 26, 2015
A lot of people think that carrying a gun or attempting to resist a violent attack in any way increases the chances that they will be seriously injured or killed in an encounter. FBI statistics show that just the opposite is true! So it is in your best interest to resist an attack. Your chances of being involved in a violent encounter are fairly small. Of the approximately 300 million people that...

We Needed the Supreme Court to Tell us This?

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Thursday, June 25, 2015
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that when a person who owns firearms is convicted of a felony – which makes firearm possession illegal for them – they still retain the right to dispose of their firearms as they see fit, as long as they don’t do so in a way where they would have access or control over those firearms. What is astounding about this decision is that it had...

Attack on Charleston church draws attention to Ohio ban on concealed carry in places of worship

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, June 25, 2015
Once again, a mass murder has occurred in a public place - the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, SC. Once again, the victims were defenseless. Palmetto State law, like Ohio's, prohibits concealed carry in places of worship unless that entity permits otherwise, and it appears unlikely that such permission was given in this case. Once again, political opportunists are following the gun ban...

Legislation Proposes $60 Million for Anti-Gun Research

3:00pm Wednesday, June 24, 2015
[Recently], NRA F-rated Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation to authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give $60 million of the taxpayers' money to anti-gun activists over the next six years, to conduct "research" promoting gun control. The two longtime anti-gun legislators say that their bill is necessary for two reasons...

SB 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Chairman Kevin Bacon has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights) today, Wednesday, June 24 at 2:30 p.m.in the Senate Finance Hearing Room. SB 180, sponsored by Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township), seeks to prohibit employers from discriminating against workers exercising constitutional rights...

Lummis Introduces "Collectible Firearms Protection Act"

3:00pm Tuesday, June 23, 2015
[Earlier this month], U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced H.R. 2611, the "Collectible Firearms Protection Act." This bill would aim to reverse a State Department decision blocking the importation of wildly popular and historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea. The United States exported these firearms to South Korea at the onset of the Korean War in the 1950s...

12 Effects of Post Shooting Syndrome

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Defending yourself with a gun is not something any rational person ever wants to do. It's something you do only when there is no other choice. And the personal toll it can take on your mental wellbeing can be surprising, often referred to as "post shooting syndrome." TV dramas and blockbuster movies portray good guys shooting bad guys in heroic fashion. But in the real world, it seldom feels...

Stopping the Threat!

by Gary Evens
3:00pm Monday, June 22, 2015
If you have spent any time reading the articles in my newsletter, on any number of self-defense related websites, and/or in gun magazines, you’ve come across a multitude of articles (opinions?) on which caliber is best, the importance of “stopping power”, etc. Which is better, the .45 ACP or the 9mm Parabellum? How about the .357 Magnum or the .44 Magnum? Should I use hit the target where it will...

Vocabulary—Just What is the Difference Between Rimfire and Centerfire Ammunition?

by Philip J. Massaro
7:00am Monday, June 22, 2015
Rimfire Cartridges Rimfire cartridges contain their “priming compound” in the “rim” of the cartridge. The priming compound is what sparks to ignite the gunpowder within the cartridge case, while the rim is precisely where the firing pin strikes when the user pulls the trigger. The powder charge sits directly in front of the priming compound, so ignition is very reliable. The beauty of the rimfire...

Gun Control Called "Absurd" on Anti-Gun Website

3:00pm Friday, June 19, 2015
To say the very least, articles questioning the advisability of gun control are few and far between on HuffingtonPost.com. Recently, however, a blogger on the normally anti-gun website expressed views that are liable to work gun control supporters into a tizzy. In a piece titled In Gun Control Controversy, Can Americans Handle the Truth? , self-described public relations consultant Mario Almonte...

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