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CHL-holder stops armed robbery outside Dayton Mall

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, December 22, 2014
Dayton's NBC affiliate, WDTN, is reporting that an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder was able to protect himself and a friend during an attempted armed robbery outside Dayton Mall on Saturday. According to the article , three juvenile males approached two adult men outside the Dayton Mall at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning. One of the juveniles produced a gun and demanded newly purchased...

Governor Kasich signs landmark firearms legislation into law

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, December 22, 2014
Governor John Kasich signed HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) on Friday, December 19. It will become effective on March 23, 2015. A signing ceremony was held at the statehouse to allow the many people involved to witness the signing of this significant piece of legislation. Photo from left: Linda Walker (BFA), Gov. John Kasich (R), Ken Hanson (BFA), Sen. Larry Obhof (R) (background)...

Wisconsin Police Chief Badgers Residents to Forego Second and Fourth Amendment Rights

3:00pm Friday, December 19, 2014
Perhaps inspired by the recent introduction of surprise home inspections of gun licensees in the UK, Beloit, Wisc., Police Chief Norm Jacobs issued a press release on December 1, urging city residents to volunteer for warrantless police searches of their homes for firearms. Jacobs framed the residential probes as a valuable “opportunity” his department was offering to the public. Notably, the...

Man killed in Columbus home invasion had prior record of violence

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 19, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a man who was shot and killed in an apparent home invasion had been one of a number of people charged in 2013 after what police said was “a riot” that turned fatal in Circleville. From the article : Columbus police said yesterday that someone who lives at 556 Station Rd., south of Sullivant Avenue, called 911 at 10:17 p.m. and said someone with a gun had...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc's Linda Walker discusses lessons after assault of Ohio Realtor on NRANews

3:00pm Thursday, December 18, 2014
In the wake of the sexual assault of a 39 year-old Realtor in Zanesville, and her subsequent decision to share her experience in hopes of warning others , Buckeye Firearms Association Vice President Linda Walker (herself a Realtor) discusses the lessons learned.

Polls Find Broad Increase in Support for the RKBA

7:00am Thursday, December 18, 2014
Support for the right to keep and bear arms has sharply increased, and support for restricting gun ownership has sharply decreased, over the last two years, according to the results of a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. The poll, conducted earlier this month, found that 57 percent of Americans believe that gun ownership does more to protect people from crime,...

Newtown Parents File Suit Against Manufacturer, Distributor, Retailer

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Wednesday, December 17, 2014
In 2005, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act was passed to protect gun companies from being sued for crimes committed with their firearms. It's intent was to protect the companies from liability because their products performed as they were designed. Yesterday, ten of the families from the Newtown, Connecticut massacre suit against Bushmaster firearms, firearms distributor Camfour...

Hamilton Co. Sheriff sees red after confiscating painted handgun

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Last week, State Rep. Alicia Reece's (D-Cincinnati) introduction of HB 681 ('Toy' Gun Control) was given great fanfare by media throughout Ohio and beyond. HB 681 seeks to mandate that any gun other than a firearm (including airsoft guns and BB/pellet guns) be marked with an orange barrel tip and orange trigger guard along with florescent adhesive bands. Such guns would be exempted from these...

Do you believe in speaking your mind?

3:00pm Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Do you still believe in speaking your mind? When no one speaks freely, causes can’t be championed and the truth will be lost. So who are the people who still revere the principles of individual expression? They’re the Good Guys. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

ACTION NEEDED: Confirmation Vote Looms for Obama’s Anti-gun Surgeon General Nominee

7:00am Tuesday, December 16, 2014
[UPDATE: This article was programmed on Monday to run on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, the lame-duck Democrat-led Senate voted late Monday afternoon to confirm Dr. Murthy with a 51-43 vote.] As we began reporting earlier this year, President Obama has nominated anti-gun activist Vivek Murthy for the post of U.S. Surgeon General. Particularly given the president’s determination to reinvigorate...

NSSF: Backdoor gun control - Feds hid key data to get Calif. lead ammo ban passed

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, December 15, 2014
The Washington Times reported recently that the National Shooting Sports Foundation has obtained emails that it says indicate that a federal official withheld critical data on lead blood levels in the California condor until after gun control advocates in the California state legislature used the iconic bird’s plight to help push through a law last year to ban lead ammunition. According to the...

Remembering the Sandy Hook Massacre

Jim Irvine
12:00pm Sunday, December 14, 2014
On December 14, 2012 a lone gunman went to Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut to kill a record number of people. The school had locked doors and controlled access and other procedures to keep occupants safe. Most people would have considered the building safe and secure. The killer bypassed the security by shooting out windows in the office. He climbed through the broken windows...

Student Fighting for College Students' Self Defense Rights Shot On Campus

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Friday, December 12, 2014
Nathan Scott is a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has a job working in the school library and is a member of Students for Concealed Carry at Florida State. And he is a (barely) walking example of why his cause is so crucial, after being shot in the library recently and having no way to defend himself. The group has been lobbying for several years to get the ban on lawful...

Top 4 Movies and Gun Blunders

by Tom McHale
3:00pm Thursday, December 11, 2014
You know what they say: You can’t believe everything you see on TV. That’s knowledge to keep in hand, for while the folks in Hollywood do have a wonderful flair for the dramatic, no one has ever accused them of being realistic. Carrying and shooting guns is serious business. It’s crucial that every gun owner learn safe practices from the right sources—and that source does not generally include...

Ohio House concurs with Senate changes to HB 234; Act to be sent to Governor for consideration

by Chad D. Baus
3:08pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Ohio House concurred with Senate changes to Am. Sub HB 234 by a vote of 69 - 16. Beginning early in this session (2013), the House held numerous hearings on and eventually passed multiple firearms-related bills. The House passed HB 203 (Concealed Carry & Self-Defense Law Reform), HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) and HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School...

November 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Highest November on Record

3:00pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The November 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,329,688 is the second highest November (following November 2012) on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the November 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,308,100. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2014 NICS figure of 1,797,163 reflects a 0.5 percent...

Service is a sacred duty of a free people

3:00pm Tuesday, December 09, 2014
What could be worse for a country than a generation that is unwilling to serve it? That's the most dangerous symptom of a national sickness. Service is a sacred duty of a free people — that's what Good Guys believe. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

LIVE streaming of important debate & floor votes on firearms legislation TODAY!

1:50pm Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Buckeye Firearms Association leaders will be on hand in the Statehouse today, Wednesday, December 10 , as important debate and a vote on firearms legislation (HB 234) are held in the Ohio House. Click here for more information on what is being considered today. You can view the hearings LIVE by clicking here , beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the House. The Ohio Channel is a service of Ohio's public...

[UPDATE!] Landmark firearms legislation passes Ohio Senate (Vote Tally, Bill Summary)

12:18pm Tuesday, December 09, 2014
The Ohio Senate has passed amended substitute House Bill 234 by a 24 - 6 vote. The bill will now head back to the House for a concurrence vote and on to the Governor. Earlier today, the Senate Civil Justice Committee, by a vote of 8-2 (with Democrat Sens. Skindell and Brown voting agains it), passed the bill out of committee. The committee has held numerous hearings on multiple firearms-related...

Shotgun disguised as Super Soaker highlights folly of Rep. Alicia Reece's 'Toy' Gun Control bill

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, December 09, 2014
In the wake of two incidents in Ohio this year where individuals wielding a pellet gun in a Walmart, and an airsoft gun on a playground, were shot and killed by police, Democrat State Representative Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati) announced that she planned to introduce a 'toy' gun control bill modeled after California law. The bill, HB 681 ('Toy' Gun Control) , was introduced on Monday, December 8...

NSSF: Violent Crime Rate Continues to Drop & Public Believes Having a Gun in the Home Makes it Safer

by Steve Sanetti
3:00pm Monday, December 08, 2014
The FBI released its annual Crime in the United States report on Monday [November 10] revealing that the country in 2013 saw the violent crime rate fall another 5.1 percent from the previous year, so it is now at its lowest since 1978. Delving a little deeper, the murder and manslaughter rate fell 4.4 percent to the lowest level since 1968. This is very good news, and while it is being reported...

Senate committee schedules eighth hearing for SB 338 (Concealed Carry Reform) & HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting)

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, December 08, 2014
Chairman Bill Coley has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on SB 338, Sen. Joe Uecker's (R-Miami Township) Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill, next Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the South Hearing Room. This will be the eighth hearing for this bill. Coley has also scheduled an eighth hearing for Rep. Cheryl Grossman's (R-Grove City) HB 234 (Allow Noise...

Sidney Schools' armed teacher program draws national attention as another Ohio school district considers same

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, December 05, 2014
Approximately one year ago, Sidney, Ohio school district went public with its involvement in a program offered by the Shelby Co. Sheriff's Office to arm teachers in the district. Since then, Buckeye Firearms Foundation has announced that over 300 teachers have been trained through its F.A.S.T.E.R. (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response) program, and that more than 30 Ohio...

House passes HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones)

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 05, 2014
On Thursday, December 4, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Rep. Anne Gonzales' (R-Westerville) House Bill 454 , which seeks to correct several problems with current law regarding concealed handgun licenses' behavior in school zones. Current law is a mess , making it a felony offense for those with a concealed handgun license (CHL) to partake in normal activities while in possession of...

Book Review: Gun Control in the Third Reich

by Dr. Brian Anse Patrick
3:00pm Thursday, December 04, 2014
Gun Control in the Third Reich: Disarming the Jews and "Enemies of the State," Stephen P. Halbrook, Independent Institute, 2014, 247 pages. A few years ago the American voluntary association, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, issued a poster showing Adolf Hitler giving the sieg heil salute and captioned: "All in favor of gun control raise your right hand." A truism throughout...

[UPDATE!] Progress in Senate on pro-gun rights bills as end of session draws near

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, December 04, 2014
Editor's Note: Things are changing rapidly as work continues on legislation. This article has been updated as new information became available. With as little as one week left in the legislative session, the Senate Civil Justice Committee took only minimal action Wednesday, December 3 on pro-gun legislation that has been pending for more than a year, but scheduled another hearing for Thursday,...

NSSF: Black Friday Highest Ever for NICS

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, December 03, 2014
With the establishment media reporting a significant drop in Black Friday sales in many retail outlets, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that no such "shopper fatigue" reported among firearms purchasers. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reports that it processed 175,754 transactions on Nov. 28, Black Friday, making the day the highest Black Friday...

Gun safety education will help prevent tragic shootings; Calling real guns "fake," "toys," "replicas," etc. will not

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, December 03, 2014
In the wake of a second shooting this year by police in Ohio of a person holding a gun that was not a firearm, the establishment media continue to struggle with even using the correct terminology to describe these guns correctly (e.g. the Toledo Blade 's torturous headline, " What's Real, What's Not? Toys, deadly weapons difficult to distinguish "), and anti-gun legislators are proposing knee-...

Are we really a nation of laws?

3:00pm Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Is America really providing a level playing field for opportunity, safety and freedom if the game changes with your neighborhood or tax bracket? This isn't the nation the Good Guys want. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

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