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Accomplice charged after Cincinnati woman defends own life from pair of would-be robbers

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, July 15, 2019
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported recently that a woman defended her own life with a firearm when a pair of young men attempted to rob her. From the article : Around 5 a.m. Saturday, investigators say two 15-year-old boys tried to rob a woman at gunpoint in the 3600 block of Reading Road. The victim drew her own firearm and shot at the teens, striking 15-year-old Jordan Lara. He was taken to...

Woman uses firearm to defend own life during violent home invasion

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, July 12, 2019
The Gallipolis Daily Tribune is reporting that prosecutors have determined that an April 12 shooting and death which occurred at a Gallia County residence was done in self-defense. From the article : According to that statement from the respective offices of the sheriff and prosecutor, an unnamed woman in her 20s who law enforcement said was home alone the morning of April 12 was bathing and...

Headline: DeWine restores old order to Ohio Division of Wildlife after Kasich turmoil

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, July 11, 2019
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that, after dealing for eight years with wishy-washy support and occasional hostility from the previous administration, administrators from the Ohio Division of Wildlife say that order has been restored. From the article : The occasion was the 40th anniversary of an event founded by Gov. James A. Rhodes in 1979 as a way to promote Lake Erie as a fishing...

The Resurgence of the Revolver

by Gary Evens
7:00am Wednesday, July 10, 2019
I've noted that some gun writers are starting to speculate about a resurgence of interest in owning and shooting revolvers, specifically double-action (DA) revolvers. As evidence of this, they point to Kimber's introduction of a revolver to their line of products that had previously been strictly composed of semi-automatic pistols, Colt’s reintroduction of the DA Cobra revolver—something that...

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Shot Through the Door

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Recently, I was reading some of the court documents regarding the Jayme Closs kidnapping. If you are unfamiliar with what happened, a man saw 13-year old Jayme Closs getting off the school bus one day. He decided that he had to have this girl. Later that night, he appeared on Jayme’s parents’ front porch. When Jayme’s father looked out the door peephole, the kidnapper shot him through the door...

Retired Justice Stevens Continues Crusade Against Guns

7:00am Monday, July 08, 2019
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens does not believe a law-abiding citizen has a right to possess firearms under the Second Amendment, and he wants to make sure everyone knows it. He made his position clear when he authored a dissenting opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller , where the Supreme Court, in fact, held that the Second Amendment does protect an individual right. Last...

HB 178 gets vote after 8th hearing; Speaker refers back to another committee

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, July 05, 2019
On June 26, during a rare 8th committee hearing, HB 178 (Constitutional Carry, Concealed Weapons License & Remove Duty to Notify) was passed out of the House Federalism Committee with a 7-4 vote. However, rather than bring the bill to the floor for a vote, House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) has re-referred the bill back to another committee for further review. From the Statehouse...

Independence Day 2019

by Rick Jones
7:00am Thursday, July 04, 2019
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...

Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn You: Left Leaning Voices Question Democrats’ Anti-Gun Proposals, Fervor

7:00am Wednesday, July 03, 2019
If the 2020 Democrat presidential primary is any indication, that party’s base and donor class will accept nothing less from their nominee than commitments to sweeping gun control. And the contenders appear happy to accommodate them. No one doubts that the political hard left is unified around the idea of gun control in principle. But some in that camp are expressing concern that the pathway to...

Obama Lies about Guns… Again

7:00am Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Despite no longer living in the White House, former President Barack Obama continues to be a headache to law-abiding Americans. On May 30, Obama spoke at a digital innovation event in Brazil. During the onstage conversation, Obama said, “Our gun laws in the United States don’t make much sense. Anybody can buy any weapon, any time, without much, if any, regulation. They can buy [guns] over the...

Knife Rights’ OH Knife Law Reform BILL Passes Senate

3:00pm Monday, July 01, 2019
Admittedly this gets a bit confusing, but bear with us here, it is all good… As noted previously, the key language in Knife Rights' Ohio knife law reform bill, SB 140, was included in the Senate's amendment to the State Budget, which passed the Senate last week and which is currently in a Senate/House Conference Committee. If it is retained in the final budget bill, then it would go to the...

Ohio Budget a Major Win for Conservation, Hunters

7:00am Monday, July 01, 2019
Language included in Ohio’s two-year budget that would begin to fix a major shortfall in funding for conservation is one step closer to becoming law, as the Ohio Senate approved House Bill 166. Gov. Mike DeWine fulfilled his promise to Ohio sportsmen by including a major investment in hunting, fishing and trapping programs when he introduced his budget earlier this spring. The Ohio House then...

Gun control extremists aim to resubmit background check petition

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, June 28, 2019
Just days after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a summary of a petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales, the people behind the astroturf gun control group known as "Ohioans for Gun Safety" are saying they'll resubmit a modified proposal as soon as possible. From the Gongwer News Service : The group's spokesman, Dennis Willard, said Mr. Yost found...

Media Continues to Cause Distorted Fear of School Violence

7:00am Thursday, June 27, 2019
When it comes to the wellbeing of today’s youth, one would think that all could agree that provoking unnecessary fear should be avoided. That apparently is not the case, however, when it comes to pushing the narrative that changes are urgently needed to America’s gun control laws to keep schoolchildren safe from an “epidemic” of “gun violence” that is spiraling out of control. The truth is that...

Out of Style: Levi’s Fawns Over Shannon Watts in Pantmaker’s Latest Gun Control Effort

7:00am Wednesday, June 26, 2019
At the National Retail Federation’s 2018 convention in New York City, Levi Strauss & Co. Brand President James Curleigh told those assembled that the multinational pants manufacturer intends to be the “most relevant lifestyle brand.” Evidently, part of creating that “lifestyle” includes foisting a doctrinaire set of political beliefs onto its employees and customers. Last Fall, NRA-ILA...

New York Times Admits Privately-Funded “Gun Violence” Research is a Thing

7:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The New York Times – the “paper of record” – reports that “ Gun Research is Suddenly Hot .” While we’re happy to see the Times has finally acknowledged that “gun research” can survive federal restrictions on taxpayer funded gun control advocacy, there are necessary caveats here. The volume of “gun violence research” may be increasing, but the field has not been as neglected as the media would...

At Work, at Home, and as You Drive – More Self Defense Gun Stories

by Rob Morse
7:00am Monday, June 24, 2019
Here is the news you won't get from the mainstream media. Responsible gun owners defend themselves and the people they love. Self-defense instructor Jeff Street joins the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast to look at four new examples. Were these gun owners lucky, or did they have a plan and training? What can we learn from their experience? (21-minute audio) These victims survived lethal attacks...

CMP Reveals Important National Matches Updates for 2019 Season

by Ashley Brugnone
7:00am Friday, June 21, 2019
CAMP PERRY, Ohio –The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced the enhancement of numerous events scheduled during the prestigious National Pistol and Rifle Matches, held throughout the month of July and early August 2019. Striving to the organization’s mission of advancing the realm of marksmanship, the recent developments of the National Matches will provide guests with more...

BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Attorney General Rejects Background Check Petition

4:08pm Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected a summary of a petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales. On June 10, the attorney general’s office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Revised Code by initiated statute, entitled “An Act to Close Loopholes in Background Checks on Gun Sales.” The attorney general’s role is to determine whether the...

FASTER Trauma Training put to use TWICE in May

by Joe Eaton
7:00am Thursday, June 20, 2019
The month of May was national 'Stop the Bleed' month and staff from two different schools had to use the training and equipment they received from FASTER Saves Lives in two different emergencies! The trauma medical portion of the FASTER Level 1 class is valuable inside and outside of schools, not only for injuries resulting from violence, but from any other emergency such as severe weather or...

Does a Suppressed Pistol Sound like a Nail Gun?

7:00am Wednesday, June 19, 2019
In response to reports that the Virginia Beach shooter used a firearm suppressor in carrying out his terrible crime, David Chipman, Senior Policy Advisor for the Giffords gun control group, claimed that a suppressed pistol is especially dangerous because the noise associated with the firearm is difficult to distinguish from a nail gun. As per usual for claims Chipman and his employer make about...

Cincinnati woman uses gun to defend self and five children when ex-boyfriend invades home

7:00am Tuesday, June 18, 2019
WCPO (ABC Cincinnati) reported recently that a Cincinnati woman was able to use a firearm to defend herself from a violent home invasion carried out by an ex-boyfriend. From the article : The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m. at Ring Place. Dante Ruff is accused of breaking into the woman’s home through a front window. She shot him in the abdomen, Sgt. Andrew Fusselman said. First responders...

HB 178 (Constitutional Carry, Concealed Weapons License & Remove Duty to Notify) scheduled for 7th hearing, possible vote

7:00am Monday, June 17, 2019
Representative John Becker (R-Union Twp, Clermont Co.), who chairs the House Federalism Committee, has announced a seventh hearing for House Bill 178 (Constitutional Carry, Concealed Weapons License & Remove Duty to Notify) on Wednesday, June 19 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 121. The chair has indicated that amendments may be offered, and that the bill may be given a vote either at this hearing, or on...

The Media and their Lies: An NRA Board Member's Perspective

by Linda Walker
7:00am Friday, June 14, 2019
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” - First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. As a Constitutionalist, I believe our...

Training Scars

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, June 13, 2019
Training scars...we all have them. I’m not talking about training scars like the black eye you get when your partner goes a little too hard while sparring or the scars you get when you cut your finger trying to quickly open your fighting knife. The training scars I’m talking about are the unintentional bad habits you have acquired during the course of your training. All training, no matter how...

Astroturf gun control group in Ohio pushing for "universal" background check ballot initiative

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Ohio news media are gushing this week over a so-called "grassroots" gun control group in Ohio - a group which is promoting a "universal" background checks ballot initiative. From the Columbus Dispatch : Ohio voters might have the opportunity to decide whether to require background checks for gun purchases at the same time they vote for president in the 2020 election. Ohioans for Gun Safety...

Secretary Bernhardt Proposes Increasing Public Access to Hunting and Fishing on 1.4 Million Acres Nationwide

7:00am Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Proposal Includes New Opportunities at 74 National Wildlife Refuges and 15 National Fish Hatcheries Oak Harbor, Ohio – Furthering the Trump Administration’s efforts to increase access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges...

N.E. Ohio Concealed Carry Fashion Show to be held June 21

7:00am Monday, June 10, 2019
Gun owner turned 2A activist Amanda Suffecool knows the best hope for protecting firearms over the long haul is getting women into the action. She does this through producing Concealed Carry Fashion Shows including one in Kent, Ohio on June 21st. These shows are designed to attract this growing demographic. When former President B. Obama sealed the Democratic nomination in 2008, Amanda Suffecool...

Anti-gun Democrats Press for Publicly Funded Gun Control Advocacy

7:00am Friday, June 07, 2019
On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing supposedly geared toward “Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence.” That hyperbolic title, however, betrayed the real agenda of the event, which was to create the false impression that an...

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Men in the Bushes

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, June 06, 2019
Imagine the following scenario... It’s 9pm and you are taking your dog for a walk around your neighborhood. You live in a “safe” area and you have walked your dog on this route every night for years without a problem. It’s dark, and as you walk you notice some shapes moving in the bushes ahead of you. You initially think the shapes are deer, so you continue to walk. As you get closer, two men...

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