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The Most Pro-Gun Song of All Time

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, February 14, 2018
If I asked you who wrote the most pro-gun song of all time, you'd probably assume it was Ted Nugent. But while the Motor City Madman has recorded some great tunes, he didn't write these lyrics: My daddy told me "son, don't let 'em take your gun. That's what they tryin' to do. Son, don't let 'em take your gun. They're takin' your bill of rights away from you." Those words are not from a punk...

New Preppers Ball coming March 10, 2018

7:00am Tuesday, February 13, 2018
As the 2018 Preppers Ball rolls around, we would like to share one woman’s experience at the 2017 Preppers Ball. This is an event that is produced and hosted by the pro 2A group REALIZEfac.com (a 501c3) which also hosts the Northeastern Ohio radio show www.EyeOnTheTargetRadio.com . Freda's view of the Preppers Ball ... Driving in Northeastern Ohio occupies a large portion of my workday. My radio...

HB 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/ Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for third hearing

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 12, 2018
Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson), who chairs the House Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, has announced a third hearing for House Bill 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/ Concealed Carry Modernization) on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Statehouse Room 115. The committee will consider all testimony. The bill, introduced in May 2017 by Representatives Terry Johnson (R-...

HSUS Roiled by Pacelle Accusations, Resignations

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Friday, February 09, 2018
If you’ve been reading The Outdoor Wire very long, you know I’m no fan of the so-called Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). It’s one of those false-flagged organizations that spends the majority of its millions of dollars in annual donations not on protecting and saving animals, but pushing animal rights causes and trying its best to demonize hunters, anglers, farmers and anyone else who...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC Endorses Mike DeWine for Governor

7:00am Thursday, February 08, 2018
COLUMBUS - Buckeye Firearms Association PAC has announced its endorsement of Mike DeWine for Governor and Jon Husted for Lt. Governor in the 2018 Ohio Republican Primary. Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is a nonpartisan, single-issue nonprofit organization that represents over 4 million Ohio gun owners and works to defend and advance the right to keep and bear arms. "This was an easy choice...

Sentencing of Mayor Frank Jackson's nephew exposes impotence of Cleveland gun control laws

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 07, 2018
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the nephew of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has been convicted on a federal weapons charge and sentenced to eight years in prison. What Plain Dealer journalist Eric Heisig didn't bother to note is that Major Jackson is a long-time gun control extremist. The article also failed to mention that Jackson's nephew is not being charged with violating any of...

University Heights Finally Removes No-Gun Signs from Public Park

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Tuesday, February 06, 2018
After a one year battle, the city of University Heights, Ohio, has finally relented and removed 4 no-gun signs from a city-owned park. And just as I reported in May of 2017, recounting the successful efforts of a citizen to fight an unconstitutional gun ban in Marysville , the victory in University Heights belongs to one citizen who simply would not take "no" for an answer. In this case the...

We warned them: Supremes nix City of Cleveland gun control laws; untold tax dollars wasted

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 05, 2018
Cleveland.com reported late last week that the Ohio Supreme Court has refused to take up the City of Cleveland's appeal of an Eighth District Court of Appeals decision which declared that a Cleveland gun offender registry and several gun regulations first proposed by Mayor Frank Jackson in 2014 , and passed by city council in 2015 are unconstitutional. A lower court had already struck down other...

Crossing the Line – Firearm Preemption Protection Under Attack

7:00am Friday, February 02, 2018
Gun control groups are fond of describing preemption as a doctrine whereby a state has stripped local governments of their power to regulate guns. In fact, under established legal principles, localities are subordinate “creatures of state law,” with no inherent rights or powers other than what a state decides to delegate to them through statutes or charters. Although some local governments may be...

In wake of surge in homicides, Akron Police Chief notes many victims were known criminals or their associates

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, February 01, 2018
Headlines at the close of 2017 lamented the record number of homicides committed in both Akron and Columbus, Ohio. On December 26, the Columbus Dispatch headlined their coverage: " Columbus breaks homicide record with 140 lives cut short so far this year " With just days left before 2017 wraps up, the city broke a homicide record Tuesday with 140 deaths so far this year. “We’re talking about...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joins Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Challenging California 10+ Magazine Ban

7:00am Wednesday, January 31, 2018
On Friday, January 12, several amicus briefs were filed in the NRA and CRPA supported lawsuit challenging California’s restrictions against magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. The lawsuit, titled Duncan v. Becerra , challenges California’s recently enacted ban on the possession of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds as a result of Proposition 63, as well as all of...

Greene County to allow CCW in government buildings

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Senate Bill 199 was passed and became effective in March 21, 2017. The bill was sponsored by Senator Joe Uecker (R), while the companion House Bill was championed by then State Rep. Ron Maag (R). The bill contained many sweeping changes to Ohio's concealed carry law. Included in that list was the option for local governments to allow concealed carry in their buildings. The initial reaction to the...

Primary polling indicates potential DeWine-Cordray general election rematch

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 29, 2018
A poll released last week by Fallon Research shows gubernatorial candidates Mike DeWine (R) and Richard Cordray (D) both leading their respective party's races for governor, with DeWine also having a big lead over Cordray in a head-to-head matchup. From the Dayton Daily News : Here are the poll results released by Fallon’s firm Thursday: In the Republican primary, DeWine has 54 percent support...

Shooting Down Negative Sport Shooting Stereotypes

James A. Swan, PhD
7:00am Friday, January 26, 2018
The tragic mass shooting by a lone gunman perched in a suite on the 32nd floor in the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas targeting an outdoor music concert on October 1, 2017, clearly sent shock waves through the nation, and beyond. We know how this happened, but why remains a mystery, although the shooter was prescribed an anti-anxiety drug that can release anger and psychoses. As a psychologist, I...

Former NPR CEO Finds Travel Fatal to Anti-gun Prejudice

7:00am Thursday, January 25, 2018
In his book, The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain explained, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these counts.” While this passage is often cited to promote the virtues of foreign travel, a new book by former National Public Radio CEO Ken Stern suggests that much of the country’s coastal elite would be just as well served by a...

Your Tactical Training Scenario-Stabbed for Wearing a Blue Shirt

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, January 24, 2018
You are walking down the street when you are approached by several teenagers who accuse you of being a rival gang member because you are wearing a blue shirt. Two of the boys begin striking you with their fists and one pulls a knife and begins stabbing you. What do you do? This exact scenario happened to a man in San Mateo, California . This is a tough scenario to prevent. Talking to enraged...

Rosie O’Donnell and Kim Kardashian West Aren’t Entirely Against Guns, Just You Having Them

7:00am Tuesday, January 23, 2018
In the late 1990s and early 2000s no celebrity pushed gun control more than comedienne and actress Rosie O’Donnell. Longtime NRA supporters will remember the famous incident in 1999 where the arch-gun control supporter ambushed actor and NRA Board Member Tom Selleck on her now-defunct daytime talk show. O’Donnell was active with Handgun Control Inc. (now the Brady Campaign) and the Million Mom...

The Problems of Ohio’s Current Laws on Burden Shifting in Self-Defense Cases

by: ​Ronald J. Lemieux, Esq.
7:00am Monday, January 22, 2018
(Submitted to the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee by Buckeye Firearms Association, for and on behalf of its statewide membership, in support of Ohio Senate Bill No. 180 and House Bill No. 228) Executive Summary: Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2901.05, a defendant is required to prove all elements of self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Recent case law and the development of the...

Survey: NRA and the Right to Bear Arms Strongly Associated with American Patriotism

7:00am Friday, January 19, 2018
The NRA prides itself on being “freedom’s safest place,” and its members exemplify what is best about our beloved country. A pair of recent national surveys on patriotism bears out what many instinctively understand: that for those who embrace traditional American values, the NRA remains an important cultural touchstone in its own right. Meanwhile, the surveys also show Americans strongly...

Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2018

by Gerard Valentino
7:00am Thursday, January 18, 2018
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was a huge win for gun owners and the gun rights community. The impact of his victory was immediate, due to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, a devout defender of Second Amendment rights to the United States Supreme Court. Since then, however, not a single pro-gun bill has moved through Congress, leaving gun voters waiting for President Trump...

MORE: Ohioans continue to use firearms for self-defense in homes and places of business

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Incidences of law-abiding citizens using firearms to protect themselves form violent predators continue to occur. The following incidences from around the state occurred in recent weeks. In Akron, an attempted robber was shot multiple times by the owner of a pharmacy. From the Akron Beacon-Journal : Three black males wearing dark clothing and masks attempted to rob the pharmacy at 786 W. Market...

SHOCK: Persons obtain 22 firearms without background check

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, January 16, 2018
According to so-called "common-sense" gun control extremists like Mark Kelley's "Americans for Responsible Solutions," all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed,...

Effort to ban discharge of firearms in Ohio townships finds new support

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 15, 2018
For the past few years, Buckeye Firearms Association has been monitoring efforts by the Ohio Township Association and others to change Ohio law to allow townships to regulate the discharge of firearms in the same way that municipalities do. While the efforts typically only occasionally come to light in situations involving noise or safety complaints involving private or public ranges, these...

Democrat lawmakers' study accidentally destroys the myth of unlawful internet gun sales

by Chad D.Baus
7:00am Friday, January 12, 2018
Fox News reported recently that a Democrat-backed study meant to expose illicit online gun sales instead seemed to show the opposite -- with hardly any sellers taking the bait when undercover investigators tried to set up dozens of illegal firearm transactions. From the article : Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., as well as Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, had commissioned...

D.C. Concealed Carry Applications Surge Following Court’s Lifting of “Good Reason” Requirement

7:00am Thursday, January 11, 2018
FBI figures show surging interest in concealed carry licenses in the nation’s capital following a recent court ruling that effectively ended D.C.’s discretionary licensing regime. D.C. officials decided not to appeal the ruling in early October. That month, the FBI ran 217 background checks for D.C. residents, two-thirds of them in connection with concealed carry license applications. By contrast...

The Science of Selling Gun Control: Picking the Right Data

7:00am Wednesday, January 10, 2018
In a Science Magazine article titled, “Firearms and accidental deaths: Evidence from the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting,” economists Phillip B. Levine and Robin McKnight claim to find a causal link between the spike in gun sales after the Sandy Hook shooting and the number of fatal firearms accidents in the “Post-Sandy Hook Window” running from December 2012 to April 2013. The real...

With ‘Firearm’ Offenses up 27-percent, UK Holds National Gun Surrender

7:00am Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Anti-gun advocates like Gun Control Network Chair Gillian Marshall-Andrews tout the United Kingdom’s longstanding firearms restrictions, which include a near total ban on handguns, as the “gold standard” of gun control. In recent years, UK officials have continued to implement new policies that further burden law abiding gun owners. These include surprise inspections of gun owners’ firearm...

ATF Seeks Input on 'Application of the Definition of Machinegun to 'Bump Fire' Stocks and Other Similar Devices'

7:00am Monday, January 08, 2018
Following the October mass shooting incident in Las Vegas, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) called for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to review its definition of “machine gun” and whether bump fire stocks should be covered under the definition and related regulations. The Justice Department has announced that it will be reviewing this question. In an...

Military Funding Bill Establishes Mandatory Program to Sell Historic Pistols to the Public

7:00am Friday, January 05, 2018
On Tuesday, [December 12] President Trump signed into law H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (NDAA). Included in the law is a provision long sought by collectors of vintage firearms and militaria that would require military surplus M1911/M1911A1 pistols (1911s) to be made available for sale to the American public. The military currently has some 100,000 excess...

Pro-Gun Women Threatened With Rape and Attacks on Children

by Stephen Gutowski
7:00am Thursday, January 04, 2018
In interviews with the Washington Free Beacon , four prominent pro-gun women detailed the deluge of vitriol and attempted intimidation they face. Each shared their own experience with death and rape threats as well as threats and hatred directed at their children. Each explained how they'd been forced to involve law enforcement during credible threats to their safety. All the women who spoke to...

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