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January 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest January on Record

3:00pm Thursday, February 05, 2015

The January 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,052,441 is now the second highest January on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 8.4 percent compared to the January 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 970,510. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2015 NICS figure of 1,763,233 reflects a 6.8 percent increase from the unadjusted...

Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2015

by Gerard Valentino

7:00am Thursday, February 05, 2015

After years of being treated like political outcasts, gun advocacy groups are now entrenched as powerful political insiders, putting gun-rights in Ohio, and in America, at a crossroads as we enter 2015. By earning a “seat at the table” through hard work, an unflinching willingness to see the truth win out, and dedication to the cause, pro-gun leaders have been able to pick off much of the low-...

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Attend the Cabela's Dundee Area NRA University- February 7-8!

3:00pm Wednesday, February 04, 2015

The annual Cabela's NRA Weekend is right around the corner. On February 7-8th, sportsmen and gun owners in the Great Lake State will have the opportunity to attend various Second Amendment- related seminars at the Cabela's in Dundee, Michigan. The forums will cover a range of topics, from political activism at the NRA University workshop, to the “Carrying Concealed from a Holster” forum with NRA...

Disgruntled church employee shot by pastor in Florida self-defense case

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 04, 2015

A recent incident in Florida has brought a glaring problem with Ohio's concealed carry law to light yet again. From the Orlando Sentinel : The pastor of a Kissimmee church shot and critically wounded an employee Tuesday morning in a shootout after he notified the man he was being fired, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. The shooting shortly after 8 a.m. was witnessed by other...

D.C. Mayor’s “Hatred” of Guns Illustrates Need for Congressional Action to Restore Rights

3:00pm Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Big city mayors often have the luxury of sharing their unfiltered thoughts in a way that politicians subject to more ideologically diverse constituencies can’t afford. This trait was on full display January 8, when recently inaugurated District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Bowser addressed the anti-gun Washington Interfaith Network, gathered at D.C.’s St. Augustine church. Bowser told the crowd, “...

HB 16 ('Toy' gun control) won't make officers' jobs any easier

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Late in 2014, and in the wake of an incident in which a 12 year-old Cleveland boy was killed by police after he attempted to draw what turned out to be an airsoft pistol from his waistband, Rep. Alicia Reece's (D) knee-jerk reaction came quickly. The anti-gun rights politician from Cincinnati introduced legislation based off of a recently-passed California gun control law, requiring all BB guns,...

Where Has All the Ammo Gone?: An Update

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Monday, February 02, 2015

Following the Sandy Hook tragedy in December 2012 and the subsequent debates about the need for more gun control, the supply of ammunition on retailer shelves pretty much dried up. I wrote about this in the March/April 2013 edition of Random Shots, an article that was subsequently published on the Buckeye Firearms Association website and that became their second most popular posting for that year...

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HB 20 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones) reintroduced by Rep. Gonzales

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, February 02, 2015

On December 4, 2014 the Ohio House of Representatives passed Rep. Anne Gonzales' (R-Westerville) House Bill 454 by an 81-2 vote. Gonzales' bill sought to correct several problems with current law regarding concealed handgun licenses' behavior in school zones. In the waning days of the lame duck session, the bill's language was inserted into HB 234 in the Senate, but Republicans in the Senate...