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Washington Navy Yard attack: Still more questions than answers, but one thing is clear

8:00am Thursday, September 19, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Once again, our nation has suffered loss at the hands of man who had sought treatment for mental illness, and once again the discussion has quickly focused on "what went wrong?" and "who or what can we blame?" The usual suspects are certainly being presented. First to the microphone was California Senator Diane Feinstein, blaming a rifle that, as it turns out, apparently wasn't...

Dayton business owner defends self from armed robbers: "It was the wrong place to rob"

4:00pm Wednesday, September 18, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that Dayton police will not pursue charges against a business owner who shot a man that tried to rob his store last Sunday night. From the article : Thomas Mauro, 59, owner of the 3rd Base Drive Thru, 3535 Linden Ave., told police that two white males came into his business and approached the clerk in an attempt to rob the store. Mauro, who was in...

Townhall on Stand Your Ground

10:51am Wednesday, September 18, 2013

WSYX ABC6 in Columbus has announced a townhall to be broadcast live on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 7-8pm at the OSU Union. Watch online, Time Warner Ch. 990, Insight Ch. 189, WOW Ch. 141, or over the air Ch. 6.2. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson will serve as a panelist. The townhall will be about the bill currently being considered to introduce "stand your ground" to...

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Active Killer Response for the Armed Citizen

8:00am Wednesday, September 18, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz On January 8, 2011 Jared Loughner shot 20 people in the parking lot of an Arizona grocery store. In law enforcement terminology, this type of crime is called an "Active Shooter" or "Active Killer" event. In this kind of incident, one or more shooters are trying to kill as many people as possible. The shooters may or may not be politically motivated. Most of these events last...

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New York Times: Burden More Gun Buyers with "Woefully Flawed" FBI Checks

4:00pm Tuesday, September 17, 2013

In a scathing editorial published August 18, titled, A Flawed Background-Check System , the New York Times takes to task the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the detrimental effect the agency's inability to conduct accurate checks has had on job seekers. The Times notes that "F.B.I. background checks are widely viewed as the gold standards but are in fact woefully flawed, often based on...

Real World .22s for Self Defense

8:00am Tuesday, September 17, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz I've recently received quite a bit of feedback on carrying and using the .22 as a self defense weapon. I had no idea how many of you rely on the rimfire for a defense round! There are a lot of people packing .22s out there! I occasionally carry either my S&W 317 or 351 as self defense weapons in low threat situations…usually while working in the yard or garage. They are...

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Gun Control Costing States… Literally

4:00pm Monday, September 16, 2013

In recent months, several traditionally anti-gun states, and Colorado, have enacted laws that abuse the rights of the average citizen and offend their corporate citizens. The situation has led to an exodus of gun manufacturers to more friendly climes, with anti-gun states losing the significant tax revenue and jobs these companies provide. Amongst the companies that have chosen to relocate is...

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Let’s Kick Bloomberg While He’s Down: Colorado Victory - Proof and Opportunity

8:00am Monday, September 16, 2013

by Jeff Knox Colorado Senate President John Morse and State Senator Angela Giron are both out of a job as of September 10 when vote-counts showed that recall elections against the pair were successful. Morse lost in a close race, while Giron was effectively trounced. The recall effort was initiated by angry GunVoters after the legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a gun control bill which...