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May 2020 firearms sales jump 75.2% over prior year

3:00pm Tuesday, June 09, 2020

The wave of increased gun sales that followed the government's response to a pandemic continued in May. The May 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,595,790 is an increase of 75.2 percent compared to the May 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 910,910. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2020 FBI NICS figure 3,066,740 reflects a 32.1 percent...

‘They got guns!’ Rioters quickly lose sweet tooth after Cleveland bakery owners greet them with firearms

by Tom Tillison

7:00am Tuesday, June 09, 2020

As violent left-wing mobs exploit the death of George Floyd to bring their dreams of revolution to the streets of America, where police officers have been rendered all but impotent by progressive policing tactics ushered in by liberals, a remarkable video out of Cleveland is making the rounds. With troubling videos of shop owners trying to protect their businesses from rioters with little more...

Mexico Demands Explanation for Obama-era Gun-walking Scandal

3:00pm Monday, June 08, 2020

Nearly a decade has passed since the public first learned of the botched Obama-era gunwalking scandal Operation Fast and Furious. These days, Barack Obama spends his time collecting money from a lucrative Netflix contract, shuffling between lavish homes in Washington, D.C. and on Martha's Vineyard, and occasionally offering his tepid support for presumptive democratic presidential nominee Joe...

How does one safely intervene when cops are mistreating a prisoner?

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, June 08, 2020

I had a friend send me a message yesterday. He wanted to know how a bystander might intervene in a situation like what happened in Minneapolis. My friend told me he didn’t want to stand around “watching a murder.” How does one safely intervene when cops are mistreating a prisoner? Violent action won’t help. You will be arrested and likely beaten or killed as well. If you physically attack the cop...

Surviving Riots and Political Demonstrations

by Greg Elifritz

7:00am Friday, June 05, 2020

*This is an excerpt from the chapter “Surviving Third World Riots and Political Demonstrations” from my book Choose Adventure. With the riots we’ve seen over the last couple days, and calls for more rioting this weekend, the information will be useful for you. As our country descends into chaos, the advice from a third-world safety book might become necessary to survive our daily activities. -...

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“Peace Officers” vs. “Law Enforcement Officers”

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Thursday, June 04, 2020

Last week, I became involved in a discussion about the term “law enforcement officer.” That’s what many cops are calling themselves these days. The words sound almost professional. The problem isn’t really with the term itself; it’s when officers embrace the idea that their sole occupational mission is to find and arrest as many law breakers as they can. If only things were that simple. Our true...

HB 425 to Remove Duty to Notify Advances Out of Committee

by Dean Rieck

2:56pm Wednesday, June 03, 2020

At a brief hearing of the House Federalism Committee on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, House Bill 425 passed on a 7-2 vote. The bill now advances to a possible floor vote in the House of Representatives. House Bill 425 , as amended and passed, would remove the duty of a Concealed Handgun License holder to notify a law enforcement officer that he/she is carrying a handgun unless specifically asked by...

Gun Control Costs Lives in Ohio

by Rob Morse

7:00am Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Reposted with permission. The original article is here . In Ohio, about one out of 18 citizens have a permit to carry a concealed firearm in public. That says quite a lot since a noticeable number of Ohio citizens are not eligible for a permit. Those statistics also hide a terrible truth. The concealed carry laws in Ohio disarmed over a million eligible adults. The results are exactly what you’d...