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ATF agent sues Columbus police over armed confrontation/tazing incident

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, February 05, 2021

WOSU (NPR Columbus) reported recently that a special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is suing the Columbus police department after a July 7, 2020 incident in which Columbus police officers handcuffed and tazed him. The entire incident was caught on body cam. According to the suit, the ATF agent was trying to confiscate an illegally-held firearm when the suspect called...

Two CHL-holders use guns to defend own lives in separate incidents

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 04, 2021

Due to the ongoing pandemic and the chaotic aftermath of the presidential election, two self-defense incidents involving concealed handgun license (CHL) -holders went almost unnoticed in Ohio. First, from the Dayton area, on November 17, and as reported by WHIO (CBS Dayton) : A man is dead after a woman shot him before he crashed into an apartment in the 1900 block of Palisades Drive Friday...

USFWS Releases Map of WSFR-Funded Target Shooting Ranges

7:00am Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Finding a place to shoot safely is now easier than ever thanks to a new interactive tool premiered recently by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as part of its 83-year partnership with states, industry and individual firearms users who help pay for wildlife and natural resource conservation, hunter education and public shooting ranges through the Wildlife Restoration Program. Millions...

Biden Plots Sneak Attack Against U.S. Firearms Industry

7:00am Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Joe Biden has unveiled his agenda for his first 100 days in the White House, and his list includes an initiative aimed at nothing less than the destruction of the U.S. firearms industry. This is what would happen if Biden succeeds in his pledge to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Imagine if firearm manufactures and sellers – even those who strictly followed the laws enacted...

Ohio’s Changing Knife Laws

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, February 01, 2021

Ohio has some of the most vague and confusing knife laws in the country. When I teach a knife class, I generally have to take more than 30 minutes to explain the intricacies of the legal requirements in the state. Despite all that explanation, I still can’t guarantee to keep my students out of jail. As it’s currently written, any object that could cause serious physical harm or death is illegal...

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President Trump’s Executive Order Expands LEOSA Carry Rights

7:00am Friday, January 29, 2021

On January 18th, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, And Their Families.” The order aims to provide for more federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges to be able to carry firearms for personal protection. The order implements several policy changes, but the primary change is “to remove any undue obstacle...

State seeks dismissal of Bloomberg-funded lawsuit, citing lack of evidence

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, January 28, 2021

The State of Ohio is asking a judge in Franklin County to dismiss a Bloomberg-funded lawsuit filed by the cities of Dayton and Columbus which accuses the agency of failing to keep complete and accurate records in its criminal background check system. Less than two weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI) Superintendent Joe Morbitzer sent a...

NRA Takes Concealed Carry Case to the Supreme Court

7:00am Wednesday, January 27, 2021

FAIRFAX, Va. - The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) to ask the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses. "As long as New York continues denying law-abiding gun owners their Second Amendment rights, the NRA will continue...