Observations of an Armed Holiday Traveler

by Aaron Kirkingburg
7:00am Thursday, January 29, 2015
Having recently returned from my holiday travels, I decided to make a few observations from the “Armed Citizen” perspective. This year, my wife and I decided to take our four children on a family vacation to Pensacola, Florida. It having been over eight years since we'd REALLY taken a proper vacation, the decision was made. Two weeks on the Gulf Coast was in order! Not knowing how long my oldest...

Extra, Extra! Media Mogul Bloomberg Stages Anti-gun Indoctrination Camp for Suggestible Reporters

3:00pm Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Pro-gun websites and message boards have been abuzz [recently] with news that Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun cabal, Everytown for Gun Safety, is partnering with the Columbia Journalism School to offer a two-day workshop for media figures who cover guns and gun issues. While none of us here have the benefit (if that’s what you’d call it) of a graduate degree from the Columbia School of Journalism,...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation's Jim Irvine addresses Lake Local school board on FASTER program

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, January 28, 2015
(Photo by Kristen Norman/Sentinel-Tribune) On Saturday, January 24, Buckeye Firearms Foundation President Jim Irvine and Joe Eaton, Program Director of the Foundation's Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response (FASTER), were given the opportunity to address the Lake Local Board of Education about the matter of school safety. From the Toledo Blade (which editorialized...

Field reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Officers highlight need to obey hunting regulations

3:00pm Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Central Ohio – Wildlife District One While on patrol at Quarry Park, State Wildlife Officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, observed three men taking turns fishing with one fishing pole. One would fish for about five minutes and then hand the pole to one of the other men. Officer Grote watched each of the men fish at least twice before he went and checked them for fishing licenses. None of...

How to know if you carry "enough gun" to face any threat

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Last week, I [wrote about] a news article describing the guns used by the terrorists in the recent attacks in France. Here’s an excerpt from my commentary on the article: “Let’s total this up. The four attackers had body armor and radio communications. They were armed with numerous 9mm handguns, Kalashnikov rifles, a rocket launcher, 10 Molotov cocktails, 10 smoke grenades, a hand grenade, and 15...

New NSSF Report: More Women Owning Guns, Going Target Shooting and Hunting

3:00pm Monday, January 26, 2015
More than half of women (55.6 percent) participating in a new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation said they intend to purchase at least one firearm in the next 12 months. That finding and many others reflect the growing popularity of firearms ownership by women, who represent the fastest growing segment of the shooting sports. [D]uring the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor...

Senator Rob Portman & Congressman Bob Latta brave January cold for Northwest Ohio pheasant hunt

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, January 23, 2015
It is very difficult for our elected representatives in Washington D.C. to get a day off - so much so that when Ohio's U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R) and northwest Ohio's U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R) found a Saturday morning free, even temperatures well below freezing couldn't stop them from spending some time afield. Sen. Portman & Rep. Latta are pictured with Brad & Ann Dysinger, owners...

Man defends own life during attempted armed robbery

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 23, 2015
Columbus media are reporting that a Franklinton man was able to defend his life when an assailant attempted to rob him at gunpoint. From WCMH (NBC Columbus) : When officers arrived on scene, they found 28-year-old David A. Mullins in the rear of the address suffering from gunshot wounds. Mullins was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, at the same time as the initial call of the...

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