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Annual Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: 2015 marks second-busiest year on record

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 and the annual report. 2015 saw another increase in demand. It replaced 2014 as the second busiest year (behind 2013) in the history of the concealed carry program, ending with a record 491,000 Ohioans licensed to discretely carry firearms. Demand for CHLs finished the...

Why I'm supporting Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, March 01, 2016

All NRA voting members will be receiving their ballots this week for NRA Board of Directors (BOD). I’m voting for Sean Maloney. The NRA has 76 BOD members. 25 are elected each year for a 3 year term. These are the ballots that come with your NRA magazine or separately if you don’t get a magazine. To be eligible to vote, you must have been a member for five consecutive years, or be a fully paid...

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Deal Signed in Virginia

3:00pm Monday, February 29, 2016

The National Rifle Association (NRA) commends Virginia’s leaders for reaching an agreement to secure the rights of law-abiding concealed carry permit holders. H.B. 1163 and S.B. 610 which will restore and promote concealed carry reciprocity for permit holders in the Commonwealth and around the country, were signed into law today. “Now, more than six million law-abiding gun owners will be free to...

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Armed Teachers Now Trained in 63 Ohio Counties

7:00am Monday, February 29, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - In response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and 6 adult staff members, Buckeye Firearms Foundation launched an emergency response training program here in Ohio for teachers, administrators, and other school staff. Called FASTER ( Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response), the...

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Op-Ed: The real solution to the 2016 "Make America safe again" rhetoric — concealed carry

by Madison Gesiotto

3:00pm Friday, February 26, 2016

From Gov. Jeb Bush to Sen. Ted Cruz and businessman Donald Trump, the 2016 GOP field has been far from shy when it comes to their promises to make America safer, or as Mr. Trump put it, “make America safe again.” In the wake of recent domestic terrorist attacks and rising global instability, it has become increasingly apparent that Americans are not as safe as they once were. But, while the GOP...

Bloomberg’s Everytown Launches Patronizing Effort to Attract Young Women, Stigmatize Gun-Owning Men

7:00am Friday, February 26, 2016

Few things are as painfully uncool as a 73-year-old billionaire’s desperate attempts to be relevant. This fact is brought into stark realization by Michael Bloomberg front-group Everytown for Gun Safety’s ham-handed new campaign aimed at stigmatizing guns and gun-owning men among young women. Dubbed “Singled Out,” the campaign website curiously seeks to drive young women to the gun control cause...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

3:00pm Thursday, February 25, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce their endorsement of Sean Maloney for the NRA Board of Directors. Maloney is a Defense Attorney and member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who practices exclusively in all areas of firearm-related law, including 2nd Amendment Rights, criminal firearm-related defense, Federal NICS Appeals, and Federal and...

Prosecuted for a Negligent Discharge

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Thursday, February 25, 2016

Read this article . An NYPD officer just got convicted of both manslaughter and official misconduct after an accidental shooting that occurred on his SECOND DAY of patrol. For all my cop friends and those who want to be cops. Study this case. Here’s the deal... I don’t know ANY academies ANYWHERE in the country that turn out competent gunfighters upon graduation. I was the best shooter in my...