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Concealed handgun license-holder fends off car-jacker

7:00am Monday, June 10, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WKBN (CBS Youngstown) is reporting that a 23-year-old concealed handgun license-holder fired several shots late Wednesday at three masked gunmen who attempted to steal his car at a gas station on Youngstown's South Side. From the article : David Ferguson, 23, was shot in the arm during the brief shootout at the South Avenue Gas Mart, thwarted an attempted carjacking by firing five...

Op-Ed: Why gun control just got even more difficult

3:00pm Friday, June 07, 2013

by John Lott Gun control, an already difficult task, just got even more difficult. The 3D printing revolution is well under way. This wonderful new technology will allow small companies and even individuals to manufacture a wide range of items, such as medical devices that fit each individual’s unique size and shape. However, it is increasingly obvious that guns and gun parts can be made, even...

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State rep and other elected officials on hand as gun thief steals antique firearm from museum

7:00am Friday, June 07, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that one of the likely more-brazen thefts of the year happened on Memorial Day in Pataskala, and a state representative and several other elected officials were in attendance when the theft occurred. From the article : As visitors packed the small Mead-Needham Museum for its grand opening, someone pilfered the ivory-handled Colt .45-caliber handgun tucked in the...

Rep. John Becker's HB191 would align Ohio's definitions of automatic firearms with those of federal law

3:00pm Thursday, June 06, 2013

On Tuesday, State Representative John Becker (R-Union Township) introduced legislation related to how Ohio defines certain firearms. According to a press release issued by his office, House Bill 191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without...

Media-backed "PolitiFact Ohio" tries, fails to disprove BFA Chairman Jim Irvine wrong on protection orders' impotence

7:00am Thursday, June 06, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Last month, State Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) introduced House Bill 160, a gun control bill that would force any person named in a domestic violence protection order to surrender their firearms to law enforcement within 24 hours. We quickly pointed out the many flaws with Hagan's proposal, including the fact that, by statistics Hagan himself cited, 20% of women who are killed by...

Dumbed Down: New OPOTC Rifle Qualification Course

3:00pm Wednesday, June 05, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz The Ohio Peace Officer's Training Academy revised the statewide police rifle qualification course of fire last week. Like several other recent revisions, it was a step in the wrong direction. Rather than make the rifle qualification more challenging or more relevant, they dumbed it down. Slower time constraints, no shooting on the move, shorter distances, no multiple targets, no...

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Ohio gun owner to home invader: "If you move, you're gonna go to the morgue."

7:00am Wednesday, June 05, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WTOV (NBC Steubenville) and WPXI (NBC Pittsburgh) reported this week that a Steubenville, OH woman was able to exercise her Second Amendment and self-defense rights to protect herself during a home invasion. From WPXI : Police arrested a burglar in the act Thursday morning after the owner of the home he targeted held him at gunpoint. Authorities said Tammy Takach was sleeping...

Zanesville man chooses the winning number in the Ultimate AR Raffle

3:00pm Tuesday, June 04, 2013

When the winning number was drawn for the recent Ultimate AR Raffle , we figured we'd hear from the winner right away. The prize, after all, was an AR-15 with a Pelican case, Eotech tactical holographic sight, Magpul accessories, and more, valued at nearly $3,000. But the Memorial Day weekend came and went and we didn't hear from anyone. Did we have a winner? Yes, we double and triple checked the...