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Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2013 CHL statistics; Demand for CHLs stays in stratosphere

8:00am Friday, August 09, 2013

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2013. After a record setting period like the first quarter, a return to "normal" is expected, but that is not what happened. The second quarter surpassed the record numbers established in the first quarter and proves that was not just a one quarter fluke. Every...

Obama and Holder have spoken out on Zimmerman verdict, but why?

4:00pm Thursday, August 08, 2013

by Tim Inwood In the wake of the Zimmerman verdict, the President and Attorney General have commented. Their comments, however, weren't really pertaining to the case, as neither firearms nor stand your ground was really at issue. Obama wants to use a case where the pistol was purchased legally with a background check and where the owner had a valid CCW card to push for more gun control. That's...

Headline: At Least 7 States Now Have Armed Staff in Schools

8:00am Thursday, August 08, 2013

by Chad D. Baus U.S. News & World Report has published an article documenting yet another school system in yet another state that has made a commitment to protect its students as our society protects its rock stars and politicians. From the article : An Arkansas school district said Tuesday it planned to arm more than 20 teachers and administrators – the first district in the state to do so,...

ATF Confiscating Drop-In Auto-Sears

4:00pm Wednesday, August 07, 2013

by Jeff Knox Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or ATF, have begun confiscating gun parts known as drop-in auto sears, or DIAS. A DIAS is a simple toggle device which, when installed in an AR-type rifle, along with several other critical fire-control parts, can convert a semi-auto AR into a full-auto assault rifle. The devices were originally unregulated...

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Media Trackers interviews Representative Maag on his bill to reduce Ohio’s “Unarmed Victim Zones"

8:00am Wednesday, August 07, 2013

by Jesse Hathaway Ohio Representative Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) introduced House Bill 231 (HB 231) to reduce the number of what he calls "unarmed victim zones," areas where law-abiding Ohioans with concealed handgun licenses are prevented from carrying firearms, on July 11. Maag's proposal, which has eight Republican cosponsors, seeks to align Ohio's concealed carry restrictions more closely with...

July sees .02% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 38th straight month over month increase

4:00pm Tuesday, August 06, 2013

The July 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 855,259 is an increase of 0.2 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 853,355 in July 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2013 NICS figure of 1,271,571 reflects a 1.4 percent decrease from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,289,585 in July 2012. This marks the 38th straight month that NSSF-...

Headline: Black Legislative Caucus Circulates Petition To Stop Stand Your Ground Bill

8:00am Tuesday, August 06, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Despite nationally publicized proof that blacks benefit from Florida 'Stand Your Ground' law at disproportionate rate , Columbus' WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that the Legislative Black Caucus is circulating petitions to keep a Stand Your Ground law from being adopted here in Ohio. From the report : "I think it's absolutely dangerous to have to elevate it to Stand Your Ground...

Review: Pistol Basics with Dave Spaulding

4:00pm Monday, August 05, 2013

by Gary Evens It was just a couple of years ago that I ran across a series of firearms training videos sponsored by Ruger Firearms that featured Dave Spaulding. I found the videos very informative and I really liked the way Dave explained things. I thought that I'd like to take a course from this guy if the opportunity ever presented itself — not that I thought it would ever happen. Then just a...