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President Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda Shows No Sign of Stopping

7:00am Tuesday, January 10, 2012

by John Lott President Obama keeps pushing for gun control. "I just want you to know that we are working on [gun control]. We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar," President Obama told Sarah Brady, the former president of the Brady Campaign, this past spring. His push as been quiet but relentless. Just this past week Obama signaled that he was going to just ignore two new...

America's first annual Second Amendment Conference and Expo comes to Dublin, Ohio

3:00pm Monday, January 09, 2012

The first annual Second Amendment Freedom Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 11-12, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Hotel. This event will provide information, education, and resources for handgun owners, concealed carry license holders, and personal protection advocates. A full slate of handgun and self-defense speakers will be presenting over the two days, including...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry at shooting range; Presidential candidate keeps Second Amendment front and center of his campaign

7:00am Monday, January 09, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Twitter.com/GovernorPerry ABCNews.com is reporting that ahead of Saturday night's ABC News-Yahoo-WMUR debate in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Perry took a few moments to himself at an Austin-area shooting range. Perry is the only Republican presidential candidate to have made his support for gun rights an integral part of his campaign. From the...

Have you given much thought to how to clear a vertical angle such as a stairwell?

3:00pm Friday, January 06, 2012

If you are upstairs when you discover there is an intruder in the main level of your house, it is usually best to be armed while barricading yourself in an upper-level "safe" room and calling the police. But waiting isn't always an option. What if you have loved ones elsewhere in your home who need you to protect them? You may have trained on how to pie a corner, but have you given much thought...

84-year-old Cincinnati man uses gun to defend himself during home invasion

7:00am Friday, January 06, 2012

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that an 84-year-old man shot and killed an intruder at his home Tuesday morning. From the article : Officers discovered the body after they were summoned to the residence about 10 a.m. when the homeowner called 911, said Officer Kristy Collins, spokeswoman for Hamilton police. Ed T. Stevens, 75, of Hamilton was found dead in the home's basement. Police said...

December sees 24.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 19th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, January 05, 2012

The December 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,410,937 is an increase of 24.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,133,371 in December 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2011 NICS figure of 1,854,400 reflects a 22.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,512,265 in December 2010. This marks the nineteenth...

Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee should be fired

7:00am Thursday, January 05, 2012

by Gerard Valentino The Canton Repository reported recently that notorious Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless, who was caught on his own police dash cam video verbally assaulting a concealed carry license holder, was a no-show at his latest disciplinary hearing . So, despite berating an honest citizen for lacking responsibility, when faced with taking responsibility for his own actions, Officer...

Man uses handgun to open window and pocket knife to cut seat belts in order to rescue three children in sinking Honda

3:00pm Wednesday, January 04, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The New York Daily News is reporting that a man shot out a car's window with a handgun and cut a seat belt to help free three children who were trapped after their Honda Accord plunged down a 10-foot embankment and flipped over in an icy river. From the article : As many as 10 people jumped into an icy Utah river to help save three trapped children after a car plunged down a 10-...