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Gun Control Supporters Are Once Again Rebranding Their Efforts

7:00am Friday, August 05, 2016

Decades of failure to strip Americans of their gun rights has forced gun control groups to continually retool their anti-freedom message in the hopes of making it more palatable to the American public. As reported by Politico , the latest rebranding effort comes courtesy of gun control organization Americans for Responsible Solution, founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and husband...

Think Before You Act - The Traffic Stop Edition

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Thursday, August 04, 2016

This story was relayed to me by a friend and fellow police officer (who will remain anonymous). He told me about a traffic stop he recently conducted where the driver’s actions almost led to fatal consequences. He wanted armed citizens everywhere to know about what happened and learn from the actions of the man he stopped. My officer friend recently conducted an evening traffic stop on a busy...

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Another Ohio school district incorporates armed, trained staff members into safety plan

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, August 04, 2016

WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that the Mad River Local Schools, located in the Dayton suburb of Riverside, has joined school districts in a total of 63 counties across the state by implementing a comprehensive safety that includes an armed response team inside the school. According to the report, the plan that was studied for over a year. Trained persons will have access to firearms in all...

Boy Scout Eagle Project seeks to put a trauma kit in every classroom

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2016

In 2014, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced an initiative to put a trauma kit in every school building in Ohio. Now, one Boy Scout from northwest Ohio is seeking to further that goal by providing kits and medical training to his local school as an Eagle project. CLICK HERE to contribute to this project . Most school buildings have a first aid kit and an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator)...

The Fall of California

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2016

My family has been on the front lines battling the dangerous hoax called “gun control” for half a century. In that time, we’ve seen just about everything – repeatedly. The single most important thing we’ve learned over those 50 years is that gun control zealots are never satisfied. They keep coming back again and again, demanding ever more restrictions to pile on top of the current restrictions...

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Self Defense After Surgery

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Tuesday, August 02, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/zarco kecman) As I write this post, I am about three weeks into my recovery for a fairly major abdominal surgery. I was under the knife for almost three hours and now have seven healing incisions in my belly. It also required an overnight stay in the hospital. I’m happy to say that the surgery was successful and I am healing up ahead of schedule, but I suffered quite...

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Ohio CHL-holder honored for saving police officer's life

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, August 02, 2016

(Photo by Brian Ball, published in Mt. Vernon News ) Ohio concealed handgun license-holder Dylan DeBoard was honored last week for his action in saving a law enforcement officer's life last year, and Mt. Vernon Police Department Cpl. Michael Wheeler says he thanks every chance he gets. The Mount Vernon News was first to report on the news: Wheeler was attempting to apprehend a suspect in the...

7 ways to improve your self defense handgun skills

3:00pm Monday, August 01, 2016

While there should never be a training requirement to exercise your Second Amendment right, training is nevertheless a good idea. First, knowing how to use a firearm safely and effectively will pay off if you're ever in a situation where your life depends on your shooting skill. Second, the more training you have, the more likely you are to avoid mistakes that could lead to legal troubles. You...