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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...

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Europeans Discover Virtues of Armed Self-defense as EU Bureaucrats Seek New Gun Controls

3:00pm Wednesday, February 24, 2016

At the same time the European Union bureaucrats in Brussels are trying to foist further gun controls on the continent, Europeans are exhibiting a newfound interest in acquiring the tools of self-defense. Though restricted by EU mandate and often severe national gun controls, following a series of high-profile attacks on women, Europeans are buying up whatever means of protection they can still...

Online poll shows strong support in Ohio for concealed carry in places of worship

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Recent news that a Michigan jihadist who was arrested for his allegiance to ISIS had told an undercover FBI agent he had decided to target a church specifically because "people are not allowed to carry guns in church" is drawing more attention to an Ohio law which bans concealed handgun license (CHL) -holders from carrying in places of worship unless they have permission. Recently, WXIX (Fox...

Air Force Establishes Gun Carrying Programs

5:22pm Tuesday, February 23, 2016

“Rangers Lead the Way” has been the motto of U.S. Army Rangers since June 6, 1944, when the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion did precisely that on Omaha Beach. However, when it comes to allowing military personnel to carry firearms to protect themselves, their families, their fellow troops, and visitors from terrorist attacks on military bases in the United States, the U.S. Air Force may be at the...