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Op-Ed: Did Colorado shooter single out Cinemark theater because it banned guns?

3:00pm Thursday, September 20, 2012

by John Lott With 12 dead and 58 wounded, the July 20th shooting at the Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado was sure to result in a lawsuit. On Friday, the first suit was announced, claiming Cinemark has "primary responsibility." The theater did have responsibility for the attack, but not for the reasons that the lawyers bringing the case think. The lawyer bringing the suit, Attorney...

92-year-old shoots intruder

7:00am Thursday, September 20, 2012

Earl Jones, a 92-year-old farmer from Verona, Kentucky, shot and killed Lloyd "Adam" Maxwell, 24, after Maxwell broke into his home about 2 a.m. 9/3/12. Jones was armed with a .22 caliber rifle and fired one shot that hit Maxwell in the chest. The reporter interviewing him asked why he didn't call 911. You'll love the simplicity of his answer.

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10-year-old with BB gun saves mother's life from attacker

3:00pm Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A 10-year-old boy in Belligham, WA saved his mother's life after she was attacked by a man renting a room at their home recently. Police say the boy ran and got his lever action BB gun and shot the man at least four times. "He assaulted the female while she was in bed tried to strangle her," said Office Mark Young with the Bellingham Police Department, "and during the commotion her young son came...

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Buckeyes for Concealed Carry President Uses Handgun to Defend Family

7:00am Wednesday, September 19, 2012

At approximately 7:00 pm Saturday night, Ohio State Students Joe and Amanda Smith were approached by a threatening white male near Westland Mall requiring Joe, Buckeyes for Concealed Carry on Campus President, to use his concealed handgun to defend himself, his wife Amanda, and their sixteen month old son Kyedin. The threatening male approached their vehicle while Amanda was buckling Kyedin into...

Op-Ed: ATF’s latest gun grab

3:00pm Tuesday, September 18, 2012

by Nita Ghei The Obama administration is making it easier for bureaucrats to take away guns without offering the accused any realistic due process. In a final rule published last week, the Justice Department granted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authority to "seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled-substance abuses." That means government...

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Rape victim wrestles gun from attacker, shoots him in face

3:00pm Monday, September 17, 2012

WHIO (CBS Dayton) reported recently that a Springfield man is facing rape and kidnapping charges after police said he raped a woman by gunpoint. Investigators said the victim fought back and shot her attacker in the face. From the article : Duane Portman Sr., 44, was arraigned on Friday and ordered detained on a $50,000 bond. According to county Municipal Court records, Portman was shot in the...

Buckeye Firearms' Jim Irvine Receives NRA's “Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year Award”

7:00am Monday, September 17, 2012

Buckeye Firearms Association leadership team and supporters would like to congratulate our Chairman, Jim Irvine, on being chosen as the recipient of the very prestigous NRA-ILA's 2011 "Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year Award." This is the highest award given by NRA-ILA to individuals who have dedicated themselves to the preservation of the Second Amendment, for advocacy and volunteerism...

Dave Spaulding – Challenging the concealed handgun license holder to win on the street

3:00pm Friday, September 14, 2012

by Larry S. Moore "Be prepared to play an active role in your rescue." That was a key message when Dave Spaulding presented the basics of handgun combat to the group of Buckeye Firearms supporters gathered outside Xenia, Ohio at the Greene County Fish and Game Association. Following a short introduction, Spaulding immediately launched into his presentation. His style is engaging, analytical,...