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Another business owner with concealed handgun license defends self from armed robbers

3:00pm Monday, July 25, 2011

WKYC (NBC Cleveland) is reporting that when two men tried to rob the owner of Advanced Iron & Metal on Quincy Avenue just before 11 a.m. Friday, they got more than they bargained for. From the news report : A Channel 3 News crew was there and the owner told them that two men tried to rob him. He said one man had a gun and fired several shots at him, grazing him in the stomach. Then the owner...

Legislation will allow some auditors to carry concealed weapons; another proposal addresses EMTs

7:00am Monday, July 25, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Lost in all of the sky-is-falling media coverage of the debate over restaurant carry legislation last month was news of passage of legislation that will allow some employees of the state auditor's office to carry concealed weapons. From June 11 in the The Columbus Dispatch : Carrie Bartunek, spokeswoman for Auditor Dave Yost, said four investigators in the auditor's office - all...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation donates $1000 to legal defense for Ohio licensee threatened with execution by police officer

7:05pm Friday, July 22, 2011

Buckeye Firearms Foundation is making a donation of $1000 to the legal defense fund of Canton, Ohio concealed handgun licensee William Bartlett, who was subjected to horrific civil rights violations by a police officer. Watch the video and see the officer, Daniel Harless, abuse and threaten the licensee during a traffic stop last month. The abuse included repeated threats to EXECUTE the licensee...

ATF Chief Admits Mistakes in 'Fast and Furious, ' Accuses Holder Aides of Stonewalling Congress

3:00pm Friday, July 22, 2011

Fox News is reporting that the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives has admitted that his agency, in at least one instance, allowed sales of high-powered weapons without intercepting them -- and he accuses his superiors at the Justice Department of stonewalling Congress to protect political appointees in the scandal over those decisions. From the article : Acting ATF...

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre Stands Up for American Gun Owners at United Nations

7:00am Friday, July 22, 2011

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre drew a line in sand on behalf of American gun owners at the United Nations last week. LaPierre spoke to the UN's Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Preparatory Committee, the group drafting an international treaty that will supposedly control all non-nuclear arms, worldwide, including civilian firearms. He told the audience of delegates from approximately 150 UN...

Canton police officer under investigation after concealed carry arrest [UPDATED]

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, July 21, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Canton police are investigating an officer for his conduct during a traffic stop in June involving a concealed handgun license holder. The officer's actions were captured on dash cam video, and subsequently posted on YouTube. From the article : "I think it's important for citizens to understand that the behavior demonstrated on the video is...

New documentary-style series to celebrate Americana

2:59pm Thursday, July 21, 2011

First season will highlight a family that values second amendment rights Firecracker Films and a Major TV network is currently looking for a fun family who fully upholds their second amendment right to bear arms. Must be fiercely patriotic and protective of the fundamentals that the United States was built upon. This new series will feature one family - you will remind our viewers what Americana...

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ATF Requiring Multiple Sales Reporting of Long Guns; Firearms Industry to File Suit

7:00am Thursday, July 21, 2011

by Larry Keane The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for America's firearms industry - announced this week that it will file a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona,...