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Should school teachers be armed?

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, July 05, 2018

CQ Researcher plans an upcoming feature on armed teachers, asking the question, "Should school teachers be armed?" I was asked to write 400 words for the pro side of the argument. Here is what I submitted. Arming teachers and school staff sounds radical to some people, but it's a simple and effective option. Objections spring from ignorance about the reality of mass murder and the role teachers...

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Independence Day 2018

by Rick Jones

7:00am Wednesday, July 04, 2018

With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

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Historic Vehicles, Amputee Skydiver Headlines CMP’s 2018 National Matches First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Brugnone

7:00am Tuesday, July 03, 2018

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to announce the lineup for the 2018 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Monday, July 9, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the base’s Rodriguez Range and is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to come and witness the parade of...

A look at “red flag” laws (that a non-gun owner might understand)

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, July 02, 2018

Everyone agrees that certain people are a danger to society, and that bad people sometimes use guns to commit crimes and to injure or kill others. Most even agree that people who are “crazy” are not entitled to their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. And no one likes an angry man with a gun. We all wish something could be done to stop that person before they harm themselves or others...

Op-Ed: Locking guns won't do anything to save lives

by John R. Lott, Jr.

7:00am Friday, June 29, 2018

After [the] attack at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick forcefully told people of their “responsibility” to lock up their guns. We all want to do something, but everyone locking up their guns will cost more lives than it saves. Santa Fe High School had received an award for school safety but it was helpless to stop this latest nightmare. We need to rethink school safety. Despite...

VIDEO: Active Killer Demonstration

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, June 28, 2018

After the mass murder on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded, our Foundation decided to host a town hall titled Experts Town Hall: Effective Response to Active Killer Events . Read our report on the town hall here . Earlier in the day, John Benner, founder of Tactical Defense Institute and creator of...

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Judge suspends enforcement of Ohio city’s bump stock ban

by Chris Eger

7:00am Wednesday, June 27, 2018

A county court in the Buckeye State has sided with a pair of gun rights groups challenging the city of Columbus over their recently enacted prohibition on bump stocks. Judge David Cain in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Friday issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Columbus from enforcing their bump stock ban pending a July 9 hearing on a lawsuit brought against the city...

Attorney General and gubernatoral candidate Mike DeWine seeks to join fight against Columbus/Cincinnati gun control

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is siding with gun-rights groups suing to overturn local restrictions on firearms enacted in Columbus and Cincinnati. DeWine is asking Franklin County and Hamilton County judges to allow him to join the lawsuits filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court last week. Click here to read the proposed briefs. From the article...