November 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Highest November on Record

The November 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,329,688 is the second highest November (following November 2012) on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the November 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,308,100. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2014 NICS figure of 1,797,163 reflects a 0.5 percent...

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[UPDATE!] Landmark firearms legislation passes Ohio Senate (Vote Tally, Bill Summary)

The Ohio Senate has passed amended substitute House Bill 234 by a 24 - 6 vote. The bill will now head back to the House for a concurrence vote and on to the Governor. Earlier today, the Senate Civil Justice Committee, by a vote of 8-2 (with Democrat Sens. Skindell and Brown voting agains it), passed the bill out of committee. The committee has held numerous hearings on multiple firearms-related...

Shotgun disguised as Super Soaker highlights folly of Rep. Alicia Reece's 'Toy' Gun Control bill

In the wake of two incidents in Ohio this year where individuals wielding a pellet gun in a Walmart, and an airsoft gun on a playground, were shot and killed by police, Democrat State Representative Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati) announced that she planned to introduce a 'toy' gun control bill modeled after California law. The bill, HB 681 ('Toy' Gun Control) , was introduced on Monday, December 8...

NSSF: Violent Crime Rate Continues to Drop & Public Believes Having a Gun in the Home Makes it Safer

The FBI released its annual Crime in the United States report on Monday [November 10] revealing that the country in 2013 saw the violent crime rate fall another 5.1 percent from the previous year, so it is now at its lowest since 1978. Delving a little deeper, the murder and manslaughter rate fell 4.4 percent to the lowest level since 1968. This is very good news, and while it is being reported...

Senate committee schedules eighth hearing for SB 338 (Concealed Carry Reform) & HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting)

Chairman Bill Coley has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on SB 338, Sen. Joe Uecker's (R-Miami Township) Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill, next Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the South Hearing Room. This will be the eighth hearing for this bill. Coley has also scheduled an eighth hearing for Rep. Cheryl Grossman's (R-Grove City) HB 234 (Allow Noise...

Sidney Schools' armed teacher program draws national attention as another Ohio school district considers same

Approximately one year ago, Sidney, Ohio school district went public with its involvement in a program offered by the Shelby Co. Sheriff's Office to arm teachers in the district. Since then, Buckeye Firearms Foundation has announced that over 300 teachers have been trained through its F.A.S.T.E.R. (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response) program, and that more than 30 Ohio...

House passes HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones)

On Thursday, December 4, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Rep. Anne Gonzales' (R-Westerville) House Bill 454 , which seeks to correct several problems with current law regarding concealed handgun licenses' behavior in school zones. Current law is a mess , making it a felony offense for those with a concealed handgun license (CHL) to partake in normal activities while in possession of...

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