Former MAIG Boss: Gun Control Wouldn't Stop Mass Murderers

Mark Glaze, who just resigned as executive director of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), now says that the gun control restrictions MAIG supports are “a mismatch,” where crimes committed by mass murderers are concerned. “It is a messaging problem” for gun control supporters “when a mass shooting happens and nothing that we have to offer would have stopped that mass shooting...

Second Amendment once again at stake in Ohio

Dear Second Amendment Patriot, BFA-endorsed Sharon Kennedy is running for re-election as Ohio Supreme Court Justice. Running against her is a 2012 BFA PAC D-Rated Democrat who thinks the Second Amendment is obsolete. So, once again, the Second Amendment and our Constitutionally guaranteed rights are at stake here in Ohio. What you have to understand is this: no matter what pro-gun laws we have,...

CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Clinic Set to Further Advance Junior Talents

CAMP PERRY, Ohio - The National Trophy Rifle Matches is not only a place where the most talented marksman in the world are named, it's also where they are made. Training clinics such as the CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic, set to take place July 15-17, are plentiful during the Matches to further develop the already gifted shooters who visit Camp Perry. The CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Clinic...

U.S. House acts to stop U.N. Arms Trade Treaty and gun bans on Army Corps of Engineers-managed property

Bill Passes with Language Delaying Funding of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed the State Foreign Operations bill, containing language prohibiting funds to be used for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty prior to a full ratification of the treaty by the U.S. Senate. Specifically, section 7061 states: "None of the funds appropriated by this Act...

Op-Ed: Thomas Jefferson’s “Assault Rifle” – The Girardoni Air Rifle

The Girardoni air rifle was a 22-shot, magazine-fed, nearly silent .46 caliber repeating rifle adopted in 1780 by the Austrian Army. Thomas Jefferson purchased two of these rifles, which he sent west with Lewis and Clark. Does it have a high-capacity magazine? Got it! Is it capable of firing 22 aimed shots in a minute? Got it! Is it a military weapon? Got it! Was it manufactured during the...

Independence Day 2014

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...

Headline: Dayton store owner shoots, kills suspected robber

Dayton news media are reporting on an armed robbery case in which a store owner successfully defended himself from two armed assailants. From WHIO (Dayton CBS) : The owner of Step N Style, a clothing store in Dayton, fatally shot a person following an attempted robbery this morning. Police said the incident appears to be self-defense. Shortly after 11 a.m., two people walked into the store at...

World War II Soldiers Honored During 2014 National Trophy Matches First Shot Ceremony

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – In recognition of the heroism many soldiers displayed 70 years ago to the day, at the Battle of Saint Lo in Normandy, France, and the Battle of Saipan in the South Pacific, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will be bringing the sights and sounds of these great conflicts to the shores of Lake Erie at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014. Please join us at the ranges of Camp...

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