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Ohio House passes bill to address school safety

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, January 24, 2014

On Wednesday, January 22, the Ohio House passed House Bill 8, a bill intended to, among other things, clarify the right of local boards of education to enact safety plans which include the authorization of concealed handgun license-holders, and to specify that those plans may be considered part of the school safety plan and thus not be part of the public record. From coverage by WBNS (CBS...

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Vote LINDA WALKER for NRA Board of Directors

7:13am Friday, January 24, 2014

To My Fellow Second Amendment Brothers & Sisters and NRA Members, My name is LINDA WALKER and I need your vote for the NRA Board of Directors. If you are a voting member of the National Rifle Association, by now you should have received your ballot for the Board of Directors elections in your February magazine or you will receive it in the mail. As I come to the end of my first 3-year term as...

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Newspaper conglomerate Civitas Media discusses building nationwide database of CCW licensees

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, January 24, 2014

According to an internal email provided to Buckeye Firearms Association by a confidential source, Civitas Media, which owns some 88 newspapers across the country, has discussed the use of "public records act requests" to "build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry" firearm licenses. The email, dated January 19, 2014, was written by Civitas Media's director of...

Ruger, S&W First to Stop California Sales

3:00pm Thursday, January 23, 2014

by Jim Shepherd "Dear California, Since you insist on passing laws that are not only unenforceable, but technically impossible with which to comply, we have decided to do the inevitable and just write off your state as a marketplace for our products." OK, that was not a real note, but it's a message any number of industries would probably like to deliver to the nanny-statists in Sacramento. The...

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Miles of Guns: A bright spot in the US economy

7:00am Thursday, January 23, 2014

by Jeff Knox It has been suggested that Barack Obama is the greatest firearm salesman in history, and with good reason. Gun sales have boomed under Obama’s watch. Gun companies have reported record sales, and, contrary to the claims of the anti-rights crowd, surveys indicate that the growth isn't just due to existing gun owners building bigger collections, but to many new, first-time gun buyers...

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Toledo homeowner shoots at suspects during attempted break-in

3:00pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014

WTVG, Toledo's ABC affiliate, is reporting that a homeowner used a gun to thwart an attempted break-in at their home earlier this week. From the article : According to police, three young men tried to break into the garage of the home. The owner was home at the time and says he heard noises. "It's just a shame that you work for everything you get, and then, someone wants to come and take it out...

Television Series Invites Attendees to Bring Antiques for FREE Valuations – and Chance to Be on TV!

7:00am Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The new TV series, Treasures & Traditions TV, is heading to the Cincinnati Hunting & Fishing Show January 24-26 at the Duke Energy Convention Center to offer FREE valuations on outdoor collectibles. Many sportsmen have antique memorabilia such as valuable sporting artwork, firearms, decoys, vintage outboards and tackle, books and more stored away in their attics or basements just waiting...

Poll: Household gun ownership on the rise in U.S.

3:00pm Tuesday, January 21, 2014

by Chad D. Baus Breitbart.com is reporting that the latest Economist/YouGov poll shows that 39 percent of American households own guns, which represents a five percent increase over the number of gun owning households in 2012. According to the article , throughout 2013, gun control proponents frequently dismissed the importance of empirical data on gun sales by claiming gun companies were simply...