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Are firearms owners under attack by the BATFE?

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, October 31, 2016

Over the last few months, we've received an unusually high number of calls from people who have been legal gun owners for years, and in most cases decades, but now find themselves with firearms disabilities. In the past week I received a call from a gentleman who was renewing his CHL. But the sheriff said he no longer qualified and he was denied. And his current CHL was revoked. Nothing had...

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Judge Strikes Newtown Parents' Suit Against Remington

3:00pm Friday, October 28, 2016

On October 17, a Connecticut Superior Court judge decided in favor of the Remington Outdoor companies, Camfour Holding and Riverview Sales and struck the amended case brought by some families of the victims in the Sandy Hook School tragedy based on allegations of negligent entrustment. In the decision, the judge said that the plaintiffs' allegations did not meet the narrow exception for "...

“Safe Storage” Media Blitz Ignores Historic Trend of Firearm Safety

7:00am Friday, October 28, 2016

For months, the Clinton campaign has dealt with a series of damaging and embarrassing email leaks that indicate widespread collusion between the campaign and the Democratic National Committee (during what was supposed to be a contested primary) and with the media (including in debates). This has reinforced the belief of many that the so-called “independent media” is anything but, and in fact...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Haunted Forest Shooting

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Thursday, October 27, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/mailsparky) Halloween is right around the corner. ‘Tis the season for scary houses and “haunted forests.” Have you ever thought about what you would do in one of these “haunted” houses or forests if real life gunplay starts to occur? Consider the following scenario: You are waiting in line to enter a “Haunted Forest”. The event is in a deeply wooded rural area...

Poll Shows Americans Fear Government Corruption and Gun Control Over Mass Shootings

7:00am Thursday, October 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton makes no bones about the fact that as president, she would seek to ban America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15. According to her own campaign website, “Military-style assault weapons do not belong on our streets. They are a danger to law enforcement and to our communities. Clinton supports keeping assault weapons off our streets.” Yet even some proponents of increased gun controls...

Our USA Today rebuttal on kid's safety

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Wednesday, October 26, 2016

My brother Chris and I are occasionally asked to offer up a counterpoint to an editorial in USA Today when the paper decides to talk about guns and gun laws. When they decided to offer up an editorial railing about negligent access to guns by children, they invited us to give the gun-owner perspective. These op-eds are always a challenge because we never know exactly what we’re arguing against,...

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DO NOT underestimate the importance of Ohio Supreme Court races

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Wednesday, October 26, 2016

There has been much talk about the importance of the presidential election because of the Supreme Court justices that President Clinton or Trump will appoint. Those are critical issues. Ohio Supreme Court (OSC) justices are elected, not appointed. This year there are three OSC seats up for election. Buckeye Firearms Association PAC has endorsed in all three races. Those endorsed candidates are:...

Ohio woman holds armed home invader at gunpoint, praises Second Amendment

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Tuesday, October 25, 2016

A West Akron woman who held an armed home invader at gun point after waking to find the intruder in their bedroom took to social media to express her thanks for her Second Amendment rights. “This is why gun control is a bad idea,” she wrote. “We held him at bay until police arrived about 10 after 7. Did anyone die? No. Could anyone have died? Most certainly. Our guns saved our lives today...