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Self Defense Class Offered for LGBT Community

7:00am Friday, June 17, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced that they will conduct a free self-defense class for residents of Central Ohio. Titled “Introduction to Self Defense with a Firearm,” the class will be open to everyone, including the LGBT community. “We're saddened by the tragic murders in Orlando,” said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of BFA. “But we're also angry. While we still don't know all...

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Op-Ed: In an active killer terror attack, waiting will get you killed

by Ed Monk

3:00pm Thursday, June 16, 2016

We now have a new high score. The mass murder inside a gay nightclub in Orlando has surpassed the Aurora, CO theater shooting as having the highest number of victims and highest number of murders among active shooter attacks in the US. Political gamesmanship will fill the media for the weeks to follow the massacre, but will government leaders, business owners or education administrators do...

Portman stands firm on gun purchases and the terror watchlist despite media misrepresentation

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, June 16, 2016

Should persons who are placed on secret government lists without due process or any way to appeal automatically have their Second Amendment rights violated? Last December, following a terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a majority of his fellow U.S. senators in voting AGAINST an amendment proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would have given the U.S...

Urgent Action Alert: Act Now to Save Your Second Amendment Rights!

5:54pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Your Action is Needed NOW! The NRA has just learned that Senators Schumer, Feinstein and other anti-gun elected officials are going to offer several anti-gun bills and amendments this week in the U.S. Congress, possibly as soon as today! [UPDATE: Senate Democrats have launched a filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand action on gun control.] These measures are wide-ranging and...

Should you use your gun to stop a crime?

3:00pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Most of us own or carry a gun to defend ourselves and our loved ones. But should you try to defend someone outside your immediate family? Should you attempt to stop a crime in progress when you're not directly involved? Steve Adcock of The Shooting Channel discusses using a gun to stop a crime in an article published at The Daily Caller . The decision to pull your gun in public is a deeply...

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How the new Ohio NICS-compliant carry license is good for everyone

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ohio has recently joined other states in having our Concealed Handgun License (CHL) certified as “NICS-compliant” by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). While this is nothing new, it is new for Ohio. I would like to explain some of the many ways this can be good for everyone. The NICS system is often referred to as an “instant background check.” For many, it’s anything...

Horror, Again (The Orlando Terror Attack)

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Tuesday, June 14, 2016

With at least 50 people dead and at least that many more wounded after a well-executed Saturday night/Sunday morning assault on a dance club in Orlando, Florida, today's not the time for finger-pointing or Monday morning quarterbacking. This is the time to allow the families of victims to grieve while law enforcement agencies do their jobs. Granted, anti-gun political hacks will likely break into...

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Over Half-Million Ohio Residents with Concealed Carry License

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2016. It was another record setting year. There are now over a half-million valid Ohio CHLs and Ohio honors an estimated 12,300,000 more. Stats at a glance: For the first time, there are over 500,000 active Ohio CHLs. That represents over 4% of Ohio residents authorized to...