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Good Guy with a Gun: The Arming of Teachers in America

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, May 12, 2015

In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacres in Newtown, Connecticut, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced that we would pay for a trial course for teachers and school staff to be trained by John Benner of Tactical Defense Institute. The response from media, and school employees was overwhelming. One class grew into the FASTER Saves Lives program and interest continues to grow. In 2014, I was...

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Post Office Stabbing

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Monday, May 11, 2015

You are in the Post Office standing in line to mail a package. When you get to the counter, the Post Office clerk informs you that you need to fill out some more paperwork before mailing your item. The clerk instructs you to step aside and complete the form. He then tells you that when you are finished, you may step ahead of the other customers in line to complete the transaction. You do as you...

How the News Media Skews Reporting of Mass Murders

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Monday, May 11, 2015

“Research on the content of crime news has long shown that the news media misrepresent the social reality of crime. Although news organizations are obligated to inform the public, they are also compelled to generate revenue, for they are businesses whose primary purpose is to create a profit….In an effort to make crime news more entertaining, and thus more appealing to consumers, the news media...

What is “Gun Violence?”

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Friday, May 08, 2015

When you hear terms like “gun violence” and “gun deaths,” what do you think of? For most people, the first thought is of thugs waving guns and shooting people during the commission of a violent crime. But that’s not what’s being talked about in “studies” and “statistics” published in the media. Sure they include this terminology when they report on those types of crimes, but most of the time,...

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Several firearms-related bills scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, May 08, 2015

Chairman Ron Maag has announced that the House State Government committee will be hearing proponent testimony on several firearms-related bills next Wednesday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 121. Bills for which proponents will be testifying are: HB 20 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones) - Reps. Gonzales/Koehler HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) - Rep. Maag HB 152 (...

Training Scars

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Thursday, May 07, 2015

Training scars … we all have them. I’m not talking about training scars like the black eye you get when your partner goes a little too hard while sparring or the scars you get when you cut your finger trying to quickly open your fighting knife. The training scars I’m talking about are the unintentional bad habits you have acquired during the course of your training. All training, no matter how...

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CAUTION: Criminals don't think like you do!

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, May 07, 2015

Reprinted with permission from Second Call Defense . A couple years ago, I attended a 3-day handgun class at Tactical Defense Institute in West Union, Ohio. One of the many ideas that stuck with me was what the training center's owner, John Benner, said in the classroom portion of the training: "Criminals don't think like you or me. Their minds work differently. They want what they want and all...

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Processing the Concealed Carry Draw

by Tiger McGee

3:00pm Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Republished from The Outdoor Wire . It's been a great week. You finished up a big project at work, and decide to stop at your favorite market to pick up some steaks for an evening celebration. The market is in a questionable part of town, but you've been coming here for years. It's twilight, the streetlights are just coming on, and the temperature is perfect. This is one of those evenings when...