Paranoia Leads to Tragedy: Connecticut college student's life ruined by gun control

Just days after the horror at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a 23-year old college student in Connecticut was a victim of another gun-related tragedy. No guns were fired, no one was physically injured, but even so, a life was ruined. William Dong was licensed in Connecticut to carry a concealed handgun. He worked for an armored car company and, along with being a good student, and hard worker, he...

Allen Co. Sheriff predicts CHL spike; Montgomery Co. Sheriff improves customer service

According to the Lima News , Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish is predicting a spike this year in people obtaining their concealed handgun license (CHL) thanks to a reduction in the mandatory length of the class to eight hours. From the article : “I think people will see that and say I will go do the eight,” Crish said. The sheriff said it usually takes an event or a presidential election to spike...

Federal Appellate Court Rules EPA Cannot Regulate Content of Ammunition

Dismisses Anti-hunting Groups' Lawsuit Seeking to Ban Traditional Ammunition [In late December,] the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the dismissal of the latest lawsuit brought by anti-hunting groups petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations banning traditional ammunition with lead components. The refusal by the EPA to consider the...

Our Constitution, Obama's Inconvenience: "U.N. Arms Trade Treaty is now in effect"

"This is a president who acts without any sense of executive restraint. The Constitution is an inconvenience to him." Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton discusses President Obama and the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. The Obama administration signed the treaty in 2014 and it awaits ratification from the Senate. But as Bolton notes, Obama could make an end-run around Congress and use an...

Testimony in sheriff's corruption trial cites improper issuance of CHLs to friends

Suspended Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly (D), who in December 2013 made headlines for refusing to renew some current concealed handgun license-holders (CHLs) over what the state Attorney General said was a misreading of the law, is currently on trial, having been indicted last year on 25 counts involving alleged corruption in his office. Ironically, news from the trial involves not the CHLs he...

Williams Co. firearms instructor the latest to be prosecuted for teaching short classes

The Bryan Times is reporting that Williams County NRA-certified instructor Jim Bonney pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor falsification charge in Bryan Municipal Court in a case involving his issuance of training certificates for concealed handgun licenses. From the article : Ohio law requires 10 hours of classroom instruction on weapons safety and legal responsibilities, plus two hours of...

January 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest January on Record

The January 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,052,441 is now the second highest January on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 8.4 percent compared to the January 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 970,510. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2015 NICS figure of 1,763,233 reflects a 6.8 percent increase from the unadjusted...

Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2015

After years of being treated like political outcasts, gun advocacy groups are now entrenched as powerful political insiders, putting gun-rights in Ohio, and in America, at a crossroads as we enter 2015. By earning a “seat at the table” through hard work, an unflinching willingness to see the truth win out, and dedication to the cause, pro-gun leaders have been able to pick off much of the low-...

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