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Fallout from Colorado Gun Control Laws Deepens

3:00pm Monday, January 20, 2014

Colorado-based Magpul Industries, a manufacturer of popular AR-15 ammunition magazines and accessories, announced last week that it will move its corporate headquarters to Texas and its manufacturing operations to Wyoming. The company's decision, which will affect over 200 employees and 400 supply-chain workers in Colorado, is expected to cost the state over $80 million annually. Magpul's...

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Omnibus appropriations bill prevents the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty

7:00am Monday, January 20, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced that the Omnibus appropriations bill prevents the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by prohibiting any funding of the treaty unless it is ratified by the U.S. Senate, which opposes the treaty. In October 2013, Sen. Moran led a bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators in reiterating to President Obama that...

Detroit Police Chief Agrees: More Guns, Less Crime

3:00pm Friday, January 17, 2014

Except among dyed-in-the-wool anti-gun fanatics, it is a commonly accepted fact that Right-to-Carry laws not only do not cause crime to increase, they may deter violent crimes. It is also firmly established that people who have carry permits are statistically more law-abiding then people who do not. And the number of RTC states and carry permit holders reached all-time highs as the nation's...

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Existing law works to catch OH-NJ gun trafficker

7:00am Friday, January 17, 2014

by Chad D. Baus Gun control advocates constantly claim that illegal gun trafficking is occurring because current laws are inadequate. They say very little, however, when a case occurs that proves existing laws can be used with great effect. According to the Columbus Dispatch , a New Jersey man is to be sentenced to prison this week for his role in a gun-trafficking scheme that stretched from...

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Chicago's Firearm Transfer Ban Falls to Second Amendment Ruling

3:00pm Thursday, January 16, 2014

Things are looking up for gun owners in Illinois. On Monday, as some 4,500 concealed carry applications flooded the state's online portal on its first full day of operation, Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang of the Northern District of Illinois issued a significant opinion that invalidated Chicago's ban on firearm sales and transfers within the city. The suit was brought by the...

Noise Suppressors: Advocates say they reduce hearing loss and increase accuracy

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7:00am Thursday, January 16, 2014

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting on the fact that noise suppressors are one of the fastest-growing segments of the firearms market, and that registrations in Ohio skyrocketed last year, according to federal data and industry experts. From the article : Ohio saw the second largest increase in suppressor registrations in the nation, and experts said interest in the devices could...

Portman Cosponsors Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

3:00pm Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has signed on as an original cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014, legislation introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that also has concealed carry laws. The legislation is also...

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Headline: Gun background checks set new record in 2013

7:00am Wednesday, January 15, 2014

by Chad D. Baus Gannett News Service is reporting that new FBI data shows more background checks were conducted last year for firearm purchases in Ohio than ever before. From the article : Licensed firearms dealers in the state ran a total of 680,930 names through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in 2013, according to the data. That's an increase over the previous record —...