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Another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder defends lives when attacked by armed robbers

7:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2011

WOIO (CBS Cleveland) is reporting that another concealed handgun license-holder was able to defend themselves and a companion when attacked by armed robbers. From the article : Cleveland Police received a call for a male shot at 11204 Ada. When officers arrived on scene, they found a male who had been shot in the stomach. While on scene, officers were approached by a male who said that he had...

Shooting in defense of a third party

3:00pm Monday, July 11, 2011

by Jim Irvine Ohioans who carry a concealed firearm and obtain their Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) have undergone training and read the Ohio Attorney General guidance on use of deadly force and self-defense. "Castle Doctrine" has made using such force much simpler to understand if defending your life or family member from someone breaking into your occupied home or vehicle, but life is not...

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Madison, WI prosecutors drop charges filed against gun rights activists after open carry incident

7:00am Monday, July 11, 2011

Buckeye Firearms Foundation-supported civil rights lawsuit against city alive and well On Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, Buckeye Firearms Association informed readers about the arrest of five members of Wisconsin Carry Inc. , a state firearms rights group in Wisconsin, who were legally open carrying in their local Culvers restaurant when a dreaded "man with a gun" call was made to the local police. We...

An Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power

3:00pm Friday, July 08, 2011

by Greg Ellifritz I've been interested in firearm stopping power for a very long time. I remember reading Handguns magazine back in the late 1980s when Evan Marshall was writing articles about his stopping power studies. When Marshall's first book came out in 1992, I ordered it immediately, despite the fact that I was a college student and really couldn't afford its $39 price tag. Over the years...

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Report: Obama to bypass representative government, dictate new gun control policies via executive order

12:00pm Friday, July 08, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Having failed in their apparent goal of creating demand for gun control legislation by allowing thousands of guns to "walk" into Mexico, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced on Thursday, July 7, that the Obama administration is set to impose a series of gun control "reforms" via executive order. From The Huffington Post : The reforms, which are being crafted by the...

Ohio Attorney General's "Violent Crime with Guns Advisory Group" holds first meeting; AG's goal is targeting repeat offenders

7:00am Friday, July 08, 2011

The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that held the first meeting of the Ohio Attorney General's Violent Crime with Guns Advisory Group on Wednesday, July 7. The group discussed its mission, and DeWine emphasized that repeat gun offenders are the ones with which the group should be most concerned. According to a press release, the advisory group was established to focus...

Why you should ALWAYS carry

3:00pm Thursday, July 07, 2011

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?" - Clint Smith "Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun." - Jeff Cooper "I'd much rather go to my grave never needing my gun, than go there wishing I had it." - Phil Dalmolin by Chad D. Baus At the beginning of every concealed handgun class I teach,...

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The News - Bought by Gun Ban Extremists

7:00am Thursday, July 07, 2011

by Gerard Valentino When the ground breaking book, "More Guns, Less Crime" hit bookstores, the anti-gun establishment media, and anti-gun lobbyists were up in arms. The first step they took in trying to shut off meaningful debate on the issue, was to immediately attack the book's author, Professor John Lott, because the funding for his research came from the John M. Olin Foundation. Since the...