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USSA Director Testifies Before Congress on Federal Lands Bill

3:00pm Thursday, September 15, 2011

Protection of fishing, hunting, and shooting on our National Forests and public lands is assured by H.R. 2834 (the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act), the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Director of Federal Affairs Bill Horn told Congress on September 9. Horn, who testified before the House Natural Resources Committee, spoke in support of the bill while explaining the...

Cincinnati CityBeat columnist sticks head where the sun don't shine, finds gun

7:00am Thursday, September 15, 2011

by Gerard Valentino A recent article posted at CityBeat.com by Larry Gross is yet another reminder of how the anti-gun community bitterly clings to their mythical view of gun owners. Had Mr. Gross hinted that gun owners are compensating for a small penis, his diatribe would have hit on every discredited anti-gun stereotype. According to the story, Mr. Gross admittedly doesn't understand gun...

Guitars, Guns, and Federal Excesses

3:00pm Wednesday, September 14, 2011

by Jeff Knox On August 24, 2011, federal agents of the Fish and Wildlife Service raided offices and production facilities of the Gibson Guitar company. They sent workers home and confiscated several pallets of wood along with computer files and numerous guitars (amounting to about $2 million in lost production and property). This was the second raid on Gibson in as many years over questions about...

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Rugged Individualism Replaced by Australia’s Nanny State

3:00pm Tuesday, September 13, 2011

by Jeff Knox I've long been fascinated by Australia and its people. A visit to that country has been high on my bucket list since I was just a kid, but more and more as I read about present-day Australia I am disappointed and saddened. It seems that the days of rugged individualism and self-determination are gone from the land down under and the heroic characters of the past like Ned Kelly and...

Lebanon, OH city councilman to open downtown gunshop

7:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Dayton Daily News reported recently that Lebanon, OH City Councilman Jeff Monroe has plans to open a gun store in his hometown. From the article : A gun shop in downtown Lebanon? Now that people know what Councilman Jeff Monroe's plans are, some aren't taking pot shots. Monroe and his wife, Wendy, are working hard on their shop on Broadway directly across the LCNB National Bank. The shop...

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Hearing Scheduled for H.R. 822,the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012

3:00pm Monday, September 12, 2011

For months we have been reporting on a critically important bill: H.R. 822 the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. This vital NRA-backed legislation, introduced earlier this year by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will enable millions of permit holders to exercise their right to self-defense while traveling outside their home states. Thanks to much hard...

Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Larry Moore to debate merits of campus carry at Central State University Sept. 15

7:00am Monday, September 12, 2011

Central State University (CSU) students and the local community will get to explore the world of Constitutional law and the controversy surrounding guns on campus on Thursday, Sept.15, when the third annual Constitution/Pre-Law Day is held. The event will take place at CSU's College of Education and Natural Sciences and will run from 12-3 p.m. According to Sidney Williams, the director of Central...

August sees 13.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 15th straight month over month increase

7:00am Monday, September 12, 2011

The August 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 815,858 is an increase of 13.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 718,971 in August 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted August 2011 NICS figure of 1,300,433 is an increase of 20.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,082,360 in August 2010. This marks the fifteenth straight month...