Ohio House bill would let certain officials carry concealed firearms in government facilities

A new gun-related bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would give certain state officials, judges, and magistrates permission to carry a concealed handgun in a government facility of the state or a political subdivision.

Protecting Houses of Worship - November 1 in Mayfield Heights

Does your church or organization have a security team ready to go and are they prepared to counter an active killing event? This all-new training class scheduled Nov. 1 at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights is designed as an intro to help identify security needs, as well as organizational and team training standards.

Latest 'survey' shows why Johns Hopkins project is special interest, not research

The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions released its 2025 National Survey of Gun Policy. Unsurprisingly, the report states it surveyed twice as many non-gun owners as gun owners and 500 more self-described Democrats than self-described Republicans. Keep that in mind when considering these “findings.”

Gun rights update: 90% of states now have open carry

The number of states that ban the open carry of firearms has again been reduced to five. On Sept. 10, 2025, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal published a unanimous opinion that the Florida ban on the open carry of firearms in public is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment and cannot be enforced in Florida.

Armed citizens: more than an America-only concept

You'll frequently see stories about law-abiding citizens here in the United States who, by exercising their rights protected under the Second Amendment, bring an end to violent criminal assaults. Occasionally, stories like that occur in other countries. Israel, for example, has seen firsthand the value of loosening gun restrictions recently.

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