Education

Headline: Blacks benefit from Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law at disproportionate rate

by Patrick Howley African Americans benefit from Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law at a rate far out of proportion to their presence in the state's population, despite an assertion by Attorney General Eric Holder that repealing "Stand Your Ground" would help African Americans. Black Floridians have made about a third of the state's total "Stand Your Ground" claims in homicide cases,...

Op-Ed: Can poor people be trusted with guns?

by John Lott Can poor people be trusted with guns? Overwhelmingly, Republicans thinks so. But while Democrats fight against taxes on the poor and oppose voter photo IDs because they impose too much of burden, they seem to be doing everything possible – from fees, expensive training requirements, and photo IDs -- to make it next to impossible for the poor to own guns. Indeed, legislation in at...

Ten Tips for Firearm Safety in Your Home

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- As part of its "S.A.F.E. Summer" campaign to focus attention on the importance of safe and responsible firearm handling and storage, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) today announced its "Top Ten" list of safety tips firearm owners should remember to help ensure they are taking responsible precautions with firearms in their home. "Nearly all firearm accidents in...

Survival lessons from an airplane accident

by Jim Irvine Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Early reports indicate that two teen girls have died, at least 182 people are injured, as many as 49 of those critically. Much of the airplane cabin burned. The passenger area suffered extensive damage. We will not speculate on the cause of the accident, but there...

Nigeria School Massacre: Lessons for America

by Greg Ellifritz School shootings aren’t only confined to the United States. Neither are terrorist attacks. On Saturday, July 6, 42 students and a teacher were killed by Islamist terrorists in Northern Nigeria. The same group has killed more than 1600 other civilians (mostly children) in the last three years. The group's name is "Boko Haram," which means "Western education is sacrilege." I...

School safety seminar held in northwest Ohio

by Jim Irvine Teachers, administrators and law enforcement personnel gathered in Montpelier, Ohio, last week to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman present information on violence and school safety. Colonel Grossman is an expert recognized around the world for his research and knowledge on the topic of human aggression and violence. Violence is not only the number one killer of our children in...

Op-Ed: Suicidal Logic

by C.D. Michel Some gun control advocates commit intellectual suicide. One of the longest lasting and saddest lies endlessly echoed by gun control advocates is the 30,000 annual deaths from “gun violence” sound bite. "We can't begin to address 30,000 gun deaths...that are happening every year [without radical gun control]" was how comedian and fake news anchor Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show...

Maybe praise should replace anger at cop in bad spot

by Jim Irvine WDTN channel 2 news reported last week that an officer is under investigation after allegedly handing his gun to a citizen. From the article : Jerry and Josie Anderson are shocked at what they say they witnessed on Saturday morning outside their home on Chester Boulevard. They say the officer who was responding to simple accident, stepped out of line when he handed his loaded weapon...

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