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Press Club of Toledo to host forum on firearms

3:00pm Wednesday, June 26, 2013
TOLEDO, OH. -- Gun control and mass shootings are much in the news these days and the Press Club of Toledo has put together a session to educate the news media on the topics. Pressing Issues, a regular program of the Press Club, will feature a panel comprised of a weapons expert, lawman, school administrator, concealed-carry instructor, and a seasoned news manager to discuss the topic from...

What can gun owners do in the face of attempts to destroy the Second Amendment?

7:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2013
by Frank Miniter [The Outdoor Wire's] Jim Shepherd challenged me by saying, "As the author of The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide - my favorite book on how to be a man - I'd like you to write an essay on what America's gun owners should be doing now to defend freedom." Then he told me about www.MyTime2Stand.com and his road trip for freedom. I thought on all this a while and wondered when a person...

76.9% of firearms retailers report increased sales of AR-15's in 2012; 25.8% of customers are first-time buyers

3:00pm Monday, June 24, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- For the past five years, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has surveyed federally licensed firearms retailers across the country to find out what products are the biggest sellers and who is buying. NSSF has just issued the latest version of that report from an online survey conducted last month. The data shows which types of firearms and ammunition were most popular in...

How to Survive a Mass Shooting

7:00am Monday, June 24, 2013
by Greg Ellifritz In the wake of the Santa Monica College shooting, multiple news outlets are running stories purporting to provide tips about "surviving a mass shooting." Depending on the author and the source, some of these are pretty decent. Some, on the other hand are horrible. Take this one written by John Matthews for FOX News. It starts out with some decent information but rapidly devolves...

Largest database of "gun free" victim zones announced

3:00pm Friday, June 21, 2013
Cell Phone App Marks Which Stores Are Firearm Friendly and Which Are Gun Free GunFreeZoneApp.com , a mobile phone app company, recently announced via a press release that over 280,000 locations in all 50 states are now marked as either firearm friendly or gun free zones. Stores, churches, schools, theaters, malls, and other public places where mass murders often occur have been tagged by users of...

Ohio police department to offer active killer training to the public

7:00am Friday, June 21, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that the Grove City Division of Police said all people should have options when faced with chaotic and potentially deadly events. From the article : "Maybe escape and evacuation is their best option and how they can do that safely, knowing what to look for, what to listen for," said Grove City Police Sgt. Rick Hardy. Hardy said his department will...

Headline: ATF study - Criminals use stolen guns

7:00am Thursday, June 20, 2013
by Chad D. Baus You won't hear this mentioned in all the anti-gun media discussions about enforcing "universal" background checks, but research by the ATF demonstrates why these checks will never stop criminals, no matter how many checks are enforced on law-abiding citizens. From the Chattanooga Times Free Press : The majority of guns used by inner-city gang members in Chattanooga come from...

The Santa Monica College Active Killer: What We Can Learn

7:00am Monday, June 17, 2013
Editor's Note: For the past six months, a national media drumbeat has been sounding: "Pass gun control laws like the ones they have in California and stop these mass killings." On Friday, June 7, the latest mass killing happened...in California. As Active Response Training's Greg Ellifritz points out below, there is a lot we can learn from this latest attack. Among the many lessons? California-...

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