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Report: ShotSpotter generates thousands of alerts in Dayton, but officers find few crimes

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, November 16, 2021

WOUB (NPR Athens) reported recently that despite the investment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for ShotSpotter microphones, few crimes have been solved. From the article : Thanks to the new gunshot-detection technology, if a shot is fired in a neighborhood equipped with ShotSpotter microphones, dispatchers get a ping within 60 seconds, alerting them to the location of the shot. Then...

PODCAST: How Leftists Are Waging War on Guns, Hunting, and American Culture

3:00pm Monday, November 15, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 39: In the Second Amendment community, we tend to focus on guns. We especially focus on rights related to owning and carrying guns. That...

House Committee Passes HB 99 to Restore School Board Authority Over Security

7:00am Monday, November 15, 2021

On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee approved Substitute House Bill 99 and passed it out of committee on a party line vote of 7 to 5. It now makes its way to the House floor for a vote. The bill seeks to reverse an absurd ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that requires school employees to receive the same training as police officers before they can carry a...

Skill Set: Revolver Malfunctions

by Tiger McKee

7:00am Friday, November 12, 2021

Revolvers are great for self-defense. That’s what I carry on a daily basis. They come in a variety of sizes, easily carried and concealed. There’s an assortment of effective calibers available – more today than ever. A well-maintained revolver will experience fewer malfunctions than the semi-auto. “Limp-wristing” won’t create a stoppage. You can fire with muzzle contact, common in close-quarters...

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Does Grip Size Matter?

by Gary Evens

7:00am Thursday, November 11, 2021

While grip length does not really affect trigger reach distance, the circumference of the grip does. “Grip circumference” is the total distance around the grip, usually measured at its widest point. Some grips are wider at the top, bottom, or in the middle, while others maintain a relative consistent circumference for the entire length. (I remember the original grips on my S&W Model 19...

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Bloomberg Activists Behind Suit Over Concealed Carry in Lebanon Government Building

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Three Lebanon, Ohio, residents have filed a civil lawsuit against the city and City Attorney Mark Yurick over a local March 2020 gun ordinance authorizing anyone with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a gun in the Lebanon City Building. The residents are being represented by attorneys from Everytown for Gun Safety, an out-of-state gun control group funded by former NYC Mayor Michael...

CHL-holder forced to defend own life after motor vehicle accident

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, November 09, 2021

WKW (Fox Cleveland) reported recently that an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder was forced to use her firearm in defense of herself and others when a motorist returned to the scene of his crashed vehicle and began to assault nearby homeowners. From the article : Police say a suspect, who allegedly fled the scene of a single-car crash, was shot by a homeowner nearby during a violent...

PODCAST: Alec Baldwin Shoots and Kills, the Supreme Court Hears a Case, and Cincinnati Loses in Court

3:00pm Monday, November 08, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 38: Alec Baldwin, an anti gun fanatic with anger issues, shoots and kills his cinematographer on the set of a movie. The U.S. Supreme...