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Portman stands firm on gun purchases and the terror watchlist despite media misrepresentation

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, June 16, 2016

Should persons who are placed on secret government lists without due process or any way to appeal automatically have their Second Amendment rights violated? Last December, following a terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a majority of his fellow U.S. senators in voting AGAINST an amendment proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would have given the U.S...

Urgent Action Alert: Act Now to Save Your Second Amendment Rights!

5:54pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Your Action is Needed NOW! The NRA has just learned that Senators Schumer, Feinstein and other anti-gun elected officials are going to offer several anti-gun bills and amendments this week in the U.S. Congress, possibly as soon as today! [UPDATE: Senate Democrats have launched a filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand action on gun control.] These measures are wide-ranging and...

Should you use your gun to stop a crime?

3:00pm Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Most of us own or carry a gun to defend ourselves and our loved ones. But should you try to defend someone outside your immediate family? Should you attempt to stop a crime in progress when you're not directly involved? Steve Adcock of The Shooting Channel discusses using a gun to stop a crime in an article published at The Daily Caller . The decision to pull your gun in public is a deeply...

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How the new Ohio NICS-compliant carry license is good for everyone

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ohio has recently joined other states in having our Concealed Handgun License (CHL) certified as “NICS-compliant” by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). While this is nothing new, it is new for Ohio. I would like to explain some of the many ways this can be good for everyone. The NICS system is often referred to as an “instant background check.” For many, it’s anything...

Horror, Again (The Orlando Terror Attack)

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Tuesday, June 14, 2016

With at least 50 people dead and at least that many more wounded after a well-executed Saturday night/Sunday morning assault on a dance club in Orlando, Florida, today's not the time for finger-pointing or Monday morning quarterbacking. This is the time to allow the families of victims to grieve while law enforcement agencies do their jobs. Granted, anti-gun political hacks will likely break into...

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Over Half-Million Ohio Residents with Concealed Carry License

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2016. It was another record setting year. There are now over a half-million valid Ohio CHLs and Ohio honors an estimated 12,300,000 more. Stats at a glance: For the first time, there are over 500,000 active Ohio CHLs. That represents over 4% of Ohio residents authorized to...

Early thoughts on the Orlando night club shooting

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Monday, June 13, 2016

Late Saturday night/early Sunday morning a person opened fire with a gun or guns inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. While I hate speculating on the unknown, there is just so much wrong information in the “news” that we must say something. What we know First – our condolences to the dead and injured and their families and friends. I know many people affected by mass killings, and the...

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"You carry a gun? What are you afraid of?"

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, June 13, 2016

That is a question that everyone considering purchasing a firearm for self-defense or getting a concealed carry license needs to be able to answer. When I ask participants at Ohio Concealed Carry classes why they are seeking a license, the most common answer that I get is “to protect myself and my family” or some variation on that theme. Most of them indicate that they still feel safe in their...