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NSSF: Backdoor gun control - Feds hid key data to get Calif. lead ammo ban passed

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, December 15, 2014

The Washington Times reported recently that the National Shooting Sports Foundation has obtained emails that it says indicate that a federal official withheld critical data on lead blood levels in the California condor until after gun control advocates in the California state legislature used the iconic bird’s plight to help push through a law last year to ban lead ammunition. According to the...

Remembering the Sandy Hook Massacre

Jim Irvine

12:00pm Sunday, December 14, 2014

On December 14, 2012 a lone gunman went to Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut to kill a record number of people. The school had locked doors and controlled access and other procedures to keep occupants safe. Most people would have considered the building safe and secure. The killer bypassed the security by shooting out windows in the office. He climbed through the broken windows...

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Student Fighting for College Students' Self Defense Rights Shot On Campus

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Friday, December 12, 2014

Nathan Scott is a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has a job working in the school library and is a member of Students for Concealed Carry at Florida State. And he is a (barely) walking example of why his cause is so crucial, after being shot in the library recently and having no way to defend himself. The group has been lobbying for several years to get the ban on lawful...

Top 4 Movies and Gun Blunders

by Tom McHale

3:00pm Thursday, December 11, 2014

You know what they say: You can’t believe everything you see on TV. That’s knowledge to keep in hand, for while the folks in Hollywood do have a wonderful flair for the dramatic, no one has ever accused them of being realistic. Carrying and shooting guns is serious business. It’s crucial that every gun owner learn safe practices from the right sources—and that source does not generally include...

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Ohio House concurs with Senate changes to HB 234; Act to be sent to Governor for consideration

by Chad D. Baus

3:08pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Ohio House concurred with Senate changes to Am. Sub HB 234 by a vote of 69 - 16. Beginning early in this session (2013), the House held numerous hearings on and eventually passed multiple firearms-related bills. The House passed HB 203 (Concealed Carry & Self-Defense Law Reform), HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) and HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School...

November 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Highest November on Record

3:00pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The November 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,329,688 is the second highest November (following November 2012) on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the November 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,308,100. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2014 NICS figure of 1,797,163 reflects a 0.5 percent...

Service is a sacred duty of a free people

3:00pm Tuesday, December 09, 2014

What could be worse for a country than a generation that is unwilling to serve it? That's the most dangerous symptom of a national sickness. Service is a sacred duty of a free people — that's what Good Guys believe. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

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[UPDATE!] Landmark firearms legislation passes Ohio Senate (Vote Tally, Bill Summary)

12:18pm Tuesday, December 09, 2014

The Ohio Senate has passed amended substitute House Bill 234 by a 24 - 6 vote. The bill will now head back to the House for a concurrence vote and on to the Governor. Earlier today, the Senate Civil Justice Committee, by a vote of 8-2 (with Democrat Sens. Skindell and Brown voting agains it), passed the bill out of committee. The committee has held numerous hearings on multiple firearms-related...