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Headline: Women and guns - CCW numbers growing in Hamilton County

7:00am Monday, June 09, 2014

WKRC (CBS Cincinnati) is reporting that Hamilton County, like the rest of Ohio, is seeing a record number of concealed handgun licenses issued these days - and that much of the increase can be attributed to women.

Ask Your U.S. Representative to Cosponsor and Support H.R. 2959 – "The Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013"

3:00pm Friday, June 06, 2014

The "Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013" ( H.R. 2959 )--introduced in the U.S. House by Reps. Richard Nugent (R-Fla.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah)--would allow any person who is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under federal law and who has a valid concealed firearm permit, to carry a concealed handgun in any state that issues its own residents permits to carry concealed...

Toledo ABC report proves need for HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones)

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, June 06, 2014

A recent report filed by WTVG (ABC Toledo) on committee passage of HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones) inadvertently made a perfect case for why this legislation needs to be passed quickly. From the report : If you legally carry a gun, it still has to be locked in the car if you're on school grounds! There's been some confusion about the law, so an Ohio House committee...

Warren homeowner defends self when robbers attack in broad daylight

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, June 05, 2014

The Youngstown Vindicator reported last month on a case in which a Warren homeowner was forced to protect himself when faced with a threat. From the article : A Warren police report regarding the noontime Wednesday shooting death of Kyran Adkins, 17, of Milton Street Southeast, reveals that the homeowner who shot him said he fired at Adkins after a confrontation outside the house. Dr. Humphrey...

Youngstown-area store clerk with CHL stops threat [UPDATE: Robbery video]

7:00am Thursday, June 05, 2014

WKBN (CBS Youngstown) reported recently that a Struthers store clerk with a concealed handgun license (CHL) was able to defend himself when attacked by two armed robbers. From the article : Struthers police said a pair of teenage robbery suspects got more than they bargained for during a robbery attempt early Wednesday morning. Video Struthers police obtained from Sami Quick Stop appears to show...

Good Writing, Bad News - Reality Versus News Coverage at the 2014 NRA Annual Meeting

by Brian Anse Patrick

3:00pm Wednesday, June 04, 2014

I came. I saw. I listened. So did about 75,000 other persons from just about everywhere in America: Ohio, Texas and even the wild reaches of the Bronx. Some attendees even reported on the event. Quirkily. The Guardian’s Ana Marie Cox in her column of April 28 summed up NRA’s Annual Meeting: “NRA is at war with America.” Her April 25th four gun-related deaths in the Indianapolis area around the...

Headline: Gun suppressors gaining popularity in Ohio

7:00am Wednesday, June 04, 2014

WKRC (CBS Cincinnati) reported recently that noise suppressors are becoming more and more mainstream in the world of shooting, and that they've become a hot-ticket item at Ohio gun shops and shooting ranges. Ohio has become the No. 4 state in the nation for the sale of suppressors, and they're expected to become even more popular if a bill to legalize them for hunting passes in the Ohio senate...

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Good Citizens and Good Neighbors: The Gun Owners' Role [UPDATE with video]

3:00pm Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Here at NRA, we are big fans of responsible behavior … legal mandates, not so much. We think the Founders of this country were right to trust its people with the freedom to make their own choices. We also think they were wise to build checks into our constitutional system so that one view could not easily dominate the others and so that officials could be held accountable for their decisions. As...