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Gun Control Hurts People

7:00am Wednesday, January 08, 2014

by Jeff Knox We often hear gun control advocates say something like, "If it saves just one life, isn't it worth it?" Well of course it is – if it doesn't cost many more in the process. The reality is that gun control costs lives, while guns save lives. That's why cops carry them. Let's do a little reality check: 1. Crime – including violent crime, and "gun crime" – is not going up, it has been...

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Judge: Chicago's gun sales ban unconstitutional

3:00pm Tuesday, January 07, 2014

by Chad D. Baus The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a federal judge has overturned Chicago's ban on the sale and transfer of firearms, ruling that the city's ordinances aimed at reducing gun violence are unconstitutional. From the article : U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his ruling that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it is also obligated to protect...

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VIDEO: 90-year-old Ohio store owner uses gun to scare off robber

7:00am Tuesday, January 07, 2014

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News reported recently that the 90-year-old owner of an East Fifth Street laundromat scared off a would be robber, pulling a gun when the young man demanded cash from the register. From the article : George Hicks said he wasn't scared during the confrontation at the R & J Laundromat and will be ready if the robber ever comes back. "Why get scared? I've got the...

Op-Ed: Minority Report Card

3:00pm Monday, January 06, 2014

by C. D. Michel In its annual publicity stunt "report card," the Brady Campaign released its gun control grades for states. The states that have adopted the most gun control laws promoted by the Brady Campaign get the highest grades. Points are subtracted from states that allow people to use guns for self-defense, and from states where concealed carry licenses are liberally issued. The report...

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BATFE Implicated in More Rogue Operations

7:00am Monday, January 06, 2014

Over the last several years, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) has been plagued by mismanagement, scandal and rogue operations, the most infamous of which has been the ill-fated and deadly "Fast and Furious" debacle. Despite these ongoing problems and the criticism and calls for reform they have generated, BATFE has continued its practice of questionable...

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If only there were no guns

3:00pm Friday, January 03, 2014

Hoplophobes should be careful what they pray for by Jeff Knox The day before the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook atrocity, another demented little coward decided to do something so vile and outrageous that he would be remembered forever and get payback on all of those people who had made his miserable little life unbearable. As has been my longstanding policy, I will not mention the worm's...

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Announcing the 2014 BUCKEYE BASH with CAM EDWARDS from NRA News! * SOLD OUT *

11:37am Friday, January 03, 2014

*** SOLD OUT *** We're holding this year's festivities on Saturday, April 5, at the Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio. Enjoy a great meal. Hear a short speaking program featuring Cam Edwards, host of Cam & Company on NRA News. And bid on guns, gear, and a wide assortment of merchandise, including artwork, collectibles, knives, jewelry and more in our live and...

Polls: 63% of Americans say stricter gun control laws won't prevent criminals from getting guns; Only 40% believe UBC necessary

7:00am Friday, January 03, 2014

by Chad D. Baus A recent poll by Reason-Rupe found that, when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, 63 percent of Americans remain unconvinced that tighter restrictions on buying and owning guns will be effective. From the article : Seven in ten Republicans say stricter gun regulations would not be effective while just 26 percent say they would be effective. Democrats are more...