How long is too long to wait to defend the Second Amendment?

by Chad D. Baus This year marks my tenth year as a Second Amendment writer. Throughout the years, I've covered far too many multiple victim public shootings. Buckeye Firearms Association has always sought to be sensitive to the fact that these aren't just news stories - they are real victims with real families grieving painful losses. Unfortunately, in the hyper (and hyper-political) news cycle...

Defending yourself against a spree killer like the one in Aurora, Colorado

by Jeff Thomas Before I share some thoughts on how to survive a spree killer situation such as the one in Aurora, Colo., last week, I think it's important to talk about one piece of information I'm hearing likely is true: The Century 16 movie theater where 12 were killed and 59 wounded by a heavily armed man in a "no-gun" zone. Obviously the "no-guns" sign did not stop the murderer. And just as...

Headline: Paraplegic man kills intruder during Johnstown home break-in

The Newark Advocate is reporting that a paraplegic man is alive today thanks to the .357 revolver he keeps near his bed. From the article : John Mutter was asleep in his bed on Sunset Drive when an intruder poked him in the head with a shotgun. Mutter, a paraplegic who keeps a gun nearby for protection, fatally shot the intruder, early Sunday, Licking County Coroner's investigator George Ridgeway...

Yet another mass murder in "gun free" zone, but media fails to take note

by Chad D. Baus There is still much to be learned about the events that unfolded in that Aurora, CO Cinemark movie theatre early Friday morning, July 20, but as the media looks for answers, they are once again either missing or ignoring something that is consistent time and again with these multiple victim public shootings - they almost always happen in places where guns are banned. From...

NRA-ILA sets up Second Amendment Activist Centers throughout Ohio - ground zero in the 2012 presidential race

Dear Second Amendment Supporters: The NRA-ILA has been busy visiting gun shops throughout the Buckeye State recruiting Second Amendment Activist Centers. These Centers provide NRA members and gun owners with NRA buttons, Fact Sheets on candidates, volunteer sign-up forms, and information on grassroots activities and events. We are asking all of you to visit your local Activist Center, pick up...

Headline: Pro-gun group uses Chicago firearms buyback program to fund shooting camp for kids

by Chad D. Baus FoxNews.com reported recently that a pro-gun group "flipped the script" on Chicago's firearms buyback program by selling old, broken rifles to the city and then using the money to buy guns and ammo for an NRA-sponsored shooting camp for kids. From the article : "Guns Save Life," based in Champaign, Ill., recently sold 60 firearms to the Chicago Police Department -- 10 of which...

Dept. of Defense again attempts to trample on Second Amendment rights of returning U.S. military troops

by Linda Walker If it was not enough that Marines were forced to disarm at their base at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan this past March when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta paid a visit, I read with personal interest an article in regard to depressed returning troops recently posted at Military.com, entitled " DoD Could Renew Push to Restrict Personal Weapons ." According to the article "The...

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