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NRA sounds the warning about U.N. Arms Treaty

3:00pm Friday, July 13, 2012

Publicly, the Obama administration has played down its antipathy toward the Second Amendment. Privately, however, it has supported the single most dangerous anti-gun idea we have seen in our lifetime: The U.N. Arms Treaty, which carries the threat of doing an end run around the Constitution, allowing international gun-grabbing busybodies to attack the rights of law-abiding gun owners here in the...

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June sees 24.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 25th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, July 12, 2012

The June 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 846,437 is an increase of 24.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 679,840 in June 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2012 NICS figure of 1,290,210 reflects an 11.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,157,714 in June 2011. This marks the 25th straight month that NSSF-...

Ohio CHL-holder files civil rights suit against Canton officer who threatened to execute him

7:00am Thursday, July 12, 2012

by Chad D. Baus William Bartlett, an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder, has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the City of Canton, the Canton police department, and against Daniel Harless and other officers involved in his arrest and prosecution for supposedly failing to promptly notify officers that he had a CHL. On June 8, 2011, Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL)-...

Op-Ed: D-Day for gun control

3:00pm Wednesday, July 11, 2012

by Dick Morris TheHill.com Without much fanfare and with as little publicity as possible, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will go to New York City to sign the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), now in the final stages of negotiation at the U.N. The treaty marks the beginning of an international crusade to impose gun controls on the United States and repeal our Second Amendment rights. The ATT is...

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Contempt citation prompts Attorney Gen. Eric "Fast & Furious" Holder to unseal indictment charging five in Brian Terry's death

7:00am Wednesday, July 11, 2012

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of the BATFE's gun walking operation "Fast & Furious," which led to the death of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, and the subsequent cover-up by Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama, which has led to Holder being found in contempt of Congress less than two weeks ago, Holder has suddenly decided it would be a good idea to look like he...

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Underway

3:00pm Tuesday, July 10, 2012

As we reported last week, for nearly 20 years, the NRA has fought tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners. That fight has grown more intense lately, as the U.N. and global gun banners have markedly stepped up their attack on our Second Amendment freedoms by including civilian arms in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty...

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Lucas Co. sheriff's deputies proven to be unaware of certain provisions in Ohio's CCW law

7:00am Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Demand for out-of-state licenses proves need for passage of HB495 by Chad D. Baus Although Ohio's concealed handgun license law has been in place since April 2004, it appears the folks at the Lucas County sheriff's office are just now discovering some of the finer details of the law. From The Toledo Blade : Lucas County sheriff's deputies recently responded to a call of a man with a gun. What...

Another successful year for the Ohio State Trap Shoot

3:00pm Monday, July 09, 2012

Editor's Note: Ohio Supreme Court candidate and 2012 Buckeye Firearms endorsee Sharon Kennedy attended the shoot and enjoyed talking with the shooters. by Larry S. Moore MARENGO - The 2012 Ohio State Trap Shoot is officially in the record book. By all accounts it was another great and successful event. The campgrounds and trap line were full of shooters all week. Even if the shooters didn't make...