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Protect Your Rights! Act Now to Support Legal Transportation of Firearms

3:00pm Tuesday, April 10, 2012

When Congress passed the Firearms Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) in 1986, one of the key provisions of the bill was intended to protect the rights of gun owners to legally transport their firearms between locations where they are legally allowed to possess them. Unfortunately, some local jurisdictions have chosen to ignore federal law and the courts have upheld these infringements on Second...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate

7:00am Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate. Mandel has been a strong and consistent supporter of Second Amendment rights. His opponent has been graded "F" by the NRA-ILA. "I've known Josh Mandel since he was a city councilman," said Jim Irvine. "His principles remain unchanged. He is a true leader, who is proud to support our Second Amendment rights. This is one...

Voters approve concealed carry ordinance in Pike County, Illinois: Now What?

3:00pm Monday, April 09, 2012

by Jim Shepherd Recently, I made a big deal out of the fact that on Tuesday, March 21, 2012, Pike County, Illinois passed a voter initiative that rejected the concealed carry restrictions of state law-in Pike County. When that story ran, several readers - including a some very irritated Illinois attorneys, were quick to point out that a voter initiative had no force of law. Until today, their...

Campus Police Detain and Draw Weapons on Student Activist for Wearing Empty Holster to Trayvon Martin Vigil

7:00am Monday, April 09, 2012

Student now faces possible charges of academic misconduct Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State University Police detained and drew their weapons on student-activist Mike Newbern for demonstrating his support for gun rights by wearing an empty holster to a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin on Wednesday. Newbern, the president of Buckeyes for Concealed Carry, was taken forcibly into police custody just...

Presidents Obama & Calderon talk gun control at border; ZERO mention of Fast & Furious

3:00pm Friday, April 06, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Despite a year-long Congressional investigation into the BATFE gun-running operation known as Operation "Fast & Furious," which has uncovered proof that the Obama administration's Department of Justice was forcing American gun stores to sell hundreds of firearms to Mexican drug cartels operatives, media who attended a press conference between Barack Obama and Mexican president...

Nine Lessons Learned from the Oikos College Shooting

7:00am Friday, April 06, 2012

by Greg Ellifrtiz On Monday, April 2, a 43 year old man named One L. Goh opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University. Mr. Goh was a former student of the college in California. His rampage resulted in seven people killed and three more wounded. Six of the seven victims killed were women. Most had been shot at point-blank range. This was a tragic event, but it is not unprecedented and is likely...

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March sees 20% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 22nd straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, April 05, 2012

The March 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,189,152 is an increase of 20.0 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 990,840 in March 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted March 2012 NICS figure of 1,715,125 reflects a 19.3 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,437,709 in March 2011. This marks the 22nd straight month that...

Churchgoer with concealed carry permit stops man with shotgun

7:00am Thursday, April 05, 2012

by Chad D. Baus A churchgoer near Spartanburg, SC is being credited with saving the lives of fellow worshipers after a man kicked in the door of their church and leveled a shotgun. In Ohio, the man who is being called an "everyday hero" might have been arrested. From the Spartanburg Herald-Journal : The Rev. Henry Guyton, pastor of the church, said Jesse Gates, who has attended worship services...