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November sees 16.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 18th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, December 08, 2011

Black Friday sales record plays a part The November 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,101,076 is an increase of 16.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 945,463 in November 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2011 NICS figure of 1,527,454 reflects an 18.7 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,286,817 in...

Emails expose what gun owners have long suspected: "Fast & Furious" was a plot aimed at making the case for tougher gun laws

7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2011

CBS News is reporting that internal emails obtained by the news organization show that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using their covert operation "Fast and Furious" to argue for controversial new rules about gun sales. From the article : In Fast and Furious, ATF secretly encouraged gun dealers to sell to suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels to go...

Hunting Is Safer Than Golf and Most Other Activities (Not to Mention Football, Basketball and Soccer)

3:00pm Wednesday, December 07, 2011

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: Hunting with firearms is safe; in fact, hunting with firearms is one of the safest recreational activities in America. With hunting season in full swing across the country, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, has compiled data that shows hunting ranks third in safety when compared to 28...

Hearing for Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee postponed again

7:00am Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Officer Daniel Harless is still receiving paid time off, even after running out of sick days by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository reported recently that a hearing for Officer Daniel Harless, the Canton police officer who was caught on dash cam video berating an Ohio concealed handgun license-holder and threatening to execute him, has been postponed yet again. The article also reveals that...

Coshocton County Leads 2011 Ohio Deer-Gun Harvest

3:00pm Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Hunters still have a weekend of deer-gun hunting, December 17-18 COLUMBUS, OH- Ohio hunters took 90,282 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, week-long deer-gun season, which ran November 28 through December 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. In 2010, hunters checked a total of 105,034 deer during the same time period. "Hunters clearly...

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The death of common sense: Now even a purse decorated with the small image of a gun can get you in trouble with the TSA

7:00am Tuesday, December 06, 2011

A Jacksonville, FL television station is reporting that the Transportation Security Administration stopped a 17 year-old girl at the security gate and caused her to miss her flight because the design of her purse contained the small shape of a revolver molded in plastic. From the article : "It's my style, it's camouflage, it has an old western gun on it," [Vanessa] Gibbs said. But her preference...

CCW Permit Holders Have Better Carriage Protocol Than One Federal Law Enforcement Agency

3:00pm Monday, December 05, 2011

On November 1, 2011, Marcus Flagg, President of Federal Flight Deck Officers Association (FFDOA) testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee, Chaired by Senator Joeseph Lieberman (D-CT). Mr. Flagg did an excellent job addressing problems with the TSA in general and the FFDO program in particular, as well as explaining the importance of a multi-layer...

Headline: Shootings prompt personal protection

7:00am Monday, December 05, 2011

WUPW, Toledo's Fox News affiliate, is reporting that more people are considering carring a concealed handgun in the wake of two violent encounters. From the report : "Frightening that you can't go out in public without having to worry about your safety.late at night,” said Derek Mungons, who lives a few blocks from one of the shooting incidents. Mungons is glad he got a conceal-carry permit. A...

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