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Lessons Learned from a Home Invasion Attempt

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Friday, August 14, 2020

I was working day shift police patrol when a call went out at about 9:00 a.m. I was dispatched to a very large house in a nice neighborhood. The dispatcher said that the resident had called to report suspicious activity. The resident said that she had heard someone banging on her back door. She was worried because no one ever came to the back side of her house. She thought that the knock was a...

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2020 Democratic Party Platform Declares Total War on Second Amendment Rights

7:00am Thursday, August 13, 2020

The national Democratic Party is no longer making any attempt to hide their antipathy towards guns and gun owners. Where once the party attempted to tailor their anti-gun messaging to appear moderate and appeal to some gun owners, the draft 2020 Democratic Party Platform contains a full-throated assault on firearms ownership and a blueprint for undermining every aspect of Second Amendment rights...

How Much Gun Should I Carry?

by Gary Evens

7:00am Wednesday, August 12, 2020

I recently read a thought-provoking blog post from Greg Ellifritz on this subject (see https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/enough-gun ). It is a common question asked by those individuals seeking to carry a concealed handgun. Many instructors, including me, answer this question by saying you should, “Carry the biggest and most reliable gun you can safely handle and accurately shoot.” To some...

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BFA PAC Announces 2020 General Election Grades and Endorsements

3:00pm Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Buckeye Firearms Association PAC has released grades and endorsements for the 2020 Ohio general election. Click here to see our grades and endorsements . We are always saying that “every vote counts” and that “every election matters.” And that is especially true this year because of the strident and open contempt we are seeing for Second Amendment rights, law and order, and overall liberty...

NSSF Witness to President Trump Signing Great American Outdoors Act into Law

7:00am Tuesday, August 11, 2020

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, was honored to be present at the White House as President Donald Trump signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act, H.R. 1957. This historic federal law is among the most meaningful legislative measures for sportsmen conservationists ever. “This is a proud moment for the firearm industry which supported this legislation...

Op-Ed: Speaking for Biden at DNC will complete Kasich's betrayal of gun owners

by David Codrea

7:00am Monday, August 10, 2020

“Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and frequent Trump critic, has been approached and is expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Biden's behalf next month, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss strategy,” the Associated Press reported Monday. “Kasich is among a handful of high-profile Republicans likely to become...

Ohio Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in case to continue to allow armed school staff

by Chad D. Baus & Dean Rieck

7:00am Friday, August 07, 2020

The Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to review whether a southwest Ohio school district's plan to allow certain employees to carry concealed weapons complies with state law. Current state law allows school boards to make decisions about the security in their schools. However, a lawsuit involving Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety sought to prevent...

Everytown Continues Billionaire Fundraising

7:00am Thursday, August 06, 2020

News broke [recently] that former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise, Steve Ballmer, has donated $7 million dollars to Michael Bloomberg’s gun control umbrella group, Everytown for Gun Safety. Put another way, a tech and sports titan reportedly worth over $72 billion is giving a media titan reportedly worth over $60 billion a king’s ransom to take away the...