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Media Continues to Cause Distorted Fear of School Violence

7:00am Thursday, June 27, 2019

When it comes to the wellbeing of today’s youth, one would think that all could agree that provoking unnecessary fear should be avoided. That apparently is not the case, however, when it comes to pushing the narrative that changes are urgently needed to America’s gun control laws to keep schoolchildren safe from an “epidemic” of “gun violence” that is spiraling out of control. The truth is that...

Out of Style: Levi’s Fawns Over Shannon Watts in Pantmaker’s Latest Gun Control Effort

7:00am Wednesday, June 26, 2019

At the National Retail Federation’s 2018 convention in New York City, Levi Strauss & Co. Brand President James Curleigh told those assembled that the multinational pants manufacturer intends to be the “most relevant lifestyle brand.” Evidently, part of creating that “lifestyle” includes foisting a doctrinaire set of political beliefs onto its employees and customers. Last Fall, NRA-ILA...

New York Times Admits Privately-Funded “Gun Violence” Research is a Thing

7:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The New York Times – the “paper of record” – reports that “ Gun Research is Suddenly Hot .” While we’re happy to see the Times has finally acknowledged that “gun research” can survive federal restrictions on taxpayer funded gun control advocacy, there are necessary caveats here. The volume of “gun violence research” may be increasing, but the field has not been as neglected as the media would...

At Work, at Home, and as You Drive – More Self Defense Gun Stories

by Rob Morse

7:00am Monday, June 24, 2019

Here is the news you won't get from the mainstream media. Responsible gun owners defend themselves and the people they love. Self-defense instructor Jeff Street joins the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast to look at four new examples. Were these gun owners lucky, or did they have a plan and training? What can we learn from their experience? (21-minute audio) These victims survived lethal attacks...

BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Attorney General Rejects Background Check Petition

4:08pm Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected a summary of a petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales. On June 10, the attorney general’s office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Revised Code by initiated statute, entitled “An Act to Close Loopholes in Background Checks on Gun Sales.” The attorney general’s role is to determine whether the...

FASTER Trauma Training put to use TWICE in May

by Joe Eaton

7:00am Thursday, June 20, 2019

The month of May was national 'Stop the Bleed' month and staff from two different schools had to use the training and equipment they received from FASTER Saves Lives in two different emergencies! The trauma medical portion of the FASTER Level 1 class is valuable inside and outside of schools, not only for injuries resulting from violence, but from any other emergency such as severe weather or...

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Does a Suppressed Pistol Sound like a Nail Gun?

7:00am Wednesday, June 19, 2019

In response to reports that the Virginia Beach shooter used a firearm suppressor in carrying out his terrible crime, David Chipman, Senior Policy Advisor for the Giffords gun control group, claimed that a suppressed pistol is especially dangerous because the noise associated with the firearm is difficult to distinguish from a nail gun. As per usual for claims Chipman and his employer make about...

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Cincinnati woman uses gun to defend self and five children when ex-boyfriend invades home

7:00am Tuesday, June 18, 2019

WCPO (ABC Cincinnati) reported recently that a Cincinnati woman was able to use a firearm to defend herself from a violent home invasion carried out by an ex-boyfriend. From the article : The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m. at Ring Place. Dante Ruff is accused of breaking into the woman’s home through a front window. She shot him in the abdomen, Sgt. Andrew Fusselman said. First responders...