To NRA or Not to NRA

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at AmmoLand.com . Republished with permission of the author. Let me get a couple of things off of my chest before I begin getting a few more things off of my chest. I am not a paid shill for the NRA. Never have been. I do not work for the NRA and have never been on their payroll. They do not dictate one word that has ever come out of my mouth on now...

Ohio Gun Collectors Association Donates $5,000 to FASTER Saves Lives

The Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA) once again purchased tables at the recent Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF) Bash. That is no surprise as OGCA has been a strong supporter for many years. The surprise came as OGCA President Fred Kolb asked if I could get the attention of Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine. That was no small task at the Bash, as Irvine seemed to be...

Another Day, Another Hearing with Anti-Gun Democrats Grandstanding on Firearms

On Wednesday, April 10, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing it called, “Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis.” If you are wondering what that could possibly have to do with the Second Amendment, let us remind you that Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the Speaker of the House. As we have reported before, the...

Firearms Industry Economic Impact Rises 171% Since 2008

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The total economic impact of the firearms and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $52.1 billion in 2018, a 171 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to almost 312,000, an 88 percent increase in that period, according to a report released by the National Shooting Sports...

Area law enforcement and ATF in OH/MI unaware of a single bump stock turned into their offices

On March 26, the Trump administration's dictatorial ban on bump stocks took effect in the United States. The ban was implemented through executive fiat - Trump instructed his Department of Justice to change an interpretation of a rule on the definition of "semi-automatic" to exclude the devices, despite the fact that they do not change the operation of the semi-automatic firearm. A rifle fitted...

TAKE ACTION to Rebuild Public Shooting Ranges and Benefit All Ohio Sportsmen

TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell your Representative to Support the "Conservation Reinvestment Initiative" to Rebuild Public Shooting Ranges and Benefit All Ohio Sportsmen CLICK HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE Sportsmen Need the Ohio Legislature to Pass Gov. Dewine’s Budget to Save Ohio’s Wildlife Habitat, Hunting, Fishing, Trapping and the Shooting Sports. For a decade or more, Ohio’s hunting...

On Anniversary of Columbine, FASTER Saves Lives Reaches Critical Milestone

Since our first FASTER Saves Lives class in the spring of 2013, we have trained more than 2,600 school staff from over 260 school districts across 18 states, including staff from 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Demand from sc hools is still growing. For 2019 we already have 15 classes scheduled in 4 or 5 states just this summer alone. April 20, 2019, marks 20 years since two students committed one of...

Seven Things You Don’t Know About Body Armor

My friend John Johnston (host of the excellent radio program Ballistic Radio ) suggested that I write an article about body armor and fitness. He was doing some PT while wearing plate armor in order to improve his fitness for an upcoming firearms training class and thought that a post concerning the realities of wearing armor would be useful. Like most cops, I wear soft armor every day at work. I...

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