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The Toronto Mall Shooting- Four Tips for Surviving the Active Shooter

7:00am Tuesday, June 05, 2012
by Greg Ellifritz Active shooter events are not strictly an American phenomenon. They happen worldwide. The most recent was last night in a Toronto Canada shopping mall. An unknown man in the food court shot approximately 15 bullets from a handgun, killing one person and injuring seven others. There isn't a whole lot of information available yet, but the best news article seems to be this one ...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2012 CHL statistics; New record set for first quarter applications

12:00pm Monday, June 04, 2012
by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2012. Building on the record setting fourth quarter of 2011, the first quarter of 2012 saw Ohio sheriffs issue 16,823 new licenses, a new record for the first quarter initial licenses issued. The two quarters combined for the highest two quarter combination...

Latest Violence Policy Center press release debunked: Comparing motor vehicle and firearm deaths is ridiculous

7:00am Thursday, May 31, 2012
by Ken Hanson, Esq. The Violence Policy Center, an anti-gun group funded almost exclusively by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, issued a May 22, 2012 press release entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 10 States in 2009 New Analysis Shows." This press release attempts to make the argument that consumer safety regulations have reduced motor vehicle deaths, and the lack of firearm...

Free Videos for Schools on Firearm Safety and Conservation from NSSF

3:00pm Wednesday, May 30, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation® is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety videos help teach students how to react when encountering a firearm in an unsupervised situation. The conservation titles educate students on how wildlife and wild lands are protected, and...

June 9 is first annual "National Take Your Daughter to the Range Day"

3:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012
All over the country this June, young girls will head out to go shoot something. They will be attending the First Annual National Take Your Daughters To The Range Day! This event, held on June 9th, will be an opportunity for gun ranges throughout the nation to introduce many young women to a sport that may just become a life-long hobby, or even profession. Whether it is a pistol, a rifle, or a...

Four simple truths about Florida's Zimmerman-Martin case that aren't being discussed by the media

3:00pm Friday, May 25, 2012
by Don Kates The shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has been the subject of enormous confusion, not only because the facts are not entirely clear, but more because of public misunderstanding of the relevant law. I hope the following will help clarify things. 1. IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE POLICE TO INTERRUPT CRIMES AND DEFEND CITIZENS. The police exist to do two things ONLY: patrol...

BFA leaders spend a day with handgun combatives expert Dave Spaulding

7:00am Thursday, May 24, 2012
by Dean Rieck The leadership of Buckeye Firearms Association spend so much time with politics and legislation, we don't get to enjoy shooting and socializing as much as we'd like. So we were thrilled when an opportunity came along. It all started when we decided to host four separate handgun training classes with Dave Spaulding. Because of Dave's outstanding reputation as a self-defense...

Young shooters invited to the 2012 National Junior Pistol Camp

3:00pm Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Some of America's top shooters will be in the news as they compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Junior shooters with their own Olympic dreams should sign up early for NRA's annual Junior Pistol Camp, to be held July 10-14 2012, at Camp Perry, Ohio in conjunction with NRA’s National Rifle and Pistol Championships. This camp is without doubt one of the single most effective training...

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