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No-guns signs not working: Columbus city bus passengers now asked to submit to "voluntary" searches

12:05am Friday, November 20, 2009
By Gerard Valentino 10TV in Columbus reported recently that the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), which illegally posts its busses with "no-guns signs", is still finding it necessary to increase security on city busses (see " Argument on COTA bus leads to teen's shooting " for an example of why). Their latest plan includes asking people to submit to searches of their bags and person. In...

New Video from NSSF: 'Lock, Stock and Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry'

12:05am Wednesday, November 18, 2009
NEWTOWN, Conn -- "For more than 200 years a unique industry in America has made products that have been part of our country's great tradition of freedom, self-reliance and enjoyment of the outdoors." So begins a new video produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation called "Lock, Stock and Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry" and that is now available as a DVD free of charge or to...

Get the Facts About AR-15-style Rifles, Today's Modern Sporting Rifles: They're NOT 'Assault Rifles'

12:10am Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Whether you're a hunter, target shooter, own a firearm for self protection or don't own a firearm at all, the National Shooting Sports Foundation asks you to be informed about AR-15-style rifles. These rifles are often mislabeled "assault rifles" or "assault weapons." They are neither. Nevertheless, many hunters and shooters and the general public confuse AR-15-style rifles, which are civilian...

Mass murder: It can happen anywhere

12:05am Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By Jeff Hagy Here's the thing, if it can happen at a military base , it can happen anywhere. Parents, you need to get involved and make sure your kid's schools are ACTIVELY working with the local police department on plans to not only deal with potential shooter incidents, but to identify and counteract potential shooters BEFORE it happens. You should DEMAND it. How do you do this?

Prosecution as Punishment: The Troubling Case of Albert Kwan

12:05am Wednesday, November 04, 2009
By Jeff Knox People who "have nothing to hide" are often quite happy to answer any questions and consent to any intrusion a police officer might ask of them. They may even invite officers to "look around" if they want to. If you ask a good defense attorney how much you should cooperate with police, particularly when they are conducting an investigation in which you could possibly be a suspect, he...

Gun Shows Need to be Proactive to Survive

12:10am Friday, October 30, 2009
By Publius Mayor Bloomberg's "investigation" of gun shows in Ohio presents an opportunity for gun owners in the Buckeye state - an opportunity that we must seize if gun shows are to survive. The choice facing us is simple: Change how gun shows operate, or gun shows will be legislated/litigated out of business. The loss of gun shows would be a devastating blow to the First Amendment rights of gun...

Training, Yes – Mandatory, No

12:05am Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Jeff Knox At the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri I had the privilege of introducing a couple of resolutions that were adopted by the assembly. The first dealt with the recent attempt by Customs and Border Protection to classify certain "easy open" pocket knives as "switchblades," and subsequent efforts to amend the Federal Switchblade Act. My resolution suggested...

Victim takes firearm away from home invader, defends self

6:40am Friday, October 23, 2009
By Chad D. Baus WHIOtv.com is reporting that three home invasion suspects, at least one of whom was armed with a gun, broke into an occupied residence and got into a struggle with the home owner late Thursday evening. According to initial reports, the intended victim was able to gain control of the weapon and shoot the attacker with his own weapon.

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