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Senate expected to vote on Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix (SB17) and Restoration of Rights (SB61) later today

11:28am Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Multiple Buckeye Firearms Association sources have confirmed that Ohio Senate Tom Niehaus is expected to bring both SB17 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and SB61 (Restoration of Rights) to a vote today. The bills, which passed yesterday in the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, are essentially the same as bills which were passed in the Senate last session (SB239 and SB247)...

Headline: NRA Representatives Visit Harvard Campus

3:00pm Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Harvard Crimson is reporting that representatives of the National Rifle Association argued that an increase in the purchase of registered guns leads to decreased crime rates at a recent event sponsored by the Harvard Republican Club and the Harvard Shooting Club. From the article : The talk, which attracted about 100 people, was part of the NRA University program that tours college campuses...

Education: the key to fighting ignorance in the concealed carry on campus debate

7:00am Tuesday, April 12, 2011
by Stephen J. Feltoon It seems that this year more than ever, increasing numbers of state legislatures are considering expanding concealed carry rights. As firearms are a hot-button issue, the print medium in particular has noticeably increased its coverage. One tactic the media love to employ is to interview and quote individuals on both sides of the issue, and when it comes to firearms, more...

Take Action to Stop Pending Gun Ban

7:00am Monday, April 11, 2011
(Washington, DC) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is seeking public comment on their recent "study" on the importability of certain shotguns. It is critical that rights supporters express their objections to this "study" and its pending implementation in no uncertain terms. A strong showing of opposition can help to stiffen the spines of members of Congress and a...

The latest on the ATF "Gunrunner" scandal: Wondrous things, the subpoena...

7:00am Friday, April 08, 2011
by Jim Shepherd In the Paul Newman classic "Absence of Malice" a federal investigator played by Wilford Brimley is trying to get to the bottom of a case that has gone off the rails and threatens the careers of everyone associated with it. In a pivotal scene, Brimley sets all the involved parties in a room and tells them his deputy "has a briefcase over there full of subpoenas." "Wondrous things,...

March sees 15% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

3:00pm Wednesday, April 06, 2011
The March 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 990,840 is an increase of 15 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 861,408 in March 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted March 2011 NICS figure of 1,437,709 is an increase of 11.3 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,291,618 in March 2010. The adjusted NICS data was derived by NSSF by...

Op-Ed: Obama triangulates on gun control

3:00pm Tuesday, April 05, 2011
by Chuck Norris Loyal readers will recall that I warned last year of the perfect storm approaching on gun control. Now, with the Tucson tragedy as a stepping stone, and with eyes firmly focused on his re-election, the president has finally opened a campaign to appease his base on the polarizing issue of gun control. Let me completely disclose my position: I am a strong Second Amendment advocate...

Plain Dealer reporter takes Ohio concealed carry class; turns from fear to confidence

7:00am Tuesday, April 05, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Yet another journalist for an Ohio news organization has taken a concealed handgun course and come away impressed. Cleveland Plain Dealer writer Andrea Simakis attended a class in Euclid, Ohio, and wrote about her experience in an article entitled " From gun-shy to gun-savvy: Weapons-handling class turns fear into confidence ." When I walked into Mitch Houser's Right to Carry...

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