Guns in the News

Neighbors cheer Ohio CHL-holder for fighting back during attempted robbery

3:00pm Friday, April 16, 2010
Cincinnati's CBS affliate, WKRC, is reporting that "a neighborhood beaten down by crime in the last two weeks is cheering one of its own for fighting back." From the story : Three masked men tried to rob a man on Rosemont Avenue in West Price Hill Monday night. But the trio didn't know their victim had a concealed carry permit- and was prepared to shoot. Troy Hammond and Tremaine Hughes are...

Chicago bans guns then watches its helpless citizens on 10,000 cameras

7:00am Friday, April 16, 2010
by Gerard Valentino Chicago is known as a world-class city, offering everything from a great nightlife to the arts, ethnic cuisine, championship sports teams, top universities, and excellent public transportation. But Chicago's real claim to fame is its world-class crime. Year after year, violent thugs slaughter Chicago's citizens, making it one of the most violent places in the United States...

Senate Committee hears proponent testimony on SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix)

3:00pm Thursday, April 15, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were on hand Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee hearing. The committee is chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), heard proponent testimony on Senate Bill 239 , which seeks to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license...

March second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

3:00pm Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,300,100 checks in March 2010, ranking the month the second highest March (fifth highest month overall) for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a 3.3 percent decrease from the 1,345,096 checks conducted in March 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales -- is an...

Judge advises Ashtabula County residents to "arm themselves" in face of law enforcement cut-backs

7:00am Tuesday, April 13, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Ashtabula County Common Pleas Judge Alfred Mackey made national headlines over the weekend after he advised residents to "arm themselves" in the face of severe budget cuts that have reduced the number of sheriff's deputies in the state's largest county by land area from 112 to 49, and parked all but one patrol car.

Ohio Second Amendment March a complete success

3:00pm Monday, April 12, 2010
Several hundred Ohioans who share a passion for gun rights advocacy, but who knew they would be unable to make the journey to our nation's capital on April 19 for the Second Amendment March , gathered at our state capitol in Columbus this past weekend to voice their support for pending concealed carry reform legislation. Video snippets from Saturday's march: It's not too late to get your bus...

Has The Gun Purchase Bubble Burst?

7:00am Friday, April 09, 2010
By Jim Shepherd For the past few days we've been asking our industry contacts, insiders and observers a simple question: has the Obama gun-bubble burst? Since President Obama's election, certain segments of the firearms industry have been running at full -and beyond- capacity. Some, myself included, were quick to attribute the early surge in firearms and ammunition purchases to a fear that the...

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