Guns in the News

What can gun owners do in the face of attempts to destroy the Second Amendment?

7:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2013
by Frank Miniter [The Outdoor Wire's] Jim Shepherd challenged me by saying, "As the author of The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide - my favorite book on how to be a man - I'd like you to write an essay on what America's gun owners should be doing now to defend freedom." Then he told me about www.MyTime2Stand.com and his road trip for freedom. I thought on all this a while and wondered when a person...

Bill Introduced to "Get State Department Out of the Gun Control Business"

3:00pm Tuesday, June 18, 2013
As longtime readers--and especially gun collectors--know, the State Department has often stood in the way of importing historic military firearms from overseas. The issue was highlighted early in the Obama administration, when the department first approved, and then denied, the importation and sale of collectible, American-made M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines originally furnished to South Korea...

May sees 15.9% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 36th straight month over month increase

7:00am Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The May 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 974,457 is an increase of 15.9 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 840,412 in May 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2013 NICS figure of 1,424,450 reflects a 9.1 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,305,392 in May 2012. This marks the 36th straight month that NSSF-...

Zero tolerance: 5 year-old boy interrogated by school officials for two hours without parents over orange-tipped toy cap gun

3:00pm Thursday, June 13, 2013
Editor's Note: If the below case doesn't make you mad enough, check out this recent case where a North Carolina teen was been expelled and given a felony charge for accidentally leaving his shotgun in his truck at school and calling his mother to come pick it up when he realized the mistake. A similar incident also happened here in Ohio at Evergreen High School. Reports of overzealous enforcement...

CNN Photo Essay: Ohio teachers pose with their guns

7:00am Thursday, June 13, 2013
by Chad D. Baus CNN's Lauren Russell has written two articles on the move to arm teachers here in Ohio. Accompanying her article is a photo essay compiled by an Italian photographer. From the article accompanying the photo essay, entitled " Teachers pose with their guns ": December's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut jarred parents and teachers around Ohio. Thinking more had...

Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun

3:00pm Wednesday, June 12, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WTVG (ABC Toledo) reported recently that a Toledo woman with a handgun was able to detain a man who was attempting to gain entry into her home. From the article : Tense moments in the early morning hours, as a woman carrying a gun confronts a man trying to get into her home. The attempted home invasion happened on the 1900 block of Loxley near Upton, just before 5 a.m. Thursday...

House committee holds first hearing on HB191 (Align Firearms Definitions)

7:00am Wednesday, June 12, 2013
by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 191 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading. Section 2923.11...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation commissions six more teacher classes

7:00am Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Jim Irvine In the wake of the killings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Buckeye Firearms Foundation partnered with John Benner of Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) to give teachers and administrators training on the best ways to stop an active killer in a school. The idea garnered worldwide attention and the first class was a resounding success. Many Ohio schools...

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