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ATF Offers Reward in Gun Shop Burglary

36 Firearms Stolen from High Powered Armory YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Youngstown Police Department, announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the theft of firearms from High Powered Armory, 2500 Market St.,...

Colorado theater owner sued over mass shooting

by Chad D. Baus CNN reported recently that three people wounded in the July mass shooting at a Colorado multiplex are suing the theater owner, claiming that security was lax the night a gunman opened fire and killed 12 people. From the article : Two lawsuits filed Friday against Cinemark USA Inc., owner of Century Aurora 16, allege negligence on the part of the corporation because the theater...

At USSA event in Columbus, Paul Ryan tells hunters thought of second Obama term makes him ‘shudder’

by Chad D. Baus Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was the keynote speaker at the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance 16th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally in Columbus on Saturday, and made national news when he told attendees that he "shudder(s)" to think what President Obama would do "if he never has to face the voters ever again." From ABC News : "You see the federal government already...

Media: "Akron would-be robbers take off when victim, CCW permit holder, pulls gun on them"

The Akron Beacon-Journal and WEWS (ABC Cleveland) are reporting that two would-be robbers reversed course when their intended victim pulled out his own gun. From the Beacon-Journal : The man, 23, told police he had just parked his car in a lot in the 800 block of West Market Street about 11:30 p.m. Saturday when two men in a nearby car donned masks and approached him. One of the would-be robbers...

Headline: "Guns in bars | One year later: ‘Carry’ fear silenced"; Gun banners' internal efforts to defeat bill exposed

by Chad D. Baus We told them so. One year ago a Buckeye Firearms Association-backed modification to Ohio's concealed carry law took effect, making it legal for concealed carry licensees to enter establishments that serve alcohol so long as they did not drink, and this week, The Columbus Dispatch has published an article we could have written one year ago: A year after the sound and fury over a...

NSSF: Where do your candidates stand?

The usual suspects are at it again. It's disappointing but it's a fact. When tragedy strikes, there will always be politicians who leap to exploit it. They're pushing for new restrictions on ammunition sales, ammunition magazines, and millions of commonly-owned guns. http://www.nssf.org/gunvote NOTE: The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund has just released its 2012 endorsements.

New Cincinnati area gun shop seeking full and part-time employees

Point Blank Range & Gun Shop, which promises to be the tri-state's largest and most advanced indoor shooting facility, will open its doors to the public in November 2012. Located on Deerfield Road just off of I-71 in Blue Ash, Point Blank will be open 7 days a week and offer 20 climate controlled shooting lanes (some rifle rated) and a 5,000+ square foot store selling firearms, ammunition and...

BFA endorsee holds successful machine gun shoot fundraiser; Gun banners' internal emails about similar event last spring exposed

by Chad D. Baus Last spring, Rep. Margaret Conditt, an "A"-rated Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, announced she was having a "Shoot for Liberty" fundraiser, at which it was originally advertised that participants would be given an opportunity to shoot a machine gun. The response from the gun ban extremist crowd was quick. Reps. Ted Celeste and Tracy Maxwell Heard (Democrats from the...

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