Guns in the News

A Parent’s Guide to School Shootings

3:00pm Friday, March 02, 2012
by Greg Ellifritz I walked into the high school wearing two guns and a bullet resistant vest. I had a rifle, six spare magazines, and a ballistic helmet stashed close by in my car. It was Wednesday, April 21st 1999, the day after what had been the worst school shooting in United States history. Two high school kids had just killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher at Columbine High School...

Mitt Romney's anti-gun record: He hopes Ohio voters forget

7:00am Friday, March 02, 2012
Editor's Note 9/28/12 - Please see the following follow-up article, also by Mr. Baus - Recently discovered report forces the question: Do I owe Mitt Romney an apology? by Chad D. Baus Although some gun rights activists who subscribe to the Buckeye Firearms Association weekly newsletter pay attention to politics affecting gun rights day-in and day-out, and can immediately identify which candidates...

The problem of smuggling guns south of the border is solved!

7:00am Thursday, March 01, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Houston, Texas CBS affilate is reporting that on February 17, Mexico President Felipe Calderon held yet another press conference in which he blamed America's Second Amendment for his adminstrations's failure to control its drug cartels. From the article : "Dear friends of the United States, Mexico needs your help to stop this terrible violence that we're suffering," Calderon...

Time to arm willing teachers to stop spree killers

7:00am Wednesday, February 29, 2012
by Jeff Thomas By now everyone has heard about the Chardon High School shooting that left three students dead and two others wounded this week. Many believed it was just a matter of time before a school shooting reached Ohio. On Monday morning it happened. This just highlights the need to arm willing teachers to serve as the last line of defense of our children. While a lot remains unknown about...

Fast & Furious was not a "botched" operation

3:00pm Tuesday, February 28, 2012
by Sean Maloney It's important that we clean up the vernacular being used by all involved when discussing Fast & Furious. Specifically, "Botched"; the botched investigation; the botched operation; botched attempt to track firearms that were permitted to "walk" into Mexico. There was nothing "botched" about this whole thing. We must stress the true purpose of Fast & Furious. It was a U.S.-...

Elderly Cleveland concealed carry licensee survives home invasion by shooting his armed attacker

3:00pm Tuesday, February 28, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a 78 year-old man was forced to shoot a 17 year-old male who to broke into the house he was sleeping in. From the article : "Police told me if I hadn't dropped him with that that first one, he would have got me," [Ted] Ziolkowski said in a telephone interview. The youth remained in Metrohealth Medical Center under police guard. His...

Shootings at Chardon, Ohio high school prompt calls for answers, but first we need to ask the right question

7:00am Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The most negligent, unprofessional, obscene words anyone can ever say are: "It will never happen here." - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman The nationwide media are reporting that five children have been shot at Chardon High School, and that three of the victims have died. Early reports indicate that the shooter used a .22 caliber handgun in the shooting. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims,...

Study: "Tough Targets - When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens"

3:00pm Monday, February 27, 2012
The Cato Institute is offering a special publication by Clayton Cramer and David Burnett, which uses an extensive collection of news reports from over an eight-year period to survey the circumstances and outcomes of defensive gun uses in America. Federal and state lawmakers often oppose repealing or amending laws governing the ownership or carrying of guns. That opposition is often based on...

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