National Politics

Ohio concealed handgun license-holder charged for having gun in New York highlights need for passage of H.R. 822

7:00am Thursday, January 12, 2012
by Chad D. Baus WBNS, Columbus' CBS affiliate, is reporting that a central Ohio man was behind bars on Monday after he was charged with having a weapon in New York. From the article : Clintonville's Fred Vankirk was arrested Jan. 7 after police said they found 3 handguns in his New York City hotel room. Vankirk, 59, is a licensed gun owner in Ohio, but the gun laws do not carry over to New York...

President Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda Shows No Sign of Stopping

7:00am Tuesday, January 10, 2012
by John Lott President Obama keeps pushing for gun control. "I just want you to know that we are working on [gun control]. We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar," President Obama told Sarah Brady, the former president of the Brady Campaign, this past spring. His push as been quiet but relentless. Just this past week Obama signaled that he was going to just ignore two new...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry at shooting range; Presidential candidate keeps Second Amendment front and center of his campaign

7:00am Monday, January 09, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Twitter.com/GovernorPerry ABCNews.com is reporting that ahead of Saturday night's ABC News-Yahoo-WMUR debate in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Perry took a few moments to himself at an Austin-area shooting range. Perry is the only Republican presidential candidate to have made his support for gun rights an integral part of his campaign. From the...

December sees 24.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 19th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, January 05, 2012
The December 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,410,937 is an increase of 24.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,133,371 in December 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2011 NICS figure of 1,854,400 reflects a 22.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,512,265 in December 2010. This marks the nineteenth...

Three More Wins for Gun Owners

7:00am Tuesday, January 03, 2012
H.R. 2055—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012—has been passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been sent to the President for his expected signature. This bill contains three NRA-backed provisions that will strengthen our Second Amendment rights and prohibit your federal tax dollars from being used to advance an anti-gun agenda. Stopping Your Tax Dollars From...

The 10 Most-Read Articles in 2011

3:36pm Monday, January 02, 2012
Have you ever noticed the red number that appears at the end of every page on this website? That number shows how many "reads" the article has, a fairly accurate reflection of the article's popularity. As we say goodbye to 2011, we can't help but reflect on what news stories most interested people, what topics most angered or inspired our readers. Here are the 10 most-read stories on this website...

Firearm Accident Fatalities at an All-Time Low

3:00pm Friday, December 30, 2011
Data recently released by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that in 2008, the number and per capita rate of accidental firearm deaths fell to an all-time low. There were 592 accidental firearm deaths (0.19 such accidents per 100,000 population) in 2008, as compared to 613 accidents (.20 per 100,000) in 2007. In 2008, the chance of a child dying in a firearm accident was roughly one...

U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel sends fundraising plea to Second Amendment advocates

7:00am Thursday, December 29, 2011
Earlier this month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that, in a recent fundraising letter addressed "Dear Fellow Gun Rights Activist," Ohio's Republican state treasurer touts himself as a "proud pro-gun candidate" for U.S. Senate. From the article : "When it comes to the defense of my own home and wife Ilana, I'm the proud owner of a Berretta handgun and a Marlin .22 caliber rifle," writes the...

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