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Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Headline: Black Legislative Caucus Circulates Petition To Stop Stand Your Ground Bill
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George Zimmerman thanks Buckeye Firearms Foundation
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Introducing the All-New ‘Where To Shoot’ for iOS and Android; Find Ranges Near You
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Looking for a place to shoot? There’s a new-and-improved app for that.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) has released an all-new Where To Shoot mobile app — available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices — that locates shooting ranges near you.
Available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play, Where To Shoot puts North America’s most comprehensive directory of shooting ranges in the palm of your hand. It also includes video tips for shooters, news and firearm safety information.
Users can search by current location or zip code and find specifics about each range, including shooting activities offered, accessibility and contact information. The app also makes it easy to get directions to the range.
The app is modeled after NSSF’s popular WhereToShoot.org® website and is updated frequently with range information in every U.S. state and Canadian province. New tips for hunters and shooters are also added regularly.
Download the app through the links below or by simply visiting www.wheretoshoot.org on your iOS or Android device.
iPhone and iPad:
http://www.wheretoshoot.org/iOS
Android:
http://www.wheretoshoot.org/Android
Columbus 10TV’s Jim Heath exposes personal bias in report on Zimmerman Second Amendment Fund
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Youngstown homeowner defends self from attempted home invasion
by Chad D. Baus
The Youngstown Vindicator reported recently that police believe a man was reacting to a burglary in progress when he fired one shot through his front door, killing Terry D. Allen, 36, of Morris Street in Mineral Ridge.
From the article:
The man who fired the shot, who is not being identified, told police he saw two people outside the house and heard several voices before firing at 12:30 a.m. The home is just south of Youngstown Road near the Royal Mall apartments.
Det. Jim Robbins of the Niles Police Department said police found that the side door to the residence had been broken open, and they found evidence that someone had started to break into the front door.
Police found Allen dead of a single gunshot wound to the torso just outside the front door, Robbins said, adding that the investigation is still in the early stages and will continue today.
“We believe it was a burglary in progress, but we’re not locked into that,” Robbins said.
…The autopsy report from Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, Trumbull County coroner, will help determine whether the shooter was justified in his actions, but the damage [to the doors] at the house is “consistent to what the renter said,” Robbins said late Friday afternoon.
Under Ohio’s Castle Doctrine law, which took effect in 2008, if someone unlawfully enters or attempts to enter the owner’s occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense.
Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association Vice Chairman.