Award-winning journalist John Stossel published a report [recently] that provides a timely reminder that – nearly a decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller – law…
Mike DeWine joins 20 other state attorneys general to defend Second Amendment rights
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Twenty-one state Attorneys General have filed a joint amici curiae, or “friends of the court,” brief supporting the petitioning of the U.S. Supreme Court by plaintiffs, including the National…
F Stands for FAIL: Magnets – 1, “Smart Gun” Technology – 0
The news broke [recently] that the “smart gun” which many gun control advocates hoped would usher in the brave new world of mandatory user recognition technology is … if not exactly a…
Arming Teachers, a Countermeasure to Active Killers
As a retired law enforcement officer, in my second career of training police officers, one of my proprietary courses was Tactical 1st Responder©, the responses to Rapid Mass Murder©, which was eventually…
Op-Ed: FBI Report on Congressional Baseball Shooting Quietly Debunks Gun-Controllers’ Talking Points
The FBI has published a brief report on the shooting in Alexandria. It is devastating to the idea that the gun-control measures presently coveted by the Democratic party would have done something…
Justice Department Terminates and Repudiates Operation Chokepoint
[Last] week the Department of Justice made clear that the Obama Administration’s underhanded attack on the gun industry using the banking system – better known as Operation Chokepoint – is over. In…
Ohio judge returns fire after being ambushed; attacker dead
Media outlets around the country are reporting that Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr. was able to protect his own life by using his concealed handgun to return fire…
Nearly 1100 Teachers and Staff Members in 12 States Get “Armed” Active Killer Training
When an active killer targets a school, the standard protocol is to wait for law enforcement to arrive on the scene to stop the violence. In 2013, that protocol started to change…
Ohio Boy Scout installs FASTER Trauma Kits in school, trains teachers on use
In 2014, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced an initiative to put a trauma kit in every school building in Ohio. Now, one Boy Scout from northwest Ohio accomplished that goal by providing kits…
Appeals Court Schools D.C. on Heller’s Meaning, Invalidates “May-Issue” Concealed Carry Licensing
In a major development in the ongoing effort to restore the Second Amendment in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion on Tuesday [July 25]…