WKBN (CBS Youngstown) reported recently that a Struthers store clerk with a concealed handgun license (CHL) was able to defend himself when attacked by two armed robbers. From the article: Struthers police…
Good Writing, Bad News – Reality Versus News Coverage at the 2014 NRA Annual Meeting
I came. I saw. I listened. So did about 75,000 other persons from just about everywhere in America: Ohio, Texas and even the wild reaches of the Bronx. Some attendees even reported…
Headline: Gun suppressors gaining popularity in Ohio
WKRC (CBS Cincinnati) reported recently that noise suppressors are becoming more and more mainstream in the world of shooting, and that they've become a hot-ticket item at Ohio gun shops and shooting ranges….
Good Citizens and Good Neighbors: The Gun Owners’ Role [UPDATE with video]
Here at NRA, we are big fans of responsible behavior … legal mandates, not so much. We think the Founders of this country were right to trust its people with the freedom…
Two BFA-supported bills to receive hearings in Senate committee; SB 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) scheduled for possible vote
Chairman Bill Coley (R-Liberty Twp.) has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on Senate Bill 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) and HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting), also…
March 2014 firearms sales checks second highest March on record
The March 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,224,705 is the second highest March on record for the system, even with a decrease of 18.4 percent compared to the…
Op-Ed: Smart Guns are Dumb
Editor's Note: The following op-ed is quite timely, given a Cleveland "interfaith" group's recently-announced effort to convince government agencies to become consumers of the flawed, unproven technology. American media has discovered the staggeringly…
Buckeye Firearms Assoc. President Jim Irvine appears on Sound of Ideas
On Thursday, May 29, Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine appeared as an in-studio a guest on WCPN's The Sound of Ideas. Jim discussed a proposal by Greater Cleveland Congregations to reduce…
Op-Ed: California spree killing argues for guns in the hands of trained, sane people
What's normal? What's crazy? Across vast tracts of the United States, it's normal to assume that any private citizen who carries a gun is a little off kilter, and thus dangerous to…
Did UC open carry walk meet its educational goal? Campus newspaper says no.
Last month, a group of gun owners, embarked on an "open carry" walk through the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The group was motivated by a recent incident in which an…
