by Sean Lance | May 30, 2018 | Opinion
We’ve already spent a little time touching on some basic firearm jargon and terminology, but there’s still a ton of terms and misconceptions out there that confuse even the most seasoned of firearms owners. While chatting with a friend this past weekend I realized there’s a pretty common misconception that’s centered around this concept of “illegal” firearms.
by Sean Lance | May 3, 2018 | Opinion
If you’ve listened to anyone discuss the pro-gun/anti-gun debate you have undoubtedly heard someone make the statement “Only the military and police should have guns – it’s their job to protect us”. It’s an interesting anti-gun opinion and one I believe needs to be addressed because of how popular it seems to be.
by Jhylendard Lorenz | Apr 18, 2018 | Guest Posts, Opinion
In case of emergencies, lockdowns and fire drills are now commonly practiced in traditional brick and mortar schools. A lockdown is a precautionary measure in response to a threat directly to the school or in the surrounding community. This measure of school safety is when students stop all their activities…
by Sean Lance | Apr 17, 2018 | Opinion
After every mass shooting, there is an explosion of media coverage of the event… But is there a possibility that the media coverage is making mass shootings worse? Before you utterly dismiss this idea – think about the latest mass school shooting in Florida…
by Sean Lance | Apr 6, 2018 | Featured, Opinion
While watching the coverage of the shooting at Youtube headquarters as it unfolded earlier this week, I became very curious about something I noticed that was drastically different with this shooting. What I found was pretty interesting;
by Sean Lance | Mar 28, 2018 | Featured, Opinion
NIOF.ORG attended the local March for Our Lives event in Orlando, FL to get a little perspective about the growing gun reform movement. I was surprised, to say the least, at the sheer size of the local event which estimated its attendance north of 25,000 people – let alone what I saw around the rest of the country.