There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are worthy of mention.

What follows is our weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.

From at least two instances of persons being made victims by criminals who should have been in jail to the latest political moves in preparation for the May 2 primary, this article deserves be a part of your required reading!

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Buckeye Firearms Association was on hand for oppposition testimony on House Bill 347 today in Columbus, and fresh on the heels of our recent investigation into how the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover operates at these hearings, our representatives were keeping a watchful eye for the Puppetmaster's strings. And it didn't take long to spot them...

Linda Walker, Joey Lee, Dean Rieck, Ken Hanson and Gerard Valentino are among the Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were in attendance at the hearing.

As he entered, Central Ohio Chair Valentino chose a seat in the hearing room behind Toby Hoover. Almost immediately, Valentino overheard Hoover coordinating with several people as to who would testify as an individual and who would testify as part of OCAGV.

Several other pieces of legislation were heard first, and by the time it came time for Hoover's puppet show, very few committee members (and apparently no members of the media) had stayed to watch the performances.

Puppet #1: Judy Wolfe

By Howard Nemerov

The purpose of this study is to determine the relative criminality of concealed carry licensees versus the general population of Ohio. In order to do this, we will compare the number of concealed carry license suspensions and revocations to the arrest rates for the entire state population in 2004. This paper begins with a section displaying the raw data for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2004 reporting year, and follows with a second section discussing the data.

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