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 the withdrawal of two pro-gun politicians from political races to a criminal who used the Cleveland Plain Dealer's classified ads to target his victims, this article deserves be a part of your required reading!

Click on the "Read More..." link below for seven days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.

Ohio becomes the 2nd state in the nation to adopt the Families Afield Apprentice Hunting License

Governor Taft signed HB296, the Apprentice Hunting and Trapping License Bill, on Tuesday, February 14, sealing a victory for Ohio sportsmen in the fight to assure the future of hunting in the Buckeye State.

Representative Steve Buehrer’s HB296, part of the Families Afield program introduced by the US Sportsmen Alliance (USSA), National Wild Turkey Federation and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, was endorsed by the Buckeye Firearms Association. The law is designed to make it easier to introduce new hunters and trappers into the sports. It delays the requirements to complete the hunter or trapper education course by providing for a new hunter or trapper (the apprentice) to participate in the sport under the immediate direction of a mentor.

The bill was passed overwhelmingly by both chambers of the General Assembly before earning the governor's signature.

CNSNews.com
February 13, 2006

Larger than life images of law enforcement officers confiscating legally-possessed firearms from New Orleans residents, who were accused of no crimes, played on video screens at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre urged the audience to "Remember New Orleans!"

"We're gonna make New Orleans the worst nightmare the gun ban crowd has ever seen, I promise you that," LaPierre told listeners, many of them NRA members, in a packed banquet hall.

LaPierre listed numerous studies by both government and private researchers, including some who oppose gun ownership, that show no correlation between gun control laws and reductions in violent crime.

"No gun control law anywhere ever had, ever has or ever will have any effect on crime, period," LaPierre argued. "All of this information is readily available to any policy maker who chooses to live in reality. But, still, there's a steady supply of people who just don't get it."

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