By Chris Chumita

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 all worthy of mention.

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

From another mayor leaving Bloomberg's anti-gun group to another failure of the system, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

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

Cam Edwards, host of Cam & Company at NRANews.com has followed up on a BuckeyeFirearms.org story published last week which revealed that Cleveland's police union is not pleased with Mayor Frank Jackson's order to ignore HB347.

Cam interviewed Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Chris Chumita on his show last Friday about the story, and in a follow-up segment yesterday, Edwards blew the story wide open during an interview with Officer Steve Loomis, the president of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association.

From Cam's blog story following up on the interview:

Officer Loomis told me that the mayor has instructed the police to continue to enforce the local ordinances that have been pre-empted, but Officer Loomis also told me that he has told the police to not follow the mayor’s order, because he believes the mayor is telling the officers to act illegally.

Officer Loomis also made extensive comments on how troublesome and dangerous the old "plain sight" requirement in Ohio law was for Cleveland's law enforcement officers, and how happy his officers were to see "plain sight" provision repealed.

By Chad D. Baus

Greg Korte, the Cincinnati Enquirer reporter who recently found himself in the middle of a lawsuit by sending requests for the list of CHL-holders to all 88 Ohio county sheriffs, has published a blog article that graphically illustrates a fact long-held by this political action committee:

Criminals do not apply for concealed handgun licenses, and are not deterred by gun control laws.

Click on 'Read More' for the entire commentary.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2007

The Families Afield Program led to an astounding jump in
the number of new hunters in 2006. The spotless safety record of the
freshmen underscores the fact that mentored youth are the safest in the
field.

Families Afield is a campaign established by the U.S. Sportsmen's
Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and National Wild
Turkey Federation (NWTF) to urge states to eliminate unnecessary hunting
age restrictions and ease hunter education mandates for first-time
hunters.

During the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in
Portland, Oregon, the USSA and its partners announced that half of the
twelve states that have approved Families Afield legislation and
regulations have already measured the program's performance and report a
significant climb in new hunters. Data available from Florida, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Ohio reveals that apprentice
hunting license programs brought nearly 34,000 new hunters to the field
without a single hunting-related shooting incident.

Click on 'Read More' for the entire press release, which includes quotes from Buckeye Firearms Association Northwest Ohio Chair Chad Baus.