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 a home owner fighting back to a petition to stop another assault rifle ban, 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.

Article originally published in America's 1st Freedom magazine, March 2007 issue

According to data released recently by the National Center for Health Statistics, between 2003-2004 gun accident deaths in the United States fell 11 percent and the per capita rate of such accidents fell 12 percent, to their lowest points in recorded history.

Over the last 20 years, along with a steady increase in gun ownership - more than 4 million new guns per year, on average - fatal gun accidents have decreased 61 percent. Credit for the latter trend goes largely to training programs, such as those carried out by NRA's more than 51,000 certified firearm instructors.

Statistics on gun accident deaths have been kept since 1903. Since the all-time high in 1904, the rate of such accidents has decreased 88 percent. Their number has decreased 80 percent since the all-time high recorded in 1930.

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By John Longenecker

Given the successes of those states issuing concealed carry permits to citizens, I suggest a nationwide pilot program: the repeal of all anti-gun laws – all 22,000 of them — for a period of five years. This includes a moratorium on all new gun laws for five years, and suspension of all court cases pending for weapons charges with the exception of violent crimes involving a gun. Owning a certain rifle is considerably different from holding up a liquor store with a gun.

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