By Chad D. Baus

The Associated Press reported recently that motorists in Ohio and five other states are suing a company that sends advertising in vehicle registration notices, saying it violates a federal law that protects their personal information.

From the story:

Massachusetts-based Imagitas has a contract in Ohio and other states to mail vehicle registration notices. The company inserts an advertisement before sending the notices to millions of drivers.

The practice is an apparent loophole in Ohio's 2000 Driver Privacy Protection Act, which allows drivers to shield personal data, such as names and addresses, from being disclosed by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to commercial mailers for surveys, marketing or solicitations.

For those who appreciate irony, there is plenty cast by knowledge of the Ohio General Assembly passing a Driver Privacy Protection Act just three years before opening concealed handgun licenseholders' records up to the media. But that irony pales in comparison to the heaping pile that can be found by reading the Cleveland Plain Dealer's treatment of this lawsuit news.

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By John Longenecker

The Castle Doctrine is now in Texas awaiting Governor Perry's signature. That makes sixteen states now in support of citizens.

Critics opposed to the Castle Doctrine and who are urging Governor Perry to nix it fail to understand the concept. It's not hard to grasp if you love people, it's hard to follow if you disrespect family.

Editorials encourage Texas Governor Perry to veto the bill because it would mean a return to the Wild West, and that more guns would put more people in harm's way. As I said, they fail to understand the concept.

The clue is that these anti-liberty positions basically say that gun owners are the aggressors. Projection. Interference with a civil right and family and personal safety is aggression. Meanwhile, most Americans understand that editorial boards and public officials under oath have no say-so in opposing a civil right - more aggression.

Let's look for a moment at the outright hostility the anti-gun activists exhibit so clearly. Look at it not as a civil right issue - which it is - but also as a how-you-run-your-own-household issue. You are head of a household, and you protect your family. You want to learn what you need to know in making your best informed decisions on how you run your home. You don't want newspapers keeping things from you or officials failing to protect your interests by refusing to mention certain legal facts.

For all their bad advice, three things the anti-guns cannot deny -

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