By Chad D. Baus

Writing about the victims of crime can be a sensitive business. The practice is done by the pro-Second Amendment community out of a desire to learn from others' experiences, and yet at times it is easy, when viewing media accounts of the events, to perceive victims' stories more as fictional case studies than for what they actually are - the horrifying experiences of actual people, and sometimes the grief of family members who have lost a loved one.

It is with a heavy heart, and with this need for sensitivity in mind, that I approach the story of Matthew Dugan, a 34 year-old man who was shot and killed at his workplace in West Toledo on August 13.

By John Longenecker

The Very First Personal Burden Goes Unaddressed By Candidates.

What is it about Guns? . . a question addressed by many except Presidential Candidates where the subject seems to be Verboten. Here's a new wrinkle: As the 2008 Presidential Candidates remain mute or vague on Liberty questions, especially in light of the recent Supreme Court Decision that gun bans are unconstitutional, you'd think they'd comment.

Are they missing a bet?