By Chad D. Baus

Barack Obama had not yet locked up the nomination for his party when he revealed his true feelings about gun owners to attendees of a private fund raiser in San Francisco last April:

“You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them,” Obama said. “And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

The 'bitter clingers' comment continues to resonate, with John McCain regularly citing Obama's snide remarks on the campaign trail, and the NRA using the phrase in campaign materials.

Last week, an Obama supporter and U.S. Congressman from Florida took the stereo-typing of gun owners to a whole new level.

To Rep. Alcee Hastings, Democrat-FL, gun owners and hunters aren't just 'bitter clingers'. To Rep. Alcee Hastings, Democrat-FL, we are racist anti-Semites.

By Jim Irvine

I just finished a family vacation traveling through and spending time in several states including West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is interesting what is legal or illegal as you travel across state lines.

I have concealed carry licenses from Ohio and Florida which allowed me to carry in each mentioned state, except Maryland. It is important to follow the laws of the state you are in, not where your license was issued. For researching state laws I used “The Traveler’s guide to firearms laws in 50 states” and www.handgunlaw.us as well as information from states Attorney General or State Police web sites.

Traveling through West Virginia is simple since signing a reciprocity agreement with them last year. There are no serious restrictions in cars, and very few victim zones where one can't carry their gun.

North Carolina restricts carry in several places Ohio does not, including all school property (including parking lots owned by a college) events where admission is charged and public events including parades and funeral processions. I was in North Carolina for the anniversary of September 11 and the events of that day are quite personal to me. But the restriction kept me from attending any memorial service. Carry in churches and religious sanctuary is permitted.

Several members of Buckeye Firearms Association joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across the state this past weekend at the United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 12th Annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" held in Columbus on September 27th.

The event, as always, was a well-organized flurry of activity, as guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories were auctioned off and given away throughout the evening. The grand prize was 20 acres of hunting ground in south-eastern Ohio!

The keynote speaker for the evening was Senator John McCain. Making good on his campaign motto, 'Country First', McCain chose not to attend the event in person, having stayed in Washington D.C. to work through the weekend on the ongoing issues with the Wall Street financial mess. The GOP presidential candidate addressed the more than 1,300 rally attendees via satellite feed.

Unlike the recent address President Bush delivered by satellite to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, which came off as awkward due to the President's apparent inability to hear and react to applause in real-time, Sen. McCain was clearly able to hear the crowd react to his speech. And react they did, especially at an early mention of his choice for Vice President, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Mother & daughter team Joy & Faith Ferkel are making headlines in Ohio and across the nation as concealed handgun license (CHL) instructors.

The Fremont News-Messenger recently featured photos of the pair, decked out in Second Amendment Sisters t-shirts, explaining pistol mechanics and proper loading techniques to students during one of their women's-only training sessions for the concealed and carry law in Ohio.

The two will be also featured in the November/December issue of Women & Guns magazine.

Meanwhile in Tiffin, OH, the local newspaper is reporting that women are "staying aware" as investigations continue into recent attacks by one or more violent sexual predators. In the same issue, the paper is featuring a local CHL instructor who reports he's seen an increase in the number of female students.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 24 -- The following is a press release by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):

"One of the most blatant lies ever to come from a politician's mouth," is how the ISRA is characterizing a recent statement by U.S. Senator Barack Obama. Speaking in the latest issue of "Field & Stream," Obama claims that Illinois sportsmen know him as an advocate for their rights. On the contrary, Obama's voting record while a state senator clearly indicates that he has nothing but contempt for the law-abiding firearm owner.

"Any sportsman who counts Barack Obama as one of his friends is seriously confused," said ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "Throughout his tenure in the Illinois Senate, Obama served as one of the most loyal foot soldiers in Mayor Daley's campaign to abolish civilian firearm ownership. While a state senator, Obama voted for legislation that would ban and forcibly confiscate nearly every shotgun, target rifle and hunting rifle in the state. Obama also voted for bills that would ration the number of firearms a law-abiding citizen could own, yet give a pass to the violent thugs who roam our streets. And, inexplicably, Obama voted four times against legislation that would allow citizens to use firearms to defend their homes and families."

Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report”

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1- Brady Schemes Exposed

The lamestream media told you:

There are many good ideas for cutting “gun deaths,” according to a Freakonomics quorum run by The New York Times http://tinyurl.com/5fn62u. “Let’s put aside for a moment the standard discussions about the right to bear arms,” quotes the piece, which goes on to discuss novel ideas -- but not the demographic reality that 80-90% of gun deaths (omitting suicide) are related to the War on Some Drugs, making them actually war deaths.

Among the suggestions: rewards for snitching on illegal possession, increased parental involvement, garnishing wages to pay victims, elect gun-death-reduction politicians, tipping the Supreme Court away from its current pro-rights stance, and other ideas.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

Everyone knows about the great traditions and family values that make hunting and fishing special, but fewer people realize the tremendous conservation and economic benefits provided by America’s sportsmen and women.

Are you aware of the benefits to your state? Take a closer look at a force as big as all outdoors.

Please join our nationwide celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day and help us build public support for outdoor lifestyles.

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has sent threatening letters to news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio to stop airing ads exposing his anti-gun record sponsored by the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF).

The kicker? NRA-PVF's Ohio’s ads have not yet begun running.

“Barack Obama and his campaign are terrified of the truth,” declared Chris W. Cox, Chairman of NRA-PVF. “Sen. Obama's statements and support for restricting access to firearms, raising taxes on guns and ammunition and voting against the use of firearms for self-defense in the home are a matter of public record. NRA-PVF will make sure that everyone knows of Obama's abysmal record on guns and hunting.”

By Gerard Valentino

"What exactly do you think is working in Chicago," Sen. Obama?

Sadly, the hometown we share reached another deadly milestone this summer due to the decision to disarm law-abiding citizens.

CBS2chicago.com reported recently that 123 people were killed over the summer in Chicago, compared with 65 soldiers killed in Iraq.

From the story:

In May, cbs2chicago.com began tracking city shootings and posting them on Google maps. Information compiled from our reporters, wire service reports and the Chicago Police Major Incidents log indicated that 123 people were shot and killed throughout the city between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, and the end of Labor Day on Sept. 1.

According to the Defense Department, 65 soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq. About the same number were killed in Afghanistan over that same period.

In the same time period, an estimated 245 people were shot and wounded in the city.

To say it’s become easy to mock the Chicago leadership because of their willingness to cling to gun control and their bitterness over the city’s continuing increase in violent crime is an understatement. How they can push for more gun control when it failed citywide is breathtaking in its arrogance. Although the city will most likely drop the fight to keep the ban of handgun ownership, it is unlikely that Mayor Daley will ever willingly allow concealed carry in HIS city. Likewise, we know that Barack Obama opposes concealed carry - he confirmed it to a Pittsburgh newspaper this last April.

When the city you claim to rule is more deadly for inhabitants than a war zone in Iraq, and you still claim the gun control laws are "working", something is very, very wrong.

By Jim Irvine

As I started reading “The Great New Orleans Gun Grab, Descent into Anarchy”, by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson, I wondered how I could relate the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and the dire conditions that followed to residents of Ohio and beyond. As I finished the book, many people in Ohio and beyond were getting ready to start day five without power.

Hurricane Ike ravaged Texas, and then headed northeast. Places far from the coast were dealt hurricane force winds that dropped trees on cars, houses, roads and power lines. Damaged houses leaked. Drinking water had to be treated. Showers were cold. Batteries ran dead. There were runs on generators and other “survival equipment.” Those that prepared ahead of time were more comfortable than those who did not.

While, “...Gun Grab” is a book about New Orleans and what happened there, it is also a book about what could happen to each of us, if we are not eternally vigilant. Disaster comes in many forms and can strike any of us at any time with little or no warning. There are lessons both political (Katrina legislation) and personal (be prepared) in understanding what happened.

If “mainstream” media did their job, you would know the whole story and reading this book would not be necessary. Sadly, such is not the case. As much as I knew about the atrocities in New Orleans, the book expounded on what I knew, and demonstrated why we must all work to make sure the aftermath of Katrina never happens again in the United States.