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 an 18 year-old woman being abducted in a "gun-free" zone and sexually assaulted, to an increase in gun club membership, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.

By Jim Irvine

Recently I helped our treasurer go through line by line all our donations for a campaign finance report. It struck me how many of you had donated, and how much some people donated. Thank you. It means a great deal that you put such trust in our group of leaders - who I promise will continue to work and earn that trust.

Our educational corporation, Buckeye Firearms Foundation has received final approval from the IRS for our non-profit status. Thus donations to the Foundation are tax deductible, and the Foundation can also accept corporate donations which the PAC (Buckeye Firearms Association) is prohibited from accepting. (To donate, simply mail checks to the same address, but made payable to "Buckeye Firearms Foundation" instead of "Association")

The Association is a PAC, so it can use its money to influence elections, lobby for better laws and such. All donations and expenses are public record. No corporate donations permitted. Donations not tax-deductible.

The Foundation paid expenses for the Heller brief, but is now in need of funding for future lawsuits against cities who can't figure out what "statewide preemption" means or learn from Ohio Supreme Court rulings. It sponsors the radio show, and has spent considerable time and money educating legislators. Of course with some 40 freshman legislators taking the oath in Columbus this month, the work starts again. We are also looking to teach and arm citizens who might not otherwise be able to afford a gun for protection, but who are more likely to need it than most of us. We need some corporate funding and personal donations are tax-deductible.

There is a complete 2008 Year in Review outline below, but I want to highlight a few things.

By John R. Lott, Jr.

Despite a huge Democratic Senate majority, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings are going to be difficult. He has a long record to defend. Whether it is his involvement and inconsistent statements about Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich or his pushing Clinton's clemency of the FALN terrorists or his failure to disclose his work for troubled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich after Blagojevich's legal problems surfaced, he faces tough questions.

But Holder's nomination raises other questions about what President-elect Barack Obama claimed he believed during the campaign. Numerous times he promised that he supported an individual's right to own guns and that he wouldn't do anything to take away people's guns.