By Jim Irvine

On Saturday, January 10, I was honored to be a guest speaker for a meeting of the Medina County Friends and Neighbors (www.mcfan.org). The topic was firearms - and despite heavy snow, icy roads and winter storm warnings, the group had a very healthy turnout.

I started by having my 3 year-old son join me for a safety discussion. I asked him what he would do if he found a gun.

January 14, 2009
Toledo Blade

A guest editorial from the Columbus Dispatch titled "Kowtowing to the NRA" accuses Ohio lawmakers of caving in to pressure from the NRA to not pass a proposal to raise the fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit by almost 22 percent.

In doing so, the editorial says the lawmakers have "failed to put the best interest of the taxpayers first." I strongly disagree.