By Jim Irvine

It is with sadness that I report that November 15, 2009 will be the last Firearms Forum show on WHK, AM 1420.

It has been a tremendous experience and I thank all who have listened, called, or sent email about the show. Through the show I have been able to meet many patriots dedicated to protect and restore our Second Amendment right.

I will be joined on the final show by John Benner and Ron Borsch, two of the nations leading experts on multiple victim killings. This is a show that I have wanted to do for many months, and last week's shootings in Ft. Hood and Orlando make this topic extremely relevant. Those outside the Cleveland area can listen online.

According to two polls released this week by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, "the Democratic wave that swept through Ohio in 2006 and 2008 may be cresting."

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's lead over former Congressman and Fox News show host John Kasich in the 2010 race for reelection has evaporated into a 40 - 40 percent tie, with Ohio voters seeing the possible Republican challenger as better able to handle rebuilding the state economy and handling the budget.

The latest survey marks a substantial swing in momentum since September, when the university found Strickland with a 10 point lead.