Editor's Note: This article has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com.

By Chad D. Baus

In my last column, "The People Fighting for Your Gun Rights", I lamented the fact that more state gun rights organizations had not responded to my invitation to help keep USCCA members up to date on the current battles that they face, what specific activities they are engaging in on each battle, their sense of the morale of gun owners in their state, etc. In the weeks since then, I've heard from three more state organizations, bringing our group to a total of nineteen states.

For many persons who carry concealed on a regular basis, any memory of the fight that secured them that right is fading quickly. But in more places than many are aware, the battle to restore the right to bear arms for self-defense is still raging.

By Chad D. Baus

During my seven-plus years experience covering Second Amendment issues and the media in Ohio, I've learned that whenever the Columbus Dispatch decides to cover a gun issue, it is important to keep in mind where they began, and where they have stayed in the 130+ years since.

So when I read the opening paragraph of the Dispatch's story on Southern Ohio Machine Gun Shoot in Minford, I was prepared for the worst.