Two Republicans, including Ohio's lame duck Republican Senator George Voinovich, voted AGAINST nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license-holders. The resulting 58-39 vote failed to overcome a Democrat filibuster.

By Jim Irvine

The United States Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have made concealed carry licenses valid in all states that issue them. This is another blow to law-abiding citizens and further illustrates why it is so important to defeat the likes of Sonya Sotomayor in her quest to become a voice for anti-freedom groups in our U.S. Supreme Court.

The amendment, sponsored by South Dakota Senator John Thune, and known officially as Amendment #1618, was being offered as an attachment to S.1290, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010.

If enacted, this would have allowed a person who possesses a valid concealed weapons license issued by the state they reside in to carry a gun in every state that issues licenses (all states except Illinois and Wisconsin.) It would not have changed any state's requirement for obtaining a license, or the state's rules that apply to license holders.

By Gerard Valentino

The entire nation is engrossed by the media coverage of the armed thugs that killed a Florida couple known for adopting developmentally challenged children. It seems that the criminals attacked and killed a truly generous and caring couple who had dedicated their life to helping the less fortunate.

What most people missed in the coverage, however, is that the criminals apparently trained for weeks prior to the home invasion, and it took place with near military-like precision.

All of the anti-gun loons out there who claim calling the police is the best option can't refute that the thugs who committed this horrible crime were in and out before anyone could respond.

HILLSBORO, OHIO - A Highland County man will pay a hefty fine after his recent conviction in Hillsboro Municipal Court for wildlife violations involving the unlawful taking of a trophy class white-tailed deer.

In January and February 2009 acting on calls to the statewide Turn In A Poacher (TIP) hotline, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife conducted an investigation in central Highland County. As a result of the investigation, a Highland County man was convicted of unlawful harvest of a white-tailed deer. The deer, scoring 175 & 6/8ths points, was shot with a rifle during the archery season. The deer was then illegally checked in as an archery harvest.