By Gerard Valentino

A lot has been made recently in Ohio's pro-gun community about Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's congressional vote in favor of the 1994 Clinton Assault Weapons ban. As it stands, Mr. Kasich refuses to disavow the vote on the record, and will only go so far as to state the bill didn't have the intended effect.

To pro-gun advocates, that response is simply not good enough, because it implies that if another gun control law came along that he believed in, he might support gun control again.

The sad truth is without that one bad vote in Congress, and his unwillingness to disavow it, Mr. Kasich is a near perfect conservative gubernatorial candidate. His record is nearly flawless and he seemingly would make a great governor.

By Chad D. Baus

Democrat Attorney General Richard Cordray, who was recently criticized by a potential 2010 Republican contender, Prosecutor Dave Yost, for not signing on when twenty-three other attorneys general sent a letter asking the federal government in a letter to not re-impose the so-called assault weapons ban, has been quoted in an interview at RightOhio.com as saying he would not support such a ban.

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.