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NW OH: 2 judges square off for appellate court

12:05am Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The Toledo Blade is reporting this week on a race that should be on the radar of every pro-gun voter in Ohio's 6th Appellate District. (Not sure what pro-gun candidates will be appearing on your ballot next Tuesday? Click here to get your personalized slate card of pro-gun candidates!) Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Osowik is running against Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and Judge...

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Will Ohio gun owners go for the Democrat?

12:10am Tuesday, October 31, 2006

By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ) Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell has been described by some conservatives as a rising political star. Blackwell's platform includes support for the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well as fiscal and social conservatism. But that apparently hasn't helped him, as the latest polls put him...

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CNSNews: 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns' Preparing Their Assault

12:10am Friday, October 27, 2006

CNSNews.com is reporting that more than one hundred of the nation's mayors are breathing new life into the gun control movement. From the story: The "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition," a bipartisan group of 109 mayors in 44 states, is meeting Thursday in Chicago to "share strategies in the fight against illegal guns." According to the coalition's website, those strategies include "how to...

Too many Buckeyes walking about in ''Condition White''

12:05am Friday, October 27, 2006

By Tim Inwood I know I will be preaching to the choir with this article. I hope that you will share this with family members and friends who have not taken the time to evaluate why they have not gotten their concealed handgun license. My fellow Buckeyes sometimes puzzle me. Of late we have been bombarded with stories to convince us that the nation and our state is currently awash in violent crime...

Drunk and Armed: On Duty with the Ohio State Highway Patrol

12:10am Thursday, October 26, 2006

Editor's Note Nov. 2, 2006 : At the time this story was posted, the tests commonly relied upon by the OSHP showed Trooper Joshua Risner to be intoxicated and no news outlets were questioning that "fact". At the request of the OSHP, additional tests not available to the general public were performed on Risner's body, bringing into question the validity of the standard tests. We are continuing to...

Crime Victims: Deadly Force vs. Self Defense

12:05am Thursday, October 26, 2006

Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting on two recent incidents involving cases of property owners using a gun to protect themselves during robberies. In each case, the prosecutor is working to decide if these two property owners were justified in using force. From the story : The latest shooting took place at S&S Deli on Winton Road in Winton Place. A male suspect struck the owner with a soda can...

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Deja Vu: Senate promises action on gun bill...after election

12:05am Wednesday, October 25, 2006

By Chad D. Baus As regular consumers of the mainstream media know, voting on November 7 will be but a formality. Liberals have already won the election and are busy taking their pick of Congressional office space . While there is plenty of evidence that the conventional wisdom about a "Blue Wave" in national elections may not be all that wise, in Ohio even leading Republicans see that in Columbus...

Crime trends, causes and cures: Do media crime statistics tell the WHOLE truth?

12:10am Tuesday, October 24, 2006

By Jim Irvine American novelist/philosopher Mark Twain once wrote, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." Even in his day, he recognized -- especially in media reporting -- that legitimate statistics are often presented in such a way to create an impression that can be far from the whole truth. For example, last month the FBI released preliminary data indicating an increase in 2005 violent...