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US House votes to overturn mandatory gun locks

8:29am Friday, June 30, 2006

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn a recently enacted law requiring safety trigger locks on all hand guns sold in the United States. The Republican-controlled House handed a victory to opponents of gun control by a vote of 230-191. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave argued that the added cost of the trigger locks is passed on to gun owners and that they "do not stop accidental...

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Hello Help Desk? I forgot the password to my bullets.

11:12am Wednesday, June 28, 2006

First it was smart guns with secret rings and bracelets. Then came the fingerprint and palmprint technologies. Get ready for password lists and keypads on your firearms next. An article Password-protected bullets in New Scientist describes a recent patent to do just that. From the article: "The way to make firearms really safe, says Hebert Meyerle of Germany, is to password-protect the ammunition...

Strickland statement on HB347 gains press attention; Blackwell's voice coveted

12:10am Wednesday, June 21, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Following up on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland's statement on the Ohio "Senate's failure to act on legislation to strengthen Protections for Ohio's gun owners (HB347), the Canton Repository published further comments made by Strickland on the campaign trail this week. Following a rally marking the end of a three-day, 19-county campaign tour, Ted Strickland said...

Senator Mike DeWine makes exclusive Top-10 Anti-Gun US Senator List

by Larry S. Moore

12:05am Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Human Events Online, the National Conservative Weekly, has two new Top 10 lists. They are the Top 10 anti-gun US Senators and U.S. Congressmen . Fortunately, none of Ohio congressmen or women made the top 10 list for the US House of Representatives. On the other hand, many Ohioans will not be surprised to learn that Senator Mike DeWine appears on the list of US Senators . Perhaps the only...

Ted Strickland goes on offense; highlights gun bill stalled in Senate

12:15pm Monday, June 19, 2006

More than a year ago, when Democratic congressman Ted Strickland announced his candidacy for governor, we asked the question: What will a pro-gun Democrat do to the Ohio governor's race? We noted that in recent years, the pickings for Ohio gun owners have been slim when it came to the governors' race. Whether it was George Voinovich or Bob Taft, the OhioGOP simply has not had much to offer people...

Major party gubernatorial candidates to attend USSA Rally

12:05am Sunday, June 18, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Columbus) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell have accepted invitations to be special guests at the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 10th annual Save Our Heritage Rally held in Columbus. The event will fund the organization’s work to protect hunting, fishing and trapping in the state. Sportsmen will have a...

President Harris: HB347 to see action before year-end

12:05am Friday, June 16, 2006

From a recent edition of the Hannah Report: "Senate President Bill Harris said there are no immediate plans to bring the Senate back in August or September, preferring to let his members stay in their districts over the summer. Bills that will be on the agenda before year's end align="right"> include the capital bill, concealed carry reform, energy policy, sexual predator changes, and the...

Mentel Ban Update: Mikey finds a reason to oppose home rule

12:05am Tuesday, June 13, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Municipal bureaucrats who oppose HB347's firearms law preemption provision, which will ensure that firearms laws are uniform across Ohio, do so under the complaint that such a law would tamper with Ohio's home rule provision. In spring 2004, Columbus' Mayor stood in a city park the day Ohio's concealed carry law became active and railed against the law because it disallows cities...