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Op-Ed: Plenty to do outdoors during holiday season

10:33am Tuesday, December 27, 2005

The following are excerpts from a Christmas Day article in the Lima News by outdoors writer Al Smith. Deer hunters who will participate in the annual muzzleloader season will be prepared for a frigid wait for a shot at their prey. ...The muzzleloader deer season...runs from Tuesday through Friday. This season has become more popular in recent years probably because modern in-line muzzleloaders...

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State agency moves to further protect (criminals') privacy

8:35am Tuesday, December 27, 2005

In April 2004, just a few weeks after passage of Ohio's concealed carry (which thanks to Bob Taft and the Ohio Newspaper Association included a provision allowing the media access to license-holders' private information), Governor Taft insulted gun owners by ordering the names of former prison inmates removed from the Internet to avoid "stigmatizing" the convicts. No mention of a fabled 'right to...

Victims of violence on state-mandated ''no-guns'' campus offered free assistance

9:45am Friday, December 23, 2005

The (OSU) Lantern is reporting that the college has instituted a program to give aid to students who are victims of violence on an around the OSU campus. Judging by the story, the problem is bigger than you'll ever find in a university recruitment flyer. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. From the story: Two years ago Anna Jencson, a senior in sociology, was walking past...

Columbus man receives 117-year sentence for repeat gun crimes

3:21pm Thursday, December 22, 2005

December 21, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BATFE Press Release COLUMBUS, OH --- Oliver McComb, Jr., age 47, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 1,410 months imprisonment for committing six armed robberies and brandishing a firearm in four crimes of violence. McComb's sentence exceeds 117 years because of his prior violent criminal record. In December 2004, a United States...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

11:37am Wednesday, December 21, 2005

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are worthy of mention. What follows is our weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From intriguing news on various political candidates to three shootings in Ohio school "safety" zones this week, this article deserves...

These Democrats might help their party win by NOT running for governor

12:05am Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Democrats have been making news recently for electing a pro-gun legislator to head the party in Ohio, and for considering the damage their gun control agenda has caused when strategizing on how to recover power across the nation. We thought we'd lend a hand to the folks hoping to retake the Ohio governor's office by mentioning a few people who would hurt their party's chances of reestablishing...

Pro-gun Democrat elected to head party in Ohio

12:53pm Tuesday, December 20, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Ohio Democratic Party elected House Minority Leader Chris Redfern as its chairman Monday night. Redfern is a former endorsee of this political action committee who voted for Ohio's concealed carry law. From the story: The 120 delegates were divided in their support of Redfern and Dennis Lieberman, the longtime chairman of the Montgomery County...

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''Democrats recast gun control image''. But is it a true conversion?

12:05am Tuesday, December 20, 2005

By Chad D. Baus The Boston Globe is reporting that the Democrat party, long identified with gun control, is rethinking its approach to the gun debate, seeking to improve the chances of its candidates in states where hunters have been wary of casting votes for a party with a national reputation of being against guns. According to the story, the Democrats' effort to soften their rhetoric on gun...