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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...

Exposed: The anti-gunners behind Issues 2 through 5

8:30am Monday, December 19, 2005

When Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore first sounded the alarm bells about why gun owners needed to pay attention to State Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5, many Second Amendment supports probably wondered what the Issues had to do with their gun rights. Our answer was simple - a fair and open elections process has everything to do with our gun rights, and the anti-gun people who were trying to...

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Dispatch: Reidelbach won’t seek final term in legislature

7:39am Monday, December 19, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Rep. Linda Reidelbach, considered one of the most conservative members of the General Assembly, told party officials last week that she will not run for re-election in 2006. From the story: The Columbus Republican could have run for one more two-year term before being forced out by term limits. "She said she was heading into her last term, and there are a...

Finally, the media finds a story on hunting that needs to be told

12:10am Friday, December 16, 2005

Dec 13, 2005 ABC News Hunters helped save rare bird from extinction A hunting lodge with antler chandeliers and stuffed ducks on the walls seems a strange place to celebrate the comeback of the ivory-billed woodpecker, but wildlife officials are doing exactly that. They credit hunters in particular with helping bring the rare bird back from presumed extinction in the Big Woods section of Arkansas...

Ohio deer hunters prepare for statewide muzzleloader season Dec. 27-30

12:05am Friday, December 16, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2004 COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio’s popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide December 27-30, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "The muzzleloader season continues to grow in popularity with Ohio hunters, and as a result, has become a very important part of our deer management program," said Mike Tonkovich...

Mentel Cases Volume One: The Case of the Neighborhood AK-47s

12:04pm Thursday, December 15, 2005

By Ken Hanson We here in the Mentel Ward managed to convince our wardens to allow us to watch some television the other day, so you can imagine our shock in learning of a recent failure of the Mentel Ban on assault weapons in the City of Columbus. You might recall that under the ban, any center fire rifle that accepts a magazine is considered an "assault weapon". Other features, depending upon...

Why Emphasize the Negative?

12:10am Thursday, December 15, 2005

By Larry S. Moore A number of outdoor columnists are reporting on the recently completed deer gun season in Ohio. Many of those columnists end their stories with a recap of the hunting fatalities and incidents in Ohio. It seems like lots of columnist feel obligated to include the statistics in their reports. As an outdoor writer, I hate ending my columns on a negative note. Why end on a negative...