Op-Ed: Let’s honor our veterans by protecting their Second Amendment rights

by Chris Cox This Friday, as we honor the courage and sacrifice of our U.S. military veterans, we should also be mindful of a terrible injustice that too many of them are forced to endure when they come home from the field of battle: the loss of their Second Amendment rights. Today there are roughly 114,000 veterans and veterans’ family members who have had their ability to purchase a firearm in...

Fast, Furious, Feeble...

by Jim Shepherd The old joke about the NCAA's somewhat selective enforcement of basketball rules went like this: "The NCAA's so mad at Kentucky that they're giving Slippery Rock three more years of probation." Translation: the NCAA was going to protect its own even if it sometimes meant the innocent were punished. Seems the Justice Department could work well with the NCAA, at least when it comes...

Judge throws out "failure to notify" case against Canton concealed carry licensee who police officer threatened to "execute"

by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that a judge has dismissed the case against Ohio CHL-holder William Bartlett, who was threatened with "execution" by a Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless during a traffic stop, saying the prosecution had not proved its case. From the article : "I thought it would turn out this way,” is all William E. Bartlett had to say Wednesday afternoon...

Ohio's Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season Set for November 19-20

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department ofNatural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The youth deer-gun season is open statewide to hunters 17 years old and younger. Plugged shotguns using slugs, muzzleloaders .38 caliber and larger, handguns .357 caliber or larger, and bows are legal. All...

Headline: "Holder Refuses To Apologize For Murder Of Border Agent; Says Fast & Furious Didn't Lead To Death"

by Chad D. Baus RealClearPolitics.com has posted a transcript of testimony by Attorney General Eric Holder, submitted at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at which he was asked to answer questions about the ATF's "Operation Fast and Furious" gun running scandal, which has led directly to the deaths of two, possibly three U.S. agents and more than 200 Mexicans . In the video, Holder can be seen...

October sees 10.6% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 17th straight month over month increase

The October 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 945,088 is an increase of 10.6 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 854,563 in October 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted October 2011 NICS figure of 1,331,836 reflects a 2.1 percent decrease from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,359,894 in October 2010. This marks the seventeenth straight...

A Few Minutes With...Herman Cain

by Jim Shepherd This weekend, thanks to the efforts of my friend Doug Warren, I had an on-the-record conversation with Herman Cain. As the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, his candidacy is drawing plenty of attention and criticism. Some of the criticism seems warranted; he has reversed himself on some issues, on others he's been short on details. He's also the...

REMINDER: Vote Tuesday in the Buckeye State!

Tuesday November 8 is Election Day in Ohio. Primary and general election days are the only two days each year where we have the ability to vote on our future. We will vote on statewide issues and local candidates. Some have asked why these local races are important, when none of the winners will hold an office where they will vote statewide gun issues. A large number of our current House of...

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