President Obama signals quiet surrender on gun control

by Ken Hanson This past Presidential election, gun owners had much cause for concern. John McCain, a lukewarm gun supporter or gun banner, depending upon the day, was running against eventual winner Obama, a former member of the Joyce Foundation board of directors, the Joyce foundation being a leading financial supporter of gun control activism. Since that time, President Obama has surprised his...

Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation (HB45) passes House committee

[Editor's Note: This article was updated throughout the afternoon of March 15 as new information became available.] A bill that would make critical improvements to Ohio's concealed carry laws has passed out of the House Committee on State Government and Elections. The committee, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, passed HB45 with a 12-10 mostly party line vote (the only...

Obama officially, publicly calls for new gun control; [Update: NRA responds]

by Chad D. Baus On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the president of the United States began publicly call for new gun control limits against law-abiding citizens in hopes of curtailing the behavior of the lawless. Gun rights activists have known this day was coming since the day Barack Obama won his party's nomination (and since John McCain won his). In an op-ed published in the Arizona Daily Star ,...

Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill may come to a vote - please help us now!

Our pro-gun bills hang in the balance. We need to turn up the heat with MORE emails and MORE calls! A vote could be coming this week on our bill, Restaurant Carry (HB 45). The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, has scheduled a SIXTH hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R...

In America Today, a Gun Saved a Life

Editor's Note: This commentary was also published recently at TheLandoftheFree.net . by Gerard Valentino Statistics tell us that today, somewhere in America, a gun saved someone's life. The person alive because they chose to own a gun and use it for self-defense might be a teacher, or a factory worker, or a computer programmer. Unlike the mainstream media portrayal of gun owners, they are not all...

Op-Ed: Banning guns is not the answer

[Editor's Note: In 2006, a woman who identified herself as representing the NCJW testified against legislation which eventually codified Ohio's statewide preemption law . Just last week, the NCJW testified against HB45, Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation .] by Kenneth S. Kabb The National Council of Jewish Women's thinly disguised polemic in the article "Reforming gun safety...

Restoration of Rights bill scheduled for third hearing in House; Buckeye Firearms Association to offer testimony

The House Committee on Criminal Justice, which is chaired by BFA "B*" -rated Rep. Lynn Slaby, will hear proponent/ opponent and interested party testimony on HB54 , sponsored by Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) on Wednesday, March 16 at 9:00 a.m. in Statehouse Room 114. This is the bill's third hearing in the House. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative...

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