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Police Chief Dennis Murphy's testimony on HB45 offers stark contrast to police union's rhetoric

3:00pm Wednesday, March 09, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The chief of police of a Columbus suburb provided testifimony for HB45 on Tuesday that starkly contrasted with that provided to the House Committee on State Government and Elections by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police two weeks ago . From the Gongwer News Service: Gahanna Chief of Police Dennis Murphy said his city of 35,000 in northeast Franklin County has had zero...

Author of "The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States" testifies on Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill

7:00am Wednesday, March 09, 2011

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine At the invitation of Buckeye Firearms Association, attorney Scott Kappas, author of " The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States ," traveled to Ohio on Tuesday to deliver testimony before the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is considering Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation (HB45). Kappas is perhaps the most...

BFA Legislative Chair Ken Hanson offers proponent testimony on HB45; Amendments circulated but no votes today

3:00pm Tuesday, March 08, 2011

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine Buckeye Firearms Association's Legislative Chair Ken Hanson offered testimony today in support of Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation before the House Committee on State Government and Elections. His testimony follows:

Spotlight on ATF "gunwalker" scandal ratchets up pace of criminal investigation into agent's death

7:00am Tuesday, March 08, 2011

by Jim Shepherd Although the administration's not admitting it, the heat put on the Attorney General's office regarding the widening "gunwalker" scandal may be ratcheting up the pace in rounding up the criminals involved in the arms smuggling disaster. On Wednesday, three men were arrested in connection with the smuggled firearms that ended the life of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE)...

Final numbers released for Ohio's White-tailed Deer Season; Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in Ohio Deer

3:00pm Monday, March 07, 2011

A total of 239,260 deer were killed during Ohio's 2010-11 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. This season's total was below the record 2009-10 total of 261,260. Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the season were: Coshocton-8,837, Tuscarawas-8,164, Licking-7,819, Muskingum-7,130, Guernsey-6,990, Harrison-6,...

The biggest gun control myth is trotted out again in debate over restaurant carry in Ohio

7:00am Monday, March 07, 2011

by Gerard Valentino Whenever gun reform bills are debated around the country the anti-gun leaders are quick to trot out the same tired predictions that the next step to looser gun laws will lead to mayhem. The fact that none of the predictions come true isn't enough to dissuade them from making the same predictions when the next gun reform legislation is introduced. In Ohio, restaurant and car...

Restaurant/Car Carry scheduled for vote in House committee; HB54 (Restoration of Rights) scheduled for proponent testimony

3:00pm Friday, March 04, 2011

[UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect a changed meeting room for the House Committee on Criminal Justice.] Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio House of Representatives has scheduled hearings next week on pro-gun legislation supported by Buckeye Firearms Association. Tuesday, March 8: 1:30 pm, Statehouse Room 116 - The House Committee on State Government and Elections,...

Media jumps on ATF gun-running scandal, but pro-gun bloggers deserve credit for breaking the story

7:00am Friday, March 04, 2011

by Jim Shepherd With Attorney General Eric Holder having failed to respond to Senator Charles Grassley's questions regarding "Project Gunwalker" inside Grassley's February 23 deadline, it looks like the story continues to heat up. Fortunately, for everyone except the Justice Department (although we're all going to find the investigation distasteful when it finally does begin), the story is not...