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Op-Ed: The Arizona Shootings, Gun Violence Research and the Facts vs. The New York Times

3:00pm Wednesday, January 19, 2011

by John Lott You know you're doing something right when two New York Times columnists, Gail Collins and Nicholas Kristof, attack your research on the same day. Kristof followed up on criticism leveled earlier in the week by others writing for The Times . I must have said something substantial enough to warrant this attention. Let us check the facts. Gail Collins worries that law-abiding citizens...

Murders down in DC; where is the media fanfare?

7:00am Wednesday, January 19, 2011

by Tim Inwood For someone who lived in the greater metropolitan Washington D.C. area in the 80's, and who was bombarded nightly with the stories of homicides and how D.C. was the murder capital, I find the current deafening silence on the subject quite curious. Why has the mainstream media dropped the subject and why is the good news not broadcast-worthy? In 2008, as the US Supreme Court prepared...

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Report: Obama admin. reconsidering ban on importation of historical M1 rifles from South Korea

3:00pm Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The Outdoor Wire has learned the United States Department of State is reconsidering last year's decision to block the importation of World War II rifles from the Republic of Korea. Citing concerns over the proposed demilitarization and disposal of 850,000 surplus M1 Garand rifles and M1 Carbines, the State Department had rescinded authorization for the transfer, saying the decision was based on...

The Tragedy Litmus Test – Another Failure of the Anti-Gun Culture

7:00am Tuesday, January 18, 2011

by Gerard Valentino The tragic events in Arizona are an unfortunate litmus test to see if the anti-gun community will truly use any tragedy for political gain. Based on the actions of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, it is clear the anti-gun community failed such a test in a horrible fashion. Just a few...

Statewide Muzzleloader Deer Hunting Season Concludes

3:00pm Monday, January 17, 2011

Archery season continues until February 6 Hunters took 17,108 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, January 8-11, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 914 deer checked. In 2010, a preliminary total of 24,078 deer was taken during muzzleloader season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Counties reporting the highest number...

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Arizona Shooting Leads to Repeat of Inaccuracies

7:00am Monday, January 17, 2011

by Jim Shepherd Last weekend's shooting rampage in Arizona was a senseless crime against decency, and totally without reason. Trying to portray the actions of an obviously disturbed twenty-two year old shooter as anything other than the actions of a lunatic simply don't wash. Despite the fact it appears the attack was planned and executed, no sane individual would set out on a Saturday morning...

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The Legacy of WWII Veteran Dick Winters Lives on in Arizona

3:00pm Friday, January 14, 2011

Editor's Note: This article is also featured today at WorldNetDaily.com by Gerard Valentino During the wall-to-wall coverage of the Arizona spree killing and attempted assasination of a U.S. Congresswoman, a small news blurb was hardly noticed by most of America - Major Richard Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame died in his rural Pennsylvania home. For those not familiar with his story, Richard...

Delaware city councilman calls for lift of state's ban on concealed carry in public buildings

7:00am Friday, January 14, 2011

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of a shooting at Florida school board meeting, and the mass shooting in Arizona that accompanied as assassination attempt against U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Delware, Ohio city councilman is says it's time that the statewide ban on concealed carry in public buildings be lifted. From the article : Delaware City Council members this week discussed security measures...