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Radio report: State to Hear from Public on Handguns and Hunting Issue

12:10am Thursday, March 08, 2007

89.7 WKSU, which is a service of Kent State University and Ohio Public Media, reported this week on the outcome of Sunday's Ohio Division of Wildlife Open Houses. Aside from the obligatory inflammatory language we've grown to expect from the anti-gun media ("Some Ohio concealed-carry permit holders want laws changed so they can pack small-caliber heat in the woods during hunting season."), the...

Report: Gun accident deaths now at all-time low

12:10am Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Article originally published in America's 1st Freedom magazine, March 2007 issue According to data released recently by the National Center for Health Statistics, between 2003-2004 gun accident deaths in the United States fell 11 percent and the per capita rate of such accidents fell 12 percent, to their lowest points in recorded history. Over the last 20 years, along with a steady increase in...

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Article: Dealers claim need for self-defense

12:05am Monday, March 05, 2007

By Chad D. Baus As a fourth-generation car dealer working in my family business, I took special interest in a story recently published in the industry trade publication Used Car News, highlighting stories proving the dangers of being a car dealer, and interviewing several dealers who have taken steps to be prepared to defend themselves. Click on 'Read More' for the entire story. From the story:...

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WTOL Toledo story proves city's gun control policies a failure

12:15am Friday, March 02, 2007

By Chad D. Baus WTOL.com (CBS Toledo) recently published an article entitled "In Toledo, Guns are Easy to Get, Even for Teenagers". A simple scan of the story proves beyond all doubt that Toledo's many gun control laws, which city officials claim are essential crime-fighting tools, have been a complete failure at meeting their stated goals. From the story: Detective Keith Dressel died from a...

League of Ohio Sportsmen honors award-winners

12:10am Friday, March 02, 2007

By Larry S. Moore On February 17, 2007, the League of Ohio Sportsmen recognized some leading conservationists, foresters, etc. Hunter Educator of the Year – Phyllis Herrington Phyllis has gone above and beyond the call of duty in the preparations and teaching of Hunter Education classes. She has frequently run virtually all the classes in Williams County. She has a natural love of the outdoors...

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Tax time – don’t forget your donation credit

12:05am Thursday, March 01, 2007

By Jim Irvine It’s tax time, and while few of us “like” doing taxes, there is a nice repayment coming to many of us. It’s time to get our money back! For all those who made a campaign donation last year to any candidate for Ohio Representative, Ohio Senator, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor or Supreme Court Justice there is a little something extra in your refund...

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Girl raped at gunpoint in ''no-guns'' Toledo park

12:10am Wednesday, February 28, 2007

By Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo police are seeking information about the sexual and physical assault of a 16-year-old city girl last week at Highland Park in South Toledo. From the story: The teenager was approached by two suspects about 7 a.m. as she was putting air into a tire on her vehicle at South Avenue and Spencer Street, police said. She was shoved into the...

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Legislative Reception Will Foster Relations Between Sportsmen and Lawmakers

12:05am Wednesday, February 28, 2007

(Columbus) – Ohio sportsmen leaders will be rubbing elbows and voicing their concerns as they meet with lawmakers next month at a special reception being hosted by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. The reception will be March 13 at the Athletic Club of Columbus from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The Athletic Club is located at 136 E. Broad St. in downtown Columbus. Ohio legislators will field questions and...