NRA Tells Conservatives to 'Remember New Orleans'

CNSNews.com February 13, 2006 Larger than life images of law enforcement officers confiscating legally-possessed firearms from New Orleans residents, who were accused of no crimes, played on video screens at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre urged the audience to "Remember New...

Analysis: Cheney's little shot not a big deal among mishaps

Of all the places to (finally) find some accuracy from the media on this over-publicized hunting accident... February 14, 2006 Cleveland Plain Dealer By D'Arcy Egan Harry Whittington has to be thanking his lucky stars that Dick Cheney is a crack shot. As shotguns go, Cheney's little 28-gauge is a pipsqueak. It shoots a shotshell that holds far less powder and lead shot than the standard 12-gauge...

Division of Wildlife Proposals Once Again Ignore Concealed Carry for Hunters

By Larry S. Moore The Ohio Wildlife Council met on Wednesday February 8 to finalize the proposed changes to the hunting and trapping regulations. Most of the discussion centered on the 2005 – 2006 deer harvest and projections for 2007. The Division received complaints that statewide muzzleloading season did not include a weekend date. The Division follows the statewide muzzleloading season dates...

Gun ban extremist drops bid for governorship 27 days after entering race

The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Julie Carr Smyth was first to report that State Sen. Eric Fingerhut is dropping out of the race for governor just 27 days after he formally announced his candidacy. The Associated Press has since published a more extensive story on this good news for Ohio gun owners. On the day the Buckeye State's concealed carry bill passed into law, Fingerhut told the Cleveland...

Petro campaign announces endorsements from GOP legislators

On the heels of appointing the strong pro-gun state Sen. Joy Padgett as his running mate, gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Jim Petro has announced the individual endorsement from 50 members of the Ohio General Assembly for his campaign for governor. Among the list of endorsees are names which will be extremely familiar to Ohio gun owners. Click on the "Read More..." link below...

Americans see less crime than Britons, Canadians

February 9, 2006 Washington Times Historians, world leaders and assorted pundits with Yankee bashing in mind have long cultivated the idea that America is a violent place. Not so, says Gallup, which released a report yesterday revealing that the nation is not necessarily Dodge City: The impact of crime is lower in the U.S. than in Britain, and in many cases Canada. "The U.S. is often seen from...

Op-Ed: Americans taking personal protection more seriously than ever

February 8, 2006 Rock River Times (Rockford, IL) The debate over legislative control of guns continues to rage. This summer, the National Rifle Association, the NRA, pulled its 2007 convention out of Columbus, Ohio, after that city passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale or possession of semiautomatic rifles with pistol grips and detachable magazines. The city is the first major city to pass...

Op-Ed: Going postal in gun-free zones

February 6, 2006 Townhall.com By Donald R. May Evildoers like the Goleta killer flaunt their destruction on the world stage. The deranged former postal worker killed six unarmed defenseless Goleta, California postal workers and a former neighbor before turning the gun on herself. As with Muslim terrorists seeking attention for their causes, suicidal murderers rivet our attention to their unhinged...

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