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Ohio deer hunters prepare for statewide muzzleloader season Dec. 27-30

12:05am Friday, December 16, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2004 COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio’s popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide December 27-30, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "The muzzleloader season continues to grow in popularity with Ohio hunters, and as a result, has become a very important part of our deer management program," said Mike Tonkovich...

Mentel Cases Volume One: The Case of the Neighborhood AK-47s

12:04pm Thursday, December 15, 2005

By Ken Hanson We here in the Mentel Ward managed to convince our wardens to allow us to watch some television the other day, so you can imagine our shock in learning of a recent failure of the Mentel Ban on assault weapons in the City of Columbus. You might recall that under the ban, any center fire rifle that accepts a magazine is considered an "assault weapon". Other features, depending upon...

Why Emphasize the Negative?

12:10am Thursday, December 15, 2005

By Larry S. Moore A number of outdoor columnists are reporting on the recently completed deer gun season in Ohio. Many of those columnists end their stories with a recap of the hunting fatalities and incidents in Ohio. It seems like lots of columnist feel obligated to include the statistics in their reports. As an outdoor writer, I hate ending my columns on a negative note. Why end on a negative...

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Op-Ed: When Being a Good Guy Isn't Enough

12:05am Thursday, December 15, 2005

A Tactical Analysis of the Tyler Courthouse Shooting and the Tacoma Mall Shooting By Syd For the second time this year, a legally armed citizen armed with a pistol faced a crazed gunman armed with a rifle and did not prevail. In February 2005, Mark Wilson engaged David Arroyo on the steps of the courthouse in Tyler, Texas. Arroyo was wearing body armor and was armed with a Mak-90 7.62x39mm rifle...

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Bill to Protect Sportsmen’s Dollars Sent to Governor

4:42pm Wednesday, December 14, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2005 (Columbus) – A bill that prevents the diversion of hunting and fishing license dollars to pay for non-conservation programs today received unanimous support in the Ohio Senate. In a victory for conservation and sportsmen, the Senate passed HB 367 by a vote of 32 to 0. The bill contains a provision to prevent sportsmen’s dollars from being used to pay...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

3:47pm Wednesday, December 14, 2005

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are worthy of mention. What follows is our weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Thursday in Cleveland: Officer accused of stealing guns A lieutenant with Cleveland's Public Utilities police force was arrested...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. volunteer named as candidate for Lt. Gov.

12:05am Tuesday, December 13, 2005

The Peirce for Ohio Committee announced today that it has selected Mark Noble to run as Lieutenant Governor with Bill Peirce, the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in the upcoming 2006 election. Noble gave up a career in website design in 2004 in order to pursue his study of electrical and computer engineering at the Ohio State University. His experience in the internet-driven...

Thanks to national columnist, misleading campaign postcard still reverberates

12:10am Monday, December 12, 2005

By Chad D. Baus Last summer, voters in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District who make their decisions based on gun rights were given two good choices - former State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) faced off against Iraq War vet Paul Hackett (D), in a special election to fill a seat vacated when President Bush appointed then-Congressman Rob Portman as U.S. Trade Representative. The National Rifle Association...