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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...

OSU Police dumbing down crime statistics

12:05am Monday, December 12, 2005

By Mark Noble Recently, WBNS 10TV (Columbus) reporter James Black reported that the Ohio State University has changed the way it reports campus crime statistics to track closer to the minimum standard set forth by the U.S. Department of Education. From the story: Under new U.S. Department of Education guidelines, universities are no longer required to keep track of off-campus crime. But is the...

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Psychologist on toy guns: 'Discouraging a behavior may have opposite effect'

12:10am Friday, December 09, 2005

The Hamilton Journal-News has published an excellent article by Gregory Ramey, a child psychologist and vice president for outpatient services at Children's Medical Center of Dayton. The article concerns parental guidance when it comes to toy guns, and the information he provides is likely to surprise those familiar with the typical anti-gun stance offered by the medical community. The article...

Op-Ed: NRA's newest convert: Even a hippie needs a gun

12:05am Friday, December 09, 2005

On December 5, the Lubbock (TX) Daily Toreador has published as excellent op-ed by Clara Cobb, who is the newspaper's Features Editor and a self-professed (formerly) "anti-hand-gun" "hippie. The op-ed begins like this: About two weeks ago, a male approximately 5 foot 9, 150 pounds broke and entered my house. (SIDE NOTE: This is funny because it is true.) That night, or rather, early that morning...

AP: Attorney plans wrongful death lawsuit in nightclub shooting

10:23am Thursday, December 08, 2005

The Associated Press is reporting that an attorney representing three victims of a fatal nightclub shooting last December said he will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the club's owners. From the story: The Alrosa Villa nightclub did not provide adequate security, Columbus attorney Gerald Leesburg told The Columbus Dispatch for a story Thursday. Nathan Gale, a former Marine, rushed the stage...

Why print the truth when it ruins the ''guns are bad and easy to get'' story?

12:10am Thursday, December 08, 2005

News of a "firearms accident" in a small town in the Miami Valley this week has drawn nation attention, and although everyone from the Dayton Daily News to the Associated Press (USA Today, CBS News and countless others unquestioningly ran the AP version) have written on it, the facts about the firearm that was involved have yet to reported anywhere but on the Internet blogosphere. First, from the...

Vigilance for hunters' rights brings attention to Kenton man

12:05am Thursday, December 08, 2005

The Lima News has published an excellent story about how one man can make a difference when it comes to grassroots political activism. From the story: His first political battle taught Kenton’s Gary Oates an important lesson about the struggle for hunters’ rights. In 1977, he helped raise money for a campaign to maintain trapping rights in Ohio. He went door to door to convince people how...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

4:11pm Wednesday, December 07, 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 comment. What follows is our weekly view of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for seven days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis. Thursday in Cleveland...