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Charlton Heston: The Passing of a Legend

12:10am Tuesday, April 08, 2008

by Linda Walker America has suffered a great blow with the passing of an American legend and patriot, Charlton Heston. Mr. Heston passed away Saturday at the age of 84 after enduring several years battling Alzheimer's disease. Lydia, his wife of 64 years was beside him, as she had always been. Charlton Heston is known for his movie portrayals of generals, saints, kings, American presidents, Moses...

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Ohio justices to hear arguments on gun bans in public parks

12:05am Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Early last month, we posted the Ohio Supreme Court's Notice of Oral Argument , in which it was announced that The Supreme Court of Ohio will hold an oral argument on the merits in Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960] on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. The Ohio media has finally caught on. Links and excerpts from some of the media coverage follow.

7 years too late: Columbus Dispatch finally discovers open carry isn't a viable self-defense option for Ohioans

12:10am Monday, April 07, 2008

By Chad D. Baus "Ohioans already have the right to carry guns and other weapons openly but not concealed. Anyone who believes he is in danger can holster a pistol on his waist or tote a shotgun around wherever he goes." - Columbus Dispatch editorial, June 22, 2001 "I can cite you example after example of people [openly] carrying weapons in the City of Columbus. ...I never heard a single example [...

Self-Defense 101

12:05am Monday, April 07, 2008

By Emily L. Mullin With school violence on the rise and campus shootings becoming increasingly more common, some states are rethinking their gun laws. Instead of putting more useless restrictions on guns, many of these states are looking into the possibility of allowing people with valid permits to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. Arizona State Senate Bill 1214, for example, would allow...

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Castle Doctrine Receives 4th Senate Hearing

12:10am Friday, April 04, 2008

By Linda Walker After several weeks delay, Castle Doctrine (SB184) received it’s 4th opponent/proponent hearing in the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice. John Murphy, with the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, once again provided opponent testimony. Mr. Murphy explained that the main concern is civil action, in which the burden of proof...

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Lead found in donated venison

12:05am Friday, April 04, 2008

By Larry S. Moore According to a Minneapolis Star-Tribune story , Dr. William Cornatzer, a Bismarck physician and hunter, alerted health officials after he conducted tests on venison using a CT scanner and found lead in 60 percent of 100 samples. The North Dakota Health Department confirmed the results on at least five samples of venison destined for food pantries and told food pantries in the...

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SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for fifth hearing in Senate committee

1:10pm Thursday, April 03, 2008

Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the fifth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments via a substitute bill. For more information on Ohio's...

Buckeye CCW Cards a huge success in first year

12:10am Thursday, April 03, 2008

A year ago, we came up with the idea of printing wallet cards with basic CCW rules and giving them to instructors around Ohio. We expected this to be a simple way to help instructors add value to their classes, educate CCW students, and introduce citizens to Buckeye Firearms Association. What we didn't expect was the overwhelming response to this idea. The program launched with little fanfare on...