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School Shootings, Part III: The Indecency of College Administrators

12:05am Tuesday, October 23, 2007

We're talking Public Trust and Hiding the Ball By John Longenecker In previous editions of Good For The Country, I mentioned how wrongful death lawsuits may play an important role in reclaiming the sovereignty of the adult students murdered on a campus which had no power to stop a shooter and which frustrates the target from acting in self-defense. This would serve the sovereignty of all. Yes,...

Op-Ed: Do ''Gun-Free'' Zones Encourage School Shootings?

12:05am Monday, October 22, 2007

By Larry Elder This time, Cleveland. A 14-year-old suspended high school student entered Cleveland's Success Tech Academy, a gun in each hand, and opened fire, wounding four. Later, we learn that the shooter's past included violent confrontations, mental problems and at least one previous suspension. A month earlier he told a friend that he intended to shoot up the school. But no one, apparently...

Buehrer Leading the Charge for Second Amendment Rights

12:10am Friday, October 19, 2007

COLUMBUS— State Senator Steve Buehrer (R-Delta) Wednesday gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 184, legislation he introduced that would make needed reforms to Ohio’s self-defense law. This bill is part of Senator Buehrer’s ongoing quest to preserve our Second Amendment rights, while providing Ohioans with the tools to protect themselves, their homes and their families. Sen. Buehrer, who...

Op-Ed: Genocide Resistance

12:05am Friday, October 19, 2007

By Dave Kopel & Paul Gallant, & Joanne D. Eisen Whatever may be said about the U.S. House of Representatives committee vote concerning the use of the term “genocide” in reference to Turkey’s atrocities against the Armenians during World War I, two facts are indisputable: It was gun confiscation that made the atrocities possible. And it was the possession of firearms that saved many...

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Special Youth Hunting Seasons Make Fall a Special Time

12:10am Thursday, October 18, 2007

By Larry S. Moore Fall is a special time of year in nature. The seasons change bringing a rainbow spectrum of colors to Ohio’s woods. It is my favorite season to be outdoors. Of course the hunting seasons, whether squirrel, dove, deer or turkey, add excitement to the outdoor experience. I think back to those days, now over 18-years ago, when I first took my oldest son hunting with me. The first...

Op-Ed: Ron’s Revolution - Could Dr. Paul really surprise us all?

12:05am Thursday, October 18, 2007

By Dave Kopel [Recently] I attended and spoke at the Second Amendment Foundation’s annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which was held at a convention center in northern Kentucky, a few miles away from Cincinnati. What I saw and heard there changed my mind about the viability of Ron Paul’s presidential candidacy; Paul is going to far outperform the expectations laid out for him. First, for some...

Sen. Steve Buehrer delivers sponsor testimony on 'Castle Doctrine' legislation

11:58am Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Buckeye Firearms Assocation representatives were on hand today as Sen. Steve Buehrer delivered sponsor testimony on SB184 in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice . Buehrer is the primary sponsor for the bill, which is often referred to as “Castle Doctrine” legislation, but is also known by “Stand your Ground”, “Victim Bill of Rights” and several other names. When introducing the...

LTE: Still another school shooting

12:10am Wednesday, October 17, 2007

October 12, 2007 Cleveland Plain Dealer Still another school shooting - this time not off in some other state, but right here in Ohio, in our own back yard. Now we know that it can happen here. And we are not prepared to stave off still another shooting. Click 'Read More' for the entire letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Perhaps the public, and parents in particular, who formerly...