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Plain Dealer columnist's series on the thug culture named Pulitzer finalist

12:10am Monday, April 14, 2008

By Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported last week that the newspaper's metro columnist Regina Brett was one of three finalists for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary. After the death of a teen-aged armed robber who attacked a concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder, and in response to community outrage insanely focused against the robber's victim for protecting himself, Brett wrote...

HB450: House committee to hear proponent testimony on bill that would restore gun rights to young troops

12:05am Monday, April 14, 2008

The House Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Rep. John White (R-38), will hear proponent testimony on Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 , legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, on Thursday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m. in Statehouse Room 121. Thank you for responding to our call to use our Write to...

SB184: Castle Doctrine bill amended in 5th Senate Hearing

12:10am Friday, April 11, 2008

By Linda Walker On Wednesday, April 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice held a 5th hearing for Senate Bill 184, the Castle Doctrine bill. Amendments to the bill were adopted via a Substitute Bill, which can be downloaded via a link below. Sub SB184 offers a revised and more descript language to Castle Doctrine compared to the language originally introduced. The bill spells out...

Sportsmen are Encouraged to Attend Reception to Visit and Discuss Issues

12:05am Friday, April 11, 2008

(Columbus, Ohio) - You are invited to join the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance at the 2008 Candidates Reception on April 15. The event provides an opportunity for the Ohio sportsmen’s community to meet with state and federal legislative candidates, rub elbows and voice their concerns. The reception will be April 15 at the Athletic Club of Columbus from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and all are welcome to attend. The...

SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for possible vote in Senate committee!

4:19pm Thursday, April 10, 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 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the sixth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments before a possible vote. For more information on Ohio'...

(More) Proof Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson lies about need for local gun control

12:10am Thursday, April 10, 2008

By Chad D. Baus Last September, anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, in a continuing struggle to get ahead of the public relations debacle he faces while presiding over a significant increase in homicides in 2007, and seeking to justify his use of taxpayer resources on a go-it-alone court challenge of HB347 , a state law which preempts local gun control laws, launched another salvo in his...

Boston police commish "taken aback" by public opposition to door to door gun searches

12:05am Thursday, April 10, 2008

By Gerard Valentino Boston.com recently reported that the Boston Police Department delayed its program to institute warrantless searches of people’s homes because of strong opposition to the plan. OK, even though I’ve read the article four times it hasn’t stopped causing me to hyperventilate. It isn’t that the police administration would actually try to search people’s houses without proper cause...

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on guns in parks

12:00pm Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Oral arguments were held today in the case of Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960]. The proceedings lasted for just under one hour. Click here to watch a video archive of the hearing (RealPlayer required). Excerpts of and links to media coverage of the proceedings will be added here as they are published.