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A Buckeye survives a trip down south

12:05am Thursday, July 20, 2006

By Ken Hanson It is that time of year again - time to pack up the family in the minivan and head south for some quality time. The vacation this year was to Gatlinburg, ("We have more mini-golf courses per acre than any other place on the planet") Tennessee. As my vacation last year had resulted in my first ever armed encounter with a criminal, I dutifully charted out my course on a map and made a...

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Op-Ed: Democrat Courting Gun Owners in Ohio

12:05am Wednesday, July 19, 2006

By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ) The Ohio Republican Party is setting the stage for the end of its control over state government for the first time in over 15 years. Unfortunately, at the same time, the Ohio GOP may also be setting up the national party for failure in the 2008 presidential election. And it all boils down to a pro-gun bill that...

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Accidental Shooting Tragic

12:05am Tuesday, July 18, 2006

By Larry S. Moore The accidental shooting of a 5-year old Xenia boy is tragic. We can certainly give thanks that it was not fatal. While firearms accidents are declining, it hits home when it is in our community - our children. Statistics are meaningless if it is your child that is injured. The tragic part, in addition to the wounding of the boy and emotional concerns for both youngsters, is that...

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Plain Dealer: Mayors fear bill would allow guns in parks

12:10am Monday, July 17, 2006

The anti-gun Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that mayors in Cuyahoga County are saying they fear that state lawmakers soon will rob them of the right to bar gun owners from packing pistols in the park. Newsflash to the Plain Dealer and those mayors - according to the Attorney General of the state of Ohio , state law already prohibits them from enacting these bans, which serve only to render...

Gun Ban Legacy: 13 DAYS, 14 HOMICIDES IN DC...

12:05am Monday, July 17, 2006

The headline says all that needs to be said about this Washington Post article : The surge in killings started just after midnight July 1 and has barely let up. A former church usher was gunned down in a courtyard where flowers bloomed. A 24-year-old woman who lost a close friend to gun violence two years ago was herself shot by a neighbor. Two boyhood friends, who were shot at the same time,...

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Open records should not extend to gun owners' private information

8:35am Thursday, July 13, 2006

by Chad D. Baus Gun owners used to finding themselves diametrically opposed to the media when it comes to the topic of concealed handgun license records being publicly accessible might be surprised to find themselves in agreement with much of a recent editorial by Akron Beacon Journal's Managing Editor Mizell Stewart III, entitled "Government records laws benefit us all" . From the editorial:...

Headline: Franklin Board treasurer by day, cowgirl by night

12:05am Thursday, July 13, 2006

An article in the Middletown Journal by Ed Richter this week educated readers to a sport that is racing into popularity. From the story: For the members of the 1st Ohio Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, shooting from the hip is expected. The organization is part of a growing equestrian sport that combines target shooting using .45 caliber, single action revolvers and barrel racing over a timed...

The Last Lesson

12:10am Wednesday, July 12, 2006

By Chad D. Baus As many are aware, my history as a shooter and grassroots firearms activist begins not in Ohio, but in Tennessee. I lived in Nashville from 1994 - 2000, met my wife and married there. It was her father who introduced me to the shooting sports. Many have also heard about my father-in-law's experience with an attempted carjacking, an incident which convinced me that it would be...