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Headline: These students are leaning toward colleges that allow concealed handguns on campus

7:00am Friday, September 23, 2016

Football games, Greek life, spacious dorm rooms, dining halls - these are all qualities aspiring college students typically take into consideration when choosing a school. But now, some students are eager to earn their degrees at schools where they can carry concealed handguns for protection. Caroline Graziano, a Virginia high school senior, says she would feel safer going to a school where...

Abracadabra! Gun Owners Reappear Like Magic!

3:00pm Thursday, September 22, 2016

People who tell pollsters that they own guns: Now you see them, now you don’t. A new poll from Pew Research has found that 44 percent of American households own guns, up a whopping 29 percent from the figure reported in a poll conducted for the same organization two years ago. Impressed by the incredible trend, the Washington Examiner reported, “more homes are reporting having a weapon inside,”...

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TV ads show Strickland doubling down on sharp left turn to gun control

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, September 22, 2016

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland, desperately behind in the polls, is releasing a new ad attacking Sen. Rob Portman for his opposition to Democrats' gun control measures. From the article : The 30-second spot, which will air in Cleveland and Columbus, features an Ohio veteran critical of Portman’s votes against comprehensive background checks and vote...

Taking Care of Your Guns Before You Store Them

by Barbara Baird

3:00pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/gulden erikli tüllük) After you purchase a gun, you must store it properly. But, just like that lovely vintage lace dress from your great grandmother or a treasured coin collection from your favorite uncle, you must take care of your newly acquired item properly before storing it. Make it a Clean Machine First thing you should do with any newly acquired gun is clean...

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Hillary Clinton Labels Americans “Deplorable” and “Irredeemable”

7:00am Wednesday, September 21, 2016

If there’s one quality any aspiring president should have, it should be a love for America. And not just the America that supports that person’s candidacy, but the whole melting pot of people, backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints that make up this great nation. On the other hand, hatred for America, or any significant part of it, should be a disqualifier. That’s just common sense. Even by that...

Criminal Mindset: “I Saw an Opportunity and I Took It.”

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Tuesday, September 20, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Phillip Collier) A couple weeks ago we got a call about a stolen bicycle. A college-aged female rode her bike to a local drug store and went inside. She didn’t lock up the bike. When she came out a couple minutes later, the bike was gone. Fortunately, several witnesses saw the theft and got a good description of the suspect. I found him and arrested him (still riding...

Illegal Blocking: College Sports Teams Disarming Athletes?

7:00am Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Editor's Note: Last year the Columbus Dispatch broke the news that Adolphus Washington had been suspended from the Ohio State Buckeyes football program after it was revealed that he was legally carrying a handgun when he was arrested for an unrelated offense. "[T]he revelation that he had the pistol violated one of Meyer’s four core values for the program: no drug or alcohol abuse, no weapons,...

National Hunting and Fishing Day takes place on September 24, 2016

3:00pm Monday, September 19, 2016

— In the 1960s, hunters and anglers embraced the era's heightened environmental awareness but were discouraged that many people didn't understand the crucial role that sportsmen had played - and continue to play - in the conservation movement. That all changed when sportsmen and women took a stand and embraced conservation through legislation and declarations in the coming years. The National...