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400 Ohio teachers, administrators and school board members attend seminar on school violence

7:00am Tuesday, March 19, 2013

by Jim Irvine On Saturday, March 16th, a group of 400 teachers, administrators and school board members gathered at Villa Milano in Columbus, Ohio to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman talk to them about violence. It was the most powerful event I have ever witnessed and a day which will remain in my mind for as long as I walk this earth. These were not "gun nuts," as the media likes to call those...

CPAC: NRA's Wayne LaPierre criticizes media, feds and White House of offering illogical solutions to gun violence

3:00pm Monday, March 18, 2013

The National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre delivered a rousing speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C. on Friday, and was given several standing ovations. LaPierre opened by noting the NRA's strong history of gun safety education and reiterated the NRA's desire to put armed protection in America's schools. The NRA Executive CEO then fired attacks at...

Congresswoman Admits "Assault Weapons" Ban is "Just the Beginning"

7:00am Monday, March 18, 2013

As reported by Breitbart.com this week, anti-gun U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) was interviewed at a rally on February 13, and admitted to the reporter that proposed gun and magazine ban legislation (S. 150, the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2013") is "just the beginning" of a broader gun control agenda that will eventually include handguns. According to the article, Schakowsky--who has a well-...

CCRKBA Blasts Party-Line Passage of Feinstein Gun Ban

3:00pm Friday, March 15, 2013

BELLEVUE, WA - Thursday's strict party-line vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to move anti-gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein's measure banning so-called "assault weapons" was an insult to millions of law-abiding American citizens who own such firearms and have harmed nobody, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. "Instead of banning the most popular firearm in the country...

Headline: Local armed teacher training available

7:00am Friday, March 15, 2013

by Chad D. Baus The Lima News is reporting that another training class for armed teachers is being made available as the effort to offer greater protection for school children continues to grow in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. From the article : "It is something that needs to be addressed," said instructor Mike Goff. "When Sandy Hook took place, that really lit a fire that we need to do...

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Memorial Scholarship Honors Wildlife Officer Larry A. Hart

3:00pm Thursday, March 14, 2013

EATON, Ohio—The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the Ohio Wildlife Officers' Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County. Larry A. Hart was a thirty-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For most of...

Progress in efforts to allow pistol cartridge rifles for deer hunting in Ohio

7:00am Thursday, March 14, 2013

by Larry S. Moore I attended the annual Division of Wildlife open house in District 5 and left my comments. I thought the room was more crowded than in past years. It was thinking perhaps driven by the number of proposed changes in the deer hunting regulations and seasons. I was certain these changes would grab the attention of hunters. Initial conversations and sportsmen forums indicated a...

Sportsmen's Activity Report: Ohio Benefits from Economic Impact of Hunting

3:00pm Wednesday, March 13, 2013

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the Ohio economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. The report, Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation , provides detailed information about participation and...