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Legislative Reception for Ohio’s Sportsmen Announced

3:00pm Friday, February 22, 2013

The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) will host a legislative reception for all Ohio sportsmen and women with the members of the Ohio General Assembly on Tuesday March 19, 2013 at the Capital Club from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The Capital Club is located at 41 South High Street in the Huntington Building (across from the Ohio Statehouse) in downtown Columbus. This event is part of the organization’s...

BarackObama.com asks for gun violence stories, only shares ones that promote gun control

7:00am Friday, February 22, 2013

"We're a nation that believes in the Second Amendment, and I believe in the Second Amendment. We've got a long tradition of hunting and sportsmen and people who want to make sure they can protect themselves." - Barack Obama, Oct. 16, 2012 by Chad D. Baus On Wednesday, February 20, we received a great suggestion from a reader: Hello, on the barackobama.com or organizing for action site they have a...

Ex-sheriff says there is precedent for fighting federal gun laws

3:00pm Thursday, February 21, 2013

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Bob Blake Don't like the gun control measures being sought by President Barack Obama? Think there's nothing that can be done about it? Think again. That's the message a former Arizona sheriff is bringing to people nationwide. Sheriff Richard Mack knows a thing or two about what it takes. After the...

Division of Wildlife Proposes Deer Regulations - sure to stir controversy

7:00am Thursday, February 21, 2013

Editor's Note: While the Division of Wildlife is proposing numerous changes to the deer hunting regulations, they have not yet answered hunters' requests to allow pistol caliber rifle cartridges for deer hunting. CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE SURVEY REGARDING THE USE OF PISTOL CARTRIDGE RIFLES FOR DEER HUNTING. by Larry S. Moore It has been quite some time since I can remember a year...

Op-Ed: The truth on background checks

3:00pm Wednesday, February 20, 2013

by John Lott Gun control "deserves a vote," President Obama said time and again in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Sadly, the measure Congress is most likely to pass — beefed-up background checks — may cause more harm than good. First, checks obviously won't do anything about gun crime in cities like Chicago or New York, which revolves almost exclusively around illegal guns. But they...

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The Exasperating Gun Control Debate

7:00am Wednesday, February 20, 2013

by Rand Lennox Recent school shootings have again reignited the gun control debate. With The Debate occurring so often, one would think that participants would move their arguments away from emotion and toward fact. But they do not. Effective debating demands a thorough knowledge of both sides of an issue. Nonetheless, gun control debaters persist in their ignorance of firearms and firearms law...

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Op-Ed: Obama's proposals won't reduce gun violence

3:00pm Tuesday, February 19, 2013

by John Lott Warning that we need to "get weapons of war and massive ammunition magazines off our streets," in his State of the Union, Obama kept repeating congress must vote on the three types of gun bills he supports. The most obvious thing that was left out of the talk was that none of the laws now being proposed would have done anything to stop the various attacks that Obama cited as...

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Is protecting our children in school worth $25?

7:00am Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Dear Gun Rights Supporter, I was speechless. Recently, while reviewing donations, I found myself marveling at the generosity of our many Ohio supporters. From every part of the state, people of all ages were showing their support for our work on our Armed Teacher Training Program. . Checks for $100, checks for $500, and one massive donation for $15,000 from the Ohio Gun Collector's Association (...