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Hunters Reminded to Apply for Ohio's Controlled Deer and Waterfowl Hunts

3:00pm Monday, June 06, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio's fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. These special hunts are held on selected public areas to provide additional hunting opportunities. New this year, all applicants, adults and youths...

Journalists for hire, ethics be damned: Anti-gun Joyce Foundation grant funds media "studies" pushing gun control

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, June 06, 2011
ad·vo·ca·cy noun, plural -cies. the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active The Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists states that "Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public's right to know," and specifies that: Journalists should: — Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. — Remain free of associations and...

Guest editorials offer island of truth in a sea of misinformation and lies about Ohio Restaurant Carry legislation

3:00pm Friday, June 03, 2011
by Jim Irvine & Chad D. Baus After the Ohio Senate passed its version of Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation, SB17, Ohio's newspapers quickly carpet-bombed their readers with slanted, misleading and out-right false articles and editorials about the issue. ("The sky is falling!") Despite their efforts, the Ohio House passed its own version of the important legislation, HB45. The...

FLASH: House Speaker says SB17 (Restaurant/Car Carry Rules Fix) will move in the House before summer recess, be sent to governor

3:46pm Thursday, June 02, 2011
Three weeks after his chamber passed its version of Restaurant & Carry Carry Rules Fix legislation, Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) is saying that his chamber plans to move the Senate's version (SB17) this month, before the General Assembly breaks for the summer. From the Dayton Daily News : The constitution requires Kasich and the lawmakers to agree on a balanced budget by June 30, but...

Bellevue man to pay $27,851 restitution for poached world class buck

3:00pm Thursday, June 02, 2011
Findlay, OH - A Huron County man was found guilty of the illegal harvest of a deer that was taken in November of 2010. Arlie Risner, 58, of Bellevue pled no contest and was found guilty in the Norwalk Municipal Court, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Following a tip from a concerned hunter, Huron Wildlife Officer Josh Zientek and Wildlife...

How They See Us: Ohio's police lobbying organizations vs. the law-abiding gun owner

7:00am Thursday, June 02, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and other police lobbying organizations continue to protest every pro-gun bill introduced in Ohio. Their record includes opposition to legal concealed carry, Castle Doctrine, concealed carry in cars, and now they are opposing legal carry in restaurants. As each pro-gun reform was introduced,...

Blackwell may seek GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, challenge anti-gun Sen. Sherrod Brown

3:00pm Wednesday, June 01, 2011
by Chad D. Baus In April we reported that two former BFA endorsees, Ohio Treasurer of State Josh Mandel (R) and Former state Sen. Kevin Coughlin (R) are leaning toward a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. We are now pleased to report that another former BFA endorsee is also considering a primary run. The Dayton Daily News notes that Ken Blackwell, the 2006 Republican candidate for governor who lost...

FBI data proves anti-gunners wrong on crime

7:00am Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Preliminary crime data from the FBI for 2010 adds more evidence that gun prohibitionists have been consistently wrong, and that more guns do not equal more crime, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. According to the FBI, all four violent crime offense categories show declines nationwide for 2010, with murder and manslaughter down 4.4 percent from 2009, robbery...

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