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Abusing Amendment I to attack Amendment II

4:00pm Wednesday, October 16, 2013

by Tim Inwood On September 18th I was concerned Sarah Brady had briefly taken control of my local newspaper, considering the editorial cartoon and AP article that looked and sounded like propaganda straight from the Brady Campaign, an organization that never misses an opportunity to attack our Second Amendment rights. The article quoting rabid anti-gun politicians like Obama, Feinstein and anti-...

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Portman To White House: U.S. Will Not Be Bound By U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

8:00am Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Washington, D.C., October 15, 2013 – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman joined a bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators, including Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), in reiterating to President Obama that the Senate overwhelmingly opposes the ratification of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and will not be bound by its obligations. "The U.S. cannot and will...

Headline: Suspect Shot in Alleged Home Invasion to be Taken Off Life Support

4:00pm Tuesday, October 15, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WSAZ (NBC Huntsville, WV) is reporting that a man who was critically injured after investigators say he was shot while he was breaking into a home in Portsmouth (OH) last Sunday evening has been taken off of life support. From the article : The shooting happened at a home in the 1000 block of 23rd Street around 9:30 p.m. Portsmouth Police say Keith Richards, 31, of Portsmouth,...

The Tallest Tale: U.K. Crime is Down…NOT

8:00am Tuesday, October 15, 2013

by Paul Gallant, Sherry Gallant, Alan J. Chwick, andJoanne D. Eisen On September 10, 2013, Piers Morgan, a British journalist and TV host in America on CNN, interviewed Emily Miller, author of Emily Gets Her Gun...but Obama wants to take Yours , and Opinion Page Senior Editor for the Washington Times . Miller, a Washington D.C. resident, "gained national attention for her 'Emily Gets Her Gun'...

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Firearms Industry Praises Bipartisan Introduction of 2013 Sportsmen's Act in U.S. House

4:00pm Monday, October 14, 2013

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, today praised the bipartisan House leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) for introducing the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2013. CSC Co-Chairs, U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Bennie...

Prosecutor gives his take on House Bill 203

8:00am Monday, October 14, 2013

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Greg Sowinski LIMA — If Ohio lawmakers pass a measure dubbed the "stand your ground" bill, residents no longer will have a duty to retreat before using deadly force so long as they are lawfully at a place, Allen County Prosecutor Juergen Waldick told Elida Optimists on Tuesday. Waldick was asked to...

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Virginia gubernatorial contest pits pro-gun Ken Cuccinelli against anti-gun Terry McAuliffe

4:00pm Friday, October 11, 2013

by Jeff Knox Polls say that popular Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is trailing former Democrat National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe in his bid for Governor of Virginia. If the polls are correct – or even close to being correct – the blame must rest upon the professional political strategists in the Cuccinelli camp. The only poll that really matters happens on Election Day, of...

Ohio Considers Self-Defense Law Changes

8:00am Friday, October 11, 2013

Editor's Note: - The following "Law You Can Use" Consumer Information Column, written by Buckeye Firearms Association Legal Chair Ken Hanson, is being provided by the Ohio State Bar Association to news outlets across the state. It has already been published at Akron.com . Q: I've been hearing about "stand-your-ground" laws in the news. What does Ohio law say about using lethal force in a self-...