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Yet another op-ed writer fantasizes gun control could prevent massacre

12:05am Tuesday, May 22, 2007

By Chad D. Baus In the wake of Toledo Blade editorial board member Dan Simpson's tirade against the Constitution , and a recent Springfield (OH) News Sun editorial entitled "More guns not the answer to violence", yet another anti-gun writer has taken a stab at his dream list of gun control that he believe would stop incidents like last month's massacre on the "no guns" Virginia Tech campus. In "...

The media and guns – things they should know

12:10am Monday, May 21, 2007

By Larry S. Moore As firearms and self-defense activists, we see a lot of news stories that involve guns. Unfortunately much of it involves the misuse of firearms. Even more unfortunate is the inaccurate reporting of firearms use and misuse in these stories. Many of us read the mainstream media reports and wonder if the media has an agenda to make any use of a firearm sound bad. I suppose some do...

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Monday's Must-Read Op-Eds

12:05am Monday, May 21, 2007

Illusion of Safety:The False Promise of Gun-Free Zones By Ken Blackwell Townhall.com Recent news accounts of the bittersweet commencement exercises at Virginia Tech University refueled debate in my university neighborhood and reinvigorated our search for the real cause of the threat to our safety. The debate centered on the need to mandate gun-free zones on college campuses. Well, mandating...

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Which came first - the gun violence or the gun control?

12:15am Friday, May 18, 2007

By Chad D. Baus If ever there was a headline that made me do a double-take, it was a recent Associated Press article entitled "Mass shootings more common since 1960s" . The thesis of the article, written in the days following Seung-Hui Cho's sick massacre of his fellow college students, is to ask "What is it about modern-day America that provokes such random violence?" AP reporter Matt Crenson...

LTE: Properly trained people can use guns in self-defense

12:10am Friday, May 18, 2007

It wasn't quite at the level of Toledo Blade editorial board member Dan Simpson's tirade against the Constitution , but an April 30 editorial by Springfield (OH) News Sun editorial page editor Tom Hawkins entitled "More guns not the answer to violence" got pretty close . I don't want to take away your deer rifle, your shotgun or even your .357, but I do want to take away a silly argument the far-...

Armed with the Truth

12:10am Thursday, May 17, 2007

By Fred Thompson If you care about Constitutional law, and everybody should, the big news is that it looks as if the Supreme Court is going to hear a Second Amendment case some time next year. The event that sparked this legal fuse was a case brought by six D.C. residents who simply wanted functional firearms in their homes for self-defense. In response, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C...

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Anti-gun politician switches sides after being made victim in mugging

12:15am Wednesday, May 16, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Philip Morris is reporting that State Rep. Michael DeBose, a Cleveland Democrat who has a solid history of anti-gun votes in the Ohio legislature, has changed his mind in the wake of a violent robbery attempt near his home. The op-ed begins with this: It's funny how a gun can in stantly change your perspective on things, make you wish you could...

ABC's 20/20 debunks myth that gun control reduces crime

12:10am Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Given the typically uninformed and sometimes biased coverage of guns, gun crimes, and potential gun legislation, it can be extremely difficult for gun owners to read the newspaper or watch the television. But once in a while, a journalist shines through - not because they are pro-gun, but because they are fair. They weigh the facts and report the story. On the print side, the Cleveland Plain...