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Dispatch profile: Ohio State Buckeyes Pistol Coach James Sweeney

12:05am Thursday, February 22, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch recently published a wonderful article detailing the life of James Sweeney, a man who has been at Ohio State either as a student-athlete, professor or coach for all but seven of the past 55 years, the past eight as pistol coach. From the story: The ultimate goal of the educator is to prepare them to learn to further educate themselves," Sweeney said. Ohio State made him...

Just how opposed to a pro-gun chairman IS the OhioGOP?

12:10am Wednesday, February 21, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Earlier this month, we reported that plans to orchestrate an orderly transfer of power within the OhioGOP were under way, via the creation of the position of Deputy Chairman. We also noted that although he was not among those handpicked by OhioGOP Chairman Bob Bennett as a possible successor, State Representative Kevin DeWine (a three-time endorsee of this political action...

The company he keeps: John McCain names Mike DeWine as Ohio campaign chair

12:05am Wednesday, February 21, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Little more than three months after the anti-gun incumbent Mike DeWine lost the support of his conservative base and was tossed out of office, the Associated Press is reporting that Republican Senator John McCain has decided DeWine is the perfect man to lead his Presidential campaign in Ohio. They make quite a pair.

Big changes at the OGCA for 2007

12:10am Tuesday, February 20, 2007

By Tim Inwood The Ohio Gun Collectors Association is celebrating 70 great years in 2007. As a part of this they have decided to make a big change for the rest of the year for the guests of OGCA members. For the past 70 years guests could not buy or sell firearms at an OGCA show. That all changes starting in March. It is however a limited time opportunity. As a guest you can now bring in guns to...

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One gun used to kill in ''gun free'' zone; another used to stop the madness

12:05am Tuesday, February 20, 2007

By Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, February 13, it happened again. This time, the scene was a Utah shopping mall, and not unlike many other recent attacks like this, the perpetrator was a Muslim . I am often drawn to write on these types of stories as they happen. But since February 13 was also the day of the Blizzard of 2007, I was otherwise preoccupied, and decided that since information about the...

Passing good legislation - Lessons learned, Part I

11:49am Wednesday, February 14, 2007

By Jim Irvine With the passage of HB347 last year, the Governor’s threat of a veto coming to fruition, and the culmination of a veto override, we all learned some lessons about how the political process works, and how we worked within that system. Judging by the results, we won. So we were good enough, but there is always room for improvement. In this article I will discuss some things we did...

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Concealed Carry Of Weapons Superior To Taking Weapons, Part II: S. 388 is Huge

11:47am Wednesday, February 14, 2007

By John Longenecker Huge for all Americans. Let me say something to you right now: as a solution to social crisis, liberty is always better than takings. Always better than nearly any social program out there. The formula for bureaucrats is interference. The measure of success on their personal score card is substituting constituent dependency on their agencies for the joy and happiness of...

Cleveland court decides to control guns, not criminals

12:10am Monday, February 12, 2007

By Ken Hanson According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the Cleveland Municipal Court has launched a program that they think will help clear up some 25,000 outstanding warrants and get guns out of criminal hands. The scheme calls for known, wanted criminals to walk into a police station, turn in a gun, and walk out without posting bail for their outstanding warrants. Far be it from us to rain on...