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The Myth of the “Warning Shot”

7:00am Friday, August 26, 2011

by Ken Hanson, Esq. One of the first things I point out to concealed carry classes is "I don't need to make any of this stuff up." The real world we live in is so much more bizarre than anything I can make up. My book, the Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws, is now out in a Fourth Edition. Something I have been writing about for years, in the past and current editions, is the myth of the warning shot...

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Distortion in the Courts - Judges display little respect for Second Amendment rights

3:00pm Thursday, August 25, 2011

by Jeff Knox It can be argued that the only personal property specifically protected by the US Constitution is firearms. While the Fourth Amendment promises " the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects " and requires a sworn warrant " describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized, " it does specifically allow for such seizure...

An Open Letter To All Urban Residents – And Especially Jews

7:00am Thursday, August 25, 2011

by Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Rabbinic Director, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership The mainstream media is doing its best to belittle a dangerous trend in America today: the "flash mob" of "youths." The term "flash mob" originally referred to groups of peaceful citizenry who gathered for what are best called "social experiments" – jovial sing-alongs and dance-alongs and other forms of...

Repeal False Gun Free School Zone Act

3:00pm Wednesday, August 24, 2011

by Jeff Knox Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) has introduced a bill (HR-2613) to repeal the federal Gun Free School Zone Act. While many in the general public and the gun prohibition community will balk and ask questions like, "What does anyone need with a gun at a school," knowledgeable rights supporters are wondering why it has taken so long. The Gun Free School Zone Act, or GFSZA for short, was...

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Victims of attempted armed robbery fight back in Columbus and Cincinnati

7:00am Wednesday, August 24, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Columbus police say a man who died on August 10 was attempting to rob someone when he was fatally shot by the intended victim. From WCMH, Columbus' NBC affiliate : According to Columbus police, the shooting occurred in the 700 block of Sullivant Avenue at 8:48 p.m. Monday. Officers found Mario Williams, 22, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Mount Carmel...

To the Editor: Plain Dealer overstates dangers of kids and guns

3:00pm Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The following letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Foundation Board of Directors member Gerard Valentino in response to an editorial entitled " Kids and guns are a tragic mix ." To the editor: Monday's editorial "Kids and guns are a tragic mix" takes a shallow look at the problem of how children are killed in America today. According to the Centers...

Reason.tv: Guns, Laws, and Panics - How Fear, Not Fact, Informs the Gun Rights Debate

7:00am Tuesday, August 23, 2011

State Medical Board votes to allow its investigators to carry guns

3:00pm Monday, August 22, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that the State Medical Board, responsible for licensing and disciplining physicians, has voted to allow its investigators can carry guns. From the article : The board agreed unanimously today that the 20 state investigators have a right to protect themselves against threats on the job. Safety has become a larger concern as investigations of...