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It happened here

12:10am Friday, June 06, 2008

By Breda of The Breda Fallacy Whenever tragedy strikes, there is always someone who says, "Things like this don't happen here." It gets said so often, it's cliché. It's also a lie. I know it's a lie because a tragedy happened here. It happened in my hometown, in the middle school I went to as a young girl, the same school that is next door to the public library where I work now.

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Local shooting classes for ladies only

12:05am Friday, June 06, 2008

By Sheri Trusty Fremont News-Messenger As more and more women are becoming aware of the importance of being trained in self defense, many of them are considering becoming licensed to carry a concealed weapon. Often, the biggest challenge these women face is the fear of attending the mandatory basic pistol class with a room full of men. Certified concealed carry training courses are required by...

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Another tragic death in a public park

12:10am Thursday, June 05, 2008

"What's the need to be packing in a public park? What's the compelling need?" - Republican Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer, April 9, 2008 By Chad D. Baus Lost in the excitement over passage of SB184 (which will, among other things, allow CHL-holders to keep their Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense while visiting a bathroom in a public park) was tragic news that a woman who...

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Op-Ed: A gun owner's glossary for understanding politics and the press

12:05am Thursday, June 05, 2008

By Peter Bronson Packing heat: Dick Tracy phrase that is found in 90 percent of stories about gun owners, but never used in the real world since 1950. Assault rifles: An ordinary semi-automatic that politicians and mediacrats want to outlaw if it looks like a military full automatic - although it doesn't fire any faster than a common semi-automatic .22 varmint gun. Gun nut: Anyone who owns...

City of Cincinnati: "The laws, like taxes, are for the little people"

12:10am Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Editor's Note: The Cincinnati Enquirer has published an edited version of this op-ed ed, entitled " City should conform to law on concealed carry ". By Jeff Riley "....Only the little people pay taxes." - Leona Helmsley , "The Queen of Mean" It appears that the City of Cincinnati, through their inaction, has updated and revised Leona's original phrase. The law is for you to obey, but not for them.

Op-ed: There's no evidence that banning guns cuts crime

12:05am Wednesday, June 04, 2008

By John Lott Jr. Philadelphia had 406 homicides in 2007, and, at 28 per 100,000 people, it also had the highest murder rate of any major city in the United States. No wonder Philadelphians want things changed. Recently, the city focused on a new tragedy, the murder of a 12 year police veteran and father of three, Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, by three bank robbers with long, violent criminal records...

When the law is wrong...

12:10am Tuesday, June 03, 2008

By Breda of The Breda Fallacy In Ohio, you cannot carry (openly or concealed) in an establishment that has a class D liquor license. Originally intended to stop people from having firearms in bars, the law also extends to most restaurants. For instance, when Mike and I visit our favorite Thai restaurant, we cannot carry even though we only ever have tea with our pad kee mao and noodles curry...

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Op-Ed: RTC Holder Stops Mass Shooting

12:05am Tuesday, June 03, 2008

By Wayne LaPierre Just a few weeks ago, Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue signed legislation that extends Right-to-Carry into restaurants across the state. Of course, anti-gun politicians and opponents of Right to-Carry have been busy making the same outrageous claims we've heard for decades: It'll make restaurants more dangerous, how can we tell if someone's carrying, and on and on. Those critics...