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Columbus man receives 117-year sentence for repeat gun crimes

3:21pm Thursday, December 22, 2005

December 21, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BATFE Press Release COLUMBUS, OH --- Oliver McComb, Jr., age 47, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 1,410 months imprisonment for committing six armed robberies and brandishing a firearm in four crimes of violence. McComb's sentence exceeds 117 years because of his prior violent criminal record. In December 2004, a United States...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

11:37am Wednesday, December 21, 2005

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are worthy of mention. What follows is our weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From intriguing news on various political candidates to three shootings in Ohio school "safety" zones this week, this article deserves...

These Democrats might help their party win by NOT running for governor

12:05am Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Democrats have been making news recently for electing a pro-gun legislator to head the party in Ohio, and for considering the damage their gun control agenda has caused when strategizing on how to recover power across the nation. We thought we'd lend a hand to the folks hoping to retake the Ohio governor's office by mentioning a few people who would hurt their party's chances of reestablishing...

Pro-gun Democrat elected to head party in Ohio

12:53pm Tuesday, December 20, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Ohio Democratic Party elected House Minority Leader Chris Redfern as its chairman Monday night. Redfern is a former endorsee of this political action committee who voted for Ohio's concealed carry law. From the story: The 120 delegates were divided in their support of Redfern and Dennis Lieberman, the longtime chairman of the Montgomery County...

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''Democrats recast gun control image''. But is it a true conversion?

12:05am Tuesday, December 20, 2005

By Chad D. Baus The Boston Globe is reporting that the Democrat party, long identified with gun control, is rethinking its approach to the gun debate, seeking to improve the chances of its candidates in states where hunters have been wary of casting votes for a party with a national reputation of being against guns. According to the story, the Democrats' effort to soften their rhetoric on gun...

Exposed: The anti-gunners behind Issues 2 through 5

8:30am Monday, December 19, 2005

When Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore first sounded the alarm bells about why gun owners needed to pay attention to State Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5, many Second Amendment supports probably wondered what the Issues had to do with their gun rights. Our answer was simple - a fair and open elections process has everything to do with our gun rights, and the anti-gun people who were trying to...

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Dispatch: Reidelbach won’t seek final term in legislature

7:39am Monday, December 19, 2005

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Rep. Linda Reidelbach, considered one of the most conservative members of the General Assembly, told party officials last week that she will not run for re-election in 2006. From the story: The Columbus Republican could have run for one more two-year term before being forced out by term limits. "She said she was heading into her last term, and there are a...

Finally, the media finds a story on hunting that needs to be told

12:10am Friday, December 16, 2005

Dec 13, 2005 ABC News Hunters helped save rare bird from extinction A hunting lodge with antler chandeliers and stuffed ducks on the walls seems a strange place to celebrate the comeback of the ivory-billed woodpecker, but wildlife officials are doing exactly that. They credit hunters in particular with helping bring the rare bird back from presumed extinction in the Big Woods section of Arkansas...