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Castle Doctrine bill amended in 4th House Hearing; Scheduled for possible vote!

4:20pm Friday, May 02, 2008

On Thursday, May 1, the House Criminal Justice Committee held a fourth hearing for House Bill 264, that chamber's version of the Castle Doctrine bill. The committee adopted amendments to the bill via a substitute bill (which can be downloaded via a link below), essentially modifying the House bill to nearly identical language as the version of Castle Doctrine which unanimously passed in the...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 purchase); Bill passes out of committee

12:15am Friday, May 02, 2008

Buckeye Firearms Central Ohio Chair Gerard Valentino testified in favor of HB450 at the House Criminal Justice Committee hearing on Thursday April 17th. The bill, which will give veterans between the age of 18 and 21 the right to own a handgun, was voted out of committee and will now go to the House floor for a vote. This common sense pro-gun legislation is likely to receive overwhelming bi-...

Fake Pro-Gun Group Endorses Fake Pro-Gun Candidate

12:10am Friday, May 02, 2008

By Chad D. Baus Pro-gun groups have been trying to sound the alarm about Barack Obama’s extreme anti-gun record since his Presidential campaign began. While his record includes opposing letting people use a self-defense argument if charged with violating local handgun bans by using weapons in their homes, and being a member of the Joyce Foundation (which provides groups like the Ohio Coalition...

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Interior Department proposes rule change to allow guns in parks

12:05am Friday, May 02, 2008

The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting that the Department of the Interior proposed a rule change this week that would allow people to carry a concealed firearm in a national park or wildlife refuge.

Assailant stabs man in face, kills dog in Toledo Metropark...and Justice Paul Pfeifer says this never happens

12:10am Thursday, May 01, 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 During oral arguments last month on a case challenging the City of Clyde's ban on concealed carry in its public parks, Republican Paul Pfeifer proved himself dangerously out of touch. Pfeifer remarked that he just couldn't understand why...

Op-Ed: The Democrats and Gun Control

12:05am Thursday, May 01, 2008

By David Kopel Imagine an election race of Pat Robertson versus James Dobson, each of them appearing at organic grocery stores and Starbucks throughout Massachusetts, with each candidate insisting that he alone deserves the vote of gay-marriage advocates. An equally silly spectacle is taking place these days in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky, as Sens. Hillary...

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United States Concealed Carry Association offers solid resource for millions who carry concealed

2:37pm Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Founded in 2004, the United States Concealed Carry Association fills a much needed void in the gun community by bringing together concealed carry enthusiasts from all over the country. Until its creation the landscape was dominated by organizations like the National Rifle Association or state level hunting groups. While both have a place in the gun owner community, neither type of group is a...

(Misguided) Mayors Against Illegal Guns

12:10am Wednesday, April 30, 2008

By Gerard Valentino The organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns is in the news again for announcing an ad campaign to raise awareness of how illegal guns are often used in crimes. While everyone agrees that stopping the flow of guns to criminals is of vital public interest, the organizations stated goals are worthy of a “Captain of the Obvious” award. Led by the rabidly anti-gun Mayor of New...