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Knife Rights’ OH Knife Law Reform BILL Passes Senate

3:00pm Monday, July 01, 2019

Admittedly this gets a bit confusing, but bear with us here, it is all good… As noted previously, the key language in Knife Rights' Ohio knife law reform bill, SB 140, was included in the Senate's amendment to the State Budget, which passed the Senate last week and which is currently in a Senate/House Conference Committee. If it is retained in the final budget bill, then it would go to the...

Ohio Budget a Major Win for Conservation, Hunters

7:00am Monday, July 01, 2019

Language included in Ohio’s two-year budget that would begin to fix a major shortfall in funding for conservation is one step closer to becoming law, as the Ohio Senate approved House Bill 166. Gov. Mike DeWine fulfilled his promise to Ohio sportsmen by including a major investment in hunting, fishing and trapping programs when he introduced his budget earlier this spring. The Ohio House then...

Gun control extremists aim to resubmit background check petition

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, June 28, 2019

Just days after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a summary of a petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales, the people behind the astroturf gun control group known as "Ohioans for Gun Safety" are saying they'll resubmit a modified proposal as soon as possible. From the Gongwer News Service : The group's spokesman, Dennis Willard, said Mr. Yost found...

Media Continues to Cause Distorted Fear of School Violence

7:00am Thursday, June 27, 2019

When it comes to the wellbeing of today’s youth, one would think that all could agree that provoking unnecessary fear should be avoided. That apparently is not the case, however, when it comes to pushing the narrative that changes are urgently needed to America’s gun control laws to keep schoolchildren safe from an “epidemic” of “gun violence” that is spiraling out of control. The truth is that...

Out of Style: Levi’s Fawns Over Shannon Watts in Pantmaker’s Latest Gun Control Effort

7:00am Wednesday, June 26, 2019

At the National Retail Federation’s 2018 convention in New York City, Levi Strauss & Co. Brand President James Curleigh told those assembled that the multinational pants manufacturer intends to be the “most relevant lifestyle brand.” Evidently, part of creating that “lifestyle” includes foisting a doctrinaire set of political beliefs onto its employees and customers. Last Fall, NRA-ILA...

New York Times Admits Privately-Funded “Gun Violence” Research is a Thing

7:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The New York Times – the “paper of record” – reports that “ Gun Research is Suddenly Hot .” While we’re happy to see the Times has finally acknowledged that “gun research” can survive federal restrictions on taxpayer funded gun control advocacy, there are necessary caveats here. The volume of “gun violence research” may be increasing, but the field has not been as neglected as the media would...

At Work, at Home, and as You Drive – More Self Defense Gun Stories

by Rob Morse

7:00am Monday, June 24, 2019

Here is the news you won't get from the mainstream media. Responsible gun owners defend themselves and the people they love. Self-defense instructor Jeff Street joins the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast to look at four new examples. Were these gun owners lucky, or did they have a plan and training? What can we learn from their experience? (21-minute audio) These victims survived lethal attacks...

BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Attorney General Rejects Background Check Petition

4:08pm Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected a summary of a petition for a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales. On June 10, the attorney general’s office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Revised Code by initiated statute, entitled “An Act to Close Loopholes in Background Checks on Gun Sales.” The attorney general’s role is to determine whether the...