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Kasich veto statement on H.B. 228 rings as hollow as his word

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, December 24, 2018
The House and Senate passed Substitute H.B. 228 and the Act was sent to the Governor's desk. Governor John Kasich (R) vetoed the bill and issued a press release explaining his decision. The statement is as twisted as his record on firearms. He starts by stating that, "Since first being elected to the Ohio Senate in 1976, I have consistently supported Ohioans' constitutional right to bear arms and...

Another Ohio school board moves to protect its students with armed staff members

7:00am Friday, December 21, 2018
Cincinnati's FOX 19 is reporting that a Clinton County school district is the latest in the Tri-State to allow teachers and other staff members to carry guns. From the article : The Blanchester School Board voted Monday night to allow trained staff members to carry the weapons on campus. The unanimous vote was based on a public resolution, sources tell FOX19 NOW. FOX19 is working to gather more...

Cleveland Plain Dealer admits anti-gun editorial error; Has refused to correct past mistakes

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, December 20, 2018
On December 11, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published an editorial calling for Gov. John Kasich to veto HB 228 on the grounds that it upends "the longstanding legal requirement in every state of the union that someone claiming they shot in self-defense show by a preponderance of the evidence that they were justified in believing that." The problem? The truth is that the longstanding legal...

BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Kasich vetoes H.B. 228 - House and Senate must override for bill to become law

3:00pm Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Governor John Kasich has vetoed H.B. 228, the bill seeking to put the burden of proof on prosecutors where it belongs and modernize other elements of concealed carry. DOWNLOAD THE ACT HERE It is now up to the Ohio House and Senate to decide if they wish to override the veto and make this bill law. Before reaching the Governor's desk, it passed both chambers with veto-proof majorities. Contact...

Trump Administration Bans Bump Stocks; Gives Public 90 Days to Destroy or Turn Them All In

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, December 19, 2018
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the finalized form of a bump stock ban, brought about through amending ATF regulations so as to define bump stocks as “machineguns.” From Brietbart.com : Breitbart News possesses a copy of the DOJ’s summary of the ban, which states: The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF...

Surprise: Physician Group Rehashes Same Tired Gun Control Policies

3:00pm Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Everyone has hobbies. Some doctors’ collective hobby is opining on firearms policy. Half of the articles in the “Latest from Annals ” email from the Annals of Internal Medicine journal are related to firearms. The most prominent of these articles is a position paper written by the American College of Physicians (ACP) that expands upon their 2014 paper and reflects every anti-gunner’s public...

VIDEO: John Lott challenges study claiming U.S. leads in mass shootings

7:00am Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Many mainstream news outlets have been reporting that America has more mass shootings than any other country. And, of course, they lament that this proves we need more gun control. CNN has claimed that "the U.S. has the most mass shootings." The Wall Street Journal says that the "U.S. leads the world in mass shootings." And it's no surprise that former President Obama has made claims about how...

NRA-Supported Case Could Soon be Taken Up by the US Supreme Court

7:00am Monday, December 17, 2018
What if you lived in a major metropolitan area that said you were free to practice the religion of your choice while within its jurisdiction, but in order to worship outside of that jurisdiction, you were required to first ask permission? And what if that permission was rarely granted? Would you feel like your right to exercise the religion of your choice is still protected? Now imagine you are a...

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