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Ohio Wildlife Council Approves 2015-2016 Hunting Regulations

3:00pm Monday, May 04, 2015
COLUMBUS, OH - A reduction in white-tailed deer bag limits and antlerless permit use during the 2015-2016 hunting seasons were among regulations approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council at its scheduled meeting [last month], according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The council also voted to remove the peregrine falcon from Ohio’s list of threatened species. The Ohio Wildlife...

USA Today: Contentious debate over guns expected soon in Congress

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, May 04, 2015
While there has been little action to advance gun rights in the months since voters handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate, USA Today is reporting that "the debate is coming." From the article : "Last November, Americans sent a clear message to Washington that they do not want more gun control by defeating anti-Second-Amendment candidates at the ballot box," said Chris Cox, executive...

Caught in the Act: Anti-Gunners' Trick Photo Exposed

3:00pm Friday, May 01, 2015
If a picture is worth a thousand words, you should be skeptical about what this picture from "Moms Demand Action" has to say. The photo, the [Facebook] caption for which claims that it shows "hundreds" of anti-gun protesters, was taken a half-mile or so from the NRA Annual Meeting in Nashville. However, so was this photo, which shows that there were only about 100 protesters. And that includes...

Mother questions motives of police officer who shot her son, a concealed handgun licensee

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, May 01, 2015
A late night at Lucky’s Bar and Grill in Columbus nearly turned deadly for an Ohio concealed handgun licensee last month. According to the Columbus Dispatch , Joseph Davis Jr. told his mother he and a friend were in his car in the bar's parking lot when a fight among some women broke out nearby. In the chaos that followed, Davis says he honked his horn at the crowd and tried to leave, but was...

Several firearms-related bills scheduled for sponsor testimony in House committee

by Chad D. Baus
4:39pm Thursday, April 30, 2015
Chairman Ron Maag has announced that the House State Government will be hearing sponsor testimony on several firearms-related bills next Wednesday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 121. Bills for which their sponsors will be testifying are: HB 20 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones) - Reps. Gonzales/Koehler HB 35 (Prohibit seizure/registry of firearms) - Reps. Retherford/Hood HB 48 (...

Off-duty police officer and Ohio CHL-holder respond to sounds of shooting in Dayton

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, April 30, 2015
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that an off-duty police officer and an Ohio CHL-holder responded to sounds of shooting at 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning. According to the report, multiple shots were fired in what was described as a “drug deal gone bad” (as though there are drug deals that go good?). The shots fired were from the suspects shooting at each other, and up to 15 rounds struck a...

The Video Every Child - and you - Need to See

7:00am Thursday, April 30, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. – In spring 2015, the NRA introduced a brand new Eddie Eagle video. Started in 1988, the Eddie Eagle GunSafe program has reached more than 28 million children with an important safety message. Eddie has a modernized look and some new friends—the Wing Team. Together, they learn what to do if they ever find a gun: STOP! Don’t touch. Run away. Tell a grown-up. From a letter anouncing...

Texas and Wisconsin to recognize Ohio concealed handgun licenses issued on or after 3/23/15

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the latest information on New Hampshire. On March 23, 2015, the date House Bill 243 went into effect, Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a press release announcing that Ohioans with concealed handgun licenses will be able to use those licenses "in five additional states." Pursuant to changes adopted in House Bill 234 of the 130th General...

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