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Judges – least known candidates, critically important votes

7:00am Thursday, October 25, 2012

by Jim Irvine Election Day is less than two weeks away, and many people are already voting early or absentee. Most of the talk, commercials, and media attention are focused on the Presidential race. Voters receive very little information related to the judicial races, so it's hard to gather enough information to form an opinion. These races are critical, and have the greatest ability to influence...

USSA: PETA Urges People to Break the Law

3:00pm Wednesday, October 24, 2012

There is no denying that PETA opposes hunting. Now the animal rights group also is on record urging people to violate laws — make that hunter harassment laws. In an October 9, 2012 blog posting, PETA urges its minions to: "Help counter the cruelty of hunting in your area: Post "No Hunting" signs on your land and that of sympathetic neighbors and friends, join or form a local anti-hunting group,...

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Op-Ed: Fighting Crime in Cook County by Taxing Bullets?

7:00am Wednesday, October 24, 2012

by Steve Chapman For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" -- a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else can our elected leaders do but promise action against guns? Action against the possession and use of guns by violent felons would be a...

Bow hunters: Think it's safe not to carry concealed when you go afield?

3:00pm Tuesday, October 23, 2012

by Chad D. Baus WHIO-TV, Dayton's CBS affiliate, reported recently that A 48-year-old man, apparently under investigation for his possible involvement in sex crimes, forced authorities to close parts of Caesar Creek State Park on Thursday afternoon when he fled onto the property armed with a gun. From the article : Warren County sheriff's deputies saw the man, whose name was not released, park...

More Anti-Gun Internet Prejudice: EzineArticles bans reviews with "Guns"

7:00am Tuesday, October 23, 2012

by Paul G. Markel For about twenty years now I've been writing about guns professionally, that is, someone has paid me to do it. I've written on all manner of firearms from inline muzzle-loaders to precision bolt-action rifles to squad-automatic weapons. Although I've never tried to be controversial, regardless, when you are talking about firearms there will always be someone who disagrees with...

With Video and Website, NSSF Urges Hunters to Share Their Fall Harvest with Those in Need

3:00pm Monday, October 22, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Hunters are generous people. More than 11 million meals were provided to the less fortunate through hunters' donations of game meat in 2010. As a reminder to all hunters to consider sharing their harvest this autumn with those in need, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has developed a new video and webpage that encourage making venison donations to food banks and...

Elyria homeowner sleeps with gun after burglary, shoots intruder when he comes back for seconds

7:00am Monday, October 22, 2012

Burglar's family confronts homeowner, says he "should have taken different precautions" against the burglar, who has a record of violence by Chad D. Baus The Lorain Morning-Journal is reporting that an Elyria resident fatally shot a burglar who confronted him at home in the early Friday darkness, then hours later he was confronted by the dead man's upset relatives. From the article : Police said...

ODNR to Release More Than 15,000 Pheasants Statewide

3:00pm Friday, October 19, 2012

October dates set for youth hunting only; statewide season begins Nov. 2 COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release thousands of pheasants at 28 public hunting areas this fall. More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants are being released to encourage pheasant hunting within the state of Ohio. Youth-only hunts will be held Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-...