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Op-Ed: Founders were straight shooters

12:05am Wednesday, December 19, 2007

By Rory Ryan, Publisher and Editor Hillsboro (OH) Times-Gazette There are amendments to our great Constitution. And then, there are amendments. As every one of us knows, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively, are known as the Bill of Rights. I'm partial to these initial 10 - of which, I have three personal favorites. Click 'Read More' for additional excerpts from the...

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Shootings show value of guns for self-defense

12:10am Tuesday, December 18, 2007

( The following commentary, written by a Buckeye Firearms Association Southwest Ohio volunteer, has been published as a guest editorial in the Cincinnati Enquirer . ) By Jeff Riley The first shooting occurred in a "gun free zone" at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb. Nebraska allows residents who have passed the state's criteria to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense except in prohibited...

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To the Editor: Ohioans are sitting ducks

12:05am Tuesday, December 18, 2007

December 17, 2007 Dayton Daily News While we can admire Jeanne Assam as a heroine whose actions saved lives, let's keep in mind that, in Ohio, she'd be facing a jail term right about now. In Ohio, taking a gun into a church is generally against the law, even with a conceal-carry permit. Ohio is effectively a "sitting duck" state: If shots ring out in your church, or in most other public places,...

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Governor Strickland and First Lady Host Sportsmen Reception at Gov’s Mansion

12:10am Monday, December 17, 2007

By Larry S. Moore "Governor Ted and First Lady Frances Strickland Host Sportsmen Reception at the Governor’s Mansion" Or as I might prefer to say, "the real 4x4 trucks invaded Bexley”. However you say it, I was very fortunate to receive an invitation. This is the first time that I am aware there has been a sportsmen reception at the Governor’s Mansion. Sportsmen are fortunate to have a Governor...

Editorial: 'Action, not reaction - New Life security an example to follow'

12:05am Monday, December 17, 2007

OUR VIEW The (Colorado Springs, CO) Gazette There’s no other way to say it: This past weekend’s shootings at New Life Church and Youth With a Mission were tragedies. Four innocent young people were killed and several others were wounded. Many families have been shattered. Our prayers are with those families and their friends as the deal with these events. We don’t pretend to have the answer to...

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY - December 15th, 2007

12:05am Saturday, December 15, 2007

By Rick Jones and Larry Moore As the old saying goes, “if you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any”. In today’s society of hustle and bustle one really doesn’t take the time to really think about what their rights are. We take these rights for granted. Just about everyone knows what the First Amendment to the Constitution is, freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and freedom to...

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Headline: 'Castle doctrine' witness tells of shooting, civil suit

12:10am Friday, December 14, 2007

More than a week after the first proponent hearing on Sen. Steve Buehrer's Castle Doctrine legislation (SB184), Columbus This Week 's Michael J. Maurer has become perhaps only the second writer in the state to bother to inform his readers about that it occurred (we'll be eager to see if the Ohio media are as equally willing to ignore the opponent hearing.) The article focuses on testimony from...

SAF Honors Colorado’s Jeanne Assam With Eleanor Roosevelt Award

12:05am Friday, December 14, 2007

BELLEVUE, WA – For her remarkable display of heroism and courage under fire, the Second Amendment Foundation announced today that it will recognize Jeanne Assam, who confronted a gunman on Dec. 9 at the New Life Church shooting in Colorado Springs, with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award. The Roosevelt award was created by SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, co-author of America Fights Back: Armed Self-Defense...