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Interview with Students for Concealed Carry on Campus organizers

12:05am Tuesday, December 04, 2007

November 27, 2007 TheCampusWord.com TCW got the chance to sit down with two of the organizers of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), Miami University of Ohio's Stephen J. Feltoon and University of Cincinnati's Michael Flitcraft. SCCC non-partisan, grassroots organization comprised of over 8,500 college students, faculty members, parents, and concerned citizens (about 90% college...

Op-Ed: Plaintiff Giuliani v. President Giuliani

12:05am Monday, December 03, 2007

Rudy Presses Suit The candidate, as mayor, was a perpetual plaintiff. By Kate O'Beirne Candidate Rudy Giuliani pledges to appoint strict-constructionist judges who won’t make policy from the bench, because “making laws is the responsibility of an elected legislature.” He cites Justices Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, and Alito as model appointments. Plaintiff Giuliani had a wholly different view of the...

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ABC Cincinnati schools local NBC competitors on OBJECTIVE reporting on guns

12:05am Friday, November 30, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Many readers of this website will recall the media bias that was exposed in NBC Cincinnati (WLWT Ch. 5) reporter Eric Flack's undercover piece on the non-existent ''gun show loophole'' on November 19. Fast forward one week later, and it was ABC Cincinnati's (WCPO Ch. 9) turn for a special report on firearms ownership. But the difference between the way both news stations handled...

Concealed Handguns: Danger or Asset to Ohio?

3:11pm Thursday, November 29, 2007

By Howard Nemerov The purpose of this study is to determine the relative criminality of concealed carry licensees versus the general population of Ohio. In order to do this, we will compare the number of concealed carry license suspensions and revocations to the FBI arrest data for the entire state, yielding proxies for the violation rates of licensees and the general population, respectively...

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Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

3:59pm Wednesday, November 28, 2007

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a rape on campus to another attack on gun shows, these articles should be a part of your required reading! Click "...

Giuliani spokesman's Freudian slip?: Gun show attendees = moonshiners

12:10am Wednesday, November 28, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Despite almost a year's worth of history lessons by pro-Second Amendment groups across the country, opinion polls prove there are still too many pro-gun Republican voters planning on giving their primary vote to Rudy Giuliani. I've never been one to buy into election year conversions on gun rights. I find it incredibly insulting when a politician expects America's hunters,...

Op-Ed: Gun Rights and Presidential Politics

12:05am Wednesday, November 28, 2007

By Ken Blackwell Townhall.com The debate over individual gun rights just has become a front line issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. The United States Supreme Court decision to hear arguments on District of Columbia v. Heller , the D.C. gun ban case, guarantees it. ...With nearly 100 million American gun owners and a fluid nominating process in both primaries, Second Amendment voters matter...

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Gun buybacks – what do they really accomplish?

12:10am Tuesday, November 27, 2007

by Jim Irvine Recently the city of Cleveland gave out $100 gas and grocery gift cards to anyone turning in a handgun. The anti-gun people (including the media) act like this is a great thing. The pro-gun people generally claim it is worthless. I’ll explain why it is dangerous. The Cleveland Plain Dealer story begins with this: A line of cars stretched three city blocks in downtown Cleveland on...