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Divisive Times, No Decisive Actions

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Friday, February 23, 2018

Random Thoughts After A Very Long Week In The Trenches.... Since the Valentine’s Day tragedy in Florida, we’ve seen high school kids across the country marching, speaking out and demanding the rest of us do something to make schools safe again. Unfortunately, suggesting something that doesn’t fit their idea of a solution causes them to overheat. Their ardor, coupled with a lack of maturity, makes...

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Editorial: Changing attitudes key to solving school shootings

12:00pm Friday, February 23, 2018

Everyone agrees: Someone should do something to prevent the next school shooting tragedy. The answer is far more complicated than making it more difficult for people to get guns, though. Obviously criminalizing school shootings must not be that effective, given that it’s already illegal to kill people in numbers large or small, yet people still do it. The answer isn’t removing every gun that...

Another Ohio school board goes public: Armed, trained staff members already in place!

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, February 23, 2018

The Superintendent of Noble Local Schools in Noble County, Ohio has made the choice to go public with a part of their safety plan. From a post to the school Facebook page : “We are NOT soft targets!” Given the recent school shootings across the country, with the most recent occurring just last week in Florida, I hope this information serves as a reminder of the many things we have done in the...

Editorial: After the latest mass shooting, we’re focusing on the wrong amendment

by Gary Abernathy

3:00pm Thursday, February 22, 2018

HILLSBORO, Ohio — Growing up on a small southern Ohio farm, the favorite Christmas gift I received as a child was a “Rifleman” rifle, ordered from the Sears “wish book” that still arrived in mailboxes in the 1960s. “The Rifleman” was a TV Western starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. His rifle was modified with a looped, hinged lever that allowed him to fire in rapid succession. My toy version...

Trump endorses arming teachers AND doubles-down on support for new gun control

by Chad D. Baus

12:00pm Thursday, February 22, 2018

One day after he took fire from gun owners after he called for a ban on bump stocks and taking away the Second Amendment rights of military-aged Americans until they are 21 years old, President Donald Trump made a different kind of news when he advocated for arming some teachers. From CNN : President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety...

Democrat candidates for governor race to the altar of gun control

by Chad D .Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 22, 2018

Since the announcement of our endorsement of Mike DeWine for the Republican nomination for governor, we've received a few inquiries as to whether or not we would be making an endorsement in the Democratic primary. Astute observers noted that the last time Richard Cordray (D) campaigned in Ohio - also against DeWine, back in 2010 - Buckeye Firearms Association's political action committee (BFA-PAC...

Another Ohio school board votes to incorporate armed, trained staff members into safety plan

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Wednesday, February 21, 2018

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that members of the East Guernsey Local Board of Education in Guernsey County took action Monday night that they hope will secure added safety for the children of the district. After a two-hour executive session, the board unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the arming of select members of the staff. More specifically, the board agreed to provide “...

President Trump joins "blame the tools" crowd, calls for bump stock ban

by Chad D. Baus

12:00pm Wednesday, February 21, 2018

CNBC is reporting that President Donald Trump (R) has joined Ohio governor John Kasich (R) and others calling for bans on tools used by mass murderers instead of offering solutions that will protect potential future victims. From the article : President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has recommended that "bump stocks" — devices that let semi-automatic weapons fire hundreds of rounds per...