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Guns & Ammo "Best States for Gun Owners" shows progress, but Ohio legislators STILL have a lot of work to do

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, September 18, 2015

One year ago, and despite the fact that Republicans had been in control of the General Assembly and governor's mansion for 4 years, a lack of progress in improving the state's gun rights law was reflected in the state's fall in Guns & Ammo's 2014 ranking of the Best Concealed Carry States from 39th in 2013 to 41st. Just a few months after that ranking was published, the General Assembly...

Mass Shootings Rare, Government Study Says

3:00pm Thursday, September 17, 2015

A new study by the Congressional Research Service, by far the most thorough and comprehensive of its type to date, confirms that mass shootings continue to be rare in the United States. While Michael Bloomberg’s TheTrace.org website says that mass shootings happen “more often than they used to,” renown criminologist James Alan Fox, of Northeastern University, whose extensive analysis of mass...

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Buckeye Firearms Foundation Youth Shoot brings out nearly 100 participants

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, September 17, 2015

WHIZ (NBC Zanesville) is reporting that the annual Buckeye Firearms Foundation Youth Shoot was a rousing success, despite a bit of "liquid sunshine." From the article : Youth from all over Ohio battle the drizzle to participate in the 5th annual Youth Shoot. Kids ages 10 through 18 were invited to learn about firearms, and take some shots of their own after training sessions on firearm safety...

NRA Supports Senator Cornyn’s Bill to Halt Obama NICS Abuses

3:00pm Wednesday, September 16, 2015

On August 5th, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced S. 2002, a bill to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens from continued bureaucratic abuse by the Obama Administration. As we reported on July 18th, Obama’s latest gun grabbing ploy was to forward all individuals receiving Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits through a representative payee to the National...

Larry Householder's possible second act brings memories of the fight for Ohio concealed carry

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, September 16, 2015

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Larry Householder, who served as Speaker of the House during the fight to pass Ohio's original concealed carry law, is contemplating a return to the legislature. From the article : ...[F]ormer Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, a Perry County Republican, is considering whether to seek a return to the House. Term limits sent Householder home in...

Research Findings a Blow to Anti-gun Academics

3:00pm Tuesday, September 15, 2015

For decades, anti-gun academics have attacked firearms and firearm owners by conducting “research” that purportedly offers insight into the psyche of gun owners. The dubious findings of these psychology studies typically portray gun owners in a negative light, and are frequently published in uncritical academic journals, and then touted by gun control activists and the mainstream media as...

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State supreme court rules broken gun not a deadly weapon

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an inoperable gun that cannot fire bullets is not a deadly weapon under the state law that prohibits carrying a concealed handgun without a license. From the article : The justices reversed the findings of a juvenile court and the Cincinnati-area appeals court that the teenager was guilty of a delinquency count of...

You are cordially invited to the Sportsmen's Alliance 19th annual "Save Our Heritage Rally"

3:00pm Monday, September 14, 2015

You are cordially invited to the Sportsmen's Alliance 19th annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" The Rally will be held on Saturday, September 19 at the Aladdin Shrine Center, 3850 Stelzer Road in Columbus, Ohio. Sportsmen's Alliance is the only organization in the country with the sole mission of protecting hunting, fishing and trapping rights in all 50 states. This event is the largest fundraiser of...