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Exploding Targets Considered Illegal Under Ohio Law

7:00am Monday, May 06, 2013
by Greg Ellifritz I recently became aware of a published legal opinion from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office. I've copied the full opinion below, but the Cliff's Notes version is that if you shoot a commercially purchased or homemade exploding target in Ohio, you could face felony charges! I know these binary explosive targets are legal under Federal law, but this opinion says they aren't...

Castle Doctrine law helps homeowners who suffer home invasions in Toledo and Columbus

3:00pm Friday, May 03, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that an eastside apartment resident fired at burglars inside his home early Wednesday morning, April 24. Under Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, if someone unlawfully enters or attempts to enter an occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense, and will not be second-guessed...

NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits underway today

12:00pm Friday, May 03, 2013
[Editor's Note - several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders are on hand in Houston this week for the NRA meetings. If you see them, be sure to say "hi!".] by Jim Shepherd [Today begins] the one hundred and forty second edition of the NRA's Annual Meeting & Exhibitions. The booths are up, prepped and ready for a crowd anticipated to be larger than last year's 72,000+ in St. Louis. It will be...

Attackers who attempted to rob concealed handgun license-holder sentenced to 20 years in prison

7:00am Friday, May 03, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Devante L. Michael, 19, and Alexander C. Pinkston, 22, were sentenced to 20 years in prison after both men pleaded guilty in March to aggravated robbery and felonious assault with gun specifications. Last October, then men attempted to rob a man who, as it turned out, wasn't just another helpless victim. From the article : The scars on his...

Headline: "Gun shop’s name on youth jerseys concerns parents" [UPDATE: Bar's logo of armed man drinking apparently does not]

3:00pm Thursday, May 02, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that a local gun shop's sponsorship of a youth baseball team in Bedford Township, just across the border from Toledo in Michigan, has some parents crying foul about "the message it sends." From the article : Todd Bruning wanted to sponsor the Cubs because his two children play on the team. But when players got their jerseys Thursday, some parents were...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2013 CHL statistics; Demand for CHL’s skyrocketed in first quarter

7:00am Thursday, May 02, 2013
by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2013. Almost every record regarding concealed carry was broken last quarter. No matter how you measure it, despite what President Obama and Bloomberg say, Americans don't want more gun control, they want more guns, and the ability to carry them in more places...

Huffington Post seeks to document impact of gun violence, but will they report on the lives saved by use of a gun?

3:00pm Wednesday, May 01, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Huffington Post is circulating an email to Ohio residents seeking to "document the nationwide impact of gun violence." Wednesday, April 24, 2013 A Message From The Huffington Post Hello from HuffPost Open Reporting - This is a one-time email to our readers in Ohio. We're working on a project to document the nationwide impact of gun violence, and we need your help. Since the...

More Ohio pastors allow armed church security; Gun ban extremist objects

7:00am Wednesday, May 01, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that "churches across the country and here in the Miami Valley are responding to violence by putting their trust in God and taking security into their own hands." From the article : At Phillips Temple in Trotwood, armed security guards routinely patrol the church grounds and stand watch inside during services and events. It is a visible presence that...

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