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Latest Violence Policy Center press release debunked: Comparing motor vehicle and firearm deaths is ridiculous

7:00am Thursday, May 31, 2012

by Ken Hanson, Esq. The Violence Policy Center, an anti-gun group funded almost exclusively by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, issued a May 22, 2012 press release entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 10 States in 2009 New Analysis Shows." This press release attempts to make the argument that consumer safety regulations have reduced motor vehicle deaths, and the lack of firearm...

Free Videos for Schools on Firearm Safety and Conservation from NSSF

3:00pm Wednesday, May 30, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation® is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety videos help teach students how to react when encountering a firearm in an unsupervised situation. The conservation titles educate students on how wildlife and wild lands are protected, and...

Democrat expects little opposition to HB495, if and when Republicans decide to move the pro-gun bill

7:00am Wednesday, May 30, 2012

by Chad D. Baus CentalOhio.com writer Jessica Alaimo is reporting on the various problems with Ohio gun law that would be fixed by Rep. Terry Johnnson's (R-McDermott) HB495. Her article appeared in at least nine Gannett Company-owned newspapers around the state between May 26 and 29 under various headlines. From the article : If an Ohio concealed-carry permit holder drives to Pennsylvania and...

June 9 is first annual "National Take Your Daughter to the Range Day"

3:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012

All over the country this June, young girls will head out to go shoot something. They will be attending the First Annual National Take Your Daughters To The Range Day! This event, held on June 9th, will be an opportunity for gun ranges throughout the nation to introduce many young women to a sport that may just become a life-long hobby, or even profession. Whether it is a pistol, a rifle, or a...

Proposed Toledo recreation levy should pay for shooting ranges

7:00am Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Editor's Note - The following op-ed originally appeared at the author's blog, Thurber's Thoughts . Republished with permission. by Maggie Thurber While looking up some other things, I came across this information on the Buckeye Firearms Association web page : According to a 2010 study by the National Sporting Goods Association , 44.5 million people over the age of seven regularly participate in...

MEMORIAL DAY 2012: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

7:00am Monday, May 28, 2012

(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

Four simple truths about Florida's Zimmerman-Martin case that aren't being discussed by the media

3:00pm Friday, May 25, 2012

by Don Kates The shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has been the subject of enormous confusion, not only because the facts are not entirely clear, but more because of public misunderstanding of the relevant law. I hope the following will help clarify things. 1. IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE POLICE TO INTERRUPT CRIMES AND DEFEND CITIZENS. The police exist to do two things ONLY: patrol...

Michigan Man Deserves Praise, Not Firing Says CCRKBA

7:00am Friday, May 25, 2012

BELLEVUE, WA - Wayne County, MI employee John Chevilott should be honored, not fired for turning over a loaded gun to the police that he found while on the job, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "This man was fired by the Wayne County Department of Public Services for doing the right thing," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. "We are stunned that this...