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Caught on video: Anti-gun Columbus Mayor Coleman comes unhinged

7:00am Thursday, November 03, 2011

by Chad D. Baus As many of our readers are aware, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman has consistently worked against the Second Amendment and the Constitution during his long term as mayor. The Ohio chairman of the anti-gun group Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), Coleman and his city council enacted an unenforceable assault weapons ban in 2005, which caused the NRA to pull plans to hold their...

H.R. 822 -- National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act -- Heading to House Floor; Contact your Representative Now!

3:00pm Wednesday, November 02, 2011

As we've been reporting week in and week out, H.R. 822 -- the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011" is very good legislation for gun owners. The time is past due to dispel the alarmist rhetoric about the bill, and to set the record straight. Most of the misguided, unfounded, and incorrect characterizations circulating lately regarding H.R. 822 have come from the anti-gun groups and...

SC Sheriff: "Our form of justice is not making it." "Carry a concealed weapon."

7:00am Wednesday, November 02, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Advice given by Spartanburg County, SC Sheriff Chuck Wright to citizens concerned about a recent spate of violent crimes is making national headlines. The controversy? Wright advised people to take steps to protect themselves by buying a gun. From WYFF4.com (the Greenville, SC NBC affiliate): The Spartanburg County Sheriff is known for speaking his mind, and at a news conference...

NRA encourages members and supporters: "Tell President Obama to Fire Attorney General Eric Holder"

3:00pm Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Republican presidential candidates seek to educate primary voters on Romney's flip-flops on gun rights

7:00am Tuesday, November 01, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Two Republican presidential candidates with documented pro-Second Amendment rights records as governors are seeking to make sure that primary voters are aware that former governor Mitt Romney's record on the issue looks more like Barack Obama's or Hillary Clinton's than that of a supposedly pro-gun conservative. One of the flip-flop issues consistently mentioned about Romney? His...

85% of Ohio's Deer Hunters Choose the Phone or Internet for Checking Game

3:00pm Monday, October 31, 2011

Deer must be checked in by 11:30 p.m. the day of harvest COLUMBUS, OH – More than 24,000 white-tailed deer have been checked through Ohio's new automated game check system, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Hunters must still report their deer harvest, but they are no longer required to take their deer to a check station for physical inspection...

Ohio pols begin to weigh in on Republican presidential candidates

7:00am Monday, October 31, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Although it appears Ohio Republicans will not get to vote in a presidential primary until it is already decided (the primary has been moved back from its usual March Super Tuesday spot to near the back of the line in June 2012), GOP political figures in the Buckeye State have begun to weigh in on who they believe should be the nominee to face Obama. The Dayton Daily News is...

Upland Game Hunting Season Begins November 4

3:00pm Friday, October 28, 2011

The season for three of Ohio's most popular game species — ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit, and bobwhite quail — begins Friday, November 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. "The state's cottontail population has been very good for the last several years, and this year should provide some excellent opportunities for sportsmen," said Nathan...