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Canton officer who threatened to execute concealed handgun license-holder now under investigation for ANOTHER violent outburst

7:00am Friday, July 29, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Officer Daniel Harless, who is currently under investigation for threatening to execute a concealed handgun license-holder during a traffic stop, is now also under investigation for a second incident. From the article : The circumstances of the incidents differ: One, from June, involves a driver with a license to carry a concealed gun. The...

WSJ: A Gun Activist Takes Aim at U.S. Regulatory Power

3:00pm Thursday, July 28, 2011
by Jess Bravin MISSOULA, Mont.— With a homemade .22-caliber rifle he calls the Montana Buckaroo, Gary Marbut dreams of taking down the federal regulatory state. Montana passed a law that tries to exempt the state from federal gun regulation. But the law is now before the courts, in a test of states' rights. WSJ's Jess Bravin reports. He's not planning to fire his gun. Instead, he wants to sell it...

Victim zone robberies highlight fallacy of 'no-guns' signs; UDF finally sees the light, but other businesses still posting signs

7:00am Thursday, July 28, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Since the day Ohio's concealed carry law was passed in 2004, the battle to educate business owners about the fallacies of posting 'no-guns' signs has waged in earnest. There have been many victories - some signs were taken down within days or even hours of being posted, after customers had informative conversations with business owners. Other 'no-guns' policies have persisted for...

CCW laws "completely insane": Canton City Council President rails against Americans upset about cop's behavior on dash cam video

3:00pm Wednesday, July 27, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Perhaps now we know why police officer Daniel Harless thought it was acceptable behavior to unleash his violent, profanity-laced tirade on a concealed handgun license-holder in Canton, Ohio, saying "People like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!" before threatening to murder the CHL-holder. Canton City Council President Allen Schulman has unleashed his own...

Unsung heroes behind passage of Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix and Restoration of Rights bills deserve our thanks

7:00am Wednesday, July 27, 2011
by Jim Irvine Governor John Kasich recently signed two important firearms bills into law. SB17 affects those with who carry concealed in Ohio. HB54 affects those who have had firearm rights restored. In addition to the Governor and bill sponsors, there are some other people who worked hard for your rights and deserve recognition. Senator Jason Wilson (D-Columbiana) was a primary sponsor of the...

U.S. Senate Stands with NRA in Strongly Opposing U.N Gun Control Efforts

7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011
As has been reported recently at BuckeyeFirearms.org, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been circulating a letter to be sent to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly stating opposition to any inclusion of civilian arms in the proposed UN's Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). On Friday, July 22, Moran announced that he had acquired 45 signatures - considerably more than the 34 Senators...

Another business owner with concealed handgun license defends self from armed robbers

3:00pm Monday, July 25, 2011
WKYC (NBC Cleveland) is reporting that when two men tried to rob the owner of Advanced Iron & Metal on Quincy Avenue just before 11 a.m. Friday, they got more than they bargained for. From the news report : A Channel 3 News crew was there and the owner told them that two men tried to rob him. He said one man had a gun and fired several shots at him, grazing him in the stomach. Then the owner...

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