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April sees 15% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 11th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The April 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 843,484 is an increase of 15.2 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 731,955 in April 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2011 NICS figure of 1,339,673 is an increase of 9.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,226,760 in April 2010. This marks the eleventh straight month-over-...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns – A Reality Check

7:00am Tuesday, May 10, 2011

by Philip Van Cleave I have been doing a bit of research on [New York City Mayor Michael] Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. They claim a membership of 593 mayors. Of these, 399 (over 67%!) are in only four states – New Jersey (40), New York (108), Ohio (71) and Pennsylvania(180). If you throw in California (21) and Florida (36), they account for 456 (over 76%) of their alleged...

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Karen Stewart-Linkhart appointed to Ohio Wildlife Council

3:00pm Monday, May 09, 2011

by Larry S. Moore Those familiar with the Ohio Wildlife Council, conservation issues or trapping will likely recognized the name Karen Stewart-Linkhart. She has previously served two terms on the council from 1999 until 2007. After serving on the council, Stewart-Linkhart remained active and attended most of the meetings representing either the Ohio State Trappers or the National Trapping...

Obama Admits Stealth Attack on Rights, Media Yawns

7:00am Monday, May 09, 2011

by Jeff Knox "I just want you to know that we are working on it," Barack Obama told Sarah Brady regarding gun control. "We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar," Obama said according to Brady. This interesting bit of news was reported in an April 11 Washington Post Lifestyle section story about Obama's gun control and regulatory policy wonk Steve Croley. Toward the end of the...

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Op-Ed: Gun Owners Have a Right to Privacy

3:00pm Friday, May 06, 2011

Editor's Note: While Ohioans have won a good deal of protection from the prying eyes of the anti-gun media via passage of House Bill 9 in 2006 , efforts to reverse these protections continue. One such attempt came when State Rep. Matt Lundy (D) proposed an amendment to HB45 that would have made the records public. Fortunately, the anti-gun amendment was defeated. by John Stossel If you own a gun...

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Headline: "Gun control a top goal of Obama second term"

7:00am Friday, May 06, 2011

Politico.com is reporting that John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., is suggesting that Barack Obama is laying the foundation to push an ambitious gun control agenda if he wins a second term. According to the article, Bolton is accusing the administration of using its own failures in the war against Mexican drug cartels as a pretext for more gun control. From the article : "We can...

Wall Street Journal: Issa Steps Up Fight over ATF Documents

3:00pm Thursday, May 05, 2011

The Wall Street Journal reported recently that House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa is threatening to hold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in contempt of Congress for its refusal to produce documents. The agency says releasing them will compromise ongoing criminal cases. From the article : The fight involves the bureau's Project Gunrunner, in which law enforcement officers may have...

Elderly home invasion victim shoots one of his attackers

7:00am Thursday, May 05, 2011

Dayton CBS affiliate WHIO-TV is reporting that an elderly man shot a man suspected of breaking into his house Friday night. From the report : Around 11 p.m. Friday, 3 people broke into the house of an elderly man on Mia Avenue and demanded property, Lt. Kimberly Hill of the Dayton Police Department said. The man refused to give them anything, so the group left and later returned, Hill said. When...