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December background checks on firearm sales rank in top five all-time; 2009 tops 2008 by 10.4 percent

7:00am Monday, January 18, 2010

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,407,155 checks in December 2009, ranking the month in the top five for most NICS checks of all time.

John Kasich names former Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee Mary Taylor as running mate

3:00pm Friday, January 15, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich utilized Twitter on Thursday to announce his choice of former multiple-time Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and current State Auditor Mary Taylor as his running mate, confirming a leak reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Tuesday. Taylor earned the endorsement of Buckeye Firearms Association in her successful 2006 campaign...

More guns, less crime in 2009

7:00am Friday, January 15, 2010

By Gerard Valentino Now that 2009 has come to an end, giving America time to take stock of the year that was, we can once again see the true relationship between guns and crime. Driven by fear of Barack Obama's anti-gun past, Americans bought more guns in 2009 than in any other year on record, and homicide and violent crime rates plummeted nationwide. The most striking decrease took place in...

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We need YOU to help put Annie Oakley in Statuary Hall

3:00pm Thursday, January 14, 2010

By Linda Walker If you have ever gone to the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., then no doubt you have walked through Statuary Hall, where each state has two statues depicting someone from its history. One of these statues is slated to be replaced. The Ohio Legislature has been tasked to find the replacement, with the help of all Ohioans. We need YOU to help us put famous Ohio...

HB203 (Restaurant Carry) scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

12:18pm Thursday, January 14, 2010

House Bill 203, which seeks to "allow a concealed carry licensee who is not consuming liquor and is not under the influence to carry a concealed handgun in a retail food establishment or food service operation with any class liquor permit issued for the location," has been added to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security agenda for sponsor testimony, Tuesday, January 19 at 3:...

Supreme Court Update: McDonald v. City of Chicago

7:00am Thursday, January 14, 2010

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Chicago and Oak Park have filed their brief ( http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/08-1521-bs.pdf ) with the U.S. Supreme Court in the McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment case. By way of review, this case will decide whether the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies against the states, a process also known as Incorporation. Originally, the Bill...

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Ohio Attorney General Candidate Dave Yost visits Xenia

12:02am Wednesday, January 13, 2010

By Larry S. Moore Dave Yost (R-Delaware) made a campaign swing through southwestern Ohio on Tuesday January 5. Xenia was one of several stops. Despite the cold temperatures and snowy conditions, over forty area conservatives turned out to welcome the man they hope will become the next Ohio Attorney General. State Representative Seth Morgan (R-Huber Heights) presented a brief status update...

An End to the Lautenberg Amendment?

12:01am Wednesday, January 13, 2010

By Jeff Knox The Federal Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently accepted the Second Amendment as valid grounds for reversing a conviction under the infamous Lautenberg Amendment, barring possession of firearms from anyone ever convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. That's good news, but don't fire up the band just yet. The actual conclusion of the 7th Circuit panel was that...