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Gun ban lobby attorneys argue to keep Texas students defenseless

12:05am Monday, August 25, 2008

The Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram is reporting that attorneys for the gun ban lobby have the tiny school district of Harrold in their sights. The Wichita Falls-area Texas school district recently made international news by announcing teachers with a state concealed carry permit and permission from the district would be allowed to carry handguns on campus. But according to the story, the Brady...

"F-Troop": Obama picks fellow gun ban extremist as running mate

10:45am Saturday, August 23, 2008

By Chad D. Baus Now that Barack Obama has announced Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate, it can be said with assurance that there could be no greater anti-Second Amendment ticket put together for Democrats if Sarah Brady hand-picked them herself. Former Joyce Foundation board member Barack Obama's anti-gun record has already been well documented on this website. His own NRA F-rated...

Buckeye Firearms Association named 2007 "NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year"

3:24pm Thursday, August 21, 2008

Wayne LaPierre-NRA, Jim Irvine, Linda Walker, Chad Baus & Rick Jones-BFA, Chris Cox-NRA-ILA Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce that we have been named the 2007 "NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year" by the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. The announcement was made in the August 2008 issue of The EVC Update , the Official Publication for the NRA...

Pennsylvania great-grandmother uses gun for self-defense

12:10am Thursday, August 21, 2008

Pittsburgh's NBC affiliate is reporting that an 85-year-old great-grandmother from Fayette County, Pennsylvania kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol. "It doesn't get any better than this - turning the tables on the criminal", crows the NBC news reporter...

What SB184 means to you: Part VIII – Sealed and expunged records

12:05am Thursday, August 21, 2008

By Jim Irvine SB184 is 75 pages. It will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney and this does not constitute legal advice. Concealed carry license holders are required to read the Attorney General guide. I highly recommend “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws...

Store clerk dead after following Toledo police chief's advice

12:10am Wednesday, August 20, 2008

By Chad D. Baus Writing about the victims of crime can be a sensitive business. The practice is done by the pro-Second Amendment community out of a desire to learn from others' experiences, and yet at times it is easy, when viewing media accounts of the events, to perceive victims' stories more as fictional case studies than for what they actually are - the horrifying experiences of actual people...

Progress: Examples of unbiased media coverage of church security subject in wake of TN church attack

12:10am Tuesday, August 19, 2008

By Chad D. Baus As a regular church attendee, the issue of church security and the more than 500% increase in church shootings over the past 8 years is near and dear to my heart. In recent months, I have written several articles on the subject of the need for security preparations in places of worship. In " Ohio's ban on defending lives in places of worship: How did it get this bad? " I noted...

Dick Heller gets a D.C. gun registration certificate

12:10am Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Associated Press is reporting that Dick Heller, the man whose lawsuit overturned Washington's handgun ban, has successfully registered his revolver, ending a more than 30-year wait to keep the weapon in his home.