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'I just knew I had to stop them,' Ohio CHL-holder says

10:43am Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohio concealed handgun license-holder Robert Bragg apprehended an armed suspect just moments after a fatal shooting in a nearby laundromat. From the story: Robert Bragg said he had no time to consider the risks to himself when he confronted two ski-mask-wearing gunmen headed down his street Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old Ohio Air National Guardsman, who...

Baseballs to Starter Pistols…Mark Mallory embarrasses Cincinnati again

12:10am Thursday, August 23, 2007

By Tim Inwood I love Cincinnati. It is a great town with a rich history. The Museum Center in the old Union Terminal train station lays it all out before you. I can easily spend days down there reading the panels and admiring the displays. The mock up of a river boat, the old Crosley car and of course the scale model of Cincinnati in the World War II era are so fascinating. Some of my favorite...

Take it from Bloomberg: 'Nobody Will Elect Me President'

12:05am Thursday, August 23, 2007

Just two months after bolting the GOP and setting up a mike2008.com website, it appears as though anti-gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg recognizes his threatened independent presidential campaign is going no where. In an interview with Dan Rather , scheduled to air next week, Bloomberg admitted what gun owners have been saying for months: "Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States." It...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

5:10pm Wednesday, August 22, 2007

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From bulletproof backpacks to a lawsuit over the names of DUI offenders, these articles should be a part of your required...

PETA Employee Arraigned On Felony Dog-Napping Theft Charge

12:05am Wednesday, August 22, 2007

According to a press release issued by The Center for Consumer Freedom, a hunting dog snatched by a People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employee may have been slated for death at PETA's Norfolk headquarters. Click 'Read More' for the entire story. From the press release : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employee Andrea Florence Benoit will be arraigned today in...

Cleveland Mayor's latest theory on cause of crime wave: Statewide Preemption

12:10am Tuesday, August 21, 2007

By Chad D. Baus The City of Cleveland is now considered to be one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in America. Cleveland’s homicide rate has been on the rise ever since drastic cuts in the police department’s manpower and programs were made. Just one week after Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson rightly theorized to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that a "drought" in the supply of powdered cocaine...

Parker case now known as “Heller” as it is appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

12:10am Monday, August 20, 2007

UPDATE: Editor's Note - The official name of the case remains Parker vs. District of Columbia . Due to legal technicalities we will not know what the Supreme Court case will be called until first or second week of November 2007. The anti-gun side will be referring to it as Heller because they don't like being in the position of having to attack Parker, an African-American woman. By Tim Inwood For...

Op-Ed: HR 2640 - Sensible Solution or Trojan Horse?

12:05am Monday, August 20, 2007

By Clayton E. Cramer My last two columns addressed the problem of psychosis, violence and gun control. This column is about HR 2640, a mental illness and gun control bill currently before Congress that has split the gun rights community more than I can ever recall seeing. Click 'Read More' for additional excerpts. What does HR 2640 purport to do? (Remember that I am talking about the HR 2640 as...