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9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling sets the stage for another precedent-setting Second Amendment decision

12:10am Thursday, April 30, 2009
By Jim Shepherd When United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia penned the majority-opinion in the landmark Heller decision last year, he was roundly criticized by legal scholars (primarily from the dissenting position) for having created a document that left many legal questions regarding firearms unanswered. Justice Scalia's response was simple: the broad decision was written, and the...

Obama's National Park Service bureaucrats won't defend visitors' civil rights

12:05am Thursday, April 30, 2009
Amend Constitution by Statute, Using EPA Laws By Dave Kopel "The National Parks Service has announced it will not challenge a court order that temporarily stops the late-term Bush administration policy of allowing CCW-permit holders to carry in National Parks." That's the news media's backwards way of saying the bureaucrats running the National Parks are delighted they don't have to allow CCW-...

Leading Conservation Groups to Rush Limbaugh: Cease Support of HSUS

12:05am Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance has joined the nation's leading conservation organizations in sending a letter to Rush Limbaugh urging the talk radio personality to cease his support of America's number one opponent of sportsman traditions, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The groups who sent the letter are: the Archery Trade Association, Boone and Crockett Club, Catch a Dream...

Ohio Governor To Hold Second Annual Youth Turkey Hunt

12:10am Tuesday, April 28, 2009
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Saturday, May 2 marks the second annual Youth Turkey Hunt hosted by Gov. Ted Strickland, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "Ohio has a rich outdoor heritage and seeks to motivate seasoned sportsmen to pass on the traditions to the next generation," said Sean Logan, director of the ODNR. "Governor Strickland's youth turkey hunt will...

ODNR Division of Wildlife Investigating Ways to Improve Hunter Access

12:05am Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Survey will help agency gauge feasibility of web-based access program COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has teamed up with the Ohio Farm Bureau to consider a pilot program that will help manage local deer herds and expand hunter access. The two agencies are exploring the possibility of developing a web-based deer hunter access program. Through...

Why can't students say 'guns' in school?

12:10am Monday, April 27, 2009
By Glenn Garvin Media snicker of the day: those crazy gun nuts, worried that the government is out to snatch their constitutional rights along with their AK-47s. 60 Minutes is the latest to have a chuckle, playing a commercial for a Washington, D.C.-area firearms show that that urges viewers to "Celebrate the Second Amendment and get your guns while you still can!" My own hunch is that the sheer...

Delaware Co. Prosecutor Dave Yost Announces Bid for Attorney General in 2010

12:05am Monday, April 27, 2009
On April 18, 2009, Republican Prosecutor Dave Yost announced he will seek his party's nomination for Attorney General in 2010, saying Ohio needs "a prosecutor, not a politician" in the State's top law enforcement job. "The Attorney General's office is the backbone of Ohio law enforcement," Yost said. "I've been on the front lines of criminal justice and in the courts -- I know what's needed by...

Which kind of gun owner are you?

12:10am Friday, April 24, 2009
By Steven Loos Having spent a fair amount of my impressionable years shooting alongside my WW2 veteran grandfather, I was fortunate to have been taught early on the great responsibility that owning a firearm brings. As far back as I can recall I have always understood owning a firearm had a deeper meaning. Later in life, and much to my surprise, I would come to understand that not all owners...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 63 - International Gun Treaty Sidesteps Congress

12:05am Friday, April 24, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: In a stunningly clever move, president Barack Obama, speaking from Mexico, announced support for an international firearms treaty that could have far-reaching effects on U.S. gun ownership -- without needing to pass legislation and deal with normal congressional representation . See item #1...

And They Call Us Paranoid: Obama administration labels millions upon millions of Americans as 'rightwing extremists'

12:10am Thursday, April 23, 2009
By Jeff Knox The federal government's latest warning to police agencies about "rightwing extremists" is an outrage and adds fuel to an increasingly troubling situation. The report, titled, " Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment " was produced by the Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis...

President Obama's Secretary of Education rounds out anti-gun cabinet

12:05am Thursday, April 23, 2009
With President Barack Obama's Cabinet reading like a "who's who" of gun-ban advocates, it's difficult to say which member is the most anti-gun. That is, until you meet Arne Duncan. By Dave Kopel Who is the most extreme anti-gun member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet? That's sort of like asking who is the greatest quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame--there are so many strong choices,...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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 a stupid robber shooting himself with his own gun to more armed robberies in "gun free" zones, these articles should...

A visual display: Just how high are firearms sales climbing?

12:10am Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By Mike Budzynski On the April 5th, 2009 I had the chance to attend the Buckeye Blast at the Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) for a great day of shooting and getting to know fellow gun enthusiast. Inevitably, when you get more than two gun owners together, the debate over polymer frames vs. steel frames, manufactures, and caliber are sure to raise a few friendly disagreements that we all take in...

Around the Fireams Industry: Not everyone is running 24/7

12:05am Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By Jim Shepherd While the entire outdoor segment mirrors the general miasma of American industry and commerce (business generally stinks), there are some commonly accepted points being accepted as fact. In fact, they're not all dead on target. First, the commonly accepted belief that the entire firearms category is going like the proverbial house on fire, with gun owners and speculators buying...

Lies, guns and tea: The Obama Media propaganda machine kicks into high gear

12:10am Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. - Franklin D. Roosevelt A lie can run around the world before the truth can get it's boots on. - James Watt A lie told often enough becomes the truth. - Lenin By Jim Shepherd Any of us who believe and defend our right to own firearms know that we face a virtual torrent of half-truths and outright misrepresentations from those who have made the...

John Lott provides more insight into ABC’s Shameful ‘20/20′ Experiment

12:05am Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association's Dean Rieck wrote that Diane Sawyer had rigged a mass shooting experiment on 20/20 . Rieck pointed out the many fallacies with the experiment, including an attacker with a shooting skill level far above the average mass shooter who had knowledge, not only that a student would be returning fire, but WHICH student, and the presence of cumbersome and...

FLASH: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules State and Local Governments Subject to Second Amendment

2:10pm Monday, April 20, 2009
In a bit of a Pyrrhic victory, the 9th Circuit today found that the Second Amendment applies to State and Local districts, joining the 5th Circuit which previously ruled similarly in the Emerson case. At the same time, the Court found that the city's ban of firearms on public property did not violate the Second Amendment. While gun owners might scratch their heads over this "logic", the important...

Exposed: The anti-gun agenda behind ABC News' "Before Arranging Playdates, Ask About Guns"

12:10am Monday, April 20, 2009
By Jeff Riley ABC News is on a mission. They have the target picked out, and are throwing everything at it, including the kitchen sink. What or who is their target? Why it's YOU, dear reader - one of millions of responsible gun owners who reside in America. In the past two weeks, the airwaves were filled with a litany of anti-gun stories promulgated by ABC: " If I Only Had a Gun (Carrying a Gun...

25-year police veteran to Toledo residents: "Buy guns. Invest in precious metals: lead, gun power and brass."

12:05am Monday, April 20, 2009
By Chad D. Baus For the past several weeks, the Toledo Blade has been reporting on a severe budget short-fall that the City of Toledo has spent itself into. After weeks of back-and-forth debate between Mayor Carty Finkbeiner - who is likely to be facing a recall at the ballot box this September - Toledo city council, and unions representing police and firefighters' unions, the Finkbeiner...

Is Rush Limbaugh's cat being held hostage by animal rights extremists?

10:21am Friday, April 17, 2009
Our laws do not prevent us from killing animals for food or sport, so the right to life of an animal is nonexistent. ...[W]e are confronted daily by people who wish to obstruct human progress and individual economic choices by elevating the importance of animal existence to that of human existence. - Rush Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought To Be , 1992 By Chad D. Baus I have been listening to Rush...

Media attention focused on firearms

12:10am Friday, April 17, 2009
By Jim Shepherd Last week, California Senator Dianne Feinstein said that there would be no big moves to reinstitute the "Assault Weapons Ban" because the "time wasn't right". That, however, doesn't mean the "assault on your weapons we want to ban" has died down on the liberal side of the question. On Sunday April 12, CBS News' Leslie Stahl delivered one of Sixty Minutes ' vaunted hard-hitting...

Equipped to be a Killer?: Criminal behavior is about the behavior, not about the tool

12:05am Friday, April 17, 2009
By Jeff Knox There is a funny story about a woman who rowed her husband's boat out for a little solitude. While she was enjoying the fresh air and sunshine a Park Ranger pulled up alongside and asked to see her fishing license. When she told him she didn’t have one he said that he was going to write her a ticket because, even though she was just sitting in the boat reading, there was fishing...

Op-Ed: Let's All Surrender Our Weapons -- You First!

12:10am Thursday, April 16, 2009
By Ann Coulter The rash of recent shooting incidents has led people who wouldn't know an AK-47 from a paintball gun to issue demands for more restrictions on guns. To be sure, it's hard to find any factor in these shootings that could be responsible -- other than the gun. So far, this year's public multiple shootings were committed by: -- Richard Poplawski, 23, product of a broken family,...

Education Guide Lesson #22: Pretend 'Gun-Free' School Zones: A Deadly Legal Fiction

12:05am Thursday, April 16, 2009
Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the Buckeye Firearms Association Education Guide . Written by David B. Kopel, this Article analyzes the law and policy regarding the licensed carrying of firearms in K-12 schools and in colleges and universities. The Article suggests that absolute bans have proven to be extremely dangerous, because they turn schools into uniquely attractive...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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 asking about guns to the increase in CHL licenses, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What...

The futility of gun control: Another Plain Dealer columnist "gets it"

12:10am Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Chad D. Baus When it comes to the futility of addressing the epidemic of inner-city violence with impotent gun control laws, it would seem there are at least a two people at the Cleveland Plain Dealer who "get it." Last year Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett's series on the thug culture earned her title as a top-three finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary , and since then she...

Firearm Sales Continue to Climb in March

12:05am Wednesday, April 15, 2009
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Firearm sales continued to surge across the country for the fifth straight month, extending a trend that began after the November elections. The increase also follows recent comments by several high-profile members of the Obama administration about re-imposing permanently and expanding the ban on modern sporting rifles. Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background...

Diane Sawyer rigs mass shooting experiment on 20/20

by Dean Rieck
12:10am Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Do you think it's a good idea to be armed during a mass shooting? Diane Sawyer and the producers of ABC's 20/20 aren't so sure. In fact, on Friday, April 10, 2009, Sawyer spent a full hour trying desperately to prove how dangerous guns are and how ordinary people can't possibly defend themselves with firearms. The show's snarky title: "If I Only Had A Gun." Slanted information filled the report,...

Pelosi: 'We want registration'; Holder: 2A won't 'stand in the way'; SAF: 'Gloves are off'

12:05am Tuesday, April 14, 2009
BELLEVUE, WA – Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on April 7 acknowledged that gun registration is on her agenda, days after Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters in Mexico that the Second Amendment would not "stand in the way" of administration plans to crack down on alleged gun trafficking to Mexico. "These are alarming remarks from Speaker Pelosi and Attorney General Holder," said...

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