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The Pro-Gun Rights Movement: The Tea Party before the Tea Party

3:00pm Monday, January 31, 2011
by Gerard Valentino Quite often when a pro-gun advocate brings up the gun issue, politically-astute friends roll their eyes and try to shut down debate. It could be because many gun owners are single-minded, or because some of the right, including many Republicans, realize they missed the boat on the issue. We can't forget, however, that the gun movement was the precursor to the Tea Party and to...

BATFE proposes ban on importation of "military-style" shotguns; Deadline for submission of comments is May 1

7:00am Monday, January 31, 2011
by Jim Shepherd Last week, the ATF released a study regarding the importability of certain shotguns. It might behoove anyone who believes that the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) or International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) are sporting communities to chime in on this latest bit of research. They're accepting comments through...

Op-ed: Gun Control Emotions vs. Gun Control Facts

3:00pm Friday, January 28, 2011
by John R. Lott Just 24 hours after the shooting in Tucson, politicians were calling for more gun control. And the drumbeat has continued. On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for using the information supplied on people's applications to join the military to determine whether they will be banned from buying guns. Sens.Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., promised a new...

What the heck is a WOCRMS? (And why is it important to Ohio's sportsmen & women?)

7:00am Friday, January 28, 2011
by Larry S. Moore The world is full of acronyms. What is a WOCRMS and why is it important to Ohio's sportsmen and women? WOCRMS stands for Wild Ohio Customer Relationship Management System. It's the state of the art way for sportsmen to interact with the Division of Wildlife. It's been several years from concept, to the pilot program and now to the roll-out starting March 1. I met with Kathy...

Bill (re)introduced to restore gun ownership right to Ohio citizens

3:00pm Thursday, January 27, 2011
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced that a bill to restore gun ownership rights has been introduced in the Ohio House. Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) introduced HB54, which contains language from SB247 in the 128th General Assembly. The bill will align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the restoration of rights to Ohio firearms...

Bill (re)introduced to allow guns in restaurants and fix car carry rules

12:13pm Thursday, January 27, 2011
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) today announced that a bill refining concealed carry statutes has been introduced in the Ohio House. The bill, which contains language from SB239 in the 128th General Assembly, is designed to update Ohio's current concealed carry laws to make them more consistent with those in other states. Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott...

Report: Obama to give presidential address on gun control

7:00am Thursday, January 27, 2011
President Obama did not, as gun control extremists hoped he would, take the opportunity of a State of the Union address so closely following the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona to push the issue of gun control. Following the State of the Union address, MSNBC's Chris Matthews broke the news that Obama is planning a special address on the issue in the near...

2011-12 Hunting Regulations Proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

3:00pm Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The 2011-12 hunting and trapping regulations proposals were presented January 19 to the Ohio Wildlife Council by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. September 1 is again proposed as the kick-off date for the state's fall hunting seasons—with the opening of squirrel and dove hunting. Other proposed hunting and trapping rules and season dates will be similar to...

Ohio poll finds large majority say no new gun control laws needed, but that isn't stopping Mayors Against Illegal Guns

7:00am Wednesday, January 26, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Dayton's NBC affiliate, WDTN, is reporting that since the shooting in Tucson, a recent local poll indicates that more Americans are buying guns, and they don't want more regulations. From the article : According to a poll conducted by our partners at the Dayton Business Journal, 75% of people do not want more gun control measures, and just 23% felt there should be stricter laws on...

Tale of the Tape: Buckeye Big Bucks Club

3:00pm Tuesday, January 25, 2011
by Larry S. Moore The current Ohio deer season is winding down with the archery season concluding February 6. It is the time when hunters remember the season, celebrate the harvest or perhaps lament about the lack of success. It's often a busy time of year for the official scorers of the Buckeye Big Bucks Club (BBBC). Perhaps no one in Ohio has scored more animals than Ron E. Perrine, Sr, of...

Cleveland police union president & Plain Dealer editorial board claim shootout with felon proves need for more gun control

7:00am Tuesday, January 25, 2011
by Chad D. Baus 23-year-old Glenn Proctor was killed last week in a shootout with police, despite a gun control law that prohibited the felon from even possessing a firearm, despite a gun control law the prohibits shooting a firearm in city limits, despite a law that prohibits shooting at police, despite laws against attempted murder, etc. etc. etc. Despite all the gun control laws that were...

Op-Ed: We Are All Funding Anti-Hunting Groups

3:00pm Monday, January 24, 2011
Extremist environmental groups often get their legal fees reimbursed by the federal government under the Equal Justice Act. By David Hart How would you like to make a donation to the anti-hunting movement? You wouldn’t, of course, but like it or not, you already have. In 2007, for example, $280,000 of your tax dollars went directly to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—the nation’s...

Urban editorial boards argue 2nd Amendment should be applied differently depending on where one lives, so what about the 1st?

7:00am Monday, January 24, 2011
by Gerard Valentino & Ken Hanson On December 29, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court once again upheld statewide preemption of gun laws, in essence knocking Ohio's cities out of the gun control business. The Ohio establishment media is attacking this ruling, not because of the substance of the ruling, but because it is a win for gun owners. In an attempt to disguise these editorials as something...

New gun range plan at Marietta community college not dead, but many hurdles still ahead

3:00pm Friday, January 21, 2011
The Marietta Times is reporting that while proposed plan to build an outdoor gun range at Washington State Community College isn't dead, but those involved say there are numerous hurdles to overcome before it could happen. A meeting in early December about the proposed range, which would be located on a hill beyond the college's lower parking lot, yielded anger and concerns about safety from...

Message to Ohio gun owners: Telling the "embarrassing" truth about a Republican could cost you

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 21, 2011
"I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my friends, my goddamned friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor at nights!" - Warren G. Harding For the volunteer leaders at Buckeye Firearms Association, 2010 was one of the more interesting election years in this political action committee's history. While BFA is now and always has been a non-...

The passing of Aaron Zelman: A Tribute To A True Patriot

7:00am Thursday, January 20, 2011
by Chris Chumita The gun rights movement lost one of its fiercest defenders with the passing of Aaron Zelman on December 21st, 2010. Zelman was the Executive Director of Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership (JPFO). Zelman was well known for his no-compromise stance when it came to the Second Amendment. He boldly practiced what he preached and helped to expose the abuses of government...

Op-Ed: The Arizona Shootings, Gun Violence Research and the Facts vs. The New York Times

3:00pm Wednesday, January 19, 2011
by John Lott You know you're doing something right when two New York Times columnists, Gail Collins and Nicholas Kristof, attack your research on the same day. Kristof followed up on criticism leveled earlier in the week by others writing for The Times . I must have said something substantial enough to warrant this attention. Let us check the facts. Gail Collins worries that law-abiding citizens...

Murders down in DC; where is the media fanfare?

7:00am Wednesday, January 19, 2011
by Tim Inwood For someone who lived in the greater metropolitan Washington D.C. area in the 80's, and who was bombarded nightly with the stories of homicides and how D.C. was the murder capital, I find the current deafening silence on the subject quite curious. Why has the mainstream media dropped the subject and why is the good news not broadcast-worthy? In 2008, as the US Supreme Court prepared...

Report: Obama admin. reconsidering ban on importation of historical M1 rifles from South Korea

3:00pm Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Outdoor Wire has learned the United States Department of State is reconsidering last year's decision to block the importation of World War II rifles from the Republic of Korea. Citing concerns over the proposed demilitarization and disposal of 850,000 surplus M1 Garand rifles and M1 Carbines, the State Department had rescinded authorization for the transfer, saying the decision was based on...

The Tragedy Litmus Test – Another Failure of the Anti-Gun Culture

7:00am Tuesday, January 18, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The tragic events in Arizona are an unfortunate litmus test to see if the anti-gun community will truly use any tragedy for political gain. Based on the actions of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, it is clear the anti-gun community failed such a test in a horrible fashion. Just a few...

Statewide Muzzleloader Deer Hunting Season Concludes

3:00pm Monday, January 17, 2011
Archery season continues until February 6 Hunters took 17,108 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, January 8-11, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 914 deer checked. In 2010, a preliminary total of 24,078 deer was taken during muzzleloader season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Counties reporting the highest number...

Arizona Shooting Leads to Repeat of Inaccuracies

7:00am Monday, January 17, 2011
by Jim Shepherd Last weekend's shooting rampage in Arizona was a senseless crime against decency, and totally without reason. Trying to portray the actions of an obviously disturbed twenty-two year old shooter as anything other than the actions of a lunatic simply don't wash. Despite the fact it appears the attack was planned and executed, no sane individual would set out on a Saturday morning...

The Legacy of WWII Veteran Dick Winters Lives on in Arizona

3:00pm Friday, January 14, 2011
Editor's Note: This article is also featured today at WorldNetDaily.com by Gerard Valentino During the wall-to-wall coverage of the Arizona spree killing and attempted assasination of a U.S. Congresswoman, a small news blurb was hardly noticed by most of America - Major Richard Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame died in his rural Pennsylvania home. For those not familiar with his story, Richard...

Delaware city councilman calls for lift of state's ban on concealed carry in public buildings

7:00am Friday, January 14, 2011
by Chad D. Baus In the wake of a shooting at Florida school board meeting, and the mass shooting in Arizona that accompanied as assassination attempt against U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Delware, Ohio city councilman is says it's time that the statewide ban on concealed carry in public buildings be lifted. From the article : Delaware City Council members this week discussed security measures...

December sees 9.9% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

3:00pm Thursday, January 13, 2011
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9 percent increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344). For calendar year 2010, the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 9,436,182 is a decrease of 1 percent over the NSSF-adjusted figure of 9,534,131 in calendar year 2009. In...

Loose cannons in the media are wrong to place blame for Tucson attack on anyone but the killer

7:00am Thursday, January 13, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Within minutes of learning of the tragic mass murder in Tuscon, Arizona last Saturday, the establishment media began shooting from the hip on who they thought was to blame. They knew nothing about the killer, but it was clear they were cocked and ready with a template that fit their jaded view of anyone who owns a gun. Reporters were loaded for bear. Without even a shred of proof...

White House Delays Multiple Sales Reporting Requirement for Long Guns

3:00pm Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting that an ATF proposal to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of rifles has been placed on hold by the White House amid stiff opposition from the firearms industry and NRA. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearm retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more semi-...

Arizona Shootings: Next to the killer, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was the Worst Person of the Day

7:00am Wednesday, January 12, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The attack of a ruthless and mindless killer on Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Federal Judge John Roll and a group of innocent bystanders was a terrorist act, just as 9/11 was a terrorist attack. Every American should be outraged and saddened by the cowardly actions of the murderer. Terrorism has many faces and in this case it appears a lone, deranged individual...

CCRKBA Deplores Arizona Shooting and Subsequent Exploitation

3:00pm Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is condemning Saturday's attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murders of six people including a federal judge and a 9-year-old child, for which a 22-year-old Tucson man is now facing charges. "Our sincere sympathy and sorrow goes to the victims of this heinous crime, and their families, who are in...

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