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Op-ed: The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel

3:00pm Monday, January 10, 2011

by Glenn Harlan Reynolds Shortly after November's electoral defeat for the Democrats, pollster Mark Penn appeared on Chris Matthews's TV show and remarked that what President Obama needed to reconnect with the American people was another Oklahoma City bombing. To judge from the reaction to Saturday's tragic shootings in Arizona, many on the left (and in the press) agree, and for a while hoped...

What went wrong – why gun owners got next to nothing in the last General Assembly

7:00am Monday, January 10, 2011

by Jim Irvine The 128th General Assembly (2009-2010) is history. SB239 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fixes) and SB247 (Restoration of Rights) are dead. Despite having the broad support in the Senate, the House and Governor Strickland, these important bills never passed. We will examine what when wrong, and where we go from here. Long-time readers of this web site may remember that we tried to...

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2011

7:00am Friday, January 07, 2011

by Gerard Valentino In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. While there are actually too many threats to mention, as we have for the past five years, we again seek to list some of the more potent threats to our Ohio gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still dangerous to our rights. However, some of those threats have...

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Exposed: Ohio anti-gunners' 2008 & 2009 IRS returns

7:00am Thursday, January 06, 2011

"A person who has a gun sees danger. We will have more shootings, more accidents." - Toby Hoover, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, when asked in 2001 about attempts to pass a concealed carry law in Ohio By Chad D. Baus As the State of Ohio celebrates completion of another successful year of concealed carry, with applications and renewals continuing at a healthy pace, it is time once again...

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A Plethora of New Pistols

3:00pm Wednesday, January 05, 2011

by Jim Shepherd With this being the centennial year of the venerable 1911-pistol design, it seems nearly ever gun company is planning on rolling out a commemorative 1911 model. They range from the basic "as-issued in 1911" pistol that's made to be shot, to the highly decorated, gold inlaid, over-the-top commemoratives that are made to be admired, not fired. Confidentiality agreements...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate Senate majority leadership in 129th General Assembly

7:00am Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by Republicans and Democrats to a majority of leadership positions in their respective caucuses for the 129th General Assembly. Senate Republicans have picked former BFA endorsee Sen. Tom Niehaus (New Richmond) as Senate President. The caucus also chose the following former endorsees to join Niehaus in leadership: Sens. Keith Faber (Celina...

Gun owners among candidates considered to chair Republican National Committee

3:00pm Tuesday, January 04, 2011

by Chad D. Baus TheDailyCaller.com is reporting that a woman who has a sizeable firearms collection is among those being considered to chair the Republican National Committee. From the article : Following a debate among the five candidates to be chairman of the Republican National Committee on Monday, the presumed front-runner Reince Priebus ran from the room to avoid reporters' questions, while...

Ohio author brings Johnson's Island Civil War Prison Camp, and a treasure hunt for antique firearms, into a modern family's life

7:00am Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Secret on Johnson's Island, Book One of Adventures on the North Coast , is a 220 page historical fiction for youth. Avery Perkins is a modern day ten year-old, whose family has recently moved from Columbus to Bayview, a little town that sits in the mouth of the Sandusky Bay which flows into Lake Erie on Ohio's North Coast. This adventure begins when they anchor their boat in the sandbar off...

Media cheer as pro-gun bills with strong legislative support die at the hand of one man

7:00am Monday, January 03, 2011

by Gerard Valentino The editorial boards of The Columbus Dispatch , Toledo Blade , Dayton Daily News and Cleveland Plain Dealer have become little more than glorified television weatherman – they all seem to get everything wrong and still have the blind arrogance to tell Ohioans what is coming next. Then again, perhaps it isn't fair to put the weatherman in the same category as Ohio’s leftist...