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Representative Adams introduces HB129: Alaska-style CCW

12:10am Monday, April 13, 2009
By Jim Irvine Representative John Adams (R-78) of Sidney, Ohio has introduced House Bill 129 . The bill is identical to Adam's HB225 from 2007, and substantially similar to HB91 from 2005 and HB559 from 2004, the latter two having been sponsored by Representative Tom Brinkman. HB129 would repeal many of the onerous provisions of our current concealed carry law and allow law abiding citizens to...

Summit Co. considers ban on guns in employees' personal vehicles

12:05am Monday, April 13, 2009
The Akron Beacon Journal reported late last week that Summit County officials are attempting to prohibit the county's 3900 non-law enforcement workers from having a firearm or handgun with them anytime they are working or doing county business, even if they are traveling in a personal vehicle. The chief of staff for County Executive Russ Pry admits that no incident prompted the legislation, but...

Exposed: The lie behind Obama's gun ban campaign

12:10am Friday, April 10, 2009
By Tim Inwood During the Presidential campaign, Senator Barack Obama told gun owners we had nothing to fear from him. Most of us did not believe him. Now that he is President, his actions have shown we were right to doubt him. Since February, the true intent of the Obama administration has become very clear. They intend to ban self-loading firearms and high capacity magazines. Within a month of...

PETA can't afford to save pets, but offers to pay to fix Cleveland's potholes

12:05am Friday, April 10, 2009
By Chad D. Baus As Buckeye Firearms Association reported recently, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite having a $32 million budget, PETA does not operate an adoption shelter. Instead, since 1998, PETA has opted to "put...

As Americans get to know the man they elected, guns & ammo grow scarce

12:10am Thursday, April 09, 2009
By Chad D. Baus When Governor Ted Strickland (then a Congressman) took John Kerry goose hunting during the 2004 Presidential campaign, we recognized it for what it was - an obligatory photo op by a popular pro-gun Democrat to help a fellow anti-gun Democrat look less dangerous. It didn't work because, well, we all remember Obama's "lipstick on a pig" reference about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,...

Shooting range protection - The noisy wheel gets the shaft

12:05am Thursday, April 09, 2009
By Jeff Knox Range protection is a hot topic these days and it's becoming more important every day. Urban sprawl continues to envelope ranges and traditional shooting areas, pushing shooters farther and farther out to engage in their sport and training. Developers build houses closer and closer to established ranges and soon the new residents are complaining about the noise. While much of the...

City of Strongsville, OH bans gun sales in homes

12:10am Wednesday, April 08, 2009
By Jim Irvine The City of Strongsville, Ohio has recently passed a new ordinance that bans the selling of any firearms, or part of a firearm or ammunition, or manufacture of any of the above in areas that are zoned residential. The ordinance reads in part: 1252.36 Prohibited uses. Nothwithstanding (sic) anything in this Chapter 1252 to the contrary, the sale or manufacture for sale of a firearm,...

Ohio hunter's weight-loss plan pays off with hefty wild boar

12:05am Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette has published an interesting article about an Ohio man's weight-loss plan that paid off with a recent successful hunt for wild boar in Hocking County. From the story : Goodfellow walked the hills of Zaleski State Forest looking for an opportunity to harvest the wild pigs - which have been called and are the same as feral swine, European wild boar, Russian wild boar and...

Media peddles the "You might be a potential crazy mass murderer if..." list while ignoring real clues

12:10am Tuesday, April 07, 2009
By Chad D. Baus I spent the weekend away from access to news media, so upon my return home, if anyone asked me what I had been up to, I would have said: "I spent the weekend at a shooting range with about 80 fellow Second Amendment supporters. We were attending a fundraiser for a political action committee (Buckeye Firearms Association) that seeks to defend our Constitutional right to keep and...

PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008

12:05am Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Hypocritical Animal Rights Group's 2008 Disclosures Bring Pet Death Toll To 21,339 WASHINGTON DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the animal rights group kills...

The gun banners' forgotten push for open carry in Ohio

12:10am Monday, April 06, 2009
By Chad D. Baus In a recent editorial entitled "Gun Lobby Working Overtime to Normalize Abnormal Behavior," the Joyce Foundation's anti-gun blog "GunGuys" asked if readers would be willing to "sip hot chocolate with your toddler at Starbucks while a fellow patron openly displays a gun at the table next to you?" But before they chide gun rights activists for advocating the practice of open carry,...

Ohio Hunters Provide Red Meat to Local Food Pantries

12:05am Monday, April 06, 2009
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 54,800 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2008-09 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 54,800 pounds of venison equals approximately 219,200 meals for Ohioans in need. Last year, FHFH collected 20,902...

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson refuses to answer questions about gun control enforcement in live Internet chat

12:10am Friday, April 03, 2009
By Chad D. Baus On March 24, 2009, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson took part in a live Internet chat hosted by NewsNet5.com (Cleveland's ABC affiliate, WEWS). It was clear from many of the questions that Cleveland's crime problem in general, and the city's continued enforcement of illegal gun control laws in particular, were of major concern to chat participants. But Mayor Jackson largely avoided...

Jon Husted makes his run for Secretary of State official

12:05am Friday, April 03, 2009
By Jim Irvine Pro-gun former Speaker of the Ohio House Jon Husted (R - Kettering) has officially announced that he is running for Ohio Secretary of State in 2010. As a State Representative, Husted voted for House Bill 274, an early concealed carry reform bill. And, it is worth noting, he voted for the clean bill, before the Ohio Senate wrecked it with every poison pill then Governor Taft could...

Man shot during pizza-shop robbery attempt dies

12:10am Thursday, April 02, 2009
"The guy came in to rob the place and it didn't work out," the worker said. The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that a man who was allegedly attempting to rob a West Akron pizza shop Tuesday night was shot by the store owner, who had a license to carry a concealed handgun. The robber later died at the hospital, and the store owner is speaking out about being attacked and having his ilfe...

Barack Obama's misguided and mistaken gun policies

12:05am Thursday, April 02, 2009
By Gerard Valentino Barack Obama's recent video message to Iran is widely seen as an attempt to create a dialogue between the two countries. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, he has all but shut down one of the most successful law enforcement programs in the country by putting up insurmountable administrative roadblocks to allowing Federal Flight Deck Officers from continuing to carry guns in...

Republicans continue to serve wrong recipe when it comes to gun rights

12:10am Wednesday, April 01, 2009
By Jeff Knox The Republican Party lost big in 2006 and lost even bigger in 2008. They didn't lose because of opposition to the war in Iraq. They didn't lose because of the floundering economy. They didn't even lose because of a "culture of corruption." Those were symptoms and side issues. The reason Republicans lost, and continue to lose, is because they have failed to keep their promises, live...

This newspaper editor supports the Second Amendment and concealed carry

12:05am Wednesday, April 01, 2009
By Steven P. Keller TheTelegramNews.com As a gun owner and a strong supporter of private gun ownership and gun rights, I have found it interesting that recent Telegram articles have reported citizens finding unwelcomed visitors in their homes and have greeted them with guns and have fired a few shots in their direction. This, I think, is part of what the Second Amendment to the Constitution of...

As Obama plots a gun ban, our challenge is helping the next generation learn the truth

12:10am Tuesday, March 31, 2009
By Jim Shepherd [Late last week], mainstream media was buzzing about how the President was "willing to consider" some limitations on firearms. As my kids would say as they rolled their eyes "what-ever." Baloney is always baloney. This administration is all about limiting firearms ownership. I could respect their positions if they didn't try camouflaging another attempt to put more controls on the...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 62 - Centralized Gun-Registration Scheme

12:05am Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- 1- Centralized Gun Registration The lamestream media told you: Nothing. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Although not widely discussed publicly, the Bradys, in conjunction with new Obama officials, are working out the details of a new centralized gun registration scheme. It would avoid...

Headline: "Clinton targets assault weapons"

12:10am Monday, March 30, 2009
"Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear...I think people can take me at my word." - President-elect Barack Obama, just weeks before his inauguration. By Chad D. Baus No, that isn't a headline from a decade ago. Thanks to 52.9% of American voters, including some supposedly pro-gun individuals who bought into the line that a former Joyce Foundation board member could be pro-Second Amendment, Barack...

The Obama Administration is Not Dealing Straight With Us on Mexico's Gun Problem

12:05am Monday, March 30, 2009
You and I Can't Buy the Guns Mexican Cartels Own By Ralph Weller Let's set things straight right up front. Yes, some guns are being smuggled into Mexico from the U.S. Most are handguns. But, handguns are being illegally trafficked from state to state and from the U.S. to Canada. It should come as no surprise that guns are smuggled into Mexico. But, the problem being portrayed by the U.S. media...

Who ordered the troops' descent onto mainstreet America?

12:10am Thursday, March 26, 2009
By Jim Shepherd When an lone gunman went on a murder spree in the sleepy little town of Samson, Alabama on March 10, it didn't take long for the 5-officer police department to be overwhelmed. When the enormity of the act started to sink in, the town put out the call for help from all the police departments in the area. Now, an inquiry is underway to determine just who called for - or authorized...

Firearms ownership: One of the safest activities there is

12:05am Thursday, March 26, 2009
The United Sportsmen of Florida have compiled two fact sheets that provide a wealth of insight into the safety of gun ownership, hunting and shooting. Citing data sources including the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Safety Council, the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and firearms industry reports, the 2009 Fact Sheet on Firearms...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, March 25, 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 powerful rifles to online hunting licenses, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What follows...

Where the blame for Mexico's illegal guns problem really lies

12:10am Wednesday, March 25, 2009
By Jeff Riley In his article "Mexico's drug violence is hard on Arizona" , Washington Post columnist George Will is one of the latest columnists to repeat the myth that American gun stores along the border are the main source for Mexico's drug cartels. Mr. Will is late to the party and misinformed. This meme started appearing as far back as the summer of 2008 when the Los Angeles Times started...

The Myth of Mandatory CCW Training

12:05am Wednesday, March 25, 2009
By Jeff Knox Rights activists are shooting themselves in the foot whenever they advocate for mandatory training for concealed carry, and they’re shooting themselves in the foot a lot lately. There is absolutely no question that all gunowners, especially those who choose to carry in public, need to take their responsibilities seriously and seeking out quality training is just the beginning of the...

This youth turkey season hunt yielded results - in more ways than one!

12:10am Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Editor's note: Ohio's spring turkey seasons are approaching rapidly, and we hope this story from last year's youth turkey season imspires you to start making plans to go afield! By Matt Sheterom Bo Stambaugh and I met for the first time at 6:00 a.m. on opening morning of Ohio's youth turkey season. His hunting partner was unable to take him so his dad asked if I would. I was excited because my...

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