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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...

Gun rights protected by one court ruling; attacked by another

12:10am Monday, March 23, 2009
Two recent court rulings have had opposite effects on the Second Amendment. On Thursday, May 19, the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed yet another reckless lawsuit aimed at putting firearms manufacturers out of business. That same day, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction that blocked a rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing...

On display: Gun control laws fail to stop violent domestic offenders

12:05am Monday, March 23, 2009
In a recent Columbus Dispatch article entitled "Many loopholes in domestic-violence gun law," Whitehall Councilwoman Jacquelyn Thompson asks why a man with a history of domestic violence who killed his wife and children in a murder-suicide had three guns, and whether communities could do more to prevent domestic violence. It's worth asking, because the fact that this ex-con was in possession of...

Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

12:10am Friday, March 20, 2009
This editorial originally appeared in the Washington Times . Republished with permission. After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings. Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal...

65 Democrats in Congress tell Obama Administration NO on gun control

12:05am Friday, March 20, 2009
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM NRA CHIEF LOBBYIST CHRIS W. COX ON ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S RECENT REMARKS SUPPORTING REINSTATEMENT OF THE FAILED 1994 GUN AND MAGAZINE BAN In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mike Ross (D-AR), expressed their opposition to the reinstatement of the failed 1994 ban on semi-automatic firearms and...

So much for "openness": Obama's National Park Service ammo ban

12:10am Thursday, March 19, 2009
By Jim Shepherd When the National Park Service decided to ban lead in fishing tackle and ammunition from properties under their control, they probably thought this was another of their little surprises that would stay under the radar. Instead, they've found themselves justifiably pilloried by a wide array of organizations representing the hunting and fishing communities and several state...

Department of Defense reverses decision to destroy all once-fired military brass

12:05am Thursday, March 19, 2009
By Jim Shepherd At about five-thirty Tuesday evening, the lengthy feature that was to have gone in Wednesday's editions of both the Outdoor and Shooting Wires was rendered unnecessary. Normally, that's not a reason for celebration. But this was no ordinary occurrence. After having spoken with Larry Haynie of Georgia Arms regarding the Department of Defense decision to require all once-fired...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, March 18, 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 another spree killing in a "no-guns" victim zone to Mayor Jackson claming downtown Cleveland is "safe", these...

Across the Fruited Plain: The people fighting for your gun rights

12:10am Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Editor's Note: This article has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com. By Chad D. Baus Recently, USCCA's Kathy Jackson presented me with the idea of writing a regular column that could update members on the ongoing fight for gun rights at the state level. I quickly realized that what started with just a few words ("I'm needing a regular online writer to tell me about the doings of other...

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