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Buckeye's Ken Hanson authors article in latest national USCCA mag

12:10am Thursday, July 12, 2007
By Jim Irvine The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is a national organization focusing on concealed carry. Their magazine is “Concealed Carry Magazine.” The latest issue is full of good information, including two articles by fellow Buckeyes and a timely interview with our friend Philip VanCleave, President of Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), dealing with a newspaper that...

Guns Should Be Allowed On Campus

12:05am Thursday, July 12, 2007
By Larry Pratt Gun free school zones have proven to be a dangerous delusion that has resulted in people being forced to be victims. The only people guaranteed to be safe in gun free zones are criminals. They can count on the law-abiding being disarmed. In reality, gun free zones are nothing more than criminal safe zones.

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

5:45pm Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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 shooting in front of a "no-guns" store, to the premier of "The Gang", these articles should be a part of your...

The history of gun control, part 2

12:10am Wednesday, July 11, 2007
By Sandy Froman Until Lyndon Johnson came to the White House in 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, gun control was simply not a national issue. There were no significant federal gun control laws on the books, and the NRA was a shooter's organization that intentionally shied away from any political involvement. All of that changed with the 1968 assassinations of Sen...

Shooting Sports Revealed as a Favorite Seasonal Activity

12:05am Wednesday, July 11, 2007
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." - The Papers of...

CNSNews.com Readers: Publishing Names of CCW License Holders Irresponsible

12:05am Tuesday, July 10, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Cybercast News Service's coverage of the privacy-invading actions by The Sandusky Register , and the response by gun rights groups in Ohio, has shined a national spotlight on this problem. CNSNews.com has now published a series of excellent letters written in response to their initial coverage. Click 'Read More' for the letters. Following are a series of letters originally...

Rush Limbaugh praises Buckeye Firearms Assoc. response to Sandusky Register

12:10am Monday, July 09, 2007
On Friday, July 6, 2007, America's #1 talk radio host notified his national audience about the actions Buckeye Firearms Association has taken in response to the privacy-invading actions by the Sandusky Register . From the transcript, which can be viewed at RushLimbaugh.com : RUSH: A friend of mine sent me a note about a story going on in Sandusky, Ohio. It's a big issue there. A newspaper...

Sandusky Register on Privacy: What's good for me not good for thee

12:05am Monday, July 09, 2007
By Chad D. Baus During the last week of June, Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold launched an all-out assault on the privacy and security of approximately 2,700 concealed handgun license holders in several Northern Ohio counties by publishing their private information - information which Ohio legislators have deemed confidential. In doing so, Editor Westerhold unilaterally made this...

All Politicians are not the Same - an Interview with Governor Ted Strickland

12:15am Friday, July 06, 2007
By Gerard Valentino Buckeye Firearm’s Chairman, Jim Irvine, is fond of saying that all politicians are not the same, despite people’s belief to the contrary. As proof that not all politicians are the same, Buckeye Firearms Association has set up interviews with pro-gun legislators, and other elected officials who believe strongly in the right to bear arms. Thankfully, our current governor, Ted...

Register 'doing it for the readers' - who keep saying they don't like it

12:10am Friday, July 06, 2007
The Sandusky Register has been extremely stingy on the number of letters to the editor published in response to its privacy-invading actions. But to date, each and every letter published has been supportive of gun owners. Does anyone believe The Register would be holding back letters supporting their position if they were receiving them? The following three letters appeared in the Thursday, July...

CNSNews.com: Ohio Newspaper Under Fire for Outing Gun Owners

9:32am Thursday, July 05, 2007
The Cybercast News Service has published an excellent story informing its national audience about the privacy-invading actions by The Sandusky Register , and about the response by gun rights groups in Ohio. From the story: An Ohio newspaper's decision to publish the non-public records of concealed carry permit holders drew a strong response, and one gun rights advocacy group published personal...

Of Sponsors, Co-sponsors, and others

12:10am Thursday, July 05, 2007
By Jim Irvine SB184 and HB264 have been assigned to good committees. SB184 is in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, which is chaired by our good friend Tim Grendell (R-18), and HB264 is in the House Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by our long time supporter Bob Latta (R-6). Looking at the list of co-sponsors, it is important to know who our strongest friends are. These are the people who...

Ladies Night at Dillon Sportsman Center

12:05am Thursday, July 05, 2007
Dillon Sportsman Center, east of Newark, is holding their second Ladies Night on Monday, July 9 at 5:00PM-9:00PM. This is an opportunity for ladies, at no cost to them, to be introduced to some of the shooting sports. The evening is geared towards beginners, but all levels of experience are welcome to attend. Women will have the oppurtunity to shoot rifles, shotguns and handguns.

Former Trooper to Editor Westerhold: ''That's no public service''

3:34pm Wednesday, July 04, 2007
July 4, 2007 Sandusky Register Choya Hawn, 51, Erie. That is how my name appears on the Register's Web site along with the names of the other holders of Concealed Carry Permits issued by Erie County. Since you are convinced the public needs to know such information, allow me to expand. I am a 27-year veteran of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. I have served 21 years as a certified firearms...

Independence Day 2007

by Rick Jones
3:00pm Tuesday, July 03, 2007
With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

Think the Register got too much private info? Records prove they wanted MORE

12:10am Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Ottawa County Sheriff Robert Bratton has posted The Sandusky Register 's June 6 request for the list of concealed handgun license-holders on the official website of the Ottawa County Sheriff. The request letter reveals that the Sandusky Register didn't stop at asking for the private information allowed journalists in the media access loophole. Rather, the newspaper asked for the home address of...

Stop New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Anti-Gun Crusade!

12:05am Tuesday, July 03, 2007
As you know, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is heading a national cabal of anti-gun mayors called "Mayors Against Illegal Guns." The main objective of this coalition is to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment. This critically important legislation protects the privacy rights of law-abiding gun owners, the safety of law enforcement officers, and the integrity of criminal investigations by preventing...

Letter to Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold

12:10am Monday, July 02, 2007
We know it was far from the only one mailed to Editor Matt Westerhold, but the Sandusky Register has finally published a single letter to the editor about their irresponsible release of private information on CHL-holders on their website: Cost some business After years of advertising my rental units and selling numerous items in your classifieds, the Sandusky Register has chosen to list my name...

Senate committee protects trace data security - Bloomberg loses a round

12:05am Monday, July 02, 2007
NRA-ILA welcomed the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's action [Thursday] to reinstate language commonly known as the Tiahrt Amendment into the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill. The amendment, offered by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), passed with broad bipartisan support. This language would keep sensitive firearm trace information in the hands of law enforcement and out of...

What is the harm in publishing lists of concealed handgun license holders?

by Ken Hanson
6:06pm Thursday, June 28, 2007
By publishing lists of persons who have obtained concealed handgun licenses, newspapers such as the Sandusky Register have taken private, non-public record information and made it public. Specifically, because of their actions, the general public may now know who owns and may or may not carry a gun. Additionally, the general public now knows who is not carrying a gun in their day to day...

It's About Privacy (& the Sandusky Register Secretly Employing Sex Offenders)

2:46pm Wednesday, June 27, 2007
By Ken Hanson Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold, apparently with a straight face, published an editorial today entitled “It’s about the secrets, not about the gun owners” . Apparently hoping we forgot his history at the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram , where he attacked gun owners' privacy in similar fashion, Mr. Westerhold bemoans that he did not seek this fight, but at the same time he would...

A Chance To Make A Difference In Cleveland

12:10am Wednesday, June 27, 2007
By Chris Chumita The City of Cleveland has a long anti-gun history. Prior to the successful passage of HB347, Cleveland imposed just about every anti-gun law possible. From gun registration to a so-called "assault weapons" ban, Cleveland had them all. On March 14th, HB347 became law, and it made the gun laws uniform throughout the state. However, Cleveland saw this as an opportunity to flex their...

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? (Who will guard the guardians?)

6:05pm Tuesday, June 26, 2007
In a recent editorial , the Sandusky Register argued that ALL government information should be public and appears to support the idea that government shouldn’t be able to keep some information private. This argument is a red herring, designed to mask an anti-gun political agenda that involves targeting citizens who have a legal concealed handgun license (CHL) by publishing their name, age, and...

Another gun on ''gun-free'' college campus

12:05am Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Late last week, the Associated Press reported that police had found a loaded gun in the car of a man accused of threatening a woman on the Shawnee State University campus in Portsmouth, Ohio. What the AP did NOT note is that this was yet another example of how impotent gun ban laws are at stopping violent criminals. Click 'Read More' for the story. From the target=_BLANK>story: Portsmouth...

Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold Declares War on Gun Owner Privacy

3:06pm Monday, June 25, 2007
By John Salyers and Chad D. Baus In spite of many state legislators, county sheriffs and even Governor Strickland himself attempting to talk sense into him, Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold has launched an all-out assault on the privacy and security of over 2,600 concealed handgun license holders in several Northern Ohio counties. Citing a phantom "right to know", Westerhold, editor and...

The history of gun control, part 1

12:05am Monday, June 25, 2007
June 7, 2007 World Net Daily By Sandy Froman Philosopher George Santayana said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. It's true. One of the reasons to study history is to avoid repeating past mistakes. When it comes to freedom, we cannot afford to forget the lessons of the past. So you and I need to know the history of gun control, because history teaches us there is...

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