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Attorney General announces First Quarter 2012 CHL statistics; New record set for first quarter applications

12:00pm Monday, June 04, 2012

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2012. Building on the record setting fourth quarter of 2011, the first quarter of 2012 saw Ohio sheriffs issue 16,823 new licenses, a new record for the first quarter initial licenses issued. The two quarters combined for the highest two quarter combination...

Op-Ed: What Zimmerman, Martin medical reports tell us and the media didn't

3:00pm Friday, June 01, 2012

by John Lott The new medical reports on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case tell us a lot. And it is not just for what they find, but also what they don't find. First, the reports provide striking evidence that Zimmerman did not start the fight with Martin, and that Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense. Martin's injuries were two-fold: broken skin on his knuckles and the fatal gunshot wound...

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars...?"

7:00am Friday, June 01, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes a weekly column entitled "Whatever happened to . . .?", updating some of the most newsworthy and interesting local stories covered in that newspaper. On Sunday, May 27, they tackled the following question: Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars after Ohio legislators adopted a new law last year? Hmmm...yeah, what did...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for hearing in House

11:15am Thursday, May 31, 2012

Chairman Ron Maag as announced that there will be hearing proponent/opponent/interested party testimony on Representative Terry Johnson's (R-McDermott) HB495 next Tuesday, June 5 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 116 in the Statehouse. HB495, also known as the reciprocity & concealed carry modernization bill makes three changes to current law: Changes to automatically honor other states licenses, similar...

Latest Violence Policy Center press release debunked: Comparing motor vehicle and firearm deaths is ridiculous

7:00am Thursday, May 31, 2012

by Ken Hanson, Esq. The Violence Policy Center, an anti-gun group funded almost exclusively by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, issued a May 22, 2012 press release entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 10 States in 2009 New Analysis Shows." This press release attempts to make the argument that consumer safety regulations have reduced motor vehicle deaths, and the lack of firearm...

Free Videos for Schools on Firearm Safety and Conservation from NSSF

3:00pm Wednesday, May 30, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation® is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety videos help teach students how to react when encountering a firearm in an unsupervised situation. The conservation titles educate students on how wildlife and wild lands are protected, and...

Democrat expects little opposition to HB495, if and when Republicans decide to move the pro-gun bill

7:00am Wednesday, May 30, 2012

by Chad D. Baus CentalOhio.com writer Jessica Alaimo is reporting on the various problems with Ohio gun law that would be fixed by Rep. Terry Johnnson's (R-McDermott) HB495. Her article appeared in at least nine Gannett Company-owned newspapers around the state between May 26 and 29 under various headlines. From the article : If an Ohio concealed-carry permit holder drives to Pennsylvania and...

June 9 is first annual "National Take Your Daughter to the Range Day"

3:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012

All over the country this June, young girls will head out to go shoot something. They will be attending the First Annual National Take Your Daughters To The Range Day! This event, held on June 9th, will be an opportunity for gun ranges throughout the nation to introduce many young women to a sport that may just become a life-long hobby, or even profession. Whether it is a pistol, a rifle, or a...