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State of Ohio: Ohio Congressmen & women sign on in support of Second Amendment

12:10am Tuesday, February 12, 2008

By Chad D. Baus and Dean Rieck The State of Ohio has officially joined a Writ of Certiorari in support of the pro-Second Amendment position in the District of Columbia v. Heller gun case. Thanks to State Attorney General Marc Dann, a Democrat who has earned multiple endorsements from Buckeye Firearms Association, the State of Ohio has joined the states of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,...

SAF, CCRKBA ask candidates to sign 2008 Presidential Gun Rights Pledge

12:10am Monday, February 11, 2008

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today are transmitting to each of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates the “2008 Presidential Gun Rights Pledge.” In a letter to the candidates, SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb and CCRKBA Executive Director Mark A. Taff note, “It is not enough for a candidate for this nation’s...

Unarmed Homeowner vs. Home invaders: At the mercy of animals

12:05am Monday, February 11, 2008

By Tim Inwood In August of 2007 I wrote about the July 23rd home invasion that befell the family of Dr. William Petit. It is a sort of thing that happens too often in the United States: criminals, who have been paroled then repeatedly go back to a violent life of crime, plus another family lulled into a false sense of security thinking the police will be there to protect them in their “good...

Three gun-free zones, three public shootings

4:56pm Friday, February 08, 2008

Louisiana Gun Free Zone? It is illegal to bring a firearm onto a college campus in the state of Louisiana. All of the defenseless students at Louisiana Technical College complied with the ban. One murderous 23 year-old woman did not. The results speak for themselves. Missouri Gun Free Zone? It is illegal to bring a firearm into a government building or government meeting in the state of Missouri...

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Buckeye Firearms Foundation Files Brief in D.C. Gun Ban Case

12:10am Friday, February 08, 2008

The police can never be everywhere at once, and simple logic dictates that the one best able to resist criminal attack is the one being attacked. The victim will always be present at the time of the crime; the police will almost never be present, serving instead to respond to the crime after it has happened. The most fundamental rights enshrined in our legal tradition were summarized as the right...

Two more journalists provide positive CHL class coverage

12:05am Friday, February 08, 2008

Another two Ohio journalists have written articles providing positive coverage of concealed handgun license (CHL) classes, and for those who recall the name Matt Westerhold, the newspaper in which one of the two articles appears will come as quite a surprise.

Perfect storm for gun owners? McCain, DeWine and Giuliani join forces

12:10am Thursday, February 07, 2008

FLASH UPDATE: ROMNEY SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN - "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror." ----- Author's note: Clearly the events of the day have rendered a few of the...

House schedules two hearings on pro-gun bills

12:05am Thursday, February 07, 2008

Two pro-gun bills will receive hearings today in the Ohio House of Representatives. The House Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Rep. John White (R-38), will hear sponsor testimony on Representative Adams' HB225 (Alaska-style CCW) and Rep. Wachtmann's HB264 (Castle Doctrine). The hearing will be held at 11:00a.m. in Statehouse Room 121. Thank you for responding to our call to use our Write...