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President Harris: HB347 to see action before year-end

12:05am Friday, June 16, 2006

From a recent edition of the Hannah Report: "Senate President Bill Harris said there are no immediate plans to bring the Senate back in August or September, preferring to let his members stay in their districts over the summer. Bills that will be on the agenda before year's end align="right"> include the capital bill, concealed carry reform, energy policy, sexual predator changes, and the...

Mentel Ban Update: Mikey finds a reason to oppose home rule

12:05am Tuesday, June 13, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Municipal bureaucrats who oppose HB347's firearms law preemption provision, which will ensure that firearms laws are uniform across Ohio, do so under the complaint that such a law would tamper with Ohio's home rule provision. In spring 2004, Columbus' Mayor stood in a city park the day Ohio's concealed carry law became active and railed against the law because it disallows cities...

Surprise, surprise! Shooting is actually a popular activity.

10:15am Monday, June 12, 2006

By Dean Rieck An enduring myth of the anti-gun left is that the shooting sports are not really all that popular. They think the only people who are interested in shooting are criminals and the deranged. They assume the “gun guys” are some tiny group of oddballs out of touch with mainstream America. Well, guess what? They’re wrong. Shooting is popular. VERY popular. In fact, shooting has always...

Comparison of Two Governors

12:05am Monday, June 12, 2006

By Larry S. Moore Two stories in the national press about Florida and Governor Jeb Bush this week caught my attention. The first appeared in the Weekly Standard , and the second in the Orlando Sentinel . The Weekly Standard story proclaims that if his name was anything but Bush he'd be the next President of the US. The article expresses the opinion that Gov. Jeb Bush is the best governor in the...

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American's spending on guns rises to more than $2b during 2005

12:10am Friday, June 09, 2006

June 6, 2006 Connecticut Post Americans spent more than $2 billion on guns and ammunition in 2005, showing the nation's fascination with firearms is not fading despite concerns raised by gun-control advocates. The Newtown-based National Shooting Sports Foundation on Monday touted a U.S. Department of Treasury report that said sales of firearms and ammunition increased by 2.6 percent in 2005,...

Get Involved - Make a Difference

12:05am Friday, June 09, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Whenver acting in an official role for this political action committee, I am a one-issue, non-partisan operative. But like most grassroots firearms activists, I am involved on a personal level in many other areas of politics than just advocating for pro-gun legislation. From being involved in various ways local politics and campaigns to testifying in Columbus on other types of...

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Op-Ed: ''Gun Control: Why Tell the Truth When a Lie Will Do?''

12:10am Thursday, June 08, 2006

By Howard Nemerov A recent Washington Post article claims “More than 500 children die annually from accidental gunshots: Some shoot themselves, while others kill friends or siblings, often after discovering a gun.” To understand how a biased or under-educated writer makes an inaccurate and misleading error, we must first clarify the term “child.” Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “...

Liberal media joins OhioGOP to target Strickland on guns

12:10am Wednesday, June 07, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Ohioans are being treated to a rather uncharacteristic display of negative press aimed at a Democratic political candidate. For the second time in as many weeks, the Dayton Daily News has taken issue with Ted Strickland's supposed flip-flopping on the issue of gun control. A little over two weeks ago, the DDN's Martin Gottlieb attempted to document Strickland's "evolving" position...