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We need YOU to help put Annie Oakley in Statuary Hall

3:00pm Thursday, January 14, 2010

By Linda Walker If you have ever gone to the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., then no doubt you have walked through Statuary Hall, where each state has two statues depicting someone from its history. One of these statues is slated to be replaced. The Ohio Legislature has been tasked to find the replacement, with the help of all Ohioans. We need YOU to help us put famous Ohio...

HB203 (Restaurant Carry) scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

12:18pm Thursday, January 14, 2010

House Bill 203, which seeks to "allow a concealed carry licensee who is not consuming liquor and is not under the influence to carry a concealed handgun in a retail food establishment or food service operation with any class liquor permit issued for the location," has been added to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security agenda for sponsor testimony, Tuesday, January 19 at 3:...

Supreme Court Update: McDonald v. City of Chicago

7:00am Thursday, January 14, 2010

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Chicago and Oak Park have filed their brief ( http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/08-1521-bs.pdf ) with the U.S. Supreme Court in the McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment case. By way of review, this case will decide whether the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies against the states, a process also known as Incorporation. Originally, the Bill...

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Ohio Attorney General Candidate Dave Yost visits Xenia

12:02am Wednesday, January 13, 2010

By Larry S. Moore Dave Yost (R-Delaware) made a campaign swing through southwestern Ohio on Tuesday January 5. Xenia was one of several stops. Despite the cold temperatures and snowy conditions, over forty area conservatives turned out to welcome the man they hope will become the next Ohio Attorney General. State Representative Seth Morgan (R-Huber Heights) presented a brief status update...

An End to the Lautenberg Amendment?

12:01am Wednesday, January 13, 2010

By Jeff Knox The Federal Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently accepted the Second Amendment as valid grounds for reversing a conviction under the infamous Lautenberg Amendment, barring possession of firearms from anyone ever convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. That's good news, but don't fire up the band just yet. The actual conclusion of the 7th Circuit panel was that...

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns' poll proves just one thing: We still have work to do

12:02am Tuesday, January 12, 2010

By Jeff Knox Mike Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) caused quite a stir in the gun rights community recently when they released a poll declaring that gun owners and NRA members support the group's gun control agenda. The poll was conducted by Frank Lutz's company "Word Doctors." The media gleefully reported the poll as indisputable fact while NRA and others cried "Foul,"...

California Microstamping Law Not In Effect

12:01am Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Flawed Technology Remains Encumbered by Patents Firearms microstamping, signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) in October 2007 and slated to take effect this New Year's Day (2010), is not in effect since the technology remains encumbered by patents. Microstamping -- the process by which firearms manufacturers would have to micro laser-engrave a gun's make, model and serial...

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NSSF: Senate version of health care bill addresses firearms

12:02am Monday, January 11, 2010

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, pro-gun forces were successful at inserting language into the Senate Health Care Bill that prohibits the collection or disclosure of any information regarding the lawful possession or storage of firearms and ammunition in the residence or property of a gun owner.