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Headline: Cleveland pays out settlement in gun lawsuit, will review law over weapon seizures

7:00am Friday, December 27, 2013

by Chad D. Baus How do you turn a $400 gun into almost $7,000? Have it confiscated by the City of Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reporting recently that Cleveland has agreed to give Derrick Washington his gun back and pay $6,750 in a settlement over a federal lawsuit that drew outrage from gun-rights advocates over the police department's seizure of Washington's weapon in a case in which...

Op-Ed: Clustered criminals habituate homicide

3:00pm Thursday, December 26, 2013

by C. D. Michel Nearly 50% of all gun homicides involve only 4% of inner city gangsters. This is common, but not widely publicized, knowledge. It's a fact deliberately underemphasized by the Brady Campaign, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and other gun ban advocates at the Happy Acres Home For the Terminally Bewildered. But a recent study by a sociology...

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Democrat who thinks Second Amendment is obsolete announces candidacy for Ohio Supreme Court

7:00am Thursday, December 26, 2013

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported last week that State Rep. Tom Letson, a 2012 BFA D-rated Democrat from Warren, has announced his candidacy for the Ohio Supreme Court next year against incumbent Justice Sharon Kennedy (R). Letson, who is term limited and cannot run for re-election in the House, publicly announced his intention to run during the Ohio Democratic Party's executive...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

3:00pm Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

State of Ohio considering more discriminatory rules for gun owners who foster children in need; Comment period closing soon

7:00am Tuesday, December 24, 2013

by Jim Irvine The State of Ohio is holding an open comment period on rules regarding foster care. While you may not be interested in becoming a foster parent, you should understand that rules in one government agency are often used to justify similar rules in a different place. In short, everything is related. Current foster care rules are covered in the Ohio Administrative Code . Rules regarding...

To make schools safer, arm trained and trusted employees

3:00pm Monday, December 23, 2013

Editor's Note: The following op-ed was originally published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Republished with permission of the author. by Kevin O'Brien Karl Pierson didn't fit the profile. He wasn't a certified loser. He wasn't a wallflower. He didn't spend 18 hours a day locked in his room battering his brain with death metal. He was a Boy Scout. He was a member of the Arapahoe High School debate...

Lessons from another school shooting

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, December 23, 2013

While we still don't know all the details, it is possible to learn from early reports on a school shooting near Denver. We can look at what worked and what did not. Those who care to make schools safer will choose to copy aspects that worked. Unfortunately our recent survey shows that many school officials have chosen to ignore the life-saving lessons and leave untold thousands of children at...

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A Cautionary Tale for Concealed Handgun Licensees on Third Party Self-Defense

3:00pm Friday, December 20, 2013

by Greg Ellifritz Recently at work I responded to a chaotic situation. It started out as an "Officer in Trouble" call...the one we never want to hear. That's the call that is saved for only the most dire situations. When a fellow cop airs that code, every other cop within 10 miles (regardless of jurisdiction) rolls out. And by "roll out," I mean move heaven and earth to get to the scene as...