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Report: Growing number of northeast Ohio gun owners seek concealed handgun licenses

7:00am Monday, February 18, 2013

WEWS (ABC Cleveland) is reporting on the rapidly growing number of Ohioans who are applying for concealed handgun licenses. Reporter Joe Pagonakis took the training himself, and delivered this report.

NRA-ILA Ad: "Ask Obama's Experts"

3:00pm Friday, February 15, 2013

The NRA-ILA has released a compelling commercial in response to President Obama's State of the Union address, in which the former Joyce Foundation Board of Directors member called on Congress to pass draconian gun control laws that have been tried before, and which were allowed to expire because they did not work to curb crime.

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Raging (Pointlessly?) Against The Machine

7:00am Friday, February 15, 2013

by Jim Shepherd [On Tuesday], Olympic Arms became the latest company to tell the state of New York they were fired as a customer. The dismissal began with a clear enumeration of the firing offense: exceeding the authority granted to the government of New York by its citizens and violation of the Constitution of the United States. Those offenses led Olympic Arms president Brian Schuetz to announce...

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Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan (R) introduces bill that would bar new local/federal/ international gun bans from being enforced in Ohio

3:00pm Thursday, February 14, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WTVG (ABC Toledo) is reporting that State Senator Kris Jordan (R-19th District) has introduced Senate Bill 36, legislation that he says would keep Washington from running wild over the constitutional right to own a gun. From the article : The president's 23-point gun control plan includes items such as how to do a background check, how states can share information if a gun is lost...

Ohio State Senator Shirley Smith (D) proposes assault weapons ban, gun registration

7:00am Thursday, February 14, 2013

by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati News is reporting that State Sen. Shirley Smith, a BFA "D"-rated Cleveland Democrat, has introduced Senate Bill 18, legislation that would ban so-called "assault weapons" in Ohio and create a state database of all guns and ammunition transactions. From the article : "While we cannot stop every act of suffering inflicted upon the public by depraved individuals, I...

January sees 94.4% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 32nd straight month over month increase

3:00pm Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The January 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,790,154 is an increase of 94.4 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 920,840 in January 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2013 NICS figure of 2,483,230 reflects an 81.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,368,816 in January 2012. This marks the 32nd straight...

Local sheriffs refuse to enforce Obama gun control proposal

7:00am Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Sarah Stemen LIMA - For Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, it's a no-brainer. If the United States Congress passes new gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons for law abiding residents, he won't enforce it. "Let me make it crystal clear, the Mercer County Sheriff's Office will not be...

ODNR proposes eliminating bonus deer gun weekend in favor of new early deer muzzleloader weekend, extended hunting hours & more

3:00pm Tuesday, February 12, 2013

COLUMBUS, OH – An October antlerless-only white-tailed deer muzzleloader hunting season, extended hunting hours and new bag limits were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Feb. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The proposed antlerless-only muzzleloader hunting season would be Oct. 12-13 and scheduled for the second weekend of October in subsequent...