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HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for possible vote in House committee

7:00am Thursday, June 07, 2012

The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Ron Maag, has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, June 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 116. HB495, also known as the reciprocity & concealed carry modernization bill makes three changes to current law: Changes to automatically honor other states licenses, similar to a driver's license Eliminates the "...

Headline: House Panel Debates Bill To Ease Regulations On Gun Owners

3:00pm Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The Gongwer News Service is reporting on the second hearing on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization), which was held yesterday before the House Committee on State Government and Elections. According to the article, gun rights advocates urged members of the committee to ease restrictions on concealed carry licensees, while opponents warned the bill would bring Ohio's firearm...

Contrary to editoral opinion, the greatest threat to GOP candidates in November would be FAILING to pass needed pro-gun reforms

7:00am Wednesday, June 06, 2012

by Jim Irvine On May 12, The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an editorial by Brent Larkin entitled "GOP state legislators' zeal for guns could wound Romney." The editorial is wrong on so many levels that at first I didn't even think it was worthy of a comment. I have since reconsidered, figuring that good men should not remain silent, lest others not have the opportunity to learn the truth...

NRAHuntersRights.org: "Video Spoof Shows True HSUS Agenda"

3:00pm Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Despite its name, the Humane Society of the United States is not affiliated with your local humane society. HSUS doesn't run a single pet shelter and gives only one percent of its budget to local shelters. This is news to most Americans. According to public polling, about 70 percent of Americans mistakenly believe that HSUS is a pet shelter "umbrella group" and that HSUS gives most of its money...

The Toronto Mall Shooting- Four Tips for Surviving the Active Shooter

7:00am Tuesday, June 05, 2012

by Greg Ellifritz Active shooter events are not strictly an American phenomenon. They happen worldwide. The most recent was last night in a Toronto Canada shopping mall. An unknown man in the food court shot approximately 15 bullets from a handgun, killing one person and injuring seven others. There isn't a whole lot of information available yet, but the best news article seems to be this one ...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2012 CHL statistics; New record set for first quarter applications

12:00pm Monday, June 04, 2012

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2012. Building on the record setting fourth quarter of 2011, the first quarter of 2012 saw Ohio sheriffs issue 16,823 new licenses, a new record for the first quarter initial licenses issued. The two quarters combined for the highest two quarter combination...

Op-Ed: What Zimmerman, Martin medical reports tell us and the media didn't

3:00pm Friday, June 01, 2012

by John Lott The new medical reports on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case tell us a lot. And it is not just for what they find, but also what they don't find. First, the reports provide striking evidence that Zimmerman did not start the fight with Martin, and that Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense. Martin's injuries were two-fold: broken skin on his knuckles and the fatal gunshot wound...

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars...?"

7:00am Friday, June 01, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes a weekly column entitled "Whatever happened to . . .?", updating some of the most newsworthy and interesting local stories covered in that newspaper. On Sunday, May 27, they tackled the following question: Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars after Ohio legislators adopted a new law last year? Hmmm...yeah, what did...