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Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee fails to appear for his disciplinary hearing

7:00am Friday, December 16, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Officer Daniel Harless, who testified just last week in a murder trial , was not present for his long-awaited disciplinary hearing on Thursday. The hearing is the culmination of an investigation of Harless' conduct during a traffic stop in June involving a concealed handgun license holder. The officer's actions were captured on dash cam...

Arizona gun club offers photos with Santa

3:00pm Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Associated Press is reporting that an Arizona gun club is offering a chance for children and their families to pose for photos with Santa while holding pistols and military-style rifles. From the article : One image shows Santa in a wingback chair with a snowflake background, a Christmas tree behind him and flanked by an $80,000 machine gun and a tripod-mounted rifle. Next to Santa is a man...

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What lies ahead: There is much work still to be done for Ohio gun rights in 2012 and beyond

7:00am Thursday, December 15, 2011

Editor's Note: The following article was written and submitted on December 8, just hours before yet another campus shooting occurred on the "no-guns" Virginia Tech campus . by Tim Inwood I had an argument with an anti-gun liberal the other day, not exactly a unique event for me. He wanted to know what I would do with myself now that changes to Ohio law concerning restaurant and car carry had come...

Deer-gun Hunting Continues December 17-18

3:00pm Wednesday, December 14, 2011

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to requests from hunters for more weekend time to hunt. Hunters can use a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise...

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Op-Ed: Gun owners to count at the ballot box

7:00am Wednesday, December 14, 2011

by Wayne LaPierre The fight for 2012 is a fight for our country, our values and our freedom, and if the National Rifle Association (NRA) has anything to say about it, Barack Obama won't get a second term. Mark these words - the NRA and America's gun owners will have plenty to say about it. President Obama doesn’t want to hear that. He doesn't want gun owners active in the next election. He doesn'...

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Christmas shopping and your rights

3:00pm Tuesday, December 13, 2011

by Jim Irvine This the season for family and friends, travel and company, traditions and new experiences, and for too many disappointment and loneliness. Through it all, giving and receiving gifts has become a huge part of the holiday season. While many of us would like a new Barrett .50 cal, there are many other gifts to show you care, while helping to further our Second Amendment rights. I hope...

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Fast Furious Follies

7:00am Tuesday, December 13, 2011

by Jim Shepherd After spending most of the day [Thursday, December 8] watching Washington's definition of government at "work" on answering questions about Operation Fast and Furious and the failure of MF Global, I found myself looking at more than 28 pages of notes and asking myself a simple question: why bother? In a single day's time, I watched as a former Senator, Governor, and self-described...

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Ohio and New Mexico Sign Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreement

3:00pm Monday, December 12, 2011

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and New Mexico Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Gorden E. Eden, Jr. have signed an agreement that permits reciprocity between their states for citizens who have valid concealed carry permits. "I am pleased that this agreement between Ohio and New Mexico will allow Ohioans who have concealed carry permits the same rights to carry a concealed handgun...