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Why Ohio Police Chief's' War On Law Abiding Gun Owners Is Asinine

by John Salyers

3:00pm Monday, January 21, 2013

And why John Gilchrist, Esq. Legislative Counsel and professional/paid lobbyist for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) fits the following definition to the letter. as·i·nine [as-uh-nahyn] adjective 1.foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: "It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements." 2. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine...

There is a reason legislators ignored the Chicken Little objections of certain law enforcement organizations on HB495

7:00am Monday, January 21, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Lost in all the attention being rightly given to the mass murder in Connecticut one month ago was the Ohio legislature's passage of yet another bill designed to improve the state's concealed carry law. The few news articles written to cover passage of HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization), which passed the day before the horrific events in Newtown, CT, were quick...

Headline: Ky. Rep. Thomas Massie proposes repeal of federal Gun Free School Zone Act

3:00pm Friday, January 18, 2013

by Chad D. Baus WCPO (ABC Cincinnati) reported recently that Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act and allow people to bring guns into schools. From the article : Massie, a Republican representing Kentucky's 4th District and Rep. Steve Stockman (R) of Texas introduced the measure on the first day of the new Congress. On the same...

Broad Coalition of Gun Rights, Conservative Groups Proclaim January 19 “Gun Appreciation Day”

12:00pm Friday, January 18, 2013

Washington, D.C. – A new coalition of gun rights and conservative groups has proclaimed January 19, 2013, "Gun Appreciation Day" and begun urging Americans nationwide to show their support for gun ownership by turning out en masse at gun stores, ranges, and shows from coast to coast. Scheduled to send a message to Washington two days before Obama’s second inauguration, the "Gun Appreciation Day"...

Sheriff: Butler County schools to have armed substitute teacher

7:00am Friday, January 18, 2013

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones has announced a retired officer will serve in Butler County schools as an armed substitute teacher. From the article : "It is basically a two-for-one," Jones said. The man sworn in this afternoon is Scott Miller, a retired Mason police officer. Miller was not employed as a teacher but is now trained as...

Ohio media outlet releases name of teacher authorized to go armed at Orrville City Schools

3:00pm Thursday, January 17, 2013

by Chad D. Baus When Williams Co., Ohio's Montpelier Schools Board of Education made the announcement that they would allow certain employees to carry concealed in the school as a part of their security plans, we noted that the school was not the first school in Ohio to allow certain members of its staff to go armed - rather, they were just the first to announce the decision publicly. There are...

Obama's 23 Executive Orders translated from the formal bureaucratese

12:00pm Thursday, January 17, 2013

Editor's Note: This succinct, pithy analysis of Barack Obama's 23 Executive Orders was posted yesterday on the Internet and has quickly gone viral. The original author appears to be this blogger . [UPDATE: According to multiple sources, the President did not, as was widely reported, sign executive orders, but rather executive actions and presidential memoranda .] So Obama released his Executive...

Deceptive Mayors Against Illegal Guns Campaign Prompts No Concern from Ohio Members

7:00am Thursday, January 17, 2013

by Jason Hart Ohio members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) appear unconcerned that the group's latest campaign suggests more gun control would have prevented the recent school shooting in Connecticut. Media Trackers contacted thirteen of the Ohio mayors listed as members of MAIG, offering a chance to comment on the "Demand A Plan" campaign, but only two mayors have responded in over two...