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Sheriffs break up illegal Toledo-area CCW course certificate scheme

12:10am Monday, August 17, 2009

By Chad D. Baus Toledo Fox affiliate WUPW reported recently that the Lucas County and Wood County Sheriff's Offices worked with an informant to arrest two men who they say were helping people get Ohio concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) illegally.

Fremont marksman wins championship at Camp Perry despite physical disability

12:05am Monday, August 17, 2009

Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick is reporting that Fremont marksman Greg Drown has fired his way to a national championship at Camp Perry in the difficult discipline of three-position smallbore or .22 rifle, and he did it from a wheelchair. Pollick writes that Drown, who copes with multiple sclerosis, scored 1195-73X out of a possible 1200 among 324 competitors to win the any-sight...

Obama's "Yes we can" is now "No you can't"

12:10am Friday, August 14, 2009

Click to buy this shirt. The Washington Times is reporting that the times they are a changin' for the man who wants to change everything about America. The Obama presidential campaign ran on the slogan "Yes we can." But now that America is getting a peek at what Obama and his Chicago cronies had in mind, America is beginning to say "No you can't."

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Poll Shows Americans Support Right-to-Carry

12:05am Friday, August 14, 2009

The United States Senate recently voted on an amendment that would have allowed Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in all other states that also grant carry permits. The amendment, sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and David Vitter (R-La.), won a significant majority of votes, 58 to 39, but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to avoid a Senate filibuster. Anti-gun senators have long...

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Uncertainty over CHL fee change keeps authorities jumping

12:10am Thursday, August 13, 2009

Almost immediately after we broke the news that changes effecting Ohio firearm laws were included in the House Bill 1, the two year budget adopted by the Ohio General Assembly, we began receiving questions on when the changes were going to be implemented. The question has proved rather difficult to answer, even a month after the bill was passed and signed into law. In fact, we have received...

Strickland Joins Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus

12:05am Thursday, August 13, 2009

Bipartisan Group Established to Promote and Protect Hunting and Wildlife Causes Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that he has joined the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen's Caucus (GSC), a recently established group of sitting governors who are committed to protecting and promoting the interests and agenda of sportsmen and women and wildlife professionals in Ohio and...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee Shannon Jones selected to join State Senate

12:10am Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that State Rep. Shannon Jones, a 2008 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, has been selected by Senate Republicans to become newest member of the Senate, representing about 330,000 residents of Hamilton and Warren counties. The story notes that Jones was among four candidates who applied for the 7th District seat left vacant by the June 19 death of Sen. Bob...

ATF trace data proves gun control does not affect crime

12:05am Wednesday, August 12, 2009

By Gerard Valentino One of the crown jewels of the gun control movement was the passage of the Brady Bill during the first term of Bill Clinton's administration. The bill created the five day waiting period for handgun purchases, and was hailed as the first step in halting handgun violence in America. Of course, prior to the Brady Bill the anti-gun groups had claimed several other key gun control...