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City of Campbell repeals ordinance banning gun sales after residents protest

3:00pm Friday, April 23, 2010

Youngstown's NBC affiliate, WFMJ, is reporting that a Campbell city ordinance banning the sale of guns within the city has been repealed after sparking controversy among council and residents. From the story : The ordinance was originally passed in January with the intention of stopping gun shops from opening in the city. Last weekend, protesters gathered to voice their opposition to the...

Book Review: From Luby’s to the Legislature - One woman’s fight against gun control

7:00am Friday, April 23, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT: Suzanna Gratia Hupp will be offering proponent testimony at the Wednesday, April 28 Senate hearing on SB239 . Following the hearing, she will be appearing at Gander Mountain in Reynoldsburg, OH from approximately 2:30-4:00 PM for a book signing for her new book, From Luby's to the Legislature - One Woman's Fight Against Gun Control! By Jim Irvine Suzanna Gratia Hupp's new book, From...

SB239 (Restaurant/Car Carry) & SB247 (Restoration of Rights) scheduled for proponent testimony in Senate committee

3:07pm Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, April 28 at 10:15 AM in the Senate Building's South Hearing Room. The committee will hear further proponent testimony on SB239 , sponsored by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a...

LTE: Newspaper opinion on concealed handguns is antiquated

7:00am Thursday, April 22, 2010

Editor's Note: As we recently reported, there is a coordinated (and misguided) effort to oppose SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) on the editorial pages of Ohio newspapers. The following letter was published in response to a recent editorial published by several Gannett-owned newspapers. To the Editor: Your continued bias against law-abiding Ohio citizens having the basic right...

Progress Made On Military Once-Fired Brass Issue—ATK Stops Scrapping Cartridge Cases

3:00pm Wednesday, April 21, 2010

On Friday, April 16, Montana's U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced that ATK—the defense conglomerate that operates the Army's Lake City ammunition plant, and that owns the Federal ammunition, RCBS reloading equipment, and Alliant smokeless gunpowder companies—is voluntarily withdrawing from contracts it made with military bases to collect and scrap once-fired small arms cartridge...

Wooster Police, Eddie Eagle team up to teach gun safety to students

7:00am Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Wooster Daily-Record reported recently that a group of kindergartners at Wooster Christian School recently had the opportunity to meet Eddie, interact with him, and learn about gun safety, all thanks to the efforts of the Wooster Police Department.

Generous Deer Hunters Double Venison Donations to Ohioans in Need 116,750 pounds of venison donated

3:00pm Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 116,750 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2009-10 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The 116,750 pounds of venison equals approximately 467,000 meals for Ohioans in need. Last year, FHFH collected 54,800 pounds of venison...

Families Afield: Apprentice Hunting License Sales Soar to Nearly 400,000

3:00pm Monday, April 19, 2010

Plant a sapling and, in time, it will bear much fruit. That's the way to look at Families Afield, a program launched in 2004 by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and National Wild Turkey Federation to reduce states' regulatory barriers to youth hunting. Now firmly rooted in 29 states that have passed legislation lowering barriers to youth hunting, the program is...