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High stakes: Do U.S. Senators risk their NRA rating in vote on Sotomayor?

8:51am Friday, July 17, 2009

Joint Statement Wayne Lapierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association And Chris W. Cox, Exec. Dir., National Rifle Association - Institute For Legislative Action On Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination To The United States Supreme Court Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S...

Nearly 1 in 5 Licking Co. civil protection orders violated in past 18 months

12:10am Friday, July 17, 2009

By Chad D. Baus A recent story in the Newark Advocate headlines the question "Do court restraining orders keep the peace?", and appears to have been intended to instill faith in the restraining order system. But if you had been threatened, how confident would you be that the person you took out the order against was not among the 1 in 5 who would ignore the order?

Op-Ed: Sotomayor's bias against guns

12:05am Friday, July 17, 2009

By Wayne LaPierre Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate considers the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans are watching to see if this nominee would lend her support to those who've declared war on the rights of America's 80 million gun owners. After the...

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He's BAAACK!: Anti-gun Mike DeWine seeks Ohio AG slot three years after Ohio voters send him packing

10:25am Thursday, July 16, 2009

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 By Chad D. Baus Montgomery County Republican Party Chair Greg Gantt is circulating an email to "Republican insiders" that Mike DeWine will announce his candidacy for Ohio Attorney General on Wednesday, July 22nd at 9:45am at the Greene County Courthouse. That's right, Mike...

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority opposes attempt to restore gun rights to less fortunate Americans

12:10am Thursday, July 16, 2009

By Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a push by some federal lawmakers to allow guns into public housing has outraged Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority officials, who call it "absurd."

Buckeye Firearms' Linda Walker to speak at Statehouse Tea Party featuring Judge Andrew Napolitano

12:05am Thursday, July 16, 2009

By Jason R. Mihalick Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker will give a powerful speech on the Second Amendment and State Sovereignty (Tenth Amendment) at The Ohio Liber-TEA Party, being held at the Statehouse Saturday, Aug. 1 at 2:00 PM. Besides a dedicated leader with Buckeye Firearms Association, Linda is also the recipient of the NRA's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's...

The Importance of an Unsympathetic Judge

12:05am Wednesday, July 15, 2009

By Dave Yost A judge's black robe is a symbol of impartiality - a head-to-toe cloaking of the self, of all the human passions and weaknesses and individual characteristics that attend a person. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears to believe that her heart belongs on the sleeve of that robe, and a thoughtful senator might conclude it makes her a poor judge. Judge Sotomayor and the president who...

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FLASH: Firearm law changes contained in final budget bill

1:54pm Tuesday, July 14, 2009

House Bill 1, the two year budget adopted by the Ohio General Assembly, contains some changes to Ohio's firearm laws. These changes are the result of meetings held between gun owner groups and stakeholders in the law enforcement community. Since the final budget bill is not "engrossed" yet, we are unable to provide an exact copy of the modified laws at this time. However, we are able to provide...