Obama administration's ATF Reverses Interpretation of Gun Control Act; Redefines "Transfers" of Firearms

7:00am Friday, June 04, 2010
Editors note: The following is republished from a blog post by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) . Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun...

Research: Concealed Carry and Guns Save Lives

3:00pm Thursday, June 03, 2010
Guns save lives, and are necessary for protection. That's according to research from David Burnett and Clayton Cramer, who track incidents of defensive gun use at TheArmedCitizen.com. The stories include senior citizens fighting off robbers, and women defending themselves against rapists or attackers, proving armed citizens prevent violent crimes everywhere from restaurants and grocery stores to...

Anti-gun Ohio newspaper editorial board member embraces "denial" like a baby does his "binky"

7:00am Thursday, June 03, 2010
de·ni·al - "An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings." - The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Ken Hanson, Esq. In a May 30, 2010 column, Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial board member and columnist Thomas Suddes says, " Just hand Ohio to the gun nuts and get it over with ." While I would like to oblige him,...

Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, June 02, 2010
On Thursday [May 20], Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, where prohibitive gun laws prevent good people from having firearms for protection against criminals and governments of dubious legitimacy (historically the norm in Mexico), encouraged Congress to reinstate the federal "assault weapon" ban. With a warning seemingly designed to appeal to those who believe that speaking out against the...

Facing defeat in U.S. courts, Chicago Mayor Daley suggests "appeal" to World Court

7:00am Wednesday, June 02, 2010
by Gerard Valentino Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is clearly getting desperate to save the city's longtime ban on private ownership of firearms. With the prospect looming of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling his city's ban unconstitutional, and after the state Supreme Court tossed his $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry, he is now calling for a change of venue — to the World Court normally...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TODAY FOR 2 GUN BILLS!!!

12:00pm Tuesday, June 01, 2010
We need your IMMEDIATE help to get two important pro-gun bills passed. S.B. 239 removes the restriction on carrying within a restaurant or bar that serves alcohol, so long as the licensed person does not consume alcohol and is not under the influence of any intoxicant. S.B. 239 also removes the micro-managing of carrying while in a car. S.B. 247 makes technical changes to Ohio law to fix our...

Obama backs international gun control treaty

7:00am Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The OAS Firearms Convention Is Incompatible with American Liberties by Theodore Bromund, Ray Walser, Ph.D. and David Kopel President Barack Obama has called on the Senate to ratify the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. President Bill Clinton signed the convention in 1997, but neither he...

Memorial Day 2010 - Remembering Those Who Gave All to Defend Our Rights

7:00am Monday, May 31, 2010
By Jim Irvine We are often thanked for all we do to secure firearms rights in Ohio, but this Memorial Day, it's important to remember all those who have come before us, and won all of the big battles. It is only through their sacrifice and perseverance that we are able to fight today's battles. While it's easy to get caught up in the moment of your own struggles, our lives as we know them would...

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