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Gun rights protected by one court ruling; attacked by another

12:10am Monday, March 23, 2009

Two recent court rulings have had opposite effects on the Second Amendment. On Thursday, May 19, the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed yet another reckless lawsuit aimed at putting firearms manufacturers out of business. That same day, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction that blocked a rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing...

On display: Gun control laws fail to stop violent domestic offenders

12:05am Monday, March 23, 2009

In a recent Columbus Dispatch article entitled "Many loopholes in domestic-violence gun law," Whitehall Councilwoman Jacquelyn Thompson asks why a man with a history of domestic violence who killed his wife and children in a murder-suicide had three guns, and whether communities could do more to prevent domestic violence. It's worth asking, because the fact that this ex-con was in possession of...

Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

12:10am Friday, March 20, 2009

This editorial originally appeared in the Washington Times . Republished with permission. After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings. Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal...

65 Democrats in Congress tell Obama Administration NO on gun control

12:05am Friday, March 20, 2009

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM NRA CHIEF LOBBYIST CHRIS W. COX ON ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S RECENT REMARKS SUPPORTING REINSTATEMENT OF THE FAILED 1994 GUN AND MAGAZINE BAN In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mike Ross (D-AR), expressed their opposition to the reinstatement of the failed 1994 ban on semi-automatic firearms and...

Photo of the Day: The deterrent power of signs

12:15am Thursday, March 19, 2009

Dayton Daily News : Two men were shot at 515 N. Broadway St. in Dayton about 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Dayton Police responded and closed the street for an investigation.

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So much for "openness": Obama's National Park Service ammo ban

12:10am Thursday, March 19, 2009

By Jim Shepherd When the National Park Service decided to ban lead in fishing tackle and ammunition from properties under their control, they probably thought this was another of their little surprises that would stay under the radar. Instead, they've found themselves justifiably pilloried by a wide array of organizations representing the hunting and fishing communities and several state...

Department of Defense reverses decision to destroy all once-fired military brass

12:05am Thursday, March 19, 2009

By Jim Shepherd At about five-thirty Tuesday evening, the lengthy feature that was to have gone in Wednesday's editions of both the Outdoor and Shooting Wires was rendered unnecessary. Normally, that's not a reason for celebration. But this was no ordinary occurrence. After having spoken with Larry Haynie of Georgia Arms regarding the Department of Defense decision to require all once-fired...

Across the Fruited Plain: The people fighting for your gun rights

12:10am Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Editor's Note: This article has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com. By Chad D. Baus Recently, USCCA's Kathy Jackson presented me with the idea of writing a regular column that could update members on the ongoing fight for gun rights at the state level. I quickly realized that what started with just a few words ("I'm needing a regular online writer to tell me about the doings of other...