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Headline: Passerby shoots, kills dog attacking woman, then keeps walking

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 26, 2014

WLWT, Cincinnati's NBC affiliate, is reporting that a woman being attacked by a dog Friday was saved when a passerby drew a concealed handgun and shot the dog. From the report : The attack happened in the 2100 block of Selim Avenue in East Price Hill about noon on Friday. Cincinnati police officers said the victim was attacked by the dog after it broke free from its chain in a backyard. A mail...

Op-Ed: Executive Disorder

by Chuck Michel

3:00pm Tuesday, February 25, 2014

With another stroke of his executive pen, President Obama has again confirmed his anti-Second Amendment agenda. On August 29, 2013, the White House issued a press release declaring two executive actions going into effect. The first proposed change is to federal regulation to require background checks and law enforcement approval before firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act or “NFA” (...

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Ohio: Suppressor Bill Awaits Approval by House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

7:00am Tuesday, February 25, 2014

After having received several hearings by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, House Bill 234, sponsored by state Representative Cheryl Grossman (R-23) still awaits passage by this committee. This important pro-hunting legislation would revise state law to allow a person to use a noise suppressor attached to a firearm while hunting game birds or wild quadrupeds in the Buckeye...

Op-Ed: Bloomberg's latest stats on school gun violence ignore reality

by John R. Lott

3:00pm Monday, February 24, 2014

Are schools and colleges dangerous places, with lots of gun violence? Some groups paint a picture of these places being particularly unsafe. Supposedly both murders and firearm suicides are very common at educational institutions. Last Wednesday, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s two groups, Moms Demand Gun Sense in America and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, jointly released a report that...

Former BCII head says arming teachers is way to stop school killers

by Greg Sowinski

7:00am Monday, February 24, 2014

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. LIMA — A man who has been one of the state’s top cops told fellow officers Friday communities need to take steps such as arming teachers and changing their approach to the war on drugs to protect and better society. Former Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation head John Lenhart was...

Public Invited to Comment on Ohio's 2014-2015 Hunting Season Proposals

3:00pm Friday, February 21, 2014

Input also accepted online at www.wildohio.com COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) invites public comments regarding the 2014-2015 hunting, trapping and fishing regulations at open houses on Saturday, March 1, from 12-3 p.m., and online through Sunday, March 2. Input concerning proposed hunting season dates, bag limits and rule changes will be accepted during open...

Elida pupil faces possible expulsion after bringing knives to school

by Greg Sowinski

7:00am Friday, February 21, 2014

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. ELIDA — An Elida Middle School student plotting to kill the principal and others arrived at the school Wednesday armed with weapons but stopped just short of carrying out his plan. The 13-year-old boy is a seventh-grader at Elida Middle School. He had three knives, a box cutter, a miniature baseball bat...

Op-Ed: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Air Conditioners Cause Rapes

by Chuck Michel

3:00pm Thursday, February 20, 2014

I was reminded of an old criminologists' inside joke when recent news reports announced that global warming will lead to higher crime rates (which is odd since crime in America has been in a two decade decline while global temperatures have crept upwards). Long ago someone noticed that more rapes occurred during the summer months, and also noticed people ran their air conditioners during the...