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Headline: Apprentice licenses soar among youth

12:05am Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Cleveland Plain Dealer's is D'Arcy Egan reporting that there are a lot of new hunters afield this fall. According to Egan, sales of the new apprentice hunting license are soaring. There have been 2,134 of the special licenses sold to new hunters since the licenses became available last spring, and 1,784 purchased since Aug. 23. The majority have been bought by youth hunters. The apprentice...

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President Bush Signs NRA-backed “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection” Measure

12:05am Wednesday, October 11, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 09, 2006 Fairfax, VA- President George W. Bush signed into law the prohibition of confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens during states of emergency. This action became necessary following practices by local officials in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This new law was part of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations...

Is anti-gun Brady Campaign's DeWine endorsement MEANT to help him lose?

12:10am Tuesday, October 10, 2006

By Chad D. Baus (UPDATE: This commentary has been published at CNSNews.com ) Since national politics are filled with conspiracy theories these days, I would like to offer up one more theory for them to chew on: Republican Senator Mike DeWine was given an endorsement by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control Inc.) out of a desire for gun controllers to see him lose on...

Op-Ed: There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun, Part II: Dead Mouse

12:05am Tuesday, October 10, 2006

This the second of a three part series to be featured at Buckeyefirearms.org. By John Longenecker In Part I , I answered Jeri Bonavia who represents Wisconsin’s Anti-Violence Effort. Ms. Bonavia’s agency characterizes Congressman Sensenbrenner’s [R-fifth] reasonable questioning of gun data usefulness as handcuffing Mayors and Cops. In Part II, I include a selected excerpt from The Case For...

And They Ask Me Why I Carry? Part II

12:05am Monday, October 09, 2006

By Linda Walker In Part I , which was inspired by the occasion of September being “Realtor Safety Month”, I offered commentary which revolved around the fact that as real estate agents, we are never given information about concealed carry being a viable option in our self protection. Instead, we are taught useless self defense tactics that may give someone a false sense of security. I received...

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Mr. Speaker – Mr. Sportsman

12:10am Friday, October 06, 2006

By Larry S. Moore The Delaware Republican Party recently held their much-anticipated annual John Wayne Shoot. The special guest this year was Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted (R-Kettering). While the weather forecast was questionable, the skies did clear so the shoot could be held without rain. Republican candidates and supporters from across Ohio packed the lounge area at Blackwing Shooting Center...

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Op-Ed: Massacre at Nickel Mines: Legislation no solution

12:05am Friday, October 06, 2006

October 4, 2006 Pittsburg Tribune-Review The horrendous execution of Amish schoolgirls in Lancaster County, Pa., will embolden handgun-control advocates to seek passage of stricter gun-control measures. And they would solve nothing. Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, described as an affable milk-truck driver, delivered carnage to the West Nickel Mines Amish School on Monday. He was armed with three...

Op-Ed: In The United States, There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun

12:10am Thursday, October 05, 2006

This the first of a three part series to be featured at Buckeyefirearms.org. By John Longenecker I think we need to get on this. Think about it for a minute. Guns in America are a civil right. Stopping guns everywhere makes about as much moral sense as punishing the Los Angeles Times just because some people defame others, falsely advertise, commit mail fraud or lie under oath. Is the Second...