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Hunters Harvest Nearly 219,000 White-Tailed Deer in Ohio in 2012-2013

3:00pm Monday, February 11, 2013

COLUMBUS, OH – Deer-archery season ended Feb. 3, bringing the white-tailed deer season to a close. Hunters harvested 218,910 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2012-2013 hunting seasons for all implements, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Hunters checked 219,748 deer in 2011-2012, a difference of less than 1,000 deer this season. "Ohio has become one of the nation's top...

Shelby Co. Sheriff's office implements concealed carry/ firearms training course for school administrators and select teachers

7:00am Monday, February 11, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Shelby Co. Sheriff John Lenhart's office has announced that it is implementing a concealed carry/ firearms training course for school administrators and select teachers. Following is the press release, dated Feb. 5, 2013: The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has been meeting with School Superintendents and local Boards of Education and will begin implementing a Concealed Carry/...

Op-Ed: Why I Just Joined the NRA

3:00pm Friday, February 08, 2013

by Wayne Root I'm not your typical NRA member. I'm Jewish, Ivy League educated (Columbia University, Class of '83, President Obama's classmate), and have been a member of the mainstream media (I started my career as an anchorman and host for CNBC, then called Financial News Network). Also unusual, I joined the NRA in the days after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut tragedy. Here are the reasons why...

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Searching for Judas: The dangers of being in the gun business today

7:00am Friday, February 08, 2013

by Paul Markel It's official. The Dept. of Homeland Security, under Janet Napolitano, has put forth a "Personal Defense Weapon Solicitation" to purchase 7000 rifles chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. (source: www.fbo.gov ) This is an official solicitation that they are accepting bids from manufactures/suppliers. While that story in and of itself is a bit incredulous given the current administration's...

Op-Ed: Let's Have That Conversation About Guns

3:00pm Thursday, February 07, 2013

Editor's Note: This op-ed was originally posted at Townhall.com . by Kurt Schlichter For once I agree with liberals. It's high time to have a conversation about guns. Let's start with the problem that there are far too few guns on our streets. Wait, we can't have that conversation. In fact, we're not supposed to have what people might commonly describe as a "conversation" at all. We're supposed...

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Fight now with your voice or fight later with guns

7:00am Thursday, February 07, 2013

by Jeff Thomas The country is arguably at the most crucial point in our history when it comes to the Second Amendment and the outcome will affect your liberty and possibly your life. A powerful statement? I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. The country has been crippled by more than seven years of economic hardship, more than a decade of citizens losing liberties, and now the president and his...

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BOOK REVIEW: Poachers Were My Prey

3:00pm Wednesday, February 06, 2013

by Larry S. Moore I received the new book, "Poachers Were My Prey," as a Christmas present. The book is a compilation of undercover investigations by the Division of Wildlife and Officer R. T. Stewart as told to outdoor writer Chip Gross. The story can be told now that Stewart has retired from the Division of Wildlife and the cases are long since closed. Gross is also retired from the Division of...

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Rep. Patmon's HB31 (Mandatory "Safe" Storage of Firearms) is based on several anti-gun myths

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Editor's Note: The following article was originally published in response to the introduction of Rep. Bill Patmon's HB563 in the 129th General Assembly. That bill was never considered, and it died at the end of the session. Patmon has reintroduced the bill, this time as HB31. by Chad D. Baus Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10) has introduced HB563 HB31, gun control legislation that would "prohibit any person...