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What SB184 means to you: Part V – School Safety Zones

12:10am Friday, July 18, 2008

By Jim Irvine SB184 is 75 pages. It will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney and this does not constitute legal advice. Concealed carry license holders are required to read the Attorney General guide. I highly recommend “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws...

A study in contrasts

12:05am Thursday, July 17, 2008

TX (Dallas Morning News): Copper thief shot "Garland police say they do not plan to file charges against a 25-year- old man who fatally shot a suspected copper thief this morning. The incident happened shortly before 1:20 a.m. at Bargain Town -- Variety & Furniture store in the 5700 block of Broadway Boulevard, police said. The business owner's son had been guarding the roof after the store...

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Hunting with Pia: BFA's Larry Moore takes FX's '30-Days' afield

12:15am Wednesday, July 16, 2008

By Larry S. Moore The FX reality show '30-Days' recently aired a segment entitled “Gun Nation”. The show was filmed in Ohio. It featured a Pia Lalli, a Brockton, MA gun control activist and Ken Ekermeyer, of Leesburg in rural Highland County, who is a gun enthusiast. In addition to the gun activities of shooting and working in a gun store, Lalli went hunting while in Ohio. I was contacted by the...

18 year-old Buckeye state woman has affinity to shoot

12:10am Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Newark Advocate is reporting that being in a sport that most people don't expect a woman to be involved in is what drives Amanda Gail. Gail, an 18-year-old Granville resident who was home-schooled, competes in the Scholastic Clay Target Program, which is for youths up to 12th grade.

Twinsburg police officer killed in the line of duty

12:05am Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Monday that a Twinsburg police officer had been killed in the line of duty. From the story: On Sunday, [suspect Ashford] Thompson was arrested without incident at a Cambridge Drive home where he used to live, Bedford Heights Police Chief Tim Kalavsky said. ...They arrested him at 2:41 a.m., less than an hour after police say [police officer Joshua] Miktarian...

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Editorial: Keep it simple on guns

12:10am Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The District government appears to be headed for disaster as it prepares to craft policies to regulate handgun registration and licensing in response to the Supreme Court's decision declaring unconstitutional the city's absolute ban. A hearing last week clearly showed that most members on the D.C. City Council want regulations tailored to discourage, to the point of infringement, the ownership of...

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Post-Heller Congressional Action On "Second Amendment Enforcement Act"

12:05am Tuesday, July 15, 2008

...Following the Supreme Court's favorable Heller decision, city officials in Washington, D.C. have been planning to obstruct D.C. citizens from exercising their right to keep and bear arms, despite the Supreme Court's clear statements. And some in Congress are planning to do something about it. On Thursday [July 10], Representative Mark Souder (R-Ind.) introduced H. Res. 1331, a rule to govern...

Headline: Second Amendment Talk Highlights First Shot Ceremony

12:10am Monday, July 14, 2008

The Ottawa County Beacon is reporting that attendees to the First Shot Ceremony for the 2008 National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Perry were treated to more than just a band concert, a parachute jump that delivered the American Flag and a fly-over by a pair of F-16's from the 180th Ohio National Guard Tactical Fighter Wing from Toledo. They were also treated to a celebration of the...