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A senseless crime leaves me wondering, "What if...?"

12:05am Friday, July 24, 2009

By Tim Inwood I, for one, was nauseated by the news of the slaughter of Byrd and Melanie Billings at their home in Pensacola, Florida. These were wonderful people who had done very well in life and were using their fortune to help raise special needs children whom they had adopted. Sadly, media coverage of their large family and unusual circumstances brought unwanted attention from the criminal...

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For GOP to have chance at 2010 governor's race, Kasich and party must work to regain gun owners' trust

12:10am Thursday, July 23, 2009

By Gerard Valentino A lot has been made recently in Ohio's pro-gun community about Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's congressional vote in favor of the 1994 Clinton Assault Weapons ban. As it stands, Mr. Kasich refuses to disavow the vote on the record, and will only go so far as to state the bill didn't have the intended effect . To pro-gun advocates, that response is simply not...

Attorney General Rich Cordray affirms he would not support 'assault weapons' ban

12:05am Thursday, July 23, 2009

By Chad D. Baus Democrat Attorney General Richard Cordray, who was recently criticized by a potential 2010 Republican contender, Prosecutor Dave Yost, for not signing on when twenty-three other attorneys general sent a letter asking the federal government in a letter to not re-impose the so-called assault weapons ban, has been quoted in an interview at RightOhio.com as saying he would not support...

National reciprocity for concealed carry holders fails to pass in U.S. Senate

12:43pm Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Two Republicans, including Ohio's lame duck Republican Senator George Voinovich, voted AGAINST nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license-holders. The resulting 58-39 vote failed to overcome a Democrat filibuster. By Jim Irvine The United States Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have made concealed carry licenses valid in all states that issue them. This is another blow to law...

The criminals are training...are you?

12:10am Wednesday, July 22, 2009

By Gerard Valentino The entire nation is engrossed by the media coverage of the armed thugs that killed a Florida couple known for adopting developmentally challenged children. It seems that the criminals attacked and killed a truly generous and caring couple who had dedicated their life to helping the less fortunate. What most people missed in the coverage, however, is that the criminals...

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Ohio Man Pays Nearly $10,000 For Poaching Trophy Deer

12:05am Wednesday, July 22, 2009

HILLSBORO, OHIO - A Highland County man will pay a hefty fine after his recent conviction in Hillsboro Municipal Court for wildlife violations involving the unlawful taking of a trophy class white-tailed deer. In January and February 2009 acting on calls to the statewide Turn In A Poacher (TIP) hotline, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife conducted an...

Chicago mayor's armed guards catch escaped murder, but still prefers his subjects remain defenseless

12:10am Tuesday, July 21, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Noted gun grabber and first rate hypocrite Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago was vacationing at his family's cottage in Michigan recently when one of his armed body guards caught an escaped murderer who was walking nearby. Daily, who accepts armed guards for himself while denying Chicagoans the right to carry a gun for self-defense, was relatively quiet about the incident. Maybe...

NSSF implements new program to grow collegiate shooting sports by 20% in five years

12:05am Tuesday, July 21, 2009

By Jim Shepherd The National Shooting Sports Foundation has announced a new initiative with the ambitious goal of growing shooting sports at the collegiate level. Not just growing the sports, but growing them twenty percent over the next five years. The NSSF's Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative (CSSI) will "provide both financial and non-financial assistance in creating new college shooting...