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First Shot from the 111th Congress

12:10am Wednesday, January 21, 2009

By Jeff Knox The 111th Congress got off to a predictable start on January 6 with the swearing in of the many new members and the introduction of a few pieces of legislation, including one of the most draconian gun control bills to be offered in years. No sooner were the new members of Congress sworn in than Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL), a former Black Panther leader, filed a bill, H.R. 45,...

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The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 58 - 2009 Gun Ban Introduced

12:05am Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” ---------- STARTERS Brady Gun Ban Plan: I have obtained the complete 16-page plan sent to Obama's transition team, with 26 specific "requests," posted here: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/6383 So where's the pro-rights proposal? If the gun-rights community doesn't offer suggestions, all we can do is react...

Firearms safety education: Never too soon to start, never too late to learn

12:10am Tuesday, January 20, 2009

By Jim Irvine On Saturday, January 10, I was honored to be a guest speaker for a meeting of the Medina County Friends and Neighbors ( www.mcfan.org ). The topic was firearms - and despite heavy snow, icy roads and winter storm warnings, the group had a very healthy turnout. I started by having my 3 year-old son join me for a safety discussion. I asked him what he would do if he found a gun.

LTE: The public protected in NRA permit move

12:05am Tuesday, January 20, 2009

January 14, 2009 Toledo Blade A guest editorial from the Columbus Dispatch titled "Kowtowing to the NRA" accuses Ohio lawmakers of caving in to pressure from the NRA to not pass a proposal to raise the fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit by almost 22 percent. In doing so, the editorial says the lawmakers have "failed to put the best interest of the taxpayers first." I strongly disagree.

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Did the 2008 elections give gun control a mandate?

12:10am Monday, January 19, 2009

"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." - Winston Churchill By Chad D. Baus In March 2008, a Gallup poll found that an overwhelming majority of the United States public—73%—believes that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of Americans to own firearms. Yet, to hear the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control Inc.) tell it, America voted overwhelmingly...

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USSA Combats False Impression Left by Newsweek Hunting Story

12:05am Monday, January 19, 2009

The United States Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) is leading the way with a major effort to respond to a negative article on hunting that ran in the January 12, 2009 issue of Newsweek magazine. In order to combat the false impression left by the piece, the USSA reached out to groups and wildlife management professionals nationwide to rebut its flawed premise. The article, titled "It's Survival of the...

Barack Obama: The Outdoor Wire's "Gun Salesman of the Year"

12:10am Friday, January 16, 2009

By Jim Shepherd In recognition of the unprecedented demand for firearms by nervous consumers, The Outdoor Wire has named President-elect Barack Obama its "Gun Salesman of the Year". For me, it was a simple fact of recognizing that without President-elect Obama's frightening consumers into action, the firearms industry might be suffering the same sort of business slumps that have befallen the...

Headline: Gun sales soaring

12:05am Friday, January 16, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that, with former Joyce Foundation board member Barack Obama less than a week away from becoming the nation's 44th president, and Democrats gaining control in Congress, Ohio gun stores are seeing a steep spike in sales.