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Columbus Dispatch editorial parrots gun grabbers' new pitch to Obama

12:10am Wednesday, December 10, 2008

By Jeff Riley In an editorial published on Sunday November 30th, 2008 the Columbus Dispatch agitates for "closing" private sales loophole for gun owners. Interesting timing, given a Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence-issued press release on the same date, addressing the same topic. You can read the Dispatch editorial, which chides Congress as having "failed" to enforce background checks on "...

Early Brady Plans Revealed; Push to end all private sales tops list

12:05am Wednesday, December 10, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: When reading the following op-ed, keep in mind Brady Campaign spokesman Peter Hamm's comment on Monday that gun owners who are purchasing firearms in advance of the Obama's inauguration are "stupid" . By Alan Korwin "Universal background checks for EVERY gun sold in this country." Plenty of gun-ban speculation is flying. I have this quote direct from Sarah Brady in a letter...

URGENT: Time running out for passage of HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration)

7:44pm Monday, December 08, 2008

In what has become an all too familiar story each lame duck session, it is once again necessary to ask Ohio gun owners to call their state Senators and encourage their support for a pro-gun bill that will otherwise die at the end of the legislative session on December 31, 2008. Time is running out for Rep. Bruce Goodwin's House Bill 450, which passed the Ohio House more than six months ago with...

All Politicians are not the Same - an Interview with Representative-elect Seth Morgan

12:10am Monday, December 08, 2008

By Gerard Valentino Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine is fond of saying that all politicians are not the same, despite people’s belief to the contrary. As proof that not all politicians are the same, Buckeye Firearms Association has set up interviews with pro-gun legislators, and other elected officials who believe strongly in the right to bear arms. In this installment we...

Why America’s gun owners are justifiably up in arms

12:05am Monday, December 08, 2008

By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman From the prospect of an incoming president and vice president with decidedly anti-gun-rights voting records, to a liberal West Coast mayor determined to ban firearms by “executive order” without benefit of city council or legislative review, American gun owners have good reason to doubt the sincerity of Liberal Democrats now in control of Congress and soon to...

U.S. Interior Dept. rules in favor of concealed carry in national parks

4:20pm Friday, December 05, 2008

BELLEVUE, WA – Today’s announcement that the Interior Department has amended its rules and will henceforth allow licensed concealed carry in national parks was hailed as a victory for the Second Amendment by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “No longer will American citizens be required to leave their right of self-defense at the gates of a national park,” said CCRKBA...

Ohio Sportsmen Should Say No to “Puppy Mill” and Vaccine Bills

12:10am Friday, December 05, 2008

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Sportsmen Alert! Ohio hunters should be on high alert. The state House of Representatives, which is under intense pressure from animal rights groups and the media, is considering passing legislation creating a new state agency to regulate dog breeders and kennel owners. The proponents claim House Bill 223 would only affect “puppy mills” but instead it would eliminate...

Op-Ed: The Life-and-Death Cost of Gun Control

12:05am Friday, December 05, 2008

By John R. Lott, Jr. Banning guns is in the news. India practically bans guns, but that didn't stop the horrific Muslim terrorist attacks this last week. A football player concerned for his safety violates New York City's tough gun control regulations by carrying a concealed handgun, and people call for everything from banning NFL players from carrying guns to demanding that the athlete serve...