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History relived at the Centerburg Conservation Club

by Clint Lake

3:00pm Thursday, May 28, 2015

When I got into the shooting I generally thought that people just went to the range once in a while for practice. The more I got involved in Second Amendment issues I found defensive shooting leagues were really big and seemed to be growing leaps and bounds as more people obtained their concealed handgun licenses. This made sense, because in those leagues a participant is given a possible...

Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman Gun Owner

by Mary Rose Maguire

7:00am Thursday, May 28, 2015

"You what?" My friend looked at me with a mixture of shock and admiration. We were having lunch at one of my favorite restaurants while I shared with her my secret. It was a secret I had kept from her until now. My friend had to be in Columbus, Ohio for a business training session and stayed in a downtown hotel. We made arrangements to have dinner on Friday. I realized that although she had a car...

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Anti-Gun Lawmakers Seek to Stop Online Ammunition Sales

3:00pm Wednesday, May 27, 2015

On May 12, 2015, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) introduced H.R. 2283 or the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015. According to a report from The Hill (full text of the legislation has not been received by the Government Publishing Office at press time) the bill would require that ammunition sellers be federally licensed, that online ammunition purchasers show a photo identification in-...

HB 35 (Prohibit Firearms Seizure/Registry) scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

7:00am Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Chairman Ron Maag has announced that the House State Government committee will be hearing proponent testimony on two firearms-related bills today, Wednesday, May 13, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 121. The Chairman had previously announced a hearing for HB 152 (Constitutional Carry) , and he has now added HB 35 (Prohibit Firearms Seizure/Registry) , sponsored jointly by Representatives Wes Retherford (R-...

Calls needed - Parking lot bill needs cosponsors

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Ohio Senator Joe Uecker (R) has circulated a cosponsor request for a bill that will protect employees from being wrongly discriminated against by their employers. The bill protects employee private property rights while also respecting the employer rights. Everyone agrees that employers have broad rights to control what goes on inside their building. Unfortunately many employers do not recognize...

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New to Firearms? Overcoming the Fear Factor

by Tisma Juett

7:00am Tuesday, May 26, 2015

We all have a fear factor, that one thing that makes us stop dead in our tracks or at least makes us think twice before we do something. I have several, but because I have friends who love me (in a familial and sadistic way) I will only disclose one: I have this thing about drowning. My palms get a little sweaty driving over big bridges, fishing in a bass boat or relaxing in a hot tub. No, you...

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MEMORIAL DAY 2015: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, May 25, 2015

(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

Your Revolver Can Fire What? Possible Cartridge Combinations for Wheelguns...

by Brad Fitzpatrick

3:00pm Friday, May 22, 2015

One piece of information new handgun shooters often hear about is that they can fire .38 Special ammunition through their .357 Magnum revolver. This can be confusing, given the emphasis placed in firearms safety training on never using a cartridge in a gun that doesn’t specifically say it can use that cartridge. In fact, it seems more than a little dangerous to fire a projectile that, at first...