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Attorney General DeWine, Senator Hughes Announce Violent Career Criminal Act

7:00am Tuesday, April 30, 2013

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Senator Jim Hughes (R-Columbus) today announced new legislation aimed at reducing the number of gun crimes in the state of Ohio. They were joined by Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Ron O'Brien, whose office has aggressively targeted violent gun crimes. "During my first year in office as Ohio's Attorney General, it became...

More Turkey Hunters Successful on Ohio's Opening Day

3:00pm Monday, April 29, 2013

COLUMBUS, OH – For the opening day of Ohio's 2013 spring wild turkey season, hunters harvested 2,762 wild turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The 2013 opening day total is a 24 percent increase from the 2012 opening day tally when 2,227 turkeys were killed. This year, Ashtabula County had the most checked wild turkeys of the opening day with 114 turkeys...

FOP fundraising letter conceals the organization's anti-gun agenda

7:00am Monday, April 29, 2013

by Larry S. Moore I received my annual copy of the Fraternal Order of Police fund-raising letter asking for my support. I've been ignoring these letters for close to twenty years now. I was about to unceremoniously deposit this one into File 13 when I thought maybe I should read it this time. My wife shook her head, noting that my political blood pressure doesn't need any help from the FOP. The...

NRA-ILA's Chris W. Cox: Message to Gun Owners on Their Victory in the Senate

3:00pm Friday, April 26, 2013

by Chris Cox While both sides in the gun control debate regroup after our victory in the Senate earlier this week, I want to give credit where credit is due. The credit for [last] Wednesday's defeat of gun control goes to the countless gun owners and other Americans who drew a line in the sand—who sent emails and letters and made phone calls to their U.S. senators, urging them to protect private...

As the U.S. Senate debated gun control in D.C., citizens used guns to protect themselves in Ohio

7:00am Friday, April 26, 2013

by Chad D. Baus News of the (failed) push to pass gun control legislation in the U.S. Senate, as well as the terror attack on Boston, dominated the media last week for good reason. But here in Ohio, a series of events that might otherwise have received wider news coverage went virtually unnoticed. Saturday, April 13 Toledo Police say a homeowner shot and killed a man who was attempting to break...

Preparing to Protect the Kids

3:00pm Thursday, April 25, 2013

Saturday marked the 14-year anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, that claimed the lives of 12 students and one teacher. This weekend, half a dozen Allen County teachers gathered at Perry High School for the first-ever armed teachers and school staff training program. From WLIO (NBC Lima):

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It is time for America to learn about Beslan: School safety discussions in the wake of the Chechen terrorist attack on Boston

7:00am Thursday, April 25, 2013

"Denial kills you physical, mentally, and financially. It has no survival value. Chew it up, spit it out, get rid of it. Moment of truth today - no more denial. Rid yourself of every ounce." - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman by Chad D. Baus Despite the fact that all the gun control laws in Connecticut (or New York or Colorado) and all the "no-guns" signs in schools and all the "security" measures being...

Gun confiscation already underway

3:00pm Wednesday, April 24, 2013

by Thomas Lucente And so it begins. The gun grab. Liberal politicians keep telling us they don’t want to take away our guns. "I will not take your shotgun away. I will not take your rifle away. I won't take your handgun away," President Barack Obama has said. "There's no way Uncle Sam can go find out whether you have a gun," Vice President Joe Biden said. Tell that to David Lewis, 35, of Erie...