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Study has Attorney General Mike DeWine seeking to clamp down hard on repeat violent offenders

7:00am Monday, June 18, 2012

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that in response to a new study showing that a small group of repeat violent offenders is responsible for a third of all violent-crime convictions, Attorney General Mike DeWine is planning to propose legislation to keep such felons behind bars much longer. From the article : "We cannot afford not to lock up a three-time...

K.I.D.S© - A Proactive Approach to School Murders

3:00pm Friday, June 15, 2012

by Ron Borsch EARLY CITIZEN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS Just as we have mistakenly treated the symptoms of a malady instead of the root cause, so too have we failed to adequately address the copycat root problem of Rapid Mass Murder© (1) by an active killer (2) in educational facilities and workplaces. When the shooting starts, the "Final Option" for citizens is to run, hide or fight. An armed...

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Cravaack passes amendment to improve U.S. aviation security in opposition to Obama's plans to disarm pilots

7:00am Friday, June 15, 2012

WASHINGTON -- [On June 6], the House unanimously agreed to the amendment offered by U.S. Representative Chip Cravaack (MN) to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013, which would increase funding for the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program. Importantly, the amendment is fully offset and will not cost taxpayers any additional money. The Cravaack amendment increases...

FBI crime statistics show violent crime declines again...

3:00pm Thursday, June 14, 2012

Preliminary crime statistics for 2011 released June 11 by the FBI show a 4 percent decrease in violent crime--a continuation of a long-term downward trend nationwide. The report highlights that all four violent crime categories--murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault--declined in the country's four major geographical regions and in all city population...

Ohio House Passes Firearm Bill to Modernize Reciprocity & Concealed Carry

5:24pm Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Editor's Note: This article was updated as information became available. By a 59 - 28 margin, the Ohio House has passed House Bill 495, sponsored by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), which will reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states. HB495 makes three changes to current law:...

Senators Tester and Thune Introduce Vitally Important Sportsmen's Act Amendment

3:00pm Wednesday, June 13, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have filed an historic package of sportsmen's bills as an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that includes NSSF's top legislative priority, the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, which would clarify that ammunition is excluded from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances...

LIVE: WATCH HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE ON HOLDER CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS RESOLUTION!

2:51pm Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The United States House of Representatives is debating contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder for his refusal to comply with a subpoena requiring him to release documents related to Operation Fast & Furious. The House is in session now. Click here to watch it live! You can help by contacting your U.S. Representative today and respectfully asking him or her to vote "Yes" on...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) passed by House committee; Floor vote scheduled for TODAY!

9:31pm Tuesday, June 12, 2012

HB495, a bill introduced by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) to reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states, has been passed by the House Committee on State Government and Elections. The vote count was a straight party-line vote, with 12 Republicans voting for the bill, and all nine...