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Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill may come to a vote - please help us now!

2:44pm Monday, March 14, 2011

Our pro-gun bills hang in the balance. We need to turn up the heat with MORE emails and MORE calls! A vote could be coming this week on our bill, Restaurant Carry (HB 45). The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, has scheduled a SIXTH hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R...

In America Today, a Gun Saved a Life

7:00am Monday, March 14, 2011

Editor's Note: This commentary was also published recently at TheLandoftheFree.net . by Gerard Valentino Statistics tell us that today, somewhere in America, a gun saved someone's life. The person alive because they chose to own a gun and use it for self-defense might be a teacher, or a factory worker, or a computer programmer. Unlike the mainstream media portrayal of gun owners, they are not all...

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Op-Ed: Banning guns is not the answer

3:00pm Friday, March 11, 2011

[Editor's Note: In 2006, a woman who identified herself as representing the NCJW testified against legislation which eventually codified Ohio's statewide preemption law . Just last week, the NCJW testified against HB45, Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation .] by Kenneth S. Kabb The National Council of Jewish Women's thinly disguised polemic in the article "Reforming gun safety...

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Restoration of Rights bill scheduled for third hearing in House; Buckeye Firearms Association to offer testimony

12:00pm Friday, March 11, 2011

The House Committee on Criminal Justice, which is chaired by BFA "B*" -rated Rep. Lynn Slaby, will hear proponent/ opponent and interested party testimony on HB54 , sponsored by Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) on Wednesday, March 16 at 9:00 a.m. in Statehouse Room 114. This is the bill's third hearing in the House. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative...

Gun 'buy back' minister charged with kidnapping, assault

7:00am Friday, March 11, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Akron Beacon-Journal recently reported that a local minister had been charged with felonious assault, kidnapping and abduction after allegedly of speeding off in his Lexus with a repo man on hood. Falzini said that while he was standing in front of the car reporting the repossession to Akron police, Neal got inside and turned the key. "I said, 'Hey what are you doing?' And he...

Poll Reveals Most Voters Oppose Additional Gun Control

3:00pm Thursday, March 10, 2011

According to a recent poll, conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report, and reported on Townhall.com, since the tragedy in Arizona, Americans' support for their Second Amendment rights show no signs of weakening. In fact, the poll--conducted just 10 days after the President's State of the Union speech--shows that, if anything, voters have become more supportive of their Second...

Firearms Coalition endorses Linda Walker for NRA Board of Directors

7:00am Thursday, March 10, 2011

by Jeff Knox Each year 25 of the 75 regular director seats comes up for election to 3-year terms along with the 76th director, who voters attending the Annual Meeting select for a one-year term. There is little chance of any injection of new blood in this year's election. The candidate list is a bit larger than usual, but it includes 26 incumbent directors, including the current 76th director,...

Police Chief Dennis Murphy's testimony on HB45 offers stark contrast to police union's rhetoric

3:00pm Wednesday, March 09, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The chief of police of a Columbus suburb provided testifimony for HB45 on Tuesday that starkly contrasted with that provided to the House Committee on State Government and Elections by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police two weeks ago . From the Gongwer News Service: Gahanna Chief of Police Dennis Murphy said his city of 35,000 in northeast Franklin County has had zero...