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Op-Ed: Fear people, not guns

3:00pm Monday, October 03, 2011

by Sam Greene In case you hadn't heard, Pistol Pete, starting this [past] Friday it [became] legal to carry the ol' six-shooter into your favorite saloons and taverns — that is, assuming you're licensed, completely sober and the bar owner is OK with it. This past June, Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed into law House Bill 45 which allows gun owners with concealed carry licenses to bring their weapons...

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Municipal court judge to decide whether to drop charges against victim of Canton officer's violent outburst & execution threat

7:00am Monday, October 03, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that a Municipal Court judge will soon decide whether to dismiss charges against a Brewster man at the center of a concealed-carry controversy. From the article : Judge Stephen Belden heard arguments Wednesday over the validity of the evidence and the law at issue in William Bartlett's case. Bartlett, 52, is charged with stopping in the roadway...

What does Presidential-hopeful Rick Perry do in his free time?: 'I don't play golf, I shoot guns'

3:00pm Friday, September 30, 2011

"Stay in shape. Piss on golf. Real Americans go to the range. Choose a sport with cardio or survival skill benefit. If you see a cop carrying golf clubs, do one thing for me. Look him in the eye and say 'baaa!'" Plan A is the British Model. Disarm everyone. It's not working. Plan B is the Israeli Model. Train/ arm everyone. Israel has few golf courses and a lot of rifle ranges!" - Lt. Col. Dave...

The "de-Tafting" of Ohio's concealed carry laws is nearly complete

7:00am Friday, September 30, 2011

by Gerard Valentino and Jim Irvine When Ohio's concealed carry law passed in 2004, then-Governor Bob Taft made sure to insert poison pills designed to make it nearly impossible for a citizen to carry legally. It took nearly seven years, but as of today, September 30, 2011, the onerous car-carry restrictions that Taft created and that made countless honest Ohioans into felons are being relegated...

Ohio firearms and concealed carry laws change Friday, September 30 - What do these improvements mean for you?

3:00pm Thursday, September 29, 2011

by Ken Hanson, Esq. Ohio concealed carry licensees, and gun owners in general, benefit from multiple changes in Ohio laws that take effect this Friday, September 30, 2011. Prior to explaining the changes in the laws, I must first take care of some personal business. As readers of this website are aware, last fall I had concerns about John Kasich's commitment to these two bills, should he be...

Woman says she's alive because she bought a gun rather than counting on a protection order to stop her violent ex

7:00am Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a Columbus woman is alive today because she took steps to protect herself in the event that her estranged boyfriend chose to ignore the protection order that was supposed to keep him away from her and their 7-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. From the article : The woman's hands were shaking, but she spoke in a calm voice as she stood outside the Far...

The Term ‘Modern Sporting Rifle’

3:00pm Wednesday, September 28, 2011

by Bill Brassard When pro-gun blogger Eric at Gunmart Blog wrote that he does not care for the term "modern sporting rifle," which NSSF has been promoting to describe AR-platform rifles for the last two years, well, he's entitled to his opinion. However, when he wrote "perhaps we should just embrace the term 'assault rifle,' then he becomes an accessory to those who want to ban these sporting...

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Sen. Rob Portman co-sponsors bill to prohibit Obama's ATF from tracking and cataloguing guns

7:00am Wednesday, September 28, 2011

According to a letter from Ohio's U.S. Senator Rob Portman, is co-sponsoring S.570, which would deny the ATF the funding it needs to enforce a new gun control policy. Thank you for taking the time to contact my office regarding gun tracking and cataloguing of guns by the Obama Administration. It is good to hear from you. As you know, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has enacted a regulation...