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It's long past time to end "gun free" policies on U.S. military bases

7:00am Thursday, August 11, 2011

by Gerard Valentino Since 9/11, the American people rediscovered the value of the United States military and were reminded of the sacrifices made by military families. The fact that our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines accept the risk of death willingly is a testament to the American spirit. Their willingness to die in the name of liberty is also a living reminder of the same risk our...

Firearms Industry Files Suit Against ATF to Stop Multiple Sales Reporting of Rifles

3:00pm Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for America's firearms industry, has filed a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to report the sale of two or more rifles. Specifically...

Castle Doctrine - it's not just for gun owners

7:00am Wednesday, August 10, 2011

by Chad D. Baus WDTN (NBC Dayton) reported recently that a man had been fatally stabbed by his girlfriend, who was at the home of her bed ridden parents when he kicked in the door. From the article : Homicide detectives are called to a Dayton home after a man is fatally stabbed, but the woman behind the knife may not be facing charges, according to police. Detectives interviewed the suspect as...

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Anti-gun attorney's Dispatch op-ed filleted in response by John Lott

3:00pm Tuesday, August 09, 2011

by Chad D. Baus On Friday, July 29, The Columbus Dispatch published a guest op-ed by Columbus attorney Jack D'Aurora, entitled " Concealed-carry laws do not reduce crime ." In the op-ed, D'Aurora parrots an article by Ian Ayres and John J. Donohue, published in the Stanford Law Review back in 2003, claiming that laws that permit concealed-carry licenses correlate to higher crime rates. At the...

Toledo gun owner helps police track down robbery suspect

7:00am Tuesday, August 09, 2011

by Chad D. Baus WUPW, Toledo's Fox News affiliate, is reporting that a Toledo gun owner helped Toledo police catch a robbery suspect in broad daylight late last week. From the article : Toledo Police and Monroe County deputies scoured neighborhoods north of Alexis Road for 2 hours Thursday morning. Police say the suspect was originally from the area and knew the terrain well allowing him to duck...

Op-ed: Responsibly protecting our right to bear arms

3:00pm Monday, August 08, 2011

Editor's Note: The following guest op-ed was originally published in The Ironton Tribune . by Terry Johnson As United States citizens, we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights, protected from government restrictions and limitations. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was adopted by our young nation, cementing our basic personal liberties. Among the most fundamental of these freedoms is the...

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Cop out: Is behavior of Canton police officer a good reason not to get a concealed handgun license?

7:00am Monday, August 08, 2011

by Gerard Valentino Recently, I got an email from a "friend" that said the video of the Canton cop berating a concealed handgun license holder is yet another reason why he doesn't get a CHL. It was another in a long line of reasons my friend used to rationalize his decision to not get a license to carry. First, he didn't want the government to know he had a gun, and the license put him on a list...

MOVIE REVIEW: Living for 32 or Living off 32? Docuganda and the Institutionalization of Victimhood

3:00pm Friday, August 05, 2011

by Brian Anse Patrick The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control, Inc.) has for several months been touring a new documentary film around the country. Living for 32 stars Colin Goddard, a handsome and clean cut young man—a recent graduate of Virginia Polytechnic University—who was shot four times by murderous degenerate Seung-Hui Cho in April of 2007 in an event known in...