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Emperor Daley's Old New Clothes

12:10am Monday, November 02, 2009

By Gerard Valentino The media recently brought us news yet another senseless death took place on the killing fields of Chicago. Yet again, it was a high school age victim, and the altercation was gang related. Unfortunately for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, he won't be able to use this murder in his never-ending crusade to ban guns in the city. In this case, the young man who senselessly lost his...

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Congress Passes NRA-Backed Legislation Protecting Pocketknife Classification

12:05am Monday, November 02, 2009

Back in June, we reported on a proposed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rule change that would have expanded the Switchblade Knife Act of 1958 to include spring-assisted or one-handed-opening knives, and would have directly targeted the importation of "assisted opening" folding knives. (Read the proposed rule here.) Assisted opening knives are frequently used by hunters, anglers, farmers...

Gun Shows Need to be Proactive to Survive

12:10am Friday, October 30, 2009

By Publius Mayor Bloomberg's "investigation" of gun shows in Ohio presents an opportunity for gun owners in the Buckeye state - an opportunity that we must seize if gun shows are to survive. The choice facing us is simple: Change how gun shows operate, or gun shows will be legislated/litigated out of business. The loss of gun shows would be a devastating blow to the First Amendment rights of gun...

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The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 73 - McDonald v. Chicago

12:05am Friday, October 30, 2009

Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- 1- 1,400 Arrest 46 The lamestream media told you: Thomas Watkins, reporting for the AP, writes: "More than a thousand law-enforcement officers descended Tuesday on the homes of key members of a notorious street gang suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and murdering rivals while defying...

Phony Prayer Vigils: The Last Desperate Gasp of Unenlightened Scoundrels

12:10am Thursday, October 29, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Columbuslocalnews.com is reporting that Ohio's most rabidly anti-gun organization has begun staging prayer vigils to remind the community of the ravages of homicides and violent crime. The Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, led by Toby Hoover, has a long and sorry history of dancing in the blood of murder victims. Their tactic of staging prayer vigils reaches a new low, as...

Ohio Liberty Council holds town hall forum on Issue 2

12:05am Thursday, October 29, 2009

On Election Day 2009, Ohio voters will be asked to decide on Issue 2, a ballot initiative which would amend the Ohio constitution to create a livestock board appointed by the governor that would set standards for livestock care in Ohio. While Buckeye Firearms Association determined that this issue falls too far outside of our mission , others including the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance , are...

Ohio bar shootings: The fallacy of "No-Guns" zones on full display

by Chad D. Baus

12:10am Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Despite these prominently posted "no-guns" signs, which are required by law to be posted in every Class D liquor permit location in the state of Ohio, it's getting increasingly hard to keep track of all the shootings occuring across the Buckeye state in places that serve alcohol.

Training, Yes – Mandatory, No

12:05am Wednesday, October 28, 2009

By Jeff Knox At the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri I had the privilege of introducing a couple of resolutions that were adopted by the assembly. The first dealt with the recent attempt by Customs and Border Protection to classify certain "easy open" pocket knives as "switchblades," and subsequent efforts to amend the Federal Switchblade Act. My resolution suggested...