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The gun banners' forgotten push for open carry in Ohio

12:10am Monday, April 06, 2009

By Chad D. Baus In a recent editorial entitled "Gun Lobby Working Overtime to Normalize Abnormal Behavior," the Joyce Foundation's anti-gun blog "GunGuys" asked if readers would be willing to "sip hot chocolate with your toddler at Starbucks while a fellow patron openly displays a gun at the table next to you?" But before they chide gun rights activists for advocating the practice of open carry,...

Ohio Hunters Provide Red Meat to Local Food Pantries

12:05am Monday, April 06, 2009

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 54,800 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2008-09 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 54,800 pounds of venison equals approximately 219,200 meals for Ohioans in need. Last year, FHFH collected 20,902...

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson refuses to answer questions about gun control enforcement in live Internet chat

12:10am Friday, April 03, 2009

By Chad D. Baus On March 24, 2009, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson took part in a live Internet chat hosted by NewsNet5.com (Cleveland's ABC affiliate, WEWS). It was clear from many of the questions that Cleveland's crime problem in general, and the city's continued enforcement of illegal gun control laws in particular, were of major concern to chat participants. But Mayor Jackson largely avoided...

Jon Husted makes his run for Secretary of State official

12:05am Friday, April 03, 2009

By Jim Irvine Pro-gun former Speaker of the Ohio House Jon Husted (R - Kettering) has officially announced that he is running for Ohio Secretary of State in 2010. As a State Representative, Husted voted for House Bill 274, an early concealed carry reform bill. And, it is worth noting, he voted for the clean bill, before the Ohio Senate wrecked it with every poison pill then Governor Taft could...

Man shot during pizza-shop robbery attempt dies

12:10am Thursday, April 02, 2009

"The guy came in to rob the place and it didn't work out," the worker said. The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that a man who was allegedly attempting to rob a West Akron pizza shop Tuesday night was shot by the store owner, who had a license to carry a concealed handgun. The robber later died at the hospital, and the store owner is speaking out about being attacked and having his ilfe...

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Barack Obama's misguided and mistaken gun policies

12:05am Thursday, April 02, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Barack Obama's recent video message to Iran is widely seen as an attempt to create a dialogue between the two countries. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, he has all but shut down one of the most successful law enforcement programs in the country by putting up insurmountable administrative roadblocks to allowing Federal Flight Deck Officers from continuing to carry guns in...

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Republicans continue to serve wrong recipe when it comes to gun rights

12:10am Wednesday, April 01, 2009

By Jeff Knox The Republican Party lost big in 2006 and lost even bigger in 2008. They didn't lose because of opposition to the war in Iraq. They didn't lose because of the floundering economy. They didn't even lose because of a "culture of corruption." Those were symptoms and side issues. The reason Republicans lost, and continue to lose, is because they have failed to keep their promises, live...

This newspaper editor supports the Second Amendment and concealed carry

12:05am Wednesday, April 01, 2009

By Steven P. Keller TheTelegramNews.com As a gun owner and a strong supporter of private gun ownership and gun rights, I have found it interesting that recent Telegram articles have reported citizens finding unwelcomed visitors in their homes and have greeted them with guns and have fired a few shots in their direction. This, I think, is part of what the Second Amendment to the Constitution of...