Disabled hunters enjoy day in the great outdoors

David Jacobsen tightened the laces on his boots and with a Remington Model 870 shotgun across his lap, was ready for a hunt. In the parking lot of the Clarence E. Miller Ohio National Guard Armory, he traded his wheelchair in for a pick-up truck and an all-terrain vehicle Friday. His camouflage pants, shirt and bright orange hat blended in with the dozens of others who were about to enter more...

Upside down: Drunk drivers' names off-limits to media, but not CHL-holders'

By Chad D. Baus When it comes to being discriminated against for exercising a civil, Constitutional, and human right, gun owners are in a class unto themselves. Try to impose "reasonable" controls by abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or by prohibiting the free exercise of religion, and we will hear no end to the screaming. On the other hand, our nation's courts have decided that...

Ohio's Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season Set For November 17-18

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. “This is a great opportunity to get our young hunters outdoors and spending quality time with their families,” said David M. Graham, chief of the division. Young hunters killed 8,315 deer during the 2006 two-day...

Attny. Gen. Dann - Conceal Carry Names Limited to Reporters' ''Mental Processes'

November 13, 2007 Hannah Report The Strickland administration and the AG's office have gone on record in response to new questions over media access to names of conceal carry permit holders. Little more than a month after relevant provisions of 126-HB9 (Oelslager) went into effect, Attorney General Marc Dann issued an opinion Tuesday clarifying that journalists cannot photo-copy, photograph,...

American Electric Power celebrates 50 years of conservation partnership

ATHENS, OH - 2007 marks the 50th year of a cooperative agreement between American Electric Power (AEP) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This agreement allows the use of AEP owned properties for public hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing opportunities on more than 56,000 acres of land in southeastern Ohio. The anniversary of the first cooperative...

LTE: Concealed carry could prevent rape

November 8, 2007 Toledo Blade As a 26-year-old honors graduate, current student, and concealed handgun license holder, I found the editorial "No campus arms race" a personal insult. Everyone is entitled to an opinion in a forum of free and equal exchange of ideas, but I wish to rebut some of its main points. First, I do not use alcohol or drugs, and neither did most of my fellow honors students,...

Fred Thompson talks guns in New Hampshire

November 6, 2007 Washington Times Fred Thompson had a somewhat surreal day yesterday as he toured the nation's first primary state, dropping in to Nashua for a genteel early-morning "tea with the candidate," then spending the afternoon in a gun-making plant in Rochester. Seeking to point out his differences with his fellow Republican presidential candidates, the former Tennessee senator and actor...

Wouldn't it be sad?! Castle Doctrine and our Veterans

By Rick Jones With the upcoming celebration of Veterans Day, I would like to take a moment to just say "Thank You" for all you've done for our country, our citizens, and for the sacrifice that you've given for our freedoms. Our veterans on their day should be rightfully placed upon a pedestal for all to see and to be praised for what they've done for us all. Unfortunately we can only do these...

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