Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout
By Chris Chumita
There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention.
What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.
From stabbings in Britain to another robbery, these articles should be a part of your required reading!
What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.
7/12/08: Britain: SIX Stabbed To Death In Just 24 Hours As Blade Britain's Knife Epidemic Spirals Out Of Control
From the article:
The scourge of knife crime gripping Britain has reached new depths with six murders across the country in less than 24 hours.
Britain is learning the hard way of what happens when citizens are disarmed. The criminals will still commit violent crimes, but now the citizens are left unarmed and unable to protect themselves.
7/11/08: Columbus, Ohio: Clerk Allegedly Pistol-Whipped, Shot When He Can't Deliver
From the article:
The clerk gave the suspect cash from the register, but the suspect saw the station's surveillance cameras. He commanded the clerk to open the cabinet that contained the VCR surveillance equipment.
The clerk tried a couple of keys but can't get the cabinet open. The suspect shot the clerk in the leg.
Another station employee told NBC 4 the morning robbery was an unusually long one, but robberies do happen all of the time there.
Gun-grabbers want you to believe that you will not be hurt if you cooperate with a robber. However, we know that some robbers will not be satisfied until they hurt or kill you.
7/11/08: National: Post-Heller Congressional Action On "Second Amendment Enforcement Act"
From the article:
As mentioned in last week's edition of our Grassroots Alert, following the Supreme Court's favorable Heller decision, city officials in Washington, D.C. have been planning to obstruct D.C. citizens from exercising their right to keep and bear arms, despite the Supreme Court's clear statements. And some in Congress are planning to do something about it.
Heller was a major victory, but it was only the beginning.
7/10/08: Cleveland, Ohio: 14-Year-Old Slashed In Face With Razor
From the article:
Cleveland police are investigating the stabbing of a 14-year-old girl on Cleveland's east-side Thursday afternoon.
More violence rocks the city that is wasting time and money attacking the law-abiding citizen's Second Amendment rights.
7/8/08: New Albany, Indiana: Woman Bound, Robbed When 911 Call Drops
From the article:
A woman called 911 as her residence was broken into, but police didn't arrive at the house for more than a half-hour.
Also from the article:
"She was hysterical, saying that somebody was in the house, had a gun, was going to kill her. Then we lost our cell phone call," said Charles Conner.
Check out the the blog called "Breda Fallacy" for an excellent commentary of this incident. You can read it here.
7/8/08: Brunswick, Ohio: Robbers Tie Up Worker, Customer At Check-Cashing Store
From the article:
Police said two men entered the Check Into Cash store on Center Road around 6 p.m. and robbed the business, tying up an employee and a customer and leaving them in the back room.
Thankfully, the clerk and the customer were not injured. This incident helps prove the point that we should always be prepared to defend ourselves.
