Gun Grabbers

Ohio State Senator Shirley Smith (D) proposes assault weapons ban, gun registration

by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati News is reporting that State Sen. Shirley Smith, a BFA "D"-rated Cleveland Democrat, has introduced Senate Bill 18, legislation that would ban so-called "assault weapons" in Ohio and create a state database of all guns and ammunition transactions. From the article : "While we cannot stop every act of suffering inflicted upon the public by depraved individuals, I...

Local sheriffs refuse to enforce Obama gun control proposal

The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Sarah Stemen LIMA - For Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, it's a no-brainer. If the United States Congress passes new gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons for law abiding residents, he won't enforce it. "Let me make it crystal clear, the Mercer County Sheriff's Office will not be...

Mock disaster training exercise in Scioto County pits school employees/Second Amendment advocates as "terrorists"

by Chad D. Baus Recently, WSAZ (NBC Huntingon/Charleston, WV) reported recently that Scioto Co., OH held a mock disaster drill in conjunction with Scioto County first responders and the Ohio Army National Guard 52nd Civil Support Unit. The training exercise's mock "enemy?" Second Amendment advocates. From the article : A dead science teacher, weapons of mass destruction, first responders in...

Op-Ed: Let's Have That Conversation About Guns

Editor's Note: This op-ed was originally posted at Townhall.com . by Kurt Schlichter For once I agree with liberals. It's high time to have a conversation about guns. Let's start with the problem that there are far too few guns on our streets. Wait, we can't have that conversation. In fact, we're not supposed to have what people might commonly describe as a "conversation" at all. We're supposed...

Fight now with your voice or fight later with guns

by Jeff Thomas The country is arguably at the most crucial point in our history when it comes to the Second Amendment and the outcome will affect your liberty and possibly your life. A powerful statement? I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. The country has been crippled by more than seven years of economic hardship, more than a decade of citizens losing liberties, and now the president and his...

Rep. Patmon's HB31 (Mandatory "Safe" Storage of Firearms) is based on several anti-gun myths

Editor's Note: The following article was originally published in response to the introduction of Rep. Bill Patmon's HB563 in the 129th General Assembly. That bill was never considered, and it died at the end of the session. Patmon has reintroduced the bill, this time as HB31. by Chad D. Baus Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10) has introduced HB563 HB31, gun control legislation that would "prohibit any person...

Op-Ed: Guns in schools can save lives

Editor's Note: This op-ed was originally posted at USAToday.com before an armed guard disarmed a teen school shooter in Atlanta. by John Lott Has anyone noticed that these mass shootings at public schools increased after the 1995 Gun-Free School Zone Act? Passed with good intentions, banning guns would supposedly make schools safer. But law abiding citizens, not criminals, obey these bans...

Skeet-Gate: Some Constructive Advice for the President

We here at NSSF were somewhat bemused over the controversy that sprang from President Obama's assertion that he shot skeet on a regular basis, and the second wave of commentary that attended the White House release of a photo to prove it. There's a reason we're citing the New York Times coverage in the link above — we’ll get to that later. The assertion came as no surprise to us, because NSSF...

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