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Ohio Gun Collector's Association 75th Anniversary: A celebration of freedom

by Larry S. Moore The Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA) is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. First a word about the OGCA meetings and show is appropriate. The OGCA shows are not open to the general public. You must be a member or a visitor sponsored by a member in order to attend the show. The meetings and shows have been held at the Roberts Center outside Wilmington, Ohio for...

Rumor Control: Does S. 1813 bill allow the IRS to seize your passport and your guns?

Reports have been circulating regarding S. 1813--a highway bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate. The story goes that this bill would allow the IRS to seize your passport and your guns if you owe more than $50,000 in back taxes. The claims are totally bogus. Although the bill is certainly long and complex, those who suggest that the bill is anti-gun are totally misreading it. The only firearms-...

The Shrinking 'Vast Majority": NSSF Responds to ATF Mexican Trace Report

By Larry Keane ATF [recently] released a report on firearms submitted by the government of Mexico for tracing since 2007. One screaming headline referred to the "Vast Majority of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S. New ATF Trace Data Reveals." If you have been following the issue of Mexican gun traces on this blog, you will realize the truth is a rapidly shrinking "Vast Majority" and the so-...

Canadian Shooting Sports Association: "Long-gun registry finally destined for scrap heap of history"

OTTAWA -- Good riddance to the long-gun registry -- possibly the most unfair and useless legislation ever to have been passed by Parliament of Canada. In the wake of many hours of debate and anti-gun rhetoric from the opposition and lobbyists, the Conservative party has successfully laid the registry to rest with Royal Assent on Bill C-19. Few issues have prompted so many Canadians to sound off...

Second Amendment Foundation chalks up more legal victories

BELLEVUE, WA - A Federal District Court Judge in Massachusetts has granted summary judgment in a Second Amendment Foundation case challenging that state's denial of firearms licenses to permanent resident aliens. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodcock concluded that "the Massachusetts firearms regulatory regime as applied to the individual plaintiffs, contravenes the Second Amendment." The...

Fight over Tennessee's "Employee Safe Commute bill" provides food for thought for Ohio legislators and business-owners

The following was prepared by the Tennessee Firearms Association's Legislative Action Committee. Some permit holders and firearms owners are giving pause to support of the Employee Safe Commute bill (SB3002 HB 3560). They are asking questions that some in the legislature who are true conservatives are concerned with. These legislators are not the ones opposing this legislation because Big...

“Can’t Miss” Candidate's Reception Coming Soon

The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) will host a Candidate's Reception for current elected officials, candidates for Ohio's General Assembly, and for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. This free-of-charge event is part of the organization's annual effort to connect Ohio's sportsmen community with current and potential policymakers. The...

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