Ohio Politics

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

7:00am Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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...

Shelby Co. Sheriff's office implements concealed carry/ firearms training course for school administrators and select teachers

7:00am Monday, February 11, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Shelby Co. Sheriff John Lenhart's office has announced that it is implementing a concealed carry/ firearms training course for school administrators and select teachers. Following is the press release, dated Feb. 5, 2013: The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has been meeting with School Superintendents and local Boards of Education and will begin implementing a Concealed Carry/...

Atty. Gen. Mike DeWine issues letter debunking claim made by Ohio School Board Assoc. attorney re: legality of armed teachers

12:00pm Wednesday, January 30, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Although many have been calling for armed protection in schools for some time, in the immediate aftermath of the horrific events in Newtown, CT last month, the calls grew much, much louder, and began coming from more places. In Buckeye Firearms Association's first statements about the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary, Chairman Jim Irvine wrote an article entitled " Our children are...

Convicted rapist organizes gun control demonstration at Dayton gun show; Media fails to note his sex offender status

7:00am Wednesday, January 30, 2013
by Chad D. Baus This past weekend, a small group of perhaps a dozen protesters gathered outside Dayton's Hara Arena to protest the sale of modern sporting rifles at Bill Goodman's Gun and Knife Show. From the article : "We know that guns are being sold on the floor inside Hara Arena illegally" said Jerome McCorry. "No background checks no identification of any kind." McCorry said "AK-47s and M16s...

Northwest Ohio law enforcement say Obama 'playing politics' with gun-control plan

7:00am Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Greg Sowinski The new gun-control measures proposed by President Obama are more about playing politics than they are about finding solutions for keeping children safe. That is the view of law enforcement leaders, a prosecutor and gun-rights supporters after hearing details of Obama's much anticipated...

Second Amendment supporters gather at central Ohio events

3:00pm Tuesday, January 22, 2013
by Aaron Kirkingburg & Chad D. Baus The past two weekends have been busy ones for Second Amendment advocates in the central Ohio area. On Sunday, January 13, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) held a central Ohio meet and greet at Stacy's Homestyle Buffet in Heath. Around 100 people attended the event, which kicked off at 4:00 p.m. with some good food and great conversation. In attendance...

Why Ohio Police Chief's' War On Law Abiding Gun Owners Is Asinine

by John Salyers
3:00pm Monday, January 21, 2013
And why John Gilchrist, Esq. Legislative Counsel and professional/paid lobbyist for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) fits the following definition to the letter. as·i·nine [as-uh-nahyn] adjective 1.foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: "It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements." 2. of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine...

There is a reason legislators ignored the Chicken Little objections of certain law enforcement organizations on HB495

7:00am Monday, January 21, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Lost in all the attention being rightly given to the mass murder in Connecticut one month ago was the Ohio legislature's passage of yet another bill designed to improve the state's concealed carry law. The few news articles written to cover passage of HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization), which passed the day before the horrific events in Newtown, CT, were quick...

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