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Op-Ed: 90% Don’t Want More Background Checks

by John R. Lott, Jr.

3:00pm Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The number is far smaller, and Americans oppose Obama's gun control agenda Gun control advocates like President Obama keep claiming that 80 to 90 percent of Americans are in favor of expanded background check legislation. Only, it’s not true. Liberal fact checkers were less than thrilled with any objections to this false orthodoxy. PolitiFact’s Lauren Carroll cites a series of polls from...

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Open Carry vs. Concealed Carry - A Question of Tactics

by Andrew Blubaugh

7:00am Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A very common question or debate is concerning the right to open carry firearms. Here in Ohio, it is legal. Texas just passed a law allowing open carry. Internet forums about firearms dedicate entire threads to the topic of open carry. My opinion begins with: open carry is not a right, it is a tactic. The 2nd Amendment covers my rights and to me it is very clear that I have the right to keep and...

HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus

5:10pm Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Chairman William Coley, II has announced that the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee will be hearing sponsor testimony on House Bill 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) on Wednesday, January 27 at 8:45 a.m. in the South Hearing Room. As passed by the House, HB 48 seeks to restore Ohioans' right to carry in day-care facilities (unless they post "no-guns"), private airplanes,...

Polls: Americans Oppose Unilateral Actions on Guns; Skeptical of Federal Government and Gun Controls

3:00pm Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Despite a highly-publicized speech and a multi-week media blitz aimed at convincing the American people of the importance and legitimacy of President Barack Obama’s executive maneuvers on gun control, the American people remain unpersuaded. Polls show that Americans are unconvinced about the effectiveness of further gun control measures and are in opposition to Obama’s decision to work outside...

Anti-Gunners Endorse Hillary Clinton for President

7:00am Tuesday, January 26, 2016

You can judge a presidential candidate by the company she keeps. [Recently], Democrat Hillary Clinton received endorsements from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Americans for Responsible Solutions, and former Attorney General Eric Holder. All are in lock step with the gun control agenda President Obama has pursued during his second term of office, and the plan Clinton has laid out in...

Chris Cox: Why we can't trust the CDC with gun research

3:00pm Monday, January 25, 2016

It's not public safety that gun-research advocates really care about. Anti-gun lawmakers have embarked on a national gun control campaign backed by New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Realizing that many of their constituents do not support more gun control, anti-gun advocates in Congress are looking for creative methods to change public opinion. What better way than under the auspices...

Pro-gun Ted Strickland: Remember when?

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, January 25, 2016

Former congressman and Ohio governor Ted Strickland wants to be a U.S. Senator. His "problem?" He's spent a life-time representing the pro-gun rights values of his constituents, both in Washington D.C. and in the governor's mansion...and he's a Democrat. Now that he is running for a statewide office on the ;Democrats' ticket, Strickland has determined that he needs to shore up his base by running...

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NSSF Publishes Open Letter to President Obama in Washington Post

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, January 22, 2016

On Wednesday, January 20, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) placed a prominent full-page ad in the Washington Post in response to President Obama’s ongoing attacks on the men and women of America’s firearms and ammunition industry. Read the Open Letter to President Obama : An Open Letter to President Obama From the Employees of America’s Firearms and Ammunition Industry Dear Mr...