Armed robbery at "no-guns" Applebee's

WSYX (ABC Columbus) is reporting that a gunmen held up the employees at the Applebee's on Morse Rd. near Easton about 1:45 a.m. last Wednesday. What the report doesn't mention is the fact that this Applebee's, along with others in Ohio, posted "no-guns" signs in response to the passage of Ohio's restaurant Carry bill last year. From the article : The restaurant was closed at the time when the...

Confirmed: Anti-gun groups used Ohio school spree killing to grow their email list

This article was originally published at the ThirdBasePolitics blog . Republished with permission. by Nick Mascari One month ago we all witnessed the terrible tragedy that claimed three lives in Chardon. While most of the state was mourning, we saw a suspicious website pop up almost immediately. Anti-gun group Ohio Ceasefire has created a website for people to send their thoughts and prayers to...

Representative Terry Johnson introduces HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) has introduced HB495, a bill designed to reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states. Currently, the gun laws in the Ohio Revised Code contain a number of ambiguities, and a number of "poison pill" provisions that have created confusion for law-abiding...

Legislator: Trayvon Martin case doesn't appear to apply to Stand Your Ground law I wrote

by Rep. Dennis Baxley The tragic story of Trayvon Martin's death in Sanford, Florida has ignited a great deal of passion and concern regarding the circumstances of his death and the defense applied by the attacker, George Zimmerman. The fact that Trayvon Martin unnecessarily lost his life is troubling and an investigation into the surrounding circumstances is certainly warranted. First of all I'd...

Voters approve concealed carry ordinance in Pike County, Illinois

PASA Park, Barry, IL -- In the election held Tuesday, March 20, 2012, the voters of Pike County, Illinois, approved a firearms concealed-carry ordinance by a 3,214 to 550 margin. It was one of the largest voter turnouts in county history. The ordinance directly contradicts current Illinois state law. As presented on the ballot, the ordinance took effect upon passage, and applies only to Pike...

Gun Show Fever! (It all began in Ohio)

by Chad D. Baus The latest issue of the NRA's American Hunter magazine features an interesting article by Philip Schreier, senior curator at the National Firearms Museum in suburban Washington D.C. Entitled "Gun Show Fever!," the article celebrates the sights, sounds and smells, the excitement and celebration of freedom that are today's gun show. From the article: The great thing about gun shows...

Ohio Sportsmen and Women Encouraged to Participate in Survey

Deer and turkey hunters' input sought on Ohio's automated game-check system COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites anglers, hunters and trappers to visit www.wildohio.com to take a new online survey. The online survey asks fishing and hunting license buyers to provide feedback on their experience with the newly implemented license sales system...

Two versions of National Right To Carry legislation introduced in U.S. Senate

by Chad D. Baus The National Rifle Association reported on March 13 that U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) have introduced S. 2188, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012." According to the press release, the bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154. S. 2188, like H.R. 822...

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