Legislation to repeal D.C. gun control laws introduced in House and Senate

By Jim Shepherd Senators Jon Tester and John McCain have introduced bipartisan legislation that would repeal most gun laws in the District of Columbia. The Second Amendment Enforcement Act, would overrule the District's deliberately complicated registration requirements and would prevent enactment of regulations that prohibit the carrying of firearms in public places. It also puts the bridle on...

Two Buckeye Firearms Assoc.-endorsed bills receive hearings

By Jim Irvine SB247 , a bill which will bring Ohio's restoration of rights in line with Federal law and United States Supreme Court ruling, received its first hearing on Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee . The bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Jason Wilson, testified about the need for the bill and how his bill will correct the problem affecting many Ohio gun owners. (see...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns TV ads pose question for DeWine & Kasich

By Chad D. Baus In 2009, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the gun control front group run by billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, made news for apparently having added the names of mayors to his group without permission . In 2010, Bloomberg hopes to make news for a different reason. According to a recent MAIG press release , the gun ban group is spending more than a quarter of a...

Springtime is Prime Time for Youth to Enjoy the Shooting Sports

Parents Can Choose from Shotgun, Rifle and Handgun Programs Warmer weather and more hours of daylight make spring the perfect time to introduce youngsters to the shooting sports. To help get children properly started in these safe, adult-supervised and fun activities, parents have many programs from which to choose. Programs exist for practically every age level, allowing youngsters to find the...

State numbers prove vast majority of CCW licensees comply with gun laws; Ohio gun ban extremist still unsatisfied

By Chad D. Baus Do a few bad apples truly ruin the bunch? Do groups of people truly deserve to be judged by the very worst among them? That's exactly what anti-gun extremists do when they exploit despicable acts of violence, or point to a random example of illegal firearms misuse to support their effort to ban firearms ownership and defensive use. Recently, The Cleveland Plain Dealer published a...

Our Appleseed Experience

By Aaron Kirkingburg I awoke early in the morning, most of the gear already loaded in the truck. It would be an hour and a half drive down to Athens County Fish and Game where our first Appleseed experience awaited. I woke my oldest daughter, who would be with me on the firing line for the weekend. She prepared for the ride with stoic anticipation. We had only the vaguest idea what we were in for...

Pro-gun rights advocates turn fear into confidence; raise the level of discourse in policy debate

By Gerard Valentino As evidence supporting permissive gun laws and legal concealed carry mounts, the Ohio anti-gun movement's shrill ravings and outlandish antics are a clear indication of desperation. Recent press releases by anti-gun organizations called for closing a mythical "terrorist loophole," have labeled proponents of the Second Amendment as violent insurrectionists and promised, yet...

Ohio's Spring Turkey Hunting Season Underway

Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,874 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 16. Last year's opening day harvest number was 1,712 turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Top counties for wild turkeys killed were: Ashtabula-115, Guernsey and Meigs-94, Tuscarawas...

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