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The Chicago Gun Ban Showdown in 2010

12:02am Thursday, January 07, 2010

By Gerard Valentino The City of Chicago has a long and storied relationship with the gun, and particularly the Thompson submachine gun made famous by gangsters during the prohibition era. Many credit the lawlessness of that time with the city's longtime anti-gun bias and fondness for gun bans. Whatever the cause, there is little doubt that Chicago's mayoral administrations have declared war on...

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Ohio Deer Hunters Prepare for Statewide Muzzleloader Season, January 9-12

12:01am Thursday, January 07, 2010

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide January 9-12 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Last year, hunters checked 20,659 white-tailed deer during the statewide hunt. A total of 227,748 deer have been harvested so far this season when combining the adult and youth gun seasons, early muzzleloader season, gun weekend...

Exposed: Bloomberg's Blueprint for Gun Control

12:02am Wednesday, January 06, 2010

By Sebastian (snowflakesinhell.com) I have obtained a copy of Bloomberg's secret "Blueprint for Federal Action on Guns" which is really a blueprint for how the Obama Administration can screw gun owners without needing anything from Congress. Chuck Michel is responsible for filing a Freedom of Information Act request to get this one out in public where it belongs. (If you want to get the exclusive...

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Gun control run amok: British hunters complain of 'hysterical' police response to legal field sports

12:01am Wednesday, January 06, 2010

The U.K. Telegraph is reporting that British sportsmen are complaining they are increasingly being targeted by armed police responding to panicky calls from the public. The Countryside Alliance has described the "massive overreaction" by officers as "hysterical", while the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that an incident could lead to a lawful shooter being...

Gun sales data reveal regional preferences

12:02am Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Where you live says a lot about what types of firearms you prefer, the latest data from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) shows. In 2008, southern Atlantic states led per capita in handgun purchases and also accounted for 31.4 percent of all handguns bought in the United States. East north central states led per capita in shotgun purchases and accounted for 33.4 percent of shotguns...

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NRA's Eddie Eagle GunSafe(r) Program Reaches 23 Millionth Child

12:01am Tuesday, January 05, 2010

FAIRFAX, Va. - The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, NRA's groundbreaking gun accident prevention course for children, has surpassed yet another milestone by reaching its 23 millionth child. Created in 1988 by past NRA President Marion P. Hammer, in consultation with law enforcement officers, elementary school teachers, and child psychologists, the program provides pre-K through the third grade...

Governor Strickland hosts 3rd Governor's Sportsmen Reception

12:02am Monday, January 04, 2010

By Larry S. Moore Governor Ted Strickland hosted his third Governor's Sportsmen Reception on December 23. Once again leading sportsmen and sportswomen from across Ohio converged at the Governor's Mansion to share the spirit and warmth of the season. Well before he was Governor, Strickland identified with the sportsmen, gun and conservation groups across Ohio. Since becoming Governor, he has...

Cox Publishing newspapers at it again: Columnist regurgitates anti-gun statistics in attack on concealed carry

12:01am Monday, January 04, 2010

By Gerard Valentino "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Joseph Goebbels, Reichsminister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 A recent op-ed written by Dayton Daily News columnist Martin Gottlieb, and entitled "In wake of conceal/carry, new stats worth a look," tries to paint Ohio's concealed handgun license-holders as one...