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ATF Software Company: Another government entity goes into competition against the private sector

12:05am Monday, June 22, 2009

By Jeff Knox About a year ago, James LaMonte, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coloseum software, was ready to release an innovative software package. He had a client in Idaho, Red's Trading Post, who wanted to install the software to reduce the number of minor errors on 4473's and other federally mandated records. But ATF rejected the variance request and asked for more information about...

GOP gubernatorial primary contest heats up as Coughlin questions Kasich's Second Amendment record

12:10am Friday, June 19, 2009

By Chad D. Baus State Senator Kevin Coughlin, the first person to declare his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2010 governor's race, is circulating an email designed to bring the Second Amendment to the front and center of early GOP primary discussions. The email, delivered under the subject header "Can we trust Kasich on Second Amendment rights?," contains a fundraising letter that...

D.C. gun banners modify ban list as result of SAF lawsuit

12:05am Friday, June 19, 2009

By Jim Shepherd Yesterday, firearms regulations in Washington, D.C. were amended by emergency order. That amending process came in response to a federal suit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation challenging the arbitrary nature of previous regulations enforced in the District. Huh? OK, plain English: the lawsuit asserted the D.C. list of approved handguns was inadequate. As in unacceptable...

America's future under the anti-gun minority: "Anti-stab" kitchen knives and "smart guns"

12:05am Thursday, June 18, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Things have gotten out of hand in Britain and it's a shame that a country with such a rich history can succumb to the will of a misguided minority. According to a story published recently on the TimesOnline website, Britain's first "anti-stab" kitchen knife is set to go on sale.

A Deafening Silence: Cordray Refuses to Sign Second Amendment Letter

12:10am Wednesday, June 17, 2009

By Dave Yost Twenty-three attorneys general went on record last week, asking the federal government in a letter to not re-impose the so-called assault weapons ban. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray was not among them. The measure, formally known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, was passed in desperation at the height of the crack-fueled drive-by killings of the...

NICS background checks up 15 percent in May

12:05am Wednesday, June 17, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn -- Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,023,102 checks in May 2009. This figure is a 15.4 percent increase from the 886,183 reported in May 2008. FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either newly manufactured or used firearms from federally licensed retailers. The checks serve as...

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Will the Ohio Republican Party cement their minority status by backing anti-gun Mike DeWine for Attorney General?

12:10am Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 By Chad D. Baus In 2006, the Ohio Republican Party employed a strategy of supporting candidates with state-wide name recognition (and anti-gun records) over pro-gun candidates that were less well-known. The state party, under the control of then-Chairman Bob Bennett, backed anti...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman Jim Irvine featured in Ohio Rifle & Pistol Assoc. member newsletter

12:05am Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The following interview was published in the June-July 2009 issue of Gunsmoke , the membership newsletter of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (ORPA) . By David Johnson We're starting a series of articles about some of the other fine organizations that promote the shooting sports, hunting, and firearm rights in Ohio. This month, we asked a few questions of James Irvine, Chairman of the...