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The future of Gun Control, or "It isn’t over till its over"

12:10am Tuesday, July 29, 2008

By Jeff Riley On June 26th, 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States of America announced the long anticipated decision in the District of Columbia vs. Heller. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Scalia stated, in part: The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as...

Washington, D.C. and Mayor Fenty still hate guns

12:05am Tuesday, July 29, 2008

By Brian S. Stewart Mayor Adrian Fenty and the anti-gun elites of Washington D.C. recently unveiled the district’s inevitable response to the historic D.C. v. Heller decision by the United States Supreme Court. The Court struck down the District’s blanket ban on handgun ownership (including inside the home) en route to establishing the Second Amendment as an individual right. On July 14th, the...

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Is the push for campus carry being won or lost?

12:10am Monday, July 28, 2008

By Brent Greer The retired editor of The Blade , the daily newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, writes in an op-ed that self defense advocates are losing the battle to allow professors, staff and students to lawfully carry concealed firearms for their protection. I disagree.

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The Uninvited Ombudsman Report - No. 49

12:05am Monday, July 28, 2008

Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” 1- Hero Joe Horn The lamestream media told you: Joe Horn, a 62-year-old Texas man, was cleared by a grand jury of murder charges in the shotgun slaying of two men on his property. Horn, who loaded his shotgun while on the phone with a 911 operator, clearly said he was going to kill the young men, and then the...

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Victim Zones: We have to move the goal posts

12:10am Friday, July 25, 2008

By Gerard Valentino Two more businesses where legal concealed carry is banned were robbed last week in Ohio. A BMV office on the east side of Columbus (a victim zone by statute) was robbed on the same day as a branch of Fifth Third Bank, which is a "gun free" zone due to the company’s private policy. Clearly, it doesn’t matter why concealed carry is forbidden at a location, because the results...

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BOOK REVIEW: “Hunting as a Right of Passage” by Dr. Randall Eaton

12:05am Friday, July 25, 2008

By Larry S. Moore I often look at books and studies relating to hunting, trapping or Second Amendment issues. Some are saved for possible reference; most are skimmed and discarded, while occasionally the author really grabs my attention. Perhaps this is because the author is breaking new ground, presenting the facts and conclusion in a fresh manner, or even just reaffirming values that were...

10TV: Women's Shooting Clubs Becoming More Common

12:10am Thursday, July 24, 2008

Columbus' CBS affiliate, WBNS 10TV, is reporting that female enrollment in handgun classes is at an all-time high and protection is the top motive. The number of women who carry handguns is rising across the U.S., according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

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GOP names candidate for Attorney General

12:05am Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a lawyer who made a name for himself in the 1990s prosecuting drug dealers and baseball legend Pete Rose will be the Republican candidate for Ohio attorney general in November.