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Castle Doctrine sponsor testimony heard in committee; Vote rescheduled for May 21 after possible amendment

5:08pm Thursday, May 15, 2008

State Sen. Steve Buehrer (R-1) offered sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation on Wednesday, May 14. The bill, which received unanimous support in the Senate, is now being considered by the House Criminal Justice Committee. Although originally scheduled for a vote this week, Chairman John White (R-38) has rescheduled SB184 for a second hearing next week. The...

Governor's First Annual Turkey Hunt is a Success!

12:10am Thursday, May 15, 2008

Governor Ted Strickland and many current and former NFL players participated COLUMBUS, OH – Governor Ted Strickland enjoyed a day in the field on Saturday, May 10, during the first-ever Governor’s Annual Turkey Hunt. The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area...

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Surveying Dem & GOP Presidential candidates, Brady bunch President declares "we got the ball back"

12:05am Thursday, May 15, 2008

We're All Gun Nuts Now By John McCormack WeeklyStandard.com During a campaign debate on April 16, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were asked if the District of Columbia's ban on gun possession, now facing a challenge before the Supreme Court, is constitutional. "I think a total ban, with no exceptions under any circumstances, might be found by the Court not to be. But I don't know the facts,"...

USA Today: Reagan's influence lives on in U.S. courts

12:05am Wednesday, May 14, 2008

They became the first judges in more than a half-century to say the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns... They are prominent appeals court judges appointed by President Reagan in the 1980s — the products of an unprecedented, meticulous and often controversial screening process that transformed the politics of judicial nominations. Named to an influential set of 13...

Give an hour or two and advance our gun rights

12:10am Tuesday, May 13, 2008

By Scott Seibert Last week I received a call from Brian, a campaign aid for Ohio Senate candidate Jim Hughes ( http://www.vote4hughes.com/ ). His staff and a bunch of volunteers were getting together again Saturday May 10 to commence another "lit drop" [literature drop] in the Hilliard neighborhoods. I had participated in an earlier lit drop a couple weeks ago, and found it to be a very...

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Bloomberg Outrage: Asks judge to ban Second Amendment references!

12:05am Tuesday, May 13, 2008

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has moved from outrage to atrocity by asking anti-gun activist federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein to ban any reference to the Second Amendment during a civil lawsuit trial beginning May 27 against Georgia gun dealer Jay Wallace, proprietor at Adventure Outdoors. The New York Sun reported that Bloomberg’s attorneys made the request. Alan Gottlieb, founder of the...

Lautenberg's travesty goes to the Supreme Court

12:10am Monday, May 12, 2008

By Tim Inwood For many years the United States Government could not deprive you of your rights, without due process of law and a felony conviction. However, since the passage of the Lautenberg Amendment in 1996 tens of thousands of Americans have been deprived of their right to keep and bear arms for mere misdemeanors.

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Gun Rights Week Coverage on Glenn Beck

12:05am Monday, May 12, 2008

In honor of NRA's upcoming annual meeting and his keynote address to NRA's annual banquet on Saturday May 17, Glenn Beck is holding "Gun Rights Week" on both his radio and T.V. shows. These shows will be broadcast on the Premiere Radio Network's 280 stations from 9 a.m. to noon, Eastern, and on CNN Headline News Network every night at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Each day, Glenn will feature a new gun...