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SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for possible vote in Senate committee!

4:19pm Thursday, April 10, 2008

Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the sixth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments before a possible vote. For more information on Ohio'...

(More) Proof Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson lies about need for local gun control

12:10am Thursday, April 10, 2008

By Chad D. Baus Last September, anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, in a continuing struggle to get ahead of the public relations debacle he faces while presiding over a significant increase in homicides in 2007, and seeking to justify his use of taxpayer resources on a go-it-alone court challenge of HB347 , a state law which preempts local gun control laws, launched another salvo in his...

Boston police commish "taken aback" by public opposition to door to door gun searches

12:05am Thursday, April 10, 2008

By Gerard Valentino Boston.com recently reported that the Boston Police Department delayed its program to institute warrantless searches of people’s homes because of strong opposition to the plan. OK, even though I’ve read the article four times it hasn’t stopped causing me to hyperventilate. It isn’t that the police administration would actually try to search people’s houses without proper cause...

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on guns in parks

12:00pm Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Oral arguments were held today in the case of Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960]. The proceedings lasted for just under one hour. Click here to watch a video archive of the hearing (RealPlayer required). Excerpts of and links to media coverage of the proceedings will be added here as they are published.

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20 year-old Florida man offers red meat the anti-gun media prayed for

12:10am Wednesday, April 09, 2008

By Tim Inwood There are certain pro-gun control elements in the American news media that have been almost despondent since the Supreme Court heard District of Columbia v. Heller. It was pretty clear to most observers from the comments made by the Justices that a majority on the Court will rule the Second Amendment is a recognition of a pre-existing individual right. However, these individuals in...

Another Home Invasion Happy Ending

12:05am Wednesday, April 09, 2008

By Gerard Valentino If journalists and police spokespeople describe a home invasion "gone wrong" as one in which the victim is murdered, I would suggest that the following is an example of a home invasion gone right. The Columbus Dispatch reported last week that a home invader was shot and killed by an armed homeowner.

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Charlton Heston: The Passing of a Legend

12:10am Tuesday, April 08, 2008

by Linda Walker America has suffered a great blow with the passing of an American legend and patriot, Charlton Heston. Mr. Heston passed away Saturday at the age of 84 after enduring several years battling Alzheimer's disease. Lydia, his wife of 64 years was beside him, as she had always been. Charlton Heston is known for his movie portrayals of generals, saints, kings, American presidents, Moses...

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Ohio justices to hear arguments on gun bans in public parks

12:05am Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Early last month, we posted the Ohio Supreme Court's Notice of Oral Argument , in which it was announced that The Supreme Court of Ohio will hold an oral argument on the merits in Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960] on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. The Ohio media has finally caught on. Links and excerpts from some of the media coverage follow.