Gun Grabbers

Ohio GOP refuses to endorse anti-gun Attorney General candidate Mike DeWine

By Chad D. Baus On June 16, 2009, I published an editorial entitled " Will the Ohio Republican Party cement their minority status by backing anti-gun Mike DeWine for Attorney General? " For now, at least, the answer appears to be leaning to "No." The 66-member Ohio Republican State Central Committee officially endorsed four statewide candidates last Friday, but the news was perhaps more notable...

Is Mayor Bloomberg adding mayors to his gun control front group without permission?

By Chad D. Baus With each passing day since Walton Hills, OH Mayor Marlene Anielski notified Buckeye Firearms Association of her decision to resign from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control front group , Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), it appears the ripple that began with her resignation has the potential to grow into a tsunami. Last week, Madiera Beach, FL Mayor Patricia...

Debate on “Regulatory Czar” Ended By U.S. Senate

Vote Held Despite Senator's Attempt to Put Hold on Nomination On Wednesday, September 9 the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on the nomination of one of the most outspoken animal rights, anti-hunting, and anti- Second Amendment individuals to a high government position. By a 63-35 vote, cloture was invoked and debate stopped on the nomination of Cass Sunstein to serve as the head of the Office of...

Brady's Helmke in Columbus to award gun control politicians; Takes opportunity to dance in the blood of officers injured Monday

By Chad D. Baus When blood is running the streets, there always seems to be a group of gun ban extremists ready to dance in it. This time, they are dancing in the blood of two Ohio law enforcement officers. On Monday, two Columbus officers were injured when a marijuana-growing suspect fired on them with a semi-automatic AK-47 rifle. Just two days later, Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence...

Another Mayor notifies Buckeye Firearms Assoc. of decision to resign from Mayor Bloomberg's gun control front group

By Chad D. Baus Last month, Buckeye Firearms Association broke the news that Village of Walton Hills, OH Mayor Marlene Anielski had submitted to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg her resignation from the gun control front group known as Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). The news of Anielski's decision spread far and wide , and Anielski gave some high-profile interviews to further explain...

Dayton city attorney and newspaper writer struggle to comprehend gun laws written in plain English

By Jim Irvine Confusion, incompetence or continued intentional denial of rights under Ohio law? It's hard to tell sometimes when looking at the media-driven debate over carrying guns. Ohio's concealed carry law is terrible in some respects, but when it comes to areas most often challenged by cities, it's not hard figuring out who is right. It's so simple a cave man could do it - but to not a city...

Brady Campaign's Paul Helmke coming to Columbus to honor two anti-gun politicians

By Chad D. Baus We haven't found it on anywhere the Internet, including the Brady bunch or Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence (OCAGV) website, but Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's office has confirmed the accuracy of the following email invitation, which was forwarded to us by a supporter:

"King George" Voinvich attempting to convince his "subjects" he still supports the Second Amendment

By Jim Irvine On July 22, 2009, Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio) voted against a national reciprocity amendment that would have allowed persons with a concealed handgun license to carry their guns in most other states (Amendment 1618 to S1390). Later, in trying to explain his vote, Voinovich told told editors at the Columbus Dispatch that the Republican party's biggest problem is that Ohioans...

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