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Defenseless California woman murdered while on phone with 911 operator

By Gerard Valentino A few days ago, another American did what the establishment media and so-called security experts recommend by calling 911 as someone was breaking into her home. Just as recommended, she stayed on the line while waiting for the cavalry to arrive. And unfortunately, yet again, an honest person died while waiting for the police to come and save her.

Liberal mindset can lead to creation of killing zones

Editor's Note: The following column by Buckeye Firearms Association Leader Larry S. Moore, was published in response to guest column published in the Xenia Gazette on March 12, entitled "The Second Amendment, guns and death" . The author of that anti-gun piece, attorney Jack LeMoult, once wrote that "most men are emotionally frail aggregations of self-doubt and vulnerability. The possession of a...

Anti-gun employers endanger our Second Amendment rights

By Gerard Valentino For years, pro-gun advocates have rightfully pointed out that several key groups are a serious threat to our gun rights. Most are avowed anti-gun organizations or have some other emotion based argument for wanting to confiscate the guns of law-abiding citizens. But, a bigger and more dangerous threat continues to put our firearms rights in jeopardy – employers.

Our Biggest Problem: Anti-gun Gun Owners

By Gerard Valentino The District of Columbia v. Heller case was argued before the United States Supreme Court just a few days ago. If the arguments were indicative of the final ruling, gun owners are in for the victory of our lifetime – or any lifetime. It will take months for the ruling to come down and as usual, different factions of gun owners are hoping for different outcomes. Self-defense...

Diligence Required (Angst Need not Apply)

By Gerard Valentino There is a great deal of angst in the pro-gun movement over the impending ascendancy of anti-gun politicians to the presidency. All three current presidential contenders have serious black marks on their gun resume. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have long-standing ties to the anti-gun movement and want to reinstate the expired ban on semi-automatic rifles. Clinton has...

Anti-Gun Schemers – More Crow for Dinner Tonight

By Gerard Valentino and Brian Stewart The Texas Department of Public Safety released the number of concealed carry license holders convicted of crimes in 2005. In yet another embarrassing defeat to the anti-gun schemers, permit holders in Texas proved to be in the 99th percentile of all law-abiding citizens. What that means is you are less likely to be a victim of a crime perpetrated by a license...

Will Democrats have a pro-gun Vice Presidential candidate?

By Brian S. Stewart Senator Joe Lieberman was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000 - six years later they effectively kicked him out of the party as a heretic. In 2000, Al Gore ran one of the most anti-gun presidential campaigns in history en route to losing his home state of Tennessee, several swing states, and the presidency. Eight years later, one of the most vocal Second...

To my gun-owning Democrat friends: How could you vote for either one?

By Chad D. Baus I've spent the last few weeks examining the choices left on the GOP primary ballot. I thought on this Ohio Primary eve I would take a look the choices my pro-gun Democrat friends are facing. In Ohio alone, approximately 1/2 million people have hunting and/ or concealed handgun licenses. More importantly, Ohio gun owners made up 27 percent of the total vote in Ohio in the year 2000...

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