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Fourth House hearing on Restaurant/ Car Carry rules fixes brings more 'Chicken Little' claims from opponents

3:00pm Wednesday, March 02, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, March 1, the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, held a fourth hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott). From the Gongwer News Service: Michael Weinman, government affairs director for the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, outlined...

Op-Ed: Close the Car Show Loophole!

7:00am Wednesday, March 02, 2011
By Evan F. Nappen, Esq. At car shows and swaps throughout the United States, cars are sold in private sales with no dealer being involved. Car shows at which cars are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange provide a convenient and centralized commercial location where criminals and other wrongdoers obtain cars without credit background checks and without records that enable car tracing. We all...

NSSF: Report Shatters Myth of Mexico’s Gun Supply

7:00am Monday, February 28, 2011
A new report calls "The 90 Percent Myth," which refers to the number of illegal guns in Mexico coming from the United States, "more political rhetoric than empirical fact." We couldn't agree more. NSSF has been trying to stamp out "The 90 Percent Myth" ever since ATF misstated the number in testimony at a congressional hearing in 2009. A prompt clarification issued by ATF couldn't put the...

CCRKBA to Holder on ATF Scandal: 'Investigate and fire, or resign'

3:00pm Friday, February 25, 2011
Following new revelations regarding the growing scandal over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "Project Gunrunner"- the most recent on Wednesday's CBS Evening News — the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the allegations and remove ATF officials responsible, or hand in his resignation. "...

Mayor Michael Coleman fiddles with gun control while Columbus burns

7:00am Friday, February 25, 2011
by Gerard Valentino NBC4i.com is reporting that the Columbus Police Department will lose 98 officers to early retirement programs in 2011. The programs were put in place eight years ago, which gave the City of Columbus more than enough time to prepare for the loss of so many experienced officers. According to the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Jim Gilbert, and others, the city failed...

WikiLeaks exposes true origins of Mexican cartels' weaponry (Hint: It's not due to the "mythical" gun show loophole)

7:00am Thursday, February 24, 2011
by Jim Shepherd The idea that we'd ever find WikiLeaks information relevant to the protection of United States citizens' gun rights wasn't anywhere on our radar when the NSSF's Larry Keane tipped us off to some disturbing information gleaned from leaked State Department documents. According to State Department cables, the Mexican drug cartels are getting their weaponry from an international...

Legislators note opponents to HB45 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) offer same tired claims, but no evidence to back them up

3:00pm Wednesday, February 23, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, February 22, the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, held a third hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott). From the Gongwer News Service: Statewide groups representing police chiefs, prosecutors and bar owners raised objections...

NY Mayor Bloomberg's "Fix Gun Checks" truck tour stops long enough to dance in Youngstown blood

7:00am Wednesday, February 23, 2011
WKSU Public Radio is reporting that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Fix Gun Checks" truck tour is making a stop in Youngstown, no doubt to dance in the blood of the victims of a recent gang-style shooting during a beer party at a fraternity house. From the report : Mayors who say their cities suffer because of loopholes in gun background checks are coming to Youngstown and Euclid Tuesday...

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