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Scioto county home invasions end badly...for the criminals

7:00am Tuesday, February 01, 2011
More residents say they're keeping guns for home security by Chad D. Baus A series of home invasions in Ohio's Scioto County have turned out very badly for the perpetrators, and more residents say they are keeping guns loaded and ready for home security, saying it's either shoot or be shot. In the first case, a man broke into the home of a former Scioto County Sheriff. From The Portsmouth Daily-...

BATFE proposes ban on importation of "military-style" shotguns; Deadline for submission of comments is May 1

7:00am Monday, January 31, 2011
by Jim Shepherd Last week, the ATF released a study regarding the importability of certain shotguns. It might behoove anyone who believes that the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) or International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) are sporting communities to chime in on this latest bit of research. They're accepting comments through...

Report: Obama to give presidential address on gun control

7:00am Thursday, January 27, 2011
President Obama did not, as gun control extremists hoped he would, take the opportunity of a State of the Union address so closely following the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona to push the issue of gun control. Following the State of the Union address, MSNBC's Chris Matthews broke the news that Obama is planning a special address on the issue in the near...

Ohio poll finds large majority say no new gun control laws needed, but that isn't stopping Mayors Against Illegal Guns

7:00am Wednesday, January 26, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Dayton's NBC affiliate, WDTN, is reporting that since the shooting in Tucson, a recent local poll indicates that more Americans are buying guns, and they don't want more regulations. From the article : According to a poll conducted by our partners at the Dayton Business Journal, 75% of people do not want more gun control measures, and just 23% felt there should be stricter laws on...

Cleveland police union president & Plain Dealer editorial board claim shootout with felon proves need for more gun control

7:00am Tuesday, January 25, 2011
by Chad D. Baus 23-year-old Glenn Proctor was killed last week in a shootout with police, despite a gun control law that prohibited the felon from even possessing a firearm, despite a gun control law the prohibits shooting a firearm in city limits, despite a law that prohibits shooting at police, despite laws against attempted murder, etc. etc. etc. Despite all the gun control laws that were...

Urban editorial boards argue 2nd Amendment should be applied differently depending on where one lives, so what about the 1st?

7:00am Monday, January 24, 2011
by Gerard Valentino & Ken Hanson On December 29, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court once again upheld statewide preemption of gun laws, in essence knocking Ohio's cities out of the gun control business. The Ohio establishment media is attacking this ruling, not because of the substance of the ruling, but because it is a win for gun owners. In an attempt to disguise these editorials as something...

New gun range plan at Marietta community college not dead, but many hurdles still ahead

3:00pm Friday, January 21, 2011
The Marietta Times is reporting that while proposed plan to build an outdoor gun range at Washington State Community College isn't dead, but those involved say there are numerous hurdles to overcome before it could happen. A meeting in early December about the proposed range, which would be located on a hill beyond the college's lower parking lot, yielded anger and concerns about safety from...

Op-Ed: The Arizona Shootings, Gun Violence Research and the Facts vs. The New York Times

3:00pm Wednesday, January 19, 2011
by John Lott You know you're doing something right when two New York Times columnists, Gail Collins and Nicholas Kristof, attack your research on the same day. Kristof followed up on criticism leveled earlier in the week by others writing for The Times . I must have said something substantial enough to warrant this attention. Let us check the facts. Gail Collins worries that law-abiding citizens...

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