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Dispatch article: Buckeye sticks to her guns for shot at Olympics

3:00pm Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a sophomore at The Ohio State University is working to secure her spot in the 2010 Olympics rifle competition. From the article : In high school, Amanda Furrer was a source of intrigue to her classmates, who knew her as "the shooter girl" for hitting the range both before and after class. She missed about half her senior year while traveling from suburban...

Ohio concealed handgun licensee thwarts violent armed robbery

4:30pm Monday, November 22, 2010
Massillon, Ohio's The Independent is reporting that an Ohio concealed handgun license-holder thwarted a violent robbery in progress outside a supermarket this weekend. From the article : The unidentified bystander reportedly was sitting in his car in the store's parking lot when he saw the robbery occur. The man shot Andrew Robinson, 20, of 119 Pulley Place S.E., Massillon, in the groin after he...

Does Ohio's Castle Doctrine law need to be changed?

7:00am Wednesday, November 17, 2010
by Jim Irvine Recently, several papers have run stories about supposed problems with Ohio's Castle Doctrine law and the use of the law by criminals in defense of their shooting people, as criminals will sometimes do. The Ohio legislature has failed to pass any pro-gun bills this session for anti-gunners to complain about, so The Columbus Dispatch and John Murphy, executive director of the Ohio...

Kentucky: Thieves impersonating evangelicals prompt woman, 70, to teach gun safety

3:00pm Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Louisville, KY Courier-Journal reported recently that an elderly woman who was able to defend herself with a firearm during an attempted home invasion two years ago is now certified as an NRA-certified instructor, teaching others the same life-saving skills. From the article : Sylvia Hall had never used her handgun for protection until the morning four strange men appeared at her doorstep...

Op-Ed: NRA Support Propels Candidates

3:00pm Monday, November 15, 2010
By Brad O'Leary When you analyze the impact of conservative and single-issue membership organizations on the 2010 midterm elections, you find that one group’s efforts dwarfed the rest: The National Rifle Association of America. The NRA spent $20 million on behalf of its candidates — nearly five times more than the combined effort of all other such groups. In fact, the amount of money the NRA...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 93 - Phoenix Refuses Appeal to Reason

7:00am Friday, November 12, 2010
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- Format Change For This Edition -- Single-subject issue -- The censorship issue has soaked up my time, brief summary of events and where we're headed from here; also, the news release going out to the media tomorrow concerning the loophole discovered in self-defense law. Glimmer of hope after meeting...

October sees 1.5% jump in firearm sales over same month last year

3:00pm Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for October 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (854,563) show a 1.5 percent increase over October of last year (841,631). The adjusted NICS data were derived by NSSF by subtracting out NICS purpose-code permit checks used by several states such as Kentucky and Utah for CCW permit application checks as well as...

The Second Amendment’s Great Election Night

7:00am Friday, November 05, 2010
by David Kopel The Second Amendment had a great night on Tuesday. Across the nation, the right to arms is stronger than ever, and the stage has been set for constructive reforms in 2011. U.S. Senate: The net result of Tuesday was a gain of +6 votes on Second Amendment issues. In not a single U.S. Senate seat did the gun control lobby gain ground. Three open seats switched from anti-gun to pro-gun...

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