Guns in the News

Wisconsin Court Finds State Carry Ban Unconstitutional -- Time for Voters to Act!

7:00am Thursday, October 21, 2010
In a ruling that is likely to renew the debate over Wisconsin's laws on carrying firearms, a county trial court has found that a state statute's total ban on carrying concealed weapons violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ruling, issued Oct. 12 by Judge Jon M. Counsell of the Clark County Circuit Court, dismissed an indictment against Joshua Schultz, who had been arrested...

Toledo boy finds gun, knows what to do

7:00am Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Why aren't we teaching EVERY child in Ohio these principles? by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that when 11 year-old Mason Knannlein found a gun laying in the yard, he had his grandfather to thank for having educated him to know what to do in such a situation. From the article : The whitish top on the handgun lying in the grass in front of a West Toledo home was what caught Mason...

Video: Ohio Supreme Court hears case challenging statewide preemption City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

7:00am Monday, October 18, 2010
On Tuesday, October 12, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. The state's top court has released an audio and video recording of the arguments in the case known as City of...

Firearms Industry Matches ATF Reward in Bedford Heights Firearms Theft

3:00pm Friday, October 15, 2010
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry --announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons(s) responsible for the theft of firearms from Atlantic Gun and Tackle, 5425 Northfield Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio. This reward offer matches a $2,500 reward offer by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

Another formerly skeptical Ohio law enforcement official admits concealed carry has worked

7:00am Friday, October 15, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that another law enforcement official has admitted that previous skepticism about Ohio's concealed carry law was unwarranted. From the story : Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton said he had issues about the law when the Ohio legislature passed it in 2004. "I had concerns at first," Bratton said, "but since then we've had no issues."...

Ohio Supremes consider Cleveland's challenge of statewide preemption of local gun control laws

11:51am Wednesday, October 13, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns on Tuesday, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. From The Columbus Dispatch : Cleveland officials said their local regulations would not violate a 2007 state law...

Op-Ed: Guns and the Drop in the Violent Crime Rate

3:00pm Tuesday, October 12, 2010
by John Lott President Obama undoubtedly didn't intend it, but he deserves some credit for the recent report that all violent crime rates dropped in 2009, murder rates by 7.4 percent, robbery rates by 9 percent: His election caused gun sales to skyrocket, and crime rates to plummet. Gun sales started notably rising in October 2008, and sale really took off immediately after Obama won the...

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