Guns in the News

NRA challenges constitutionality of federal handgun ban for law-abiding 18-20 year-olds

The NRA is challenging federal laws that prohibit law-abiding Americans eighteen through twenty years of age from legally purchasing a handgun through a federally licensed firearm dealer. The case was filed Tuesday evening in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Lubbock Division. James D'Cruz of Lubbock, TX is the plaintiff in this case. "In Heller and McDonald ,...

Two anti-gun editorials won't change surge of public support for gun rights

by Gerard Valentino The Columbus Dispatch and The Toledo Blade editorial boards have recently ramped up their anti-gun rhetoric with two editorials attacking Ohio's pro-gun community. One spoke out against a bill that would make it illegal for employers to ban guns locked in personally owned vehicles while at work ( The Columbus Dispatch , " Taking guns to work "), and the other attacked Ohio's...

Obama admin. blocks import of historical M1 rifles from South Korea; Highly collectible firearms possibly slated for destruction

FOX News is reporting that the Obama administration has banned the importation of nearly 1 million antique M1 Garand rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War for sale to gun collectors in America. A State Department spokesman told reporters the administration's decision was based on concerns that the guns could fall into the wrong hands.

Cuyahoga County concealed carry office closing today for relocation

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office is closing its Cleveland concealed handgun licensing (CHL) office today and moving it to Parma. According to the article, the new office will open Sept. 15 at the auto title office at 12100 Snow Road. From the article : "The new location also offers free and plentiful, immediate access parking and evening hours on...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2010 CHL statistics

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2010. At the end of June, we had an all time record of approximately 199,577 Ohio residents licensed to carry concealed firearms. (See chart) We are now in our seventh year of concealed carry in Ohio and it is clear that the program is popular, successful...

Columbus Dispatch article on growing popularity of non-resident concealed carry licenses exposes need for national reciprocity

by Chad D. Baus Early last year Dayton Daily News reporter Laura Bischoff wrote an article about Ohio residents who chose to obtain a non-resident, or out-of-state, concealed carry license from Utah. In the article, Bischoff echoed the assertions of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover, who suggested that the reason people obtain these licenses is to avoid Ohio's training...

Gov. Strickland believes he is cutting into the Republican base on the gun issue; Kasich disagrees

by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that, during a recent interview, Governor Ted Strickland said that he believes he has cut into John Kasich's Republican base due, in part, to the gun issue. From the story : The governor hails from a rural Appalachian Ohio area that repeatedly sent him to Washington. He has twice garnered the endorsements of the National Rifle Association and...

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