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Op-ed: Will Gun-Control Case Prompt a Constitutional Reawakening?

12:05am Tuesday, November 24, 2009
By Ashby Jones Our interest in a single Supreme Court case has perhaps never been as high as it is in a case currently being briefed. The issues are fascinating on several levels, and the potential impact of a ruling is big. The case is McDonald v. City of Chicago , for which the court granted cert on Sept. 30. The petitioners in the case, a group challenging a gun-control ordinance in Chicago,...

Cleveland officials should take a lesson from the City of New Philadelphia on gun rights

12:05am Monday, November 23, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Even as the City of Cleveland continues to enforce its local gun control laws and waste tax payer money to fight state law prohibiting same in court, the City of New Philadelphia, OH is taking another route entirely.

FLASH: AG Cordray files motion for stay pending appeal of 8th Circuit ruling on Cleveland preemption challenge

1:44pm Friday, November 20, 2009
Attorney General Richard Cordray has asked for the Cleveland Appellate Court to stay their order finding R.C. 9.68 unconstitutional . A stay means that the Appellate Court's decision will not be in force while the Supreme Court considers the case and issues their decision. AG Cordray is representing the state of Ohio in this case against the City of Cleveland. A stay, which should be granted,...

The Bloomberg Media Follies

12:10am Wednesday, November 18, 2009
By Tim Inwood Recently in the Cincinnatus Standard I wrote about "teachable moments with the media." Sadly the lesson must continue as we talk about how the media looks at issues with bias and distortion. One must conclude they are quite lazy, as they don't do their homework and seem quite willing to accept anything spoon-fed to them that fits their liberal mental template without critical...

Local media outlets offer objective coverage of surge in numbers of people obtaining concealed carry licenses

12:10am Monday, November 16, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Two Ohio area television affiiates have recently aired informative, unbiased stories on carrying concealed weapons for self-defense, and related issues. On November 5, WCPO, Cincinnati's ABC affiliate, published a report entitled "Some Women Turning To Guns For Peace Of Mind" , which documents a former robbery victim's progress from defenseless victim to becoming a trained gun...

Background checks on firearm sales up 4.3% in October

12:05am Monday, November 16, 2009
Background checks on the sale of firearms were up 4.3 percent in October, according to data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). A total of 1,233,982 checks were reported for the month, up from 1,183,279 in October 2008. The 2009 year-to-date total for background checks is 11,403,417, an increase of 18.1 percent over the same time period last year.

FLASH: Cleveland appellate court ignores previous Supreme Court decision, rules Ohio preemption law unconstitutional

6:06pm Thursday, November 12, 2009
The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals has sided with Cleveland in the city's fight to enforce its illegal local gun control ordinances. A three judge panel has declared that Ohio R.C 9.68 - which became law in 2007 with passage of HB347 to preempt local gun control and ensure statewide uniformity of gun laws - is unconstitutional.

World Net Daily op-ed by Buckeye Firearms' Gerard Valentino addresses fallacy of "no-guns" army bases

12:10am Thursday, November 12, 2009
Buckeye Firearms Foundation Treasurer Gerard Valentino was again published nationally, this time at WorldNetDaily.com. As a veteran who served at Fort Hood, Valentino has an interesting perspective on how the massacre there fit the same pattern as every other spree killing in a gun-free zone. Valentino makes the point that soldiers, when disarmed, are no different than students or co-workers left...

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