Guns in the News

Ohio's Alaska-style concealed carry legislation gains press attention

12:10am Friday, May 01, 2009
The (St. Marys, OH) Evening Leader is reporting on State Rep. John Adams' introduction of House Bill 129 , legislation that would amend Ohio's concealed carry law to a model similar to the State of Alaska. Under the proposal, Ohioans who are legally allowed to possess and purchase firearms would not be required to obtain a license to carry one. Other changes include removing the requirement that...

Obama's gun control plans center on South American treaty as an end-run around the Constitution

12:05am Friday, May 01, 2009
CIFTA Gun Treaty Removes Congressional Oversight By Dave Kopel I've completed my review of the South America gun-control treaty that Mr. Obama wants to get ratified. It is known as CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against The Illicit Manufacturing Of And Trafficking In Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, And Other Related Materials. It can be found here verbatim: http://www.oas.org/juridico/...

Obama's National Park Service bureaucrats won't defend visitors' civil rights

12:05am Thursday, April 30, 2009
Amend Constitution by Statute, Using EPA Laws By Dave Kopel "The National Parks Service has announced it will not challenge a court order that temporarily stops the late-term Bush administration policy of allowing CCW-permit holders to carry in National Parks." That's the news media's backwards way of saying the bureaucrats running the National Parks are delighted they don't have to allow CCW-...

Why can't students say 'guns' in school?

12:10am Monday, April 27, 2009
By Glenn Garvin Media snicker of the day: those crazy gun nuts, worried that the government is out to snatch their constitutional rights along with their AK-47s. 60 Minutes is the latest to have a chuckle, playing a commercial for a Washington, D.C.-area firearms show that that urges viewers to "Celebrate the Second Amendment and get your guns while you still can!" My own hunch is that the sheer...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 63 - International Gun Treaty Sidesteps Congress

12:05am Friday, April 24, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: In a stunningly clever move, president Barack Obama, speaking from Mexico, announced support for an international firearms treaty that could have far-reaching effects on U.S. gun ownership -- without needing to pass legislation and deal with normal congressional representation . See item #1...

And They Call Us Paranoid: Obama administration labels millions upon millions of Americans as 'rightwing extremists'

12:10am Thursday, April 23, 2009
By Jeff Knox The federal government's latest warning to police agencies about "rightwing extremists" is an outrage and adds fuel to an increasingly troubling situation. The report, titled, " Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment " was produced by the Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis...

A visual display: Just how high are firearms sales climbing?

12:10am Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By Mike Budzynski On the April 5th, 2009 I had the chance to attend the Buckeye Blast at the Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) for a great day of shooting and getting to know fellow gun enthusiast. Inevitably, when you get more than two gun owners together, the debate over polymer frames vs. steel frames, manufactures, and caliber are sure to raise a few friendly disagreements that we all take in...

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