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2008 Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: Record year for Ohio concealed handgun licenses

12:05am Tuesday, March 03, 2009
By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the year-end report, Ohio Concealed Handgun Law - 2008 Annual Report . Just as we have seen a spike in demand for guns, we see a strong surge in concealed carry applications from people who want to carry a concealed weapon (CCW). The fourth quarter...

Semi-Automatic Rifle Ban Would Reduce Jobs, Not Crime

12:10am Friday, February 27, 2009
Firearms Industry Reminds Congress to Respect Second Amendment Rights Responding to Attorney General Eric Holder's comment Wednesday that the Obama Administration will attempt to reinstate a ban against semi-automatic rifles, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminded Congress and all Americans that such a ban would cause jobs to be lost in a difficult economy, have no effect on reducing...

No U.S. Ammo in Canada?: Politics and Pistols, Pt. 2

12:05am Friday, February 27, 2009
Editor's Note: The following commentary was published as a follow-up to the article published on this website here . By Jim Shepherd [Recently], we reported that Canadian authorities had sent word of a United States State Department proposal that would ban several ammo calibers sale by United States companies to Canada. It's safe to say that the story kicked off quite a storm on both sides of the...

Obama's anti-gun Attorney General makes it official: Gun bans are coming

1:21pm Thursday, February 26, 2009
"Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear...I think people can take me at my word." - President-elect Barack Obama, just weeks before his inauguration. By Chad D. Baus Attorney General Eric Holder has just confirmed what pro-gun activists warned of before Election Day - the Obama administration is going to try to ban your guns.

No U.S. Ammo in Canada?: Politics and Pistols, Pt. 1

12:05am Thursday, February 26, 2009
Editor's Note: The following commentary was published by The Outdoor Wire on February 13. A follow-up article, published days later, will follow tomorrow . By Jim Shepherd Despite the fact that tomorrow's supposed to be the day to show love and affection, it looks like Canadian firearms enthusiasts aren't much in love with parts of the government right now. The reason? A report making the rounds...

Athens County, Ohio joins rest of America, stocks up on guns

12:05am Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Athens News is reporting that Athens County, Ohio is a part of the growing national trend toward increasing firearms purchases. The story notes that while other businesses are tanking in the shaky economy, the firearms industry is growing rapidly due to widespread uncertainty about the markets and future legislation.

Dayton Daily News (accidentally) educates readers on need for national reciprocity law

12:10am Tuesday, February 24, 2009
By Chad D. Baus While it obviously wasn't the intent of Dayton Daily News reporter Laura Bischoff, whose most memorable gun-related story came after passage of Ohio's concealed carry law in 2004, when Bischoff suggested that the "gun lobby" bought the law by outspending gun control extremists, a pair of stories on the subject of out-of-state licenses are serving to expose the need for a national...

Cuyahoga Co. Sheriff Gerald McFaul deputized son so he can carry a firearm; Refused to issue CHLs to constituents

12:10am Monday, February 23, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The list of abuses of power by city and county officials in Cleveland is long and distinguished - so much so that each individual report barely raises eyebrows anymore. For example, 23 years after telling an employee (whom he was dating) how to avoid a subpoena so she wouldn't have to testify against him in a sexual harassment suit, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul is finally...

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