Guns in the News

Boston police commish "taken aback" by public opposition to door to door gun searches

12:05am Thursday, April 10, 2008
By Gerard Valentino Boston.com recently reported that the Boston Police Department delayed its program to institute warrantless searches of people’s homes because of strong opposition to the plan. OK, even though I’ve read the article four times it hasn’t stopped causing me to hyperventilate. It isn’t that the police administration would actually try to search people’s houses without proper cause...

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on guns in parks

12:00pm Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Oral arguments were held today in the case of Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960]. The proceedings lasted for just under one hour. Click here to watch a video archive of the hearing (RealPlayer required). Excerpts of and links to media coverage of the proceedings will be added here as they are published.

Ohio justices to hear arguments on gun bans in public parks

12:05am Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Early last month, we posted the Ohio Supreme Court's Notice of Oral Argument , in which it was announced that The Supreme Court of Ohio will hold an oral argument on the merits in Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc. et. al v. City of Clyde et. al. [Case No. 07-0960] on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. The Ohio media has finally caught on. Links and excerpts from some of the media coverage follow.

7 years too late: Columbus Dispatch finally discovers open carry isn't a viable self-defense option for Ohioans

12:10am Monday, April 07, 2008
By Chad D. Baus "Ohioans already have the right to carry guns and other weapons openly but not concealed. Anyone who believes he is in danger can holster a pistol on his waist or tote a shotgun around wherever he goes." - Columbus Dispatch editorial, June 22, 2001 "I can cite you example after example of people [openly] carrying weapons in the City of Columbus. ...I never heard a single example [...

Self-Defense 101

12:05am Monday, April 07, 2008
By Emily L. Mullin With school violence on the rise and campus shootings becoming increasingly more common, some states are rethinking their gun laws. Instead of putting more useless restrictions on guns, many of these states are looking into the possibility of allowing people with valid permits to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. Arizona State Senate Bill 1214, for example, would allow...

Dealer in Stupidity...The Toledo Blade and Guns on Campus

12:10am Wednesday, April 02, 2008
By Jeff Riley The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade has outdone themselves this time and has become hysterical to the point of incontinence. The subject: Internet sales of guns and gun related parts (a legal activity) and the responsible carry of handguns for self-protection by college students. The editorial, entitled " Trading in death ", begins by slandering Eric Thompson, president of...

NPR: Students Make a Case for Carrying Guns to School

12:05am Monday, March 31, 2008
March 19, 2008 National Public Radio After deadly shootings at schools in Illinois and Virginia, 12 states are considering legislation to allow guns on college campuses. Stephen Feltoon, a director for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), is part of a movement that says college students should have the same gun ownership rights as others. Feltoon says he purchased his first gun for...

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