Guns in the News

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a shooting at a recreation center to a pizza delivery driver getting robbed, these articles should be a part of your...

Buckeye's Ken Hanson authors article in latest national USCCA mag

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is a national organization focusing on concealed carry. Their magazine is “Concealed Carry Magazine.” The latest issue is full of good information, including a Feature Article by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson.

DDN anti-gun editorial is wrong, no matter how you package it

The following op-ed was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Jeff Riley in reponse to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News By Jeff Riley The basic premise in the Jan. 12 editorial "Gun control needs to be packaged well" is wrong. The problem with the anti-gun side isn't packaging; the problem...

LTE: DDN quotes in anti-gun editorial were selective

The following letter to the editor was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore in response to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News Re: "Gun control must be packaged well," Jan. 12: The Dayton Daily News played loose and liberal with the selective quotes taken from an article on the...

Concealed Handgun License renewal deadline looms for many

By Chad D. Baus Four years ago this week Ohio self-defense activists and the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association were celebrating a hard-fought gubernatorial signature on House Bill 12, Ohio's Concealed Handgun Licensure Law. Beginning just three months from now and continuing through the rest of 2008, Ohio's 88 county sheriffs and almost half of the state's 100,000 licenseholders alike may be...

Op-ed: Cleveland Plain Dealer gun law editorial a shame and a sham

January 8, 2008 Xenia Gazette By Larry S. Moore Guest Columnist The Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial, “Clean up the Streets” [which was republished in this newspaper] would be laughable if it were not so deadly serious. The headlines scream “Gun laws need to be strengthened and enforced to keep criminals disarmed”. At least the last half of that sentence is true, current gun laws do need to be...

LTE: Crime statistics misrepresented

January 7, 2008 (University of Cincinnati) News Record We've all heard it from President Nancy Zimpher, University of Cincinnati Director of Public Safety Eugene Ferrera, Cincinnati Police Chief Colonel Thomas Streicher and other political officials - crime is going down on UC's campus and in the surrounding community while claiming they have the figures to prove it. That may be what they say and...

Thank goodness she WASN'T a security guard

By Jeff Riley Like most pro-gun activists, I have been following the media accounts of the shooting that occurred at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It seems that, just like Eric Flack of WLW here in Cincinnati , they report incorrect facts or leave out important information relevant to the story. Case in point: I keep reading or hearing reports referring to Jeanne Assam, the...

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