Guns in the News

News Talk Radio WHIO Special Investigative Report: Armed But Not Dangerous

12:05am Monday, November 26, 2007
In a special investigative report unlike that which gun owners are used to seeing from the mainstream media, Larry Hansgen, the host of Miami Valley's Morning News on AM 1290 & 95.7FM in Dayton, recently took a SimTrainer course, and followed up with a story about concealed handgun license holders, asking... Who are they? Why do they carry a firearm? and other information that is sure to...

Media bias exposed in NBC Cincinnati undercover piece on ''gun show loophole''

12:10am Friday, November 23, 2007
Cincinnati NBC reporter Eric Flack obediently beats the drum for more gun control By Tim Inwood If you had put your hand to your ear and listened to the East, you would have heard the presses going at the Brady Campaign as they put out press releases begging the media to begin to bang the drums calling for new gun control laws. Ever the obedient creature, the press obeyed. For the past several...

LTE: Concealed carry could prevent rape

12:10am Friday, November 09, 2007
November 8, 2007 Toledo Blade As a 26-year-old honors graduate, current student, and concealed handgun license holder, I found the editorial "No campus arms race" a personal insult. Everyone is entitled to an opinion in a forum of free and equal exchange of ideas, but I wish to rebut some of its main points. First, I do not use alcohol or drugs, and neither did most of my fellow honors students,...

Op-Ed: Teachers Packing Heat?

12:10am Monday, October 29, 2007
By John R. Lott, Jr. Good intentions do not necessarily make good rules. What counts is whether the laws ultimately save lives. Unfortunately, too many gun laws primarily disarm law-abiding citizens, not criminals. Banning guns from schools seems like the obvious way to keep children safe. But a teacher, Shirley Katz, in Medford, Oregon, is proposing the exact opposite and is stirring up debate...

Buckeye State collegians earn national headlines over empty holster protest

12:10am Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Anyone worried about the future of our nation's most cherished rights and freedoms need look no further for a good dose of hope than the college students in Ohio and elsewhere who are making local and national news by taking part in the National Collegiate Student Empty Holster Protest throughout this week. Click 'Read More' for news links and story excerpts. Cybercast News Service: Student Group...

Marietta 19 year-old making a name for himself as a pistol sharpshooter

12:05am Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Marietta Times is reporting that a young man in that Ohio city is becoming a man of high standing in the world of competition pistol shooting. Click 'Read More' for the story. From the story : Since beginning his career in International Defensive Pistol Association shooting Burton has claimed 25 master championships and four first master places. An impressive resume to be sure, but Burton has...

Univ. of Cincinnati students join rally for self-defense on campuses

12:10am Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Cincinnati's CBS affiliate, WKRC Local 12, is airing a report on this week's National Collegiate Student Empty Holster Protest . From the story: College students here in the Tri-State and across the nation rally for their safety this week. They want to carry guns on campus. To make their point, many students plan to wear empty holsters all week. Students with concealed carry permits want to be...

School Shootings, Part III: The Indecency of College Administrators

12:05am Tuesday, October 23, 2007
We're talking Public Trust and Hiding the Ball By John Longenecker In previous editions of Good For The Country, I mentioned how wrongful death lawsuits may play an important role in reclaiming the sovereignty of the adult students murdered on a campus which had no power to stop a shooter and which frustrates the target from acting in self-defense. This would serve the sovereignty of all. Yes,...

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