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Op-Ed: What Zimmerman, Martin medical reports tell us and the media didn't

by John Lott The new medical reports on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case tell us a lot. And it is not just for what they find, but also what they don't find. First, the reports provide striking evidence that Zimmerman did not start the fight with Martin, and that Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense. Martin's injuries were two-fold: broken skin on his knuckles and the fatal gunshot wound...

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars...?"

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes a weekly column entitled "Whatever happened to . . .?", updating some of the most newsworthy and interesting local stories covered in that newspaper. On Sunday, May 27, they tackled the following question: Whatever happened to concerns about patrons carrying guns in bars after Ohio legislators adopted a new law last year? Hmmm...yeah, what did...

Latest Violence Policy Center press release debunked: Comparing motor vehicle and firearm deaths is ridiculous

by Ken Hanson, Esq. The Violence Policy Center, an anti-gun group funded almost exclusively by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, issued a May 22, 2012 press release entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 10 States in 2009 New Analysis Shows." This press release attempts to make the argument that consumer safety regulations have reduced motor vehicle deaths, and the lack of firearm...

Democrat expects little opposition to HB495, if and when Republicans decide to move the pro-gun bill

by Chad D. Baus CentalOhio.com writer Jessica Alaimo is reporting on the various problems with Ohio gun law that would be fixed by Rep. Terry Johnnson's (R-McDermott) HB495. Her article appeared in at least nine Gannett Company-owned newspapers around the state between May 26 and 29 under various headlines. From the article : If an Ohio concealed-carry permit holder drives to Pennsylvania and...

Four simple truths about Florida's Zimmerman-Martin case that aren't being discussed by the media

by Don Kates The shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has been the subject of enormous confusion, not only because the facts are not entirely clear, but more because of public misunderstanding of the relevant law. I hope the following will help clarify things. 1. IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE POLICE TO INTERRUPT CRIMES AND DEFEND CITIZENS. The police exist to do two things ONLY: patrol...

Michigan Man Deserves Praise, Not Firing Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA - Wayne County, MI employee John Chevilott should be honored, not fired for turning over a loaded gun to the police that he found while on the job, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "This man was fired by the Wayne County Department of Public Services for doing the right thing," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. "We are stunned that this...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joins coalition urging passage of National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity

As we reported last November, the ongoing effort to fully vindicate the fundamental, individual right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense took a major step forward with House passage of H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011." The bill, sponsored by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), has 245 cosponsors and was approved in the U.S. House of...

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