Guns in the News

New York Times – One Strike and You’re Out for Gun Rights

7:00am Thursday, November 17, 2011
by Ken Hanson, Esq. Michael Luo of The New York Times has published another article in his continuing series of articles examining the restoration of firearm rights to those convicted of disqualifying crimes. From the article : Ken Hanson, legislative chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Coalition, argued that felons should be able to reclaim their gun rights just as they can other civil rights. "If...

Exposé on grassroots gun rights activism in Ohio funded by the anti-gun Joyce Foundation, but did they get what they hoped for?

7:00am Wednesday, November 16, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has been the primary source of funds for anti-gun rights groups for at least a decade. The Foundation, for which Barack Obama once served as a board member, has funneled millions upon millions of dollars into groups such as the Violence Policy Center (over $3.6 million since 2005), Mayors Against Illegal Guns (over $1.6 million since 2006), the...

Sarah Palin: "Fire Eric Holder"

3:00pm Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has joined a growing number of people calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to step down in the wake of Operation Fast and Furious, an ATF-led gun-running operation which resulted in more than 2500 guns being smuggled to Mexican drug gangs, and led to the deaths of two, possibly three U.S. agents and more than 200 Mexicans...

No shame: Cleveland Plain Dealer's latest round of anti-gun rights editorials void of journalistic integrity

7:00am Tuesday, November 15, 2011
by Gerard Valentino Just when it seemed like the Ohio establishment media can't sink any lower, the crazed ravings of Chris Evans of The Cleveland Plain Dealer remind us of how far they will go to destroy the private ownership of firearms. The editorials in question should also shatter any notion held by the general public that the establishment media plays fair when it comes to the gun issue...

Mom with Ohio concealed handgun license fires gun to ward off sex offender's violent attack

7:00am Monday, November 14, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder was able to defend herself when attacked by a violent predator. From the article : Outside Shirley Bennett's home in Lakemore hangs a sign that reads: Forget about the dog, beware of the owner. She very well could make a similar sign for her SUV. Bennett, 39, and a card-carrying concealed...

Fast, Furious, Feeble...

3:00pm Thursday, November 10, 2011
by Jim Shepherd The old joke about the NCAA's somewhat selective enforcement of basketball rules went like this: "The NCAA's so mad at Kentucky that they're giving Slippery Rock three more years of probation." Translation: the NCAA was going to protect its own even if it sometimes meant the innocent were punished. Seems the Justice Department could work well with the NCAA, at least when it comes...

Judge throws out "failure to notify" case against Canton concealed carry licensee who police officer threatened to "execute"

7:00am Thursday, November 10, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that a judge has dismissed the case against Ohio CHL-holder William Bartlett, who was threatened with "execution" by a Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless during a traffic stop, saying the prosecution had not proved its case. From the article : "I thought it would turn out this way,” is all William E. Bartlett had to say Wednesday afternoon...

Headline: "Holder Refuses To Apologize For Murder Of Border Agent; Says Fast & Furious Didn't Lead To Death"

7:00am Wednesday, November 09, 2011
by Chad D. Baus RealClearPolitics.com has posted a transcript of testimony by Attorney General Eric Holder, submitted at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at which he was asked to answer questions about the ATF's "Operation Fast and Furious" gun running scandal, which has led directly to the deaths of two, possibly three U.S. agents and more than 200 Mexicans . In the video, Holder can be seen...

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