Guns in the News

Anti-gun attorney's Dispatch op-ed filleted in response by John Lott

3:00pm Tuesday, August 09, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Friday, July 29, The Columbus Dispatch published a guest op-ed by Columbus attorney Jack D'Aurora, entitled " Concealed-carry laws do not reduce crime ." In the op-ed, D'Aurora parrots an article by Ian Ayres and John J. Donohue, published in the Stanford Law Review back in 2003, claiming that laws that permit concealed-carry licenses correlate to higher crime rates. At the...

Toledo gun owner helps police track down robbery suspect

7:00am Tuesday, August 09, 2011
by Chad D. Baus WUPW, Toledo's Fox News affiliate, is reporting that a Toledo gun owner helped Toledo police catch a robbery suspect in broad daylight late last week. From the article : Toledo Police and Monroe County deputies scoured neighborhoods north of Alexis Road for 2 hours Thursday morning. Police say the suspect was originally from the area and knew the terrain well allowing him to duck...

FBI Implicated in Gun-Smuggling Operation

7:00am Friday, August 05, 2011
by Alan Korwin An insider source investigating BATFE's gun smuggling to vicious Mexican drug cartels, reveals that several of the so-called "straw purchasers" were prohibited possessors, or had suspended drivers' licenses and other problems that should have prevented them from passing the NICS background check. Three of the straw purchasers, now indicted, had criminal histories, including a...

Bombshell: Testimony reveals White House knew about ATF gunrunning scandal

3:00pm Thursday, August 04, 2011
CBS News is reporting that a key ATF manager told Congress on July 26 he discussed the ATF's controversial gunwalking operation with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010. From the article : The communications were between ATF Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office, Bill Newell, and White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O'Reilly. Newell...

Felony or Felony Stupid: ATF shouldn’t be Rewarded

3:00pm Wednesday, August 03, 2011
by Jeff Knox Representative Darrel Issa (R-CA) referred to the activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Operation Fast and Furious as "felony stupid." Others have suggested that the plan was intentionally designed and cleverly crafted to bolster statistics in support of stricter gun control laws. Whether the operation was just stupid or intentionally criminal,...

ALERT: ATF To "Demand" Rifle-Sale Records Aug 14

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2011
by Alan Korwin According to four BATFE agents familiar with the planned Fast and Furious gun-smuggling "fix," the bureau plans to release a "demand letter" by the end of this week, insisting that gun dealers in the four Mexico-border states begin reporting multiple rifle sales to the bureau. All multiple rifle sales made to the same buyer within a five-day period will have to be reported...

Teens terrorized by gang of gun-toting thugs on 'no-guns' COTA bus

7:00am Tuesday, August 02, 2011
by Chad D. Baus 10TV in Columbus is reporting that three teen-aged girls were terrorized on a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus ride home from the Jazz and Rib Festival. As has been reported on this website for several years, COTA, which illegally posts its busses with "no-guns signs", has had ongoing problems with violence, and in 2009 announced a plan which included asking people to...

Toledo police spokesperson: Defending self during armed robbery "just not worth it"

3:00pm Monday, August 01, 2011
After four jewelry store holdups in the past month, a Toledo police department spokesperson is reminding citizens that while they have a right to defend themselves, they really shouldn't bother. "You may just end up in a big gun battle and the store owner may get the suspect they may get the store owner and no telling what bystanders might be involved so its just really not worth it." (emphasis...

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