National Politics

Another pro-gun opponent for DeWine?

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that the field of Republicans looking to dethrone anti-gun Senator Mike DeWine in next year's GOP primary looks to increase to two. (John Mitchel has already officially declared his candidacy ) According to the story, a former president of Middletown-based AK Steel announced Tuesday that he's considering running against Sen. Mike DeWine next year for the GOP...

Editorial: Toronto's mayor on a wild gun chase

Last week, the mayor of the City of Toronto, Ontario (Canada) decided that he could shift the blame for a recent spate of gun violence in his city off of himself by blaming America. In a (Canada) National Post story entitled "Shootings leave Toronto bloody", it is the sub-heading which takes the cake: Mayor blames lax U.S. gun laws after day of gunplay . The story quoted Mayor David Miller...

Activist aims to scare officials into protecting personal data

OFCC raised the ire of news editors when we published the home address of Cleveland Plain Dealer editor and open records extremist Doug Clifton on our website. If BJ Ostergren had been running the show, Clifton’s social security number would likely have also been part of the equation… May 24, 2005 Washington Post Betty (but call her BJ) Ostergren, a feisty 56-year-old from just north of Richmond...

CCW news from across the nation

AZ: Twisted coverage and myths shot down 'guns-in-bars' bill Why on Earth would the National Rifle Association promote laws so "gun-toting" people could "pack heat" in bars and not drink? Say what? That doesn't even make sense. It's beyond stupid. And in fact, the NRA promoted no such thing. But you wouldn't know it from reading the papers or following newscasts. The inaccurately characterized "...

Zogby Poll on Terrorism and Guns

www.JohnRLott.com Since the 9/11 tragedy, anti-gun forces have tried to use the threat of terrorism to disarm law-abiding sportsmen and gun owners. Asked whether they agreed or disagreed that banning guns would reduce the threat from terrorists, poll respondents disagreed by a margin of 75 percent. Only one in five supported the notion, and five percent were not sure. Zogby polled 1,009 likely...

Canada: Crime rate 66% higher in Prairie Provinces than in 4 bordering US states

April 26, 2005 News Release Today, Saskatchewan M.P., Garry Breitkreuz, Conservative Firearms Critic, released two Library of Parliament research papers that concluded: ”Comparing average crime rates for 2003 in the three prairie provinces and in the four bordering states as presented in the report for those crimes that are similarly defined and measured in both countries, we found that, in total...

When Justice fails to protect

12 offenders from Geauga are among those to get new parole hearings A class-action suit filed in Franklin County could mean that 12 convicted felons, most of them sexual offenders, may be back walking the streets of Geauga County sooner than expected. The Ohio Parole Board released a list of 2,700 criminals across Ohio who will be receiving new parole hearings after Franklin County courts...

Op-Ed: (Canadian) Gun control myths just won't die

By Lorne Gunter National Post I have never owned a firearm. Heck, I've never even held a real gun, much less fired one. Still, there are few federal programs that irk me more than Ottawa's gun registry. It's not just the waste, although that's atrocious -- nearly $2-billion for a dysfunctional pile of uselessness. And it's not just the uselessness. The registry is also one of those truisms for...

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