National Politics

Cordray Joins in Defending Second Amendment Rights in United States Supreme Court Case

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Based on his longstanding support for Second Amendment rights, Attorney General Richard Cordray announced today that his office has co-sponsored an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, arguing that these rights should be protected from undue restrictions imposed by state and local governments. The Supreme Court is examining this issue in the case of McDonald v...

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

Ohio Attorney General race highlights fight for heart & soul of state Republican party

By Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting on a battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party that is going on all over the country, and observes it is best exemplified in Ohio through the primary race for Attorney General.

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 74 - Firearms Busy Season

Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- 1- Bill of Rights Day is coming again! Mark your calendars, Tue., Dec. 15, to honor the document that helps define who we are and helped set the stage for the greatest nation on earth. Invitation for Phoenix, and details for anyone anywhere: http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2009.htm ----Committees of...

Obama administration push for gun ban continues

Administration's calls for ban echoed by bi-national panel of former government officials and scholars, and by a former Bush administration official By Chad D. Baus On February 25, 2009, headlines such as ABC News' " Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban " turned an election-related spike in gun sales into a frenzy that has only recently begun to moderate. The news of a pending push by Obama to...

Op-ed: Will Gun-Control Case Prompt a Constitutional Reawakening?

By Ashby Jones Our interest in a single Supreme Court case has perhaps never been as high as it is in a case currently being briefed. The issues are fascinating on several levels, and the potential impact of a ruling is big. The case is McDonald v. City of Chicago , for which the court granted cert on Sept. 30. The petitioners in the case, a group challenging a gun-control ordinance in Chicago,...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation and USCCA file brief in U.S. Supreme Court case

Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF) has teamed up with the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) to file a "friend of the court" brief in the McDonald v. Chicago United States Supreme Court case on gun rights. Click here to download the brief as a pdf. The brief, filed on Monday, November 23, 2009, on behalf of the petitioners, is known as a "Brandeis Brief." While traditional briefs...

It's time to eradicate VD (Victim Disarmament) on miltary bases

By Jeff Knox There has been a close association between sexually transmitted diseases and the military for as long as the two have existed, but the focus of this article is not Venereal Disease, but a different kind of VD that has shocked the military community and the nation. The VD which currently plagues the military and puts our soldiers at grave risk is the policy of Victim Disarmament which...

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