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Attorney General announces Third Quarter 2011 CHL statistics; Ohio Concealed Carry number tops quarter million

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by Jim Irvine

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the third quarter of 2011. At the end of September, we set another all-time record of approximately 253,113 Ohio residents licensed to carry concealed firearms. The total of persons with Ohio concealed handgun licenses has topped the quarter of a million mark for the first time. (See chart)

There were 10,062 new CHLs, 16 temporary emergency licenses (TELs) issued and 280 licenses renewed in the July through September period this year.

As noted last quarter, we are seeing a drop in raw renewal numbers because we have transitioned from the licenses that were valid for a period of four years to the ones that are valid for five years. There were actually no regular licenses that expired during the third quarter. All 280 renewals were licenses that had expired in previous quarters, but had not yet been renewed. The bottom line is that total renewal rates increased, rather than decreased. Raw renewal numbers will remain very low for the next couple quarters because no more regular licenses will expire until March of 2012. TELs are only valid for 90 days and cannot be renewed.

Only 43 licenses were revoked. Less than one-half of one percent of all CHLs have ever been revoked for any reason, including death or moving out of state. The media loves to make a big deal about the exceptional cases where a CHL breaks the law, but say almost nothing about the more than 99% of law-abiding license holders, many of whom have used their gun to protect life.

Concealed carry works.

Fast, Furious, Feeble…

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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 to Operation Fast and Furious. Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder played both fast and furious while testifying to the Senate Judicial Committee.

The fast: “I want to be clear: any instance of so-called ‘gun walking’ is unacceptable,” he told the Committee, “The operation was flawed in it concept, and flawed in its execution.”

Tough talk from the man whose department has ultimate responsibility for BATFE. So, too, was Holder’s saying “We are losing the battle to stop the flow of illegal guns to Mexico.”

Maybe I’m being a bit over the top, but few battles are won when the so-called enforcement officials are essentially cooperating with the criminals. To continue the NCAA basketball analogy: the officials had whistles, but they weren’t about to blow them, no matter how out of control and violent the game.

Ohio’s Youth Deer-Gun Hunting Season Set for November 19-20

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COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department ofNatural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

The youth deer-gun season is open statewide to hunters 17 years old and younger. Plugged shotguns using slugs, muzzleloaders .38 caliber and larger, handguns .357 caliber or larger, and bows are legal. All participants must wear hunter orange, possess a valid Ohio hunting license and a $12 youth-deer permit, and must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult in the field.

A Few Minutes With…Herman Cain

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by Jim Shepherd

This weekend, thanks to the efforts of my friend Doug Warren, I had an on-the-record conversation with Herman Cain. As the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, his candidacy is drawing plenty of attention and criticism. Some of the criticism seems warranted; he has reversed himself on some issues, on others he’s been short on details.

He’s also the antithesis of the stereotypical black politician. He’s conservative in his politics and says the country has to cut back on many of the giveaway programs that have formed the backbone of liberal political platforms.

His 9-9-9 plan has been eviscerated, dissected and roundly discounted by opponents in both parties. But he’s still not afraid to be forthcoming on anything, with the exception of the charges of sexual harassment while he headed the National Restaurant Association.

Since first reported in Politico, that story has roiled the national media. Cain flatly denied having ever harassed anyone, but that hasn’t stopped the conversations. Cain’s camp appears to be done with the entire matter – at least when it comes to on-the-record comments.

It is the only topic that is simply, and absolutely, off-limits in interviews. Everything else – at least from my perspective- seemed open for discussion.

As I prepared, I realized that the chance to speak with a presidential candidate presented a special opportunity.

That’s why I told you about the interview before it happened. My job isn’t just to ask questions; it’s to ask questions you’d want answered. So I asked for your questions, and you responded.

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