Cincinnati CityBeat columnist sticks head where the sun don’t shine, finds gun

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by Gerard Valentino

A recent article posted at CityBeat.com by Larry Gross is yet another reminder of how the anti-gun community bitterly clings to their mythical view of gun owners. Had Mr. Gross hinted that gun owners are compensating for a small penis, his diatribe would have hit on every discredited anti-gun stereotype.

According to the story, Mr. Gross admittedly doesn’t understand gun owners, and also admits he shot a gun only once. Yet, complete ignorance of his subject matter didn’t stop him from trying to dissect the beliefs and actions of the gun community.

From the op-ed:

Gun people: I don’t pretend to understand them. I don’t relate to people who carry guns, collect them or shoot them. To me, guns encourage violent behavior and are a danger to society.

I shot a gun once back when I was 11 or 12 years old. Living in the country, my father let me shoot his gun into a field. I remember the shot being loud and me falling down as the gun went off. It was scary.

I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle. Back in the 1960s and living on a large farm, he would go hunting for deer or rabbit. I understand this. He was shooting for food to put on the table. He wasn’t looking for a fight with another human being.

In urban society, guns kill people. I don’t go along with this bullshit that guns don’t kill people, that people kill people. If a regular citizen wasn’t allowed to carry a gun, then the temptation wouldn’t be there to pull the trigger when tempers flare. This especially holds true in bars.

I don’t get why Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law late last June that it’s now legal to carry a concealed weapon into a bar. Common sense says that guns and alcohol don’t mix.

…I’m for gun control. Yes, I want to take away your gun. I believe only a few people should be allowed to have them, and if wishing could make it so, here are some gun laws I’d like to see.

Gross opined on the effect of legally carried guns in bars without apparently having lifted a finger to properly research how similar laws have fared in other states. Instead, he used a common anti-gun tactic by claiming to somehow know that concealed handgun license holders can’t handle carrying guns in places that serve alcohol, while failing to give one single piece of evidence to support his claim.

Most puzzling, however, was a statement by Mr. Gross that gun owners can choose to carry a gun “up your ass.”

How Mr. Gross completed his research for the basis of his statement remains a mystery.

Since the rest of his anti-gun ravings are based on his own admitted lack of experience with gun owners, or his own interactions with a criminal, we have to assume Mr. Gross used experience from his own life as a basis for thinking gun owners keep guns up their ass.

Such a theory that supports the idea that Mr. Gross spends a lot of time with his head up his own ass – giving him an intimate knowledge of the subject matter.

Rugged Individualism Replaced by Australia’s Nanny State

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by Jeff Knox

I’ve long been fascinated by Australia and its people. A visit to that country has been high on my bucket list since I was just a kid, but more and more as I read about present-day Australia I am disappointed and saddened. It seems that the days of rugged individualism and self-determination are gone from the land down under and the heroic characters of the past like Ned Kelly and Banjo Patterson have faded into the realm of myth and fairytales. It wasn’t so long ago that the reputation of Australia included the belief that one Australian could easily – and happily – pommel any two men from any other country – more if she put down her baby. And Australian men had an even hardier reputation.

Sadly that’s no longer the case as Australia has apparently devolved into a namby-pamby society of effete urbanites, hen-pecked by anglophilic nannies and socialist, world-citizen politicians who revel in Australia’s rugged history while criminalizing and quashing any hint of such thought or action in present day.

My disappointment in Australia turned into outright disgust recently when I happened upon two stories in Australian media, both dated August 10. The first, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the government of New South Wales had revoked the firearm license of Richard Hawkins, an 89-year old veteran of World War II, because the tool chest in which he locked up his two .22 rifles did not meet the government’s security standards. This was discovered during a routine “safe storage audit.” Hawkins then disassembled the rifles and gave them to a local locksmith – the son of a war buddy – for safe-keeping until he could get a more secure storage container. Unfortunately one of the rifles was a semi-auto and therefore a “Category C” firearm requiring a special license to possess – a license the locksmith did not hold. The hearing officer cited these errors as proof of Hawkin’s inability to understand the rules of firearms ownership.

The magistrate expressed further concern that the old vet was only able to shoot from a supported position due to back and neck injuries he sustained fighting for Australia’s freedom against Nazi and Japanese aggressors.

“In my opinion, it is not in the public interest for a person to hold a firearms license if that person does not have the physical capacity to safely use a firearm, including use in unexpected or emergency situations.”

Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Larry Moore to debate merits of campus carry at Central State University Sept. 15

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Central State University (CSU) students and the local community will get to explore the world of Constitutional law and the controversy surrounding guns on campus on Thursday, Sept.15, when the third annual Constitution/Pre-Law Day is held.

The event will take place at CSU’s College of Education and Natural Sciences and will run from 12-3 p.m. According to Sidney Williams, the director of Central State University’s pre-law program and special initiatives, all nine of Ohio’s law schools will bepresent at the event. Ten additional law schools will also have representatives on hand to speak to attendees about their programs and the benefits of entering the law field.

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Lively conversation and controversy will take place during the third portion of the event as Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Larry S. Moore and State Representative Clayton Luckie of the 39th District face off in a debate over House Bill 256. Sponsored by State Representative John Adams, the bill would lift restrictions on carrying a licensed, concealed handgun onto a school campus. Moore will speak in support of the bill while Luckie represents the opposition. Williams believes the debate will provide the public with a deeper examination and understanding of a timely and relevant topic.

Op-Ed: The Soft‑on‑Crime Roots of British Disorder

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by Joyce Lee Malcolm

In a civilized society people would be allowed to defend themselves with guns, not baseball bats.

As wild gangs of youths burned homes, shops and cars and severely beat anyone who tried to stop them last week, English people tried to defend themselves. Their desperation triggered a 5,000% increase in purchases of baseball bats from Amazon.

This is a sad symbol of the failure of the British approach to crime — with its sympathy for offenders, intolerance of self‑defense, and unwillingness to pay for adequate crime control. A people once proud of their peaceful country and unarmed policemen had to resort to clubs to protect life and limb.

Ohio and Louisiana Sign Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreement

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson have signed an agreement that permits reciprocity between their states for citizens who have valid concealed carry permits.

“I am pleased that this agreement between Ohio and Louisiana will allow Ohioans who have concealed carry permits the same rights to carry a concealed handgun in the State of Louisiana, as well as Louisianans who have concealed carry permits to do the same in Ohio” said Attorney General DeWine.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said, “This is an important step as we work to ensure the rights of law-abiding gun owners are protected all across our nation. The Second Amendment protects our freedom, the right to defend ourselves and the ability to hunt and enjoy the great outdoors – and we must always honor and uphold those values in Louisiana.”

“It is a pleasure for Louisiana to join with Ohio in expanding reciprocity of our respective concealed handgun permit programs. Receiving a permit is an involved process which requires training, as well as, submission to an extensive background investigation. As such, we are proud to extend the rights to carry concealed to those who have successfully completed this process,” said Colonel Mike Edmonson.

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