Another pro-gun mayor wises up to Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” charade

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By Chad D. Baus

For the past several years, Buckeye Firearms Association has published a series of articles entitled “All Politicians Are Not The Same,” highlighting elected officials who have proven strong support for the Second Amendment. Today, I believe we can add two more names to the list: Rep. Josh Mandel and Village of Walton Hills Mayor Marlene Anielski.

Many pro-gun voters will already be familiar with Rep. Mandel’s Second Amendment credentials. As a freshman representative in the Ohio House he co-sponsored the House version of Senate Bill 184, Ohio’s ‘Castle Doctrine’ Law, supported it from his position on the House Criminal Justice Committee, and voted for it when it came to the floor. Early this summer, Mandel, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as an intelligence specialist with the United States Marine Corps, announced his intent to run for Treasurer of State. In choosing to move up to the state-wide level, Mandel is also giving up an opportunity to run for re-election as a state representative in House District 17.

Enter Marlene Anielski, who currently serves as mayor of the Village of Walton Hills, a Cuyahoga County community in Mandel’s district. Anielski is hoping to win her party’s nomination as candidate to replace Mandel in 2010, and she has earned the support of the out-going representative. As such, her candidacy has drawn early looks from Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers, including NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator Wayne Capka in Ohio’s 10th Congressional District. As we dug, one problem became immediately apparent. Just a few months ago, Anielski joined the gun control front group New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg founded, and misleadingly named “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” (MAIG).

Given the misleading nature of the group, which has resulted in the resignation of several pro-gun mayors from around the country after they realized Bloomberg’s duplicity, and considering her having earned Mandel’s support, it has been the hope of pro-gun activists that Mayor Anielski’s involvement would turn out to be yet another example of someone being misled by MAIG.

Buckeye Firearms Association can now report that those hopes have indeed been realized, and that Mayor Anielski has just become the latest person to resign her membership in Bloomberg’s group.

Ohio Wildlife Council Approves 2009-10 Hunting and Trapping Regulations

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Statewide muzzleloader season moves to early January

COLUMBUS, OH – September 1 will again kick-off the state’s fall hunting seasons – with the opening of the squirrel-hunting season that runs through January 31 – under regulations approved Wednesday by the Ohio Wildlife Council.

The statewide muzzleloader season will move to early January. Season dates are January 9-12, 2010, which includes two weekend days

Two additional northwest Ohio counties, Defiance and Williams, will be open for fall turkey hunting, October 10–November 29, bringing the total to 48 counties statewide. Spring turkey season for 2010 will be April 19–May 16, 2010. Spring gobbler hunters will be able to hunt all day the last two weeks (May 3–16, 2010) of the four-week season. Legal hunting hours during those two weeks will be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

The ruffed grouse bag limit will be cut from three to two, and the season will end on January 31, 2010. Grouse populations continue long-term declines with flush rates and harvest rates at record lows.

Deer hunters can again buy additional antlerless deer permits at reduced prices for hunting in an urban zone, participating in a Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunt or hunting during the September 26 to November 29 portion of the deer season. The deadline for using the antlerless permit will be extended to December 6 for those hunting in Deer Zone C. Cost of the antlerless deer permit remains $15.

A hunter can take only one buck in Ohio, regardless of zone, hunting method or season.

Fremont marksman wins championship at Camp Perry despite physical disability

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Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick is reporting that Fremont marksman Greg Drown has fired his way to a national championship at Camp Perry in the difficult discipline of three-position smallbore or .22 rifle, and he did it from a wheelchair.

Pollick writes that Drown, who copes with multiple sclerosis, scored 1195-73X out of a possible 1200 among 324 competitors to win the any-sight smallbore competition in what is called “3P” – standing, kneeling and prone positions.

Poll Shows Americans Support Right-to-Carry

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The United States Senate recently voted on an amendment that would have allowed Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in all other states that also grant carry permits. The amendment, sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and David Vitter (R-La.), won a significant majority of votes, 58 to 39, but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to avoid a Senate filibuster.

Anti-gun senators have long argued that the majority of Americans do not support firearm freedoms. They made this erroneous claim once again during the debate on the Thune/Vitter amendment. Now, a new poll has proven them wrong.

Conducted by Zogby International and The O’Leary Report, the poll looked at Americans’ opinions on some key issues related to the Second Amendment. One of the questions asked: “Currently, 39 states have laws that allow residents to carry firearms to protect themselves, only if they pass a background check and pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Most of those states also require applicants to have firearms safety training. Do you support or oppose this law?”

It will come as a shock to the 39 senators who voted to deny law-abiding Americans their right to self-defense when traveling outside their home states, but the results showed that 83% of Americans support Right-to-Carry laws.

Strickland Joins Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus

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Bipartisan Group Established to Promote and Protect Hunting and Wildlife Causes

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that he has joined the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), a recently established group of sitting governors who are committed to protecting and promoting the interests and agenda of sportsmen and women and wildlife professionals in Ohio and across the nation.

The group was launched this summer at the National Governors’ Association annual meeting in Biloxi, Miss.

“Sportsmen activities generate billions of dollars for our economy and provide employment opportunities for thousands of people,” Strickland said. “I am proud to serve as a member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, and I look forward to advocating on a national level for one of Ohio’s most important outdoor traditions.”

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee Shannon Jones selected to join State Senate

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The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that State Rep. Shannon Jones, a 2008 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, has been selected by Senate Republicans to become newest member of the Senate, representing about 330,000 residents of Hamilton and Warren counties.

The story notes that Jones was among four candidates who applied for the 7th District seat left vacant by the June 19 death of Sen. Bob Schuler.

ATF trace data proves gun control does not affect crime

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By Gerard Valentino

One of the crown jewels of the gun control movement was the passage of the Brady Bill during the first term of Bill Clinton’s administration. The bill created the five day waiting period for handgun purchases, and was hailed as the first step in halting handgun violence in America.

Of course, prior to the Brady Bill the anti-gun groups had claimed several other key gun control laws would end gun violence as we knew. Those failures did little to dim their unprecedented optimism over what the Brady Bill would mean to America.

As it turns out, all the Brady Bill did was over regulate the handgun buying process and create hurdles for honest people, since criminals rarely go into gun shops to buy a handgun. Don’t be fooled by the anti-gun rhetoric about keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, they want to keep honest people from owning guns as well.

Recent ATF gun trace data shows that the Brady Bill had little effect on gun crime, and that the holy grails of the anti-gun movement are meaningless when it comes to crime fighting.

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