Guns in Boston with ‘Boston Legal’

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By John Lott

Guns have figured frequently in “Boston Legal,” with Denny Crane (William Shatner) using them defensively from time to time. Recently, in episode 3 of season 5 (“Dances with Wolves”), Denny fired a gun to defend himself from a robber who also had a gun. The robber was not really threatening, and as Denny’s friend and fellow partner Alan Shore (James Spader) asked him: “Did you absolutely have to shoot [the robber]? Three times? In both feet?” Obviously the answer to all three questions was, “No.”

I don’t mind the humor in these shows. In fact, I laugh along with everyone else, but it would be interesting if those on the anti-gun side of this television firm (which is everyone else) would have similar fun poked at their own gun control views. Is it just not possible to think of similar jokes?

Gangs behind up to 80% of U.S. crime, yet gun ban lobby focuses on the law-abiding

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By Chad D. Baus

Recently, USA Today reported that a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials estimates that criminal gangs in the United States have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation.

Meanwhile, the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence has released its 2008 State Scorecards, which grade states on how they are regulating law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights, rather than criminals’.

Interpreting the Second Amendment

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A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

By Jeff Knox

It has been famously said and often repeated that the Constitution means what the Supreme Court says it means. While this statement is generally true, it is incomplete. Regardless of what the Supreme Court says, the Constitution ultimately means what the People believe it to mean.

So far in our history the Supreme Court has refrained from any interpretation of the Constitution that was so flagrantly at odds with the beliefs of the People that a serious, violent uprising ensued. But they may have come perilously close in last year’s decision in DC v. Heller. In that case the Court unanimously agreed that the Second Amendment refers to an individual right to arms, but disagreed in a 5 – 4 split as to whether the District of Columbia’s virtual ban on handguns violated that individual right. Even in the prevailing opinion, the justices expressed positions which are completely at odds with the understanding of those of us in the Second Amendment community.

It is time for mandatory gun accident prevention education in schools

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By Chad D. Baus

In the past month, no less than four Ohio children, aged eleven, ten, eight and four, have injured or killed people with firearms. Two of the victims, aged eight and two, were shot by their respective siblings. One of the victims, shot by his eleven year-old neighbor, was seven. Three of the victims died of their injuries.

In all but one case (wherein a four year-old boy shot his 18 year-old babysitter with a shotgun because she had accidentally stepped on his foot) the shootings have been ruled accidental.

The typical reaction from the loudest voices in our society (the establishment media) will be to demand laws that regulate safe storage of firearms (at a minimum) or that make it tougher for people to own firearms at all (more likely). But we’ve tried it their way for long enough, and the results continue to be written in the blood of our children.

Firearm sales continue upward in January

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Despite a weak economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales continued to increase in January, continuing an upswing that began after November’s election.

Data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show background checks on the sale of firearms jumped 28.8 percent in January when compared to January 2008. The increase follows a 24 percent rise in December and a 42 percent jump in November, when a record 1,529,635 background checks were performed.

FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing firearms from federally licensed retailers. These checks serve as a strong indicator of actual sales.

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday’s Buckeye State Roundabout

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By Chris Chumita

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention.

What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.

From an accidental shooting to a woman shot to death while calling 911, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.

Help Buckeye Firearms stop Cleveland’s abuse of law-abiding gun owners

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The Law Applies to the Little People in Cleveland, but Not Mayor Jackson?

Fresh on the heels of a poll naming Cleveland the second least-desirable U.S. city to live in, Mayor Jackson appears determined to make a run at the top spot as Cleveland continues to be the only municipality in Ohio illegally enforcing local firearm laws. The victims? Cleveland's own taxpayers.

Local firearm laws were preempted by HB347, as was affirmed by the Ohio Supreme Court. Despite this legal reality, Cleveland continues to throw the legal equivalent of a temper tantrum by filing charges against tax payers for possessing unregistered handguns.

Buckeye Firearms Foundation will stop Cleveland and other cities like it from targeting gun owners like you. We must ask for your help with funding. Through Buckeye, all gun owners can act together so that no gun owner will be left facing a rogue city alone.

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2009

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By Alex Payton

What follows is the third annual list of the ten greatest threats to our gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still threats to our Ohio gun rights. Some of those threats have become even more powerful and there are new threats that we are facing.

In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. There are actually too many threats to mention, but the following is a list of ten of the more potent threats to our Ohio gun rights.

An Ohioan survives post-Heller Chicago

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By Gerard Valentino

As a victim of the recession and massive lay-offs that followed, I lost my job and was forced to fly to Chicago for a job fair this past weekend. It was my first trip to Chicago (my hometown) in quite some time, making me wonder how Chicagoland had prepared for the expected mayhem after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Second Amendment is an individual right.

The reaction of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to the Supreme Court ruling was astounding, he actually pouted and stomped his feet while discussing how a gun in a law-abiding person’s house is a threat to public safety.

Luckily, the pilot of my flight into Chicago was a long-time veteran of Chicago’s O’Hare airport and used the customary cork-screw landing to confuse any gunmen looking to shoot the plane down. His landing was a carbon copy of the landing described by Hillary Clinton during her arrival in Bosnia safely all those years ago.

Cleveland Plain Dealer misses point on homicide data

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By Jim Irvine

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has started posting data on homicides on its web site. The move was highlighted in a front page story in the Metro section on Sunday, January 25, 2009.

On the site they will “list information on every 2009 homicide in its seven-county coverage area. The searchable database … will include details of the slayings, photos of the victims and links to stories. The site also maps each killing.” A color map with “pins” marking each homicide was included.

The web site lists data about each homicide, such as the method of the killing. As it has in the past, the Plain Dealer is listing deaths of those who are killed as though they are equal or similar. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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