Anti-gun Columbus Dispatch continues editorial tirade

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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
— C.S. Lewis

By Jeff Riley

Judging by the pubishing of yet another uninformed anti-gun editorial (“Carrying to Extremes”), having just recently been taken to task by Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine for their false reporting about the eleventh-hour wrangling over HB450 has apparently not given pause to the editorial writers at the Columbus Dispatch.

2009-10 Hunting Regulations Proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

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Statewide muzzleloader season would move to January

COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio sportsmen may notice a few changes in next year’s hunting and trapping regulations, based on proposals presented January 7 to the Ohio Wildlife Council by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

September 1 is again proposed as the kick-off date for the state’s fall hunting seasons–with the opening of squirrel, dove, Canada goose, moorhen and snipe hunting. Other proposed hunting and trapping rules and season dates will be similar to those now in effect, with only slight changes to fall and spring hunting dates.

The statewide muzzleloader season would move to early January and always include two weekend days. If the proposal is adopted, January 9 – 12, 2010 would be next season’s dates.

If We are Divided, They will Conquer

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By Gerard Valentino

A common refrain of the anti-gun crowd are repeated calls for “reasonable” gun control designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the so-called mentally ill. We already know there is no such thing as “reasonable” gun control, yet the attempt of the anti-gun crowd to vilify people with mental illness is typical of their willingess to exploit just about anything to push their immoral agenda.

Gun Sales Continue to Increase

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24 Percent Jump in December Amid Gun-Owner Concerns

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Despite a weak economy, gun sales are continuing to increase amid concerns that incoming lawmakers will institute a new gun ban on law-abiding Americans. Data derived from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show a 24 percent increase in firearm purchaser background checks for the month of December 2008 (1,523,426 checks) over December 2007 (1,230,525 checks). This increase follows a 42 percent rise in NICS checks for the preceding month, the highest number of checks in NICS history. 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.

A recent poll of hunters and target shooters by Southwick Associates Inc., in which 80 percent of respondents said they expect it will become more difficult to purchase firearms under the incoming administration and congress, explains the increase in sales.

The outdoor industry will not be able to peacefully coexist with Obama’s administration

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By Jim Shepherd

Plenty has happened in the outdoors [over the Holidays]. Unfortunately, not much of it has been positive.

The economy has continued to shake, rattle and roll, the stock market has tanked, industries have lined up for government handouts that may only delay the inevitable, and an administration for which I had pretty high hopes eight years ago is as dead as the bottle of leftover New Year’s Eve champagne you’d forgotten was in your refrigerator.

The executive orders President Bush have issued since the election, incidentally, are probably just as equally dead on arrival. Case in point, the executive order restoring the right for state law to apply to concealed carry in federal parklands.

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 a victim fighting back to an antigun politician owning a gun, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

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

Learning from tyranny’s historical foes

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By Gerard Valentino

Most people in the gun movement were familiar with the famous Spartan 300 long before the recent movie again made their heroic deeds the stuff of legend. Other legitimate freedom fighters throughout history, however, aren’t as well known.

One person in history stands with the 300 as a key player in the fight for freedom long before the American Revolution turned the sacrifice of such heroes into reality. That man was a brief part of the movie Braveheart – Robert the Bruce.

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