The Uninvited Ombudsman Report – No. 44

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Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report”

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College campuses have never been and never will be Gun Free Zones: It’s time to trust the students

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By Mark Noble

A few days ago, the Dayton Daily News ran a piece proclaiming that “Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is fighting for the right to be armed at school.” The reality is that all students have an inherent right to be armed – it cannot be forcefully removed from a determined student. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus are merely pressing legislators to bring their civil liberties in line with their existing inherent rights.

Guns On Campus: Virginia Tech Settlement Still Stubborn and Indecent

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By John Longenecker

I’ve written before that the Colleges refusing to recognize student rights are indecent. I write often that in forcing liberty enthusiast students to obtain ‘counseling’, to face suspension or other punishment even for inquiring about handgun policy within right-to-carry states, they force adult students to choose between felony and funeral. This is indecent for public servants to tell the citizen authority how much authority we have. Indecent. It is technically wrong and tortious.

The most honest among us: CHL holders can be trusted on campus

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The following commentary was written in response to a New York Times article entitled “Guns on Campus: Could They Prevent a Repeat?” by David Codrea. Republished with permission.

Interesting take, Mr. Codrea.

I have worked on college and university campuses most of my adult life – first as a student, now as a professor. I have grown quite accustomed to the idea of citizen concealed carry. I know that such policies (now the norm in 48 states) do not increase crime; in contrast, data suggests these allowances deter all but the most brazen (or stupid) criminals. Most importantly, I also realize that criminals can and will carry weapons anywhere they wish, despite the law.

Concealed carry is analogous to driving down the highway. I know that at any moment, any of the thousands of drivers could swerve and kill me head-on. Each one has the potential to kill me, every day. But day after year after decade, they do not. Why not? They are decent people, and well-intentioned, just like you and me. Millions make the “right” choices every day, all their lives. Carrying a firearm is no different.

Strict Judicial Scrutiny Needed for Second Amendment

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By L. Dietle

There has been little Second Amendment jurisprudence. In this vacuum, myths were cooked up and circulated to dilute the Amendment’s original meaning. In the March 18, 2008 D.C. vs. Heller oral argument at the Supreme Court, these myths were thoroughly debunked by the Supreme Court Justices themselves. If honest, they will overturn D.C.’s functional firearms ban. They should also apply the Second Amendment to the States (incorporation) and establish strict judicial scrutiny.

The Second Amendment was considered a fundamental individual right by those who wrote and ratified the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. A majority of Americans still considers it so today. It would take 3/4ths of the States to amend the Second Amendment out of the Constitution, but that many States filed an Amicus Brief to overturn the D.C. functional firearms ban. A majority of Congress did the same (to see all briefs, click here). The Second Amendment is here to stay.

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 Deputy shooting himself to stolen guns, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

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

District Attorney says new Philadelphia gun laws are “illegal”; will not prosecute

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By Brian S. Stewart

In a move reminiscent of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association’s refusal in 2007 to follow Mayor Frank Jackson’s order to ignore a new state law creating uniformity of gun laws, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynn Abraham has put the City Council on notice: its new gun laws are illegal, and she won’t prosecute individuals arrested for violating them.

DDN story on Attorney General’s armed driver exposes need to eliminate no-guns zones

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By Chad D. Baus

The Dayton Daily News reported over the weekend that Attorney General Marc Dann authorized his driver, a concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder, to carry his firearm at all times as part of his job duties.

Dann’s driver, who the DDN reports obtained his CHL in January, immediately began running into a problem that faces every single one of the more than 100,000 Ohio CHL-holders on a daily basis: there are far too many “no-guns” victim zones in the Buckeye State.

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