By Gerard Valentino The establishment media’s immediate vilification of guns whenever a mass shooting happens means they forget that it only takes only one person with a concealed handgun license to stop…
Anti-gun groups once again seek to exploit tragedy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2007 Gun bans disarm victims, not criminals. That is the simple lesson that anti-gun groups refuse to acknowledge as they race to dance in the blood of…
What a difference a (Democrat) governor makes
By Chad D. Baus The silence is deafening. On April 12, 2007, a spokesperson for Governor Ted Strickland told the Wicked Witch. News stories and editorials across the state condemned the proposal….
A month of concealed carry
By Jim Irvine It has been one month since HB347 went into effect, eliminating the need to carry your holstered firearm in “plain sight” in a motor vehicle. That simple change still…
Yet another mass shooting in a ‘gun free zone’: At least 32 dead at VA Tech
Editor’s NOTE: This story was updated throughout the day Monday, April 16, 2007 as new information became available.
It is a story that is all too familiar, and it’s happening again.
The Associated Press is reporting that a man opened fire in a ‘gun free’ dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding many others.
Might there be a pro-gun GOP Presidential contender after all?
Fred Thompson Gears Up By Chad D. Baus Gun owners disappointed by a bevy of Presidential front-runners in both the Democrat and Republican camps got a boost in recent weeks when former…
Education Guide Lesson #15: Ohio CHL-holders acting in self-defense
The Youngstown Vindicator is Click here to access the list of Ohio CHL-holders acting in self-defense in the Buckeyefirearms.org Education Guide.
Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman attends 2007 NRA Annual meetings
By Jim Irvine
The NRA held its annual meetings in St. Louis, Missouri this weekend. I have come to have high expectations of these events, and this one did not disappoint.
Appeals Court reverses: Clyde City Parks ‘no-guns’ signs illegal
In an important victory to gun owners, the Court of Appeals of Ohio’s Sixth district, on Friday April 13, 2007, reversed its earlier ruling on the City of Clyde’s ordinances intended to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens who possess a concealed handgun license from exercising their constitutional rights in city parks.
In their ruling, reversing an earlier decision, the court noted:
Gun Owners of the World – Unite!
(This commentary has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com) By Gerard Valentino The flap over Jim Zumbo’s comments about so-called assault weapons brought the rift among gun owners into the public spotlight. Although…