On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn a recently enacted law requiring safety trigger locks on all hand guns sold in the United States. The Republican-controlled House handed a…
Ohio man kills carjacker
By Jim Irvine
WDKA News reports that earlier this week a man shot and killed a carjacker. He was driving away, but contrary to OSHP advice, that is not how he survived.
From the story:
Hello Help Desk? I forgot the password to my bullets.
First it was smart guns with secret rings and bracelets. Then came the fingerprint and palmprint technologies. Get ready for password lists and keypads on your firearms next. An article Password-protected bullets…
Senator DeWine proud to be anti-gun
By Jim Irvine
Senator Mike DeWine has become the first U.S. Senator this campaign season to earn the endorsement of the Brady Campaign, a leading anti-gun and anti-self defense organization. Not many people have a stronger anti-gun record than DeWine’s opponent, Congressman Sherrod Brown, but DeWine can claim that dishonor.
Quoting the Brady Campaigns Peter Hamm, the Cleveland Plain dealer wrote:
Plain Dealer Right, but for all the wrong reasons
By Jim Irvine
In a Plain Dealer editorial Monday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer again uses puns to downplay the importance of firearms issues in their editorial “Playing with Guns.”
In boring fashion, they again make fun of the firearms issue, but mistakenly get more right than they intended.
From the story:
Time to Fix Ohio’s Gun Laws
Commentary by Larry S. Moore
(This commentary has also been published at Ohio Outdoor News)
HB 347, which is stalled in the Ohio Senate, would have corrected two key problems with Ohio’s concealed carry law. However, the deficiencies in Ohio’s firearms laws go well beyond HB 347. The problems also go well beyond the scope of concealed carry and impact anyone who hunts or is a recreational shooter.
A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing
By Chris Chumita
If you can’t beat them, join them. Or at least make them think that you did. That seems to be the latest game plan of the gun-grabbers. The anti-gun and anti-hunting organizations are changing their tactics after a series of humiliating defeats at the hands of gun owners.
Good gubernatorial candidates
The fact that Ken Blackwell (R) and Ted Strickland (D) are both strong pro-gun candidates continues to make news. On Wednesday, the Columbus Dispatch ran a story commenting on such.
From the story:
Summertime Fun
By Jim Irvine
Today is the first full day of summer, which is another way of saying the days are now getting shorter. Before the rain turns to snow, we have several months to enjoy some good weather and great times.
Kids are out of school. It’s time to head to the beach, visit Cedar Point or Kings Island and celebrate July 4th. Many of us will travel to other states, visit our local county fair, and do all the things we can cram into our few months of warm weather. Summer is a time to relax a little and have some fun.
Strickland statement on HB347 gains press attention; Blackwell’s voice coveted
By Chad D. Baus Following up on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland’s statement on the Ohio “Senate’s failure to act on legislation to strengthen Protections for Ohio’s gun owners (HB347), the Canton…
