Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed legislation which will allow Buckeye State citizens to carry without a permit beginning June 12, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Senate Bill 215 was approved 24-9 in the state Senate and 58-36 in the House. According to the Columbus Dispatch, under the law Ohio residents age 21 […]
Gun Safety 101: Follow Advice of People Who Know Guns
A newspaper in DeKalb County, Ga., is reporting that the county police department is planning a March 19 “safety fair” in response to a Feb. 27 incident in which a youngster apparently found a gun in his mother’s car and accidentally shot himself. It’s the kind of tragedy typically exploited by the gun prohibition lobby, […]
A Tale of Two Politicians and Their Dramatic Differences on Guns
Two stories about two politicians—one a Democrat mayor in California, the other a Republican congressman from Ohio—illustrate the philosophical divide that exists when it comes to firearms ownership, a right protected by the U.S. Constitution and specified by most state constitutions. According to KNTV, the NBC affiliate in California’s Bay area, reported this week that […]
Did Ohio Lt. Gov. Crack the Code of ‘Red Flag’ Shortcomings?
Buried in a story from WOSU about the introduction of new gun control legislation in Ohio by Gov. Mike DeWine that does not include a so-called “red flag” disarmament provision is an observation by Buckeye Lt. Gov. Jon Husted that reveals a genuine problem many Second Amendment activists contend is inherent in such laws. The […]
OH Antis Push ‘Universal Checks’ as WA Police Chief Goes for Guv
An Ohio gun control lobbying group is launching a signature-gathering effort in hopes of getting state lawmakers to expand background check requirements to al firearms sales, including private transactions; a move that has been a demonstrable failure in Washington State, where some big news broke Wednesday morning. Out in the Evergreen State, the small town […]
‘Another Day, Another Scare Piece About Guns’ — ST Reader
Publication of a 3,500-word report on dementia and guns “in Washington State and elsewhere” over the weekend in the Seattle Times seemed, to more than one reader, to have been curiously timed, and apparently tilted, to support a recently-submitted gun control initiative filed by a Seattle-based gun control lobbying group supported by wealthy elitists. The […]