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In NYT fashion, Old Gray Lady designs interactive tool to help readers determine need for self-defense gun

by Mark Oliva

6:00am Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Leave it to those reporters at The New York Times to be ever-thinking about ways to keep their readers informed and involved. The Old Gray Lady published an online, interactive tool to demonstrate to readers how important self-defense is, especially in the home.

Gun control fails again in London, England; armed defense succeeds

by Rob Morse

6:00am Tuesday, June 04, 2024

We were told that criminals would obey the law. If they didn’t obey the first law, then criminals were sure to obey the next thousand. Here are recent examples that show how gun-control laws failed, and also what works.

South Carolinian faced 115 years in prison until ATF realized it had the wrong man

by Lee Williams

6:00am Monday, June 03, 2024

Back in December 2023, Bryan Wilson of West Columbia, South Carolina, was handcuffed and arrested by ATF. Just one problem: They had the wrong man. In May, Wilson filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the two West Columbia police officers who falsely alleged he had sold them guns and drugs while they were working as task force officers for the ATF.

SCOTUS unanimous for NRA in First Amendment battle

6:00am Friday, May 31, 2024

The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) scored a historic legal victory May 29 in one of the most closely followed First Amendment cases in the nation. And U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the unanimous opinion.

Ohio hunters bag 15,535 turkeys in spring 2024 season

6:00am Thursday, May 30, 2024

Hunters throughout the Buckeye State checked 15,535 wild turkeys during the spring 2024 season, with Ashtabula County hunters leading the pack.

Hard questions but few clear answers as Congress probes ATF tactics, overreach

6:00am Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) suffered two bruising days on Capitol Hill last week during oversight hearings attempting to get to the bottom of a fatal raid and other recent enforcement overreaches involving peaceable Americans.

Doctors cite fake mass-shooting data to justify questioning patients about guns

by Lee Williams

6:00am Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Fake mass-shooting data has infected the medical community for a long time, and the infection is spreading. The latest fake news, which was published by Advances in Pediatrics, was titled: “A Review of Community-Based Gun Violence Prevention Programs and the Physician’s Role.”

MEMORIAL DAY 2024: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

6:00am Monday, May 27, 2024

On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one pound of powder and four pounds of lead.