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 […]
Was WA Gov. Inslee’s Reluctant Teacher Claim to Trump Off-Target?
When Washington Gov. Jay Inslee confronted President Donald Trump about having armed teachers in public schools, the governor’s anti-gun supporters may have thought he scored some points, but by arguing that teachers don’t want such a program, Inslee may have revealed that he is a bit out of touch. It also seemed like Inslee was […]
DETAILS: Ohio Judge Survives, Courthouse Gunman Identified
The man who opened fire on Jefferson County, Ohio Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was identified as the father of a then-17-year-old who was convicted of rape four years ago, according to the Toledo Blade and other news outlets. Nathaniel Richmond, 51, was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with the armed judge and a […]