The current gun-related government scandal is known by many names. Whether you call it "Gun Walker," "Fast and Furious," or "Gun Runner" means little, but the political implications are huge. This scam is being run on all of us, using border violence as an excuse to further infringe on our Second Amendment rights.

President Obama has promised his constituents that he is working on gun control "under the radar." Some have interpreted this to mean that he is quietly working on legislation that would impede gun rights. Others thought his comment was just a sop to his base, meaningless and ultimately without impact. A few thought that this might be the beginning of a conspiracy by federal law enforcement to "come and get our guns." In an unusual turn of events, the most paranoid folks were the closest to the mark.

Saturday afternoon we wrote township officials a letter explaining the law, the case law, and our regular success with this issue in the past. By Monday morning they wrote us to advise that not only were the signs coming down, but they were putting the issue on an agenda to discuss at a Trusteee's meeting Tuesday night. Thats when J Janus managed to draw the attention of a local news crew and showed them our letter, who in turned showed cut aways of that letter and our website on Monday's evening news broadcasts. This is true grassroots activism and further proof that any one of us can be the local driving force behind fixing local government over reaching on the gun issue.

After a rough day, nothing is better than to finally get home and relax. We feel safe in the womb that many of us have created in our homes, be they an efficiency apartment or a twelve bedroom estate. It is our castle.

However, in this day and age, we cannot be too complacent. There might not be armored men outside with catapults trying to knock the walls down, but home invasions are becoming more and more common, even in the previously crime free rural communities where twenty years ago no one locked their doors or windows.

U.S. Congressman Leonard Boswell found that out on July 16th when an armed man broke into his home and attacked his daughter, Cindy. The 77 year old former Army Artillery Lieutenant Colonel rushed to her defense and attempted to disarm the intruder. Boswell’s grandson, hearing the commotion from another room, grabbed one his grandfather’s shotguns, loaded it, and confronted the intruder who broke off the struggle with the Congressman and fled.

We do not know how this would have turned out had the grandson not gotten the shotgun. Certainly, none of us can criticize the NRA "A" rated Congressman’s courage in confronting the intruder, but it was the gun in the hands of his grandson that definitely saved the day. As  of this writing this, Representative Boswell has not made a public statement regarding the incident, but I am sure that he is thankful that he exercised his rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment.

The local news story can be seen HERE.

July 30 and OFCC’s Party In The Park are rapidly approaching. If you have not already purchased your tickets, you should do so without further delay. While tickets will be on sale up until the day before the picnic, getting them early significantly reduces the possibility of computer problems in getting your name on the list and ensures that enough food will be on hand (the big reason).

We have several guns, a Ka-Bar knife and a lot of other door prizes to be awarded this year. While you can attend the picnic without a ticket, you need the ticket for the food line and to participate in the door prize drawings.

At the picnic, you can rub shoulders with Representative Danny Bubp and get the inside story of the drama concerning passage of the restaurant bill, corner Kevin Coughlin to see what his plans are to help gun owners if he wins the Ohio Senatorial election next year and see whether there are pro-gun politicians in Columbus by talking to Earl Smith who is running for Mayor. All three of these men will be speakers and will be available for attendees to meet and question.

Also, OFCC’s legal representatives will be speaking on updates on cases and how they affect us in our daily carry activities.

Click HERE for further details and to order tickets!