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Written by Daniel White
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Sunday, 28 October 2007 09:33 |
The Knox Report
From the Firearms Coalition
Appleseed: Purpose Driven Riflery
By Chris Knox
(October 22, 2007) The Appleseed Project came to Phoenix this October. It was my privilege to strap into a hard-kicking .30-06 bolt gun, lay down on a concrete floor, and, fire well over 200 rounds into the teeth of an Arizona sandstorm. It was among the most intense educational experiences of my life. By the end of the day, despite the tough conditions, I knew that my shooting had improved, but more important, I had a new perspective on what it means to shoot a rifle.
The Appleseed Project, a grassroots idea that seemingly came out of nowhere, has quietly grown nationwide and yet has stayed beneath the radar of the established shooting world. Behind it is a club with the unlikely title Revolutionary War Veterans Association. An Appleseed shoot is part history class, part rifle theory, and a whole lot of shooting. Last year a thousand people participated in Appleseed shoots around the country. This years goal is 2,000. For 2008, its 4,000. The longer term goal is to double the number of attendees every year.
Nonetheless, Appleseed is not about shooting.
That may seem a strange thing to say about a weekend rifle clinic where you can easily burn a couple hundred dollars worth of ammunition and where youll be force-fed the distilled essence of 200 years of rifle-shooting knowledge. By itself, shooting is a sport a game. At an Appleseed youll learn to look past the game and to see the craft of riflery in a historical and philosophical context. The context is everything.
The historical context is that America owes its independence, its very existence, to riflemen. America was once a nation of riflemen. The ambitious goal of Appleseed is to make us riflemen once more. At an Appleseed a fair portion of the between-shooting time is spent on discussion of events around Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The history lectures put basic marksmanship in a new light. Appleseed is not about shooting. Its about liberty. Freedom. Individual rights. And most certainly, its about the right to keep and bear arms.
That isnt to say an Appleseed shoot isnt fun. It is! But its serious fun.
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Written by Daniel White
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 11:34 |
The Knox Report
From the Firearms Coalition
GRPC 2007
By Jeff Knox
(October 16, 2007) The 22 annual Gun Rights Policy Conference sponsored by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), was held just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio on October 5 through 7 and I was pleased to once again be invited as one of the presenters. I was further pleased and honored to be named Grass Roots Activist of the Year during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday
The Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) is an annual opportunity for gun rights activists to get together and share knowledge and ideas, make connections, and find out whats going on in other parts of the country or other areas of the fight. GRPC is an excellent opportunity for local grassroots activists to meet and get to know some of the most recognizable leaders of the fight. This years conference surpassed all previous records with close to 500 attendees.
Another first for this years conference was the participation of Presidential Candidate, Representative Ron Paul who delivered a well-received speech to the attendees plus about two hundred supporters who showed up just for the occasion. The most newsworthy aspect of the appearance was not Dr. Pauls presence or presentation, nor the size of the crowd, but the fact that probably two hundred or more of those present were carrying loaded sidearms. At least a dozen were carrying openly in accordance with Kentucky law.
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Written by Mike Kinsey
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 10:35 |
I continue to pray for the victims and their families of the most
recent Cleveland SuccessTech school shooting. Ohioans are now forced
to look in our own backyard at these ghastly school tragedies that
seem to be sweeping the nation. It is time for real solutions to be
explored in order to protect our children.
Many people will say that these shootings are proof that we need "more
common sense gun control laws." What specific laws would have stopped
this deranged killer? We must consider the fact that current laws
prohibit anyone under 21 from acquiring a handgun, prohibit guns on
school grounds, prohibit carrying guns without a license, prohibit
firing guns in city limits, and last but certainly not least... we
have laws that prohibit murder. What magical new law will stop future
school shootings and keep our children safe?
Psychotic criminals seek soft targets where they can inflict the most
damage. Please close your eyes and think of every mass shooting that
has occurred over the past few years: Columbine, an Amish school in
Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, and now SuccessTech in Cleveland. Next,
recall how many mass shootings have occurred in police stations or NRA
conventions. Is that a coincidence? "No Guns Zones" in schools and
elsewhere attract mass shootings. They obviously do not prevent them.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Monday, 17 September 2007 17:25 |
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR FRIENDS, FOOD AND FUN!
 Governor Strickland
This year's picnic will start earlier than prior years in order to accommodate the obviously hectic schedule of Governor Strickland. Lunch will be served at 11:30AM. Governor Strickland is expected to arrive at noon and will address the crowd between 12:30 and 1:00PM.
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Written by Jeff Garvas
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 17:50 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio Supreme Court to Review Pivotal Home Rule Challenge and Local Government Limitations in Gun Ban Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, The
Ohio Supreme Court accepted an appeal by the City of Clyde in Ohioans For
Concealed Carry, Inc. et. al. v. City of Clyde, et. al.
The original lawsuit, filed in 2004, challenged the city of Clyde's
ordinance that allowed posting of signs to prohibit otherwise legal
handguns being carried by licensed Ohioans in local city parks.
"Reviewing this case will provide the Ohio Supreme Court a great
opportunity to review Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution,
the Home Rule Amendment, and its limitations when a local municipality
attempts to exceed its authority by enacting ordinances in conflict with
comprehensive state legislation," said Ohioans For Concealed Carry attorney
Daniel Ellis, of Lydy & Moan, LTD.
Ohioans For Concealed Carry (OFCC) filed the lawsuit against the city
of Clyde after many attempts to settle the issue with the city. When the
city completely ignored those attempts, OFCC was forced to pursue the
matter in court in order to seek relief for law-abiding gun owners from
over-reaching local governments like Clyde.
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