The anti-gun nuts are out in force again.  Newsnet5.com is reporting that protestors gathered to "commemorate" the anniversary of the Columbine Shooting and use that tragedy to continue to push their unpopular and unrealistic ideals on others.

First, they are claiming that school shootings are up without presenting any evidence to support that claim. In fact, all other statistics, including those provided by the Centers For Disease Control, show that violence among youth is down.

And that's just the start of the lies.

Protesters said some laws and bills now pending, like one that lets schools teach kids how to shoot guns, will increase gun violence and turn communities into war zones.

What they are referring to here is Rep. Ron Hood's bill, modeled after similar legislation in Arizona, which would authorize all schools to be able to offer as an elective course a one-semester course in firearm safety and marksmanship designated as the Ohio gun safety program course.

Teaching kids to be responsible around firearms, to handle them in a safe manner, and to know the pitfalls that lead to accidents isn't going to lead to blood in the streets any more than teaching about safe sex increases teen pregnancy or teaching about the dangers of drugs leads to increased drug use.

Making wild-eyed claims purporting to show a causality that doesn't exist is an old and tired tactic that isn't fooling the general public any more. These are the same people who claimed Ohio's CHL law would lead to shoot-outs over fender benders.

Every time they cry wolf, they lose a little more credibility and support. Their ideas on gun control were tried, and failed. The social experiment is over. It is time to stop denying our rights and heritage based on a pack of lies.