Tag: Ohio

And the Winner Is…

Casey Putsch lost to Vivek Ramaswamy. [More]

I figured he would, but just because you’re outnumbered doesn’t mean you’re wrong.

Barring unforeseen upheaval, I give Ohio 10 years to go solid blue. And our “gun rights leaders” will have played a big part in that.

And talk about a relevant UPDATE

Secretary of State Frank LaRose is prohibited by Article 15, Section 4 of the Constitution of Ohio from certifying Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy’s results in the Ohio Republican Party nomination for Governor of the state until he confirms he is a Citizen of the United States. [More]

I guess the idea of “Heritage Americans” doesn’t seem so “loony” to him about now. Wouldn’t this be a hoot if Casey won by default? Until Swamp Vichycons started helping Amy Acton by sabotaging him because he ain’t in their Big Club…

UPDATE

Frank won’t know until the promised lawsuit:

Based on reports from the May 2026 Ohio primary, there is no evidence that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose refused to verify Vivek Ramaswamy’s win or questioned his legal citizenship. 

The Better Choice

Vivek: “The idea of a heritage American is about as loony as anything the woke left has actually put up”; Casey Putsch is the real deal on guns; and in re Democrat/media/Vichycon Alliance allegations of racism… [More]

The post I’m replying to merits your attention, particularly if you’re an Ohio gun owner only influenced so far by Donald Trump, NRA, and Buckeye Firearms.

Flag on the Play

Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Former Ohio House of Representatives Member William ‘Bill’ Patmon [More]

The Democrat who opposed “stand your ground” and instead demanded to impose “lock up your safety”…? And said “Everything that looks like a gun and is not should not be on our streets”…?

I think I’ll see if I can raise mine up a notch.

There are no “friends across the aisle.”

And with friends like DeWine…

Everyone We Don’t Like is a Nazi

Ohio governor candidate’s event canceled over ‘pro-Nazi’ remarks [More]

That’s the narrative the media is going to run with all the way up to the primary. I can understand the restaurant backing out– most operate on such slim profit margins ait probably doesn’t take much to scare them. Nonetheless, they said a lot more than they had to trying to distance themselves.

I first ran across it in an April 3 hit piece in The Toldeo Blade (a failing rag that used to employ Homer Simpson’s dumber brother, a former ambassador calling for cordoned gun confiscation sweeps and imprisonment of defiers).

No surprise they did not even acknowledge my letter to the editor:

You don’t hate the DSM enough. Communist f_n’ bedwetters, all.

I’m not suprised that BFA ignored Vivek putting down Heritage Americans, either.

A New Republican

Samuel Ronan, a former Democratic state and national candidate, attempted to run as a Republican in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District against GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Carey. To do so, he signed a declaration of candidacy — under penalty of election falsification — swearing he was a member of the Republican Party. [More]

Stephen and Ranjit oughta love this guy.

Politicized Vichy Frauds

Vivek says ““The idea of a heritage American is about as loony as anything the woke left has actually put up.”

Heather Hill endorsed Kasich. (Then again, so did PVF.)

And that they don’t have Amy as an “F” makes me wonder just how lazy these PVF “researchers” are. Then again, I learned a long time ago how “reliable” their grades are.

If you’re a 2A voter, Casey’s the real deal.

A Conspicuous Absence

2026 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the Ohio Primary [More]

Nothing to say about the main event?

I have.

In a way, the silence is a positive– it may show the leadership is aware of member sentiment, that not all are kneejerk swallowing the establishment line, and that they want to keep their options open.

Plain Talk, Long Overdue

I spoke with him in detail a few days back and submitted the results of our talk to Firearms News. My editor tells me it will be online either today or tomorrow and has gotten in under the wire to make the print version, going to press Monday and should in subscriber mailboxes/on news stands for several days before the primary.

I didn’t really know that much about him or what to expect in terms of how deeply and sincerely he would walk the talk, but I gotta say, my conclusion is we’re dealing with the real deal, we’re dealing with someone who doesn’t need to put himself out there for all the crap he’ll have to put up with, and we’re dealing with someone we’ll be damn fortunate to have in office, especially after enduring the wretched likes of Kass-Itch and the bipolar Mike DeWine.

Add in Vivek Ramaswamy declaring ““The idea of a heritage American is about as loony as anything the woke left has actually put up” while working to bring in a demographic that is 83% anti-gun, and readers here know how I feel about that.

If you’re an Ohio (or any other state) gun owner who agrees with me, you’ve gotta see what’s in it for you by spreading the word, getting out the vote, and supporting his campaign with much-needed donations. (I just made out a check he’ll get next week because of the Win-Red processing fee. And in the interest of disclaimers/disclosures, I hadn’t made up my mind to do this until after I’d submitted the mag article for publication.)

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

I couldn’t help juxtaposing watching him handling those guns with this bit of Republican phoniness designed to suck in the gunrubes:

Casey at the Bat

He answered the Ohio Gun Owners survey:

A colleague noted whose they did not:

OGO removed the comment.

I did try to give Putsch the benefit of the doubt:

Unfortunately, he didn’t answer any of our questions. Realizing that political campaigns can be all consuming, Firearms News will issue an update if he does.

That said, I expect I’ll vote for Putsch in the primary, although based on my track record at picking political winners, candidates probably shouldn’t want me to.

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

BFA testifies for SB 278 to permit monetary, punitive damages against cities with gun control [More]

The trouble is it’s ultimately paid for by the productive sector which typically doesn’t vote for Democrats. Personally, I’d like to see public canings, but I understand these things are done incrementally…

A Good First Step

A bill working its way through the Ohio legislature would allow residents to sue cities for punitive and/or monetary damages if they try to ignore the state’s preemption laws on guns. [More]

OK, but it’ll be the productive segment paying for the sins of the Democrats. Once that passes, do another making violators personally liable.

Speech and debate clauses weren’t intended to be a license for treason.

I remember getting derailed the last time I made that argument…

The Fine Print

500,000 Ohioans brace for health insurance spikes… 140,000 Ohioans are predicted to go uninsured… eligibility was expanded, allowing more Americans to qualify… about 600,000 Ohioans got health insurance through the ACA marketplace… about 600,000 Ohioans got health insurance through the ACA marketplace… [More]

You gotta look a bit harder to find:

Under current law … lawfully present noncitizens are eligible for subsidies.

Another piece of the Marxist takeover puzzle, where solidifying the “entitlements” of foreign nationals and smearing anyone questioning that as a racist will be a deciding factor in the midterms — not that you’ll hear such direct language from feckless Republicans.

True Colors

“The idea of a heritage American is about as loony as anything the woke left has actually put up,” he said. [More]

Doubling down, are we?

Not if it’s qualified as being about culturalism. Then it becomes existentially essential.

I’m starting to like this Casey guy more and more.

Related UPDATE

Did someone say “loony”?

Vivek’s Annual X® Mass Meltdown: Second Verse, Same As The First