Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that Senator Joy Padgett, a 2004 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, has introduced a companion bill to Rep. Jim Aslanides' comprehensive firearms law reform legislation.

Senate Bill 252, which mirrors HB347 to the letter, already has 19 co-sponsors.

The practice of introducing concurrent legislation has often been done in past sessions, and can be used as a vehicle to move legislation through the General Assembly quicker by having hearings in both chambers running concurrently.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for a list of co-sponsors. If your Senator isn't on the list, call them and ask them why!

House Bill 296 has been added to the Senate Agriculture Committee agenda for proponent & opponent testimony on November 16 at 9:00 a.m..

The purpose for Wednesday's hearing is so that the committee may hear testimony on HB296 from persons wishing to provide public testimony.

USSA 2005 Patriot Award-winner Larry S. Moore will be on hand to offer proponent testimony on behalf of the Buckeye Firearms Association and the US Sportmen Alliance.

Filling these hearing rooms as this legislation moves forward will make a serious statement of support. The anti-hunting lobby is expected to be on hand to attack this common sense legislation, so if your schedule allows, please consider making the trip to Columbus to support HB296 and its sponsor, Rep. Steve Buehrer.

For more information on HB296, see: Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB296, Apprentice Hunting License Bill

By Gerard Valentino

As the Central Ohio Chair for the Buckeye Firearms Association I often get asked about what people can do to help fight for our 2nd Amendment rights. I always start my answer by inquiring whether the person asking is on a first name basis with their state and local elected representatives.

If not, that is where I suggest they begin.

Even though gun-rights might be vitally important to you as an individual there are countless other issues that deflect legislator’s attention from important gun legislation. Only by having a relationship with your elected official can you expect them to vote your way when it is time to vote for good gun legislation.

Educating your representative on the intricacies of the bill is also an important part of the equation. As already stated they have hundreds of other issues competing for their time. A piece of legislation that seems good on the surface might actually be damaging to gun owners. Unless you bring the issue to their attention it might go unnoticed causing them to vote the wrong way for the right reasons.