There are only three weeks left till Election Day. This is your one chance to show our elected officials that we will help them when they need it most.

We thank the many Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers who are working on various campaigns. We are happy to report that we have more people working on more campaigns than in any prior election. We will also mail more voter guides and reach more people with our endorsements than in any prior year.

If you want “plain sight” restrictions removed, or you are sick of the media printing the names of CHL’s, or you want preemption passed in Ohio, then you need to be helping endorsed candidates. At the very least every person should display a campaign sign in their front yard and/or donate one evening to a campaign.

It’s cliché, but if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Passing a good HB347 is within our grasp, but we need a unified effort by all gun owners to make sure the legislature understands we are involved.

Thanks to all of you who have stepped up and are making a difference. Together we are making a difference.

by Linda Walker

Last Saturday, the NRA sponsored a "Mix and Mingle" in the central Ohio area. The purpose of the mix and mingle is to gather like minded grassroots individuals together, to help teach them how to become better grassroots volunteers, how to work on candidate campaigns and also to introduce the attendees to an NRA endorsed candidate. Katrina Ruminski and Ryan Irsik, both Grassroots Coordinators for the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division traveled from Alexandria, VA to be our hosts for the informative day.

The event was informative and well organized. Sadly, the attendance was smaller then expected. An ongoing issue due to the apparent complacency of some gun owners. Our hosts familiarized us with several federal pro gun bills the NRA is currently perusing.

Buckeye Firearms Leaders Rick Jones, Linda Walker, Steve Loos and volunteer Dave Rossman attended the workshop. Mr. Jones is also an NRA-EVC in District 6.

The guest speaker for the afternoon was US Congresswoman Deborah Pryce, US Congressional District 15. Rep. Pryce has earned an "A" rating from the NRA. She explained that in her 14 years in congress, she has voted in support of every pro-gun legislation that has reached her desk, with the exception of one...

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