Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce our co-endorsement of Ken Blackwell and Jim Petro for the office of Governor in the 2006 Republican primary.

Since 2002, this political action committee has been striving to help pro-gun voters make informed choices between candidates in races where there is clearly a better choice for gun owners. In the past few elections, there have been several races where neither candidate received a singular endorsement, because they were equal supporters of firearm rights. Our donors were encouraged to make their choice based on other matters which were important to them.

As previous articles at www.BuckeyeFirearms.org have shown, we are fortunate to have such a case in the 2006 Republican primary race for Governor. Through many in-depth discussions with the campaigns, it became increasingly clear that, based on this PAC's single issue, we are again blessed with two well-qualified candidates. We are confident that both of these gentlemen are true friends of gun owners who understand the importance of self-defense, hunting and sport shooting. Jim Petro and Ken Blackwell can be counted on to use their leadership to further the rights of gun owners by working with the legislature to improve our laws.

Ohio gun owners would benefit greatly from having either Secretary of State Ken Blackwell or Attorney General Jim Petro as Ohio’s next Governor, and we are proud to award our endorsement to both of these fine candidates.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell will name two-time Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and state Representative as his running mate Monday.

The Enquirer reports that Blackwell and the new candidate for lieutenant governor will kick off their joint campaign with stops in Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati.

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More than 30 people attended the January meeting of the Cincinnati-based Blue Chip Young Republicans, which featured legislative updates from Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Region Leader Collin Rink and Attorney John Fenton.

The speakers discussed who is qualified and how to obtain a CHL, Ohio Self-Defense law and the potential for improvements, as well as HB347. After the presentation, there was time for a question and answer period. In the end, 22 attendees signed up for concealed carry classes!

"Visiting with this group was an eye opening experience," said Rink. "Being fairly young myself, it was very encouraging to see how passionate this group of people is about politics, and how much they value the right of self-defense. Already the Blue Chip Young Republicans have had members elected to Cincinnati City Council, various township offices, and judgeships. I am sure they will continue to be a conservative force in the Cincinnati area."

Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and Congresswoman Jean Schmidt will be the guest speaker at the next Blue Chip Young Republicans meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 27th at O'Byron's Pub. Details can be found on the organization's website.

Would you like to have a representative of Buckeye Firearms Association address a group in your area on the various firearms-related legislation that is being debated in the Statehouse? Please contact us!