Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Castle Doctrine legislation unveiled today by Senator Steve Buehrer (R-Delta) and Representative Lynn Wachtmann (R- Napoleon.) The Legislation introduced in the Senate as SB184 and in the House as HB264, reflects the input and hard work of many different “stake-holders” prior to introduction.

Anti-gun zealots will label this Bill a “license to murder” or “shoot first” law, as they have done in other states which have considered or adopted self-defense reform. A simple reading of this three page Bill (which can be downloaded in .pdf here or here) shows these obstructionists are lying about the content of the Bill.

This legislation is about protecting crime victims and restoring the presumption of innocence to those forced to act in self-defense.

By Chris Chumita

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention.

What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens.

From an assault on an elderly woman to another incident of workplace violence, these articles should be a part of your required reading!

Click on the "Read More..." link below for several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.

June 8, 2007
NRA-ILA.org

Anti-gun Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced she will not include the Tiahrt Amendment in the CJS appropriations bill. In doing so, Mikulski will defy the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) and the Fraternal Order of Police-supporters of the Amendment-and instead chose to do the bidding of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R). While a temporary setback, that is not the final step in the Senate process.

Click 'Read More' for the entire Legislative Alert.

By Chris Chumita

One of the biggest complaints that Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) holders have about Ohio’s CCW law, is the amount of businesses that are WILLINGLY forbidding concealed carry in their establishment by posting the infamous “No Guns” sign.

Often the signs are not posted due to distain for gun owners or a hatred of the Second Amendment. It is often posted due to lack of knowledge of the law, or that the store owner has been misinformed that they are required to post. One example is the Novak J F Company in Cleveland, Ohio.

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