The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor testimony on Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450, legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, on Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room.

The Ohio House of Representatives passed HB450 on May 22 with a strong bi-partisan 90-3 vote.

“This is important legislation,” said Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine. “We are talking about men and women who volunteered to lay their life on the line for their country and their fellow man. We trust them with the full might of the U.S. military. Surely we can trust them with a handgun when they return home from duty.”

On October 30, Buckeye Firearms Association was pleased to report that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had ordered all NO GUNS signs at state rest stops to be removed.

Buckeye Firearms Association has just received word that Chief Legal Counsel Cathy Cola Perkins has confirmed that "the signs will be coming down in the visitor centers as well."

Even though Barack Obama worked to convince voters that he meant no threat to their gun rights, Americans seem to be casting their votes against Obama - with their wallets.

Youngstown's ABC affiliate, WYTV, is reporting that all across the country, including here in Ohio, gun and ammunition sales have shot through the roof in the week since Election Day.

By Dean Rieck

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You can't change people's minds about guns by arguing with them. But you can change their minds with a t-shirt. How? Read on.

Take a moment to think about how you came to believe what you do about guns. Did someone confront you? Did a gun enthusiast get in your face and scream facts and statistics until you were forced to concede?

I am a marketing consultant and make a living by selling things to people. To do this, I must be a student of human behavior. One of the most important things I have learned over the years is that people make decisions emotionally, not logically. Logic and reasoning are used to justify a decision previously arrived at emotionally.

This means people arrive at their beliefs through exposure to positive or negative experiences, through family, friends, work, church, media, or other means. In addition, views are formed voluntarily, even subconsciously, not by confrontation or argumentation. In fact, when people are questioned or challenged about their beliefs, the tendency is to dig in, fight back, and become even more convinced of what is already believed.

By Chris Chumita

It is easy to forget or overlook some of the equipment essentials when it comes to carrying a concealed handgun. Here a very quick and basic over view of some of the essential equipment. The topic of holster or handgun selection could easily fill up several hundred pages and still leave many important points out. So, let’s take a few minutes to review five pieces of essential equipment related concealed carry.