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BILL OF RIGHTS DAY - December 15th, 2006

12:15am Friday, December 15, 2006

By Rick Jones and Larry Moore As the old saying goes, “if you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any”. In today’s society of hustle and bustle one really doesn’t take the time to really think about what their rights are. We take these rights for granted. Just about everyone knows what the First Amendment to the Constitution is, freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and freedom to...

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Media temper tantrums in full swing over HB347

12:10am Friday, December 15, 2006

The temper tantrums of the anti-gun media elites are in full swing following the override of Bob Taft's veto of HB347. Akron Beacon Journal: Gunning to be mayor : Jim Irvine, the chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association, applauded the Ohio Senate for joining the House in overriding Gov. Bob Taft's veto of legislation concerning the carrying of concealed weapons. He added that lawmakers...

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Plain Dealer journalist "in closest touch" proven out of touch on HB347

12:15am Thursday, December 14, 2006

By Chad D. Baus On December 4, I wrote an article drawing attention to two editorials in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the first editorial, dated August 7, the editorial board endorsed the idea of statewide preemption of local gun laws, saying: This page continues to look skeptically on concealed carry, but consistency in the form of statewide, uniform standards makes more sense than a confusing...

City officials admit their local gun laws did nothing, whine about preemption

12:10am Thursday, December 14, 2006

The Elyria Morning Journal is reporting that Elyria city officials "aren't quite sure how the state's new gun legislation will affect their local ordinance banning concealed weapons in city parks, but they're pretty sure it should be Elyrians making those decisions, not Columbus legislators." From the story: ''This is another case of the state legislature in Columbus thinking that they know...

Hanson does Blackwater USA: DAY 1

12:05am Thursday, December 14, 2006

Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson recently attend Blackwater USA ’s 5 day pistol/carbine class. While attending class, Ken kept a blog of his experiences. Since most visitors to this site take training very seriously, we thought you would enjoy his ramblings. Ken's five day experience will be published on this website on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of the month...

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Frequently Asked Questions on HB347

3:48pm Wednesday, December 13, 2006

IMPORTANT NOTE: House Bill 347 has an effective date of March 14, 2007. Until then, the laws we have been laboring under for the past few years still apply. Who voted for the veto-override in the Senate? The question being, "Shall the bill, Sub. H. B. No. 347, be passed notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted - yeas 21, nays 12, as follows: Those...

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AP: Anti-gun mayors contemplate legal challenge to Preemption Law

12:15am Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The Associated Press is reporting that anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson plans to waste tax-payer money in a legal challenge to the state's new firearms law preemption statute. From the story: Local laws include current assault-weapons bans in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo. Mayors were weighing their legal options after the vote, with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson saying...

Media promotes anti-gun poll to accompany veto override news

12:10am Wednesday, December 13, 2006

By Chad D. Baus In an effort to staunch the bleeding of the anti-gun lobby in Ohio, and in anticipation of a Senatorial veto-override, the Ohio media conspired to publicize a poll at the same time as the override vote, purportedly showing that Ohioans did not support the move. From the Quinnipiac University poll : By a 54 - 35 percent margin, Ohio voters say it's a "bad idea" to give state...