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Senate Committee Chair signals he'll bend to Taft on media access loophole fix

12:10am Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Canton Repository recently published an article detailing the various opposition testimony to HB9 heard by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Civil Justice. According to the newspaper, Committee Chairman David Goodman has signaled that instead of siding with the 93 House Representatives who listened to their constituents and voted for the bill, which contains a provision that would...

Headline: Ohio gears for deer-gun season

12:05am Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Canton Repository is reporting on this year’s popular deer-gun season, which opens statewide Nov. 27, offering all hunters expanded opportunities to harvest a whitetail. As noted previously on this website, the upcoming season will include an extra weekend and the new apprentice license program. From the story: The deer-gun season will run through Dec. 3, from one half-hour before sunrise to...

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Officials rule car thief shooting self-defense; D.C. gun banners cry foul

12:10am Monday, November 20, 2006

Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters announced Friday that charges would not be filed against an Ohio concealed handgun licenseholder who shot and killed a car thief in Kennedy Heights late last month. From the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office : Around 6 a.m., Bennie Hall, Jr., 61, went outside to warm up his car before leaving for work and then went back into his house. Mr. Hall...

Pro-gun Democrat Teresa Fedor selected as Senate minority leader

12:05am Monday, November 20, 2006

In what is becoming a continuing trend for the Ohio Democrat party, another pro-concealed carry legislator has been selected to a leadership post. The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Senate Democrats have chosen Teresa Fedor, of Toledo, as their new minority leader. Fedor and Sen. Kimberly A. Zurz, herself a pro-self-defense Democrat, were vying to lead the 12-member caucus. Fedor told...

''If every state had an organization like Buckeye...''

12:10am Thursday, November 16, 2006

November 13, 2006 I tend to think of people up north as being anti-gun. But over the last few years, I have become very impressed by the Buckeye Firearms Asso. You really know how to put the spotlight on the right things, and keep it there. If every state had an organization like Buckeye Firearms Asso., things would be better. Keep up the good work! Donna in Texas

Hard Work Leads to Pro-Gun Election Victories

12:05am Thursday, November 16, 2006

As the dust settles on another campaign season, we want to extend our thanks for your support, time, and donations to the Buckeye Firearms Association political action committee in the 2006 election cycle. While it will be years before the full effects of last week’s election are known, Ohio gun owners have a lot to celebrate. What exactly did we do? A lot. We directly supported endorsed...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees to fill House leadership posts in next session

12:05am Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Hannah News Service is reporting that the House GOP caucus has anounced its majority leadership positions for the upcoming 127th General Assembly. Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to report that, to a person, each and every official in the majority leadership for the 127th General Assembly in the Ohio House is a multiple-time endorsee of this political action committee. Husted Re-Elected...

Apprentice hunting license program a boon for already successful youth deer-gun

12:05am Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Two Ohio newspapers are covering the upcoming youth deer-gun season and acknowledging the benefits of the recently-enacted apprentice hunting license program. Cleveland Plain Dealer Outdoor Writer D'Arcy Egan is reporting that a large deer herd and plenty of large-antlered bucks - combined with a youth deer gun season that has been a big hit - have helped stem a slow slide in the number of Ohio...