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Victory in The United States Supreme Court!
Submitted by drieck on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 10:13.
On June 26, 2008, by a vote of 5-4, The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees a fundamental, INDIVIDUAL right to own a firearm.
Voting with the majority were Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Alito, Justice Thomas, Justice Kennedy, and Justice Scalia, who wrote the opinion. Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Souter and Stevens voted to uphold D.C.’s complete gun ban.
"The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."
Buckeye Firearms Foundation, together with a coalition of private security companies, filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. Heller.
With this decision, the Court signaled an unequivocal end to the two-decade legal charade popularly referred to as the "collectivist theory." Your right to possess a firearm in your own home is an individual right and has nothing to do with your role, or lack of role, in any militia.
Prior to today’s decision, the majority of the federal court circuits had utilized the collectivist theory, mostly as a means to uphold criminal convictions for violations of federal firearm laws. Clearly bad facts make bad law, and today’s decision is the reprieve gun owners have been looking for.
Governor Strickland signs SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine Law
Submitted by cbaus on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 22:02.
John Hohenwarter-NRA, Gov. Strickland, Ken Hanson-BFA
Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine, Legislative Chair Ken Hanson and several other Leaders were on hand Tuesday for the signing of SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine Law, by Democrat Governor Ted Strickland.
Strickland called the bill “common-sense legislation”, and stressed that it will also clear up ambiguous sections of Ohio's concealed-carry law.
“What we've clarified in this bill I think will go a long way toward providing both law enforcement as well as law-abiding citizens some confidence that what they're doing is, in fact, consistent with the law,” he said.
Arm yourself with the mental tools you need to survive a deadly encounter!
Submitted by drieck on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 19:45.Dear Friend,
The bad guys are out there. They're assaulting, raping, and murdering your fellow citizens every day. And when you least expect it, they could choose you and your family as their next victims. Will you be ready?
What SB184 means to you. Part V – School Safety Zones
Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 00:10.By Jim Irvine
SB184 is 75 pages. It will go into effect on September 09, 2008. This is part of a series of articles looking at specific sections of the bill and how it will affect you. Keep in mind that I am not an attorney and this does not constitute legal advice. Concealed carry license holders are required to read the Attorney General guide. I highly recommend “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws” by Ken Hanson, Esq. (Update for SB184 is forthcoming) for all gun owners.
We documented the problem with School Safety zones in our “white paper” which stated:
Ohio’s statute is completely out of step with the Federal statute. In Ohio, there is no way to have an unloaded firearm in a locked case in a school zone. Additionally, Ohio has an absurdly drafted “exception” for concealed carry license holders set forth at R.C. § 2923.122(D)(3), just like the Federal statute, even explicitly incorporating the Federal exception into the Ohio exception.
Unfortunately, the Ohio “exception” can never apply, trapping gun owners every day.
While SB184 stopped far short of “fixing” the problems with school zones, it did address the issue and it is now possible to pick up and drop off children at school.
D.C. v. Heller: It's not about Guns, It's About Self-Governance, Safer Streets
Submitted by cchumita on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 00:05.By John Longenecker
There is no such thing as a sensible gun law, and gun bans are a fake-out fraud and abuse of power. Unwind Gun Bans and you begin to unwind other abuses so adverse to Family and Liberty.
The Second Amendment to our Constitution was made absolute for several reasons. In fact, the Second Amendment wasn't even written for citizens.
I get a predictable reaction from talk radio hosts when I say this, but follow-up clears it all up. Gun control is a European concept totally inappropriate for the Founders who escaped that kind of thinking at the nation's inception.
Let's call it for what it is: Gun Bans are a fraud of window dressing and control. Gun bans are a fake-out and abuse of power backed by official Force, and the Supreme Court just struck down a fake-out and abuse of power.
D.C. v. Heller's Alan Gura at the Cleveland City Club
Submitted by jirvine on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 00:10.By Jim Irvine
On July 7, 2008 the City Club and the Cleveland Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society hosted a luncheon forum on gun possession. Alan Gura, who represented Dick Anthony Heller in his successful case against the District of Columbia (DC gun ban case) was the guest speaker.
Buckeye Firearms Foundation sponsored a table. In attendance were State Representative Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) Don Myers, Terry Gallagher, Executive Director, Ohio Patrolman benevolent Association, and Buckeye volunteers Hank Olden, Ron Lisy, Chris Chumita and Jim Irvine.
Gura discussed the history of why they chose D.C. and why they chose to go forward at this time.
A study in contrasts
Submitted by cbaus on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 00:05.TX (Dallas Morning News): Copper thief shot
"Garland police say they do not plan to file charges against a 25-year- old man who fatally shot a suspected copper thief this morning. The incident happened shortly before 1:20 a.m. at Bargain Town -- Variety & Furniture store in the 5700 block of Broadway Boulevard, police said. The business owner's son had been guarding the roof after the store had been recently hit by copper thieves. The son said he confronted a man who had climbed on the roof. The son fired his gun, striking the man in the torso, police said. The man fled, climbing back down the building and collapsing on the ground. Paramedics arrived to find the man had died. Police said he had a small backpack with tools investigators believe were used to steal copper." (07/10/08)
UK (Telegraph): Pensioner arrested for chasing away youths with piece of wood
"A pensioner who used a piece of wood to chase away a gang of teenagers who had been throwing stones at his home is facing a jail term after being arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon. ... 'This is Britain gone mad. Just what in the world is this country coming to when the police arrest people like me for protecting their own property?'"
Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout
Submitted by cchumita on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:05.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 stabbings in Britain to another robbery, these articles should be a part of your required reading!
What follows is several days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis.
Hunting with Pia: BFA's Larry Moore takes FX's '30-Days' afield
Submitted by cbaus on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 00:15.By Larry S. Moore
The FX reality show '30-Days' recently aired a segment entitled “Gun Nation”. The show was filmed in Ohio. It featured a Pia Lalli, a Brockton, MA gun control activist and Ken Ekermeyer, of Leesburg in rural Highland County, who is a gun enthusiast. In addition to the gun activities of shooting and working in a gun store, Lalli went hunting while in Ohio. I was contacted by the producer and agreed to take her hunting. My daughter, Tiffany Atley, and I took her squirrel hunting just after Labor Day 2007.
In case the reader did not see the show, Lalli had a friend, who also happened to be her therapist, killed by a deranged man with a gun. After that she became a gun control advocate. She also embraces a vegetarian lifestyle and is anti-hunting as well. I don’t care who wants to be a vegetarian so long as they don’t attempt to take my freedom of choice to hunt. Lalli might be described as the stereotypical east coast liberal with a sense that the government should take care of the citizens. She has consistently voted for Ted Kennedy. On the other hand, I might be described as a conservative with the ideals that the government should stay out of my life. The words ‘gun nut’ and ‘hunting freak’ have been used by some to describe me. Fair enough. She is a hip-hop dance instructor. I am country or bluegrass music and definitely cannot dance. So the stage was set for one unique day in the woods.
18 year-old Buckeye state woman has affinity to shoot
Submitted by cbaus on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 00:10.The Newark Advocate is reporting that being in a sport that most people don't expect a woman to be involved in is what drives Amanda Gail.
Gail, an 18-year-old Granville resident who was home-schooled, competes in the Scholastic Clay Target Program, which is for youths up to 12th grade.
