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Clearing semi-auto handgun malfunctions

by Michelle Cerino
3:00pm Monday, September 26, 2016
If you’ve shot a semi-auto handgun more than just a couple of times, it’s happened to you. Malfunctions are the bane of self-loading firearms. There are many causes of semi-auto handgun malfunctions; common ones include: poor technique by the shooter, mechanical problems, ammunition, dirt, improper lubrication, weak springs and magazines. With so many potential failures facing us, it’s important...

Dillon Sportsman Center Hosts Another Great Youth Shoot

by Andrea Jolly
7:00am Monday, September 26, 2016
It was another great turn out at Dillon Sportsman Center, in Nashport, Ohio for the 8th Annual Buckeye Youth Shoot. This event, open to all youth with a passion for shooting sports, is held each year on the second weekend in September with registration opening in June of the same year. Thanks to the generous support of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation, a $500.00 grant from Step Outside Ohio and...

LIVE VIDEO: Buckeye Firearms Assoc.'s Jim Irvine and Linda Walker to address Gun Rights Policy Conference

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, September 23, 2016
The Second Amendment Foundation’s 31st Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Tampa will be live streamed below on the conference days – Sept. 24 and Sept 25, 2016. Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) President Jim Irvine and Vice President Linda Walker will both be addressing the conference. Walker will be speaking on behalf of Chris Cox and NRA-ILA Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and Jim will be speaking...

Professor: Take Granny’s Gun

3:00pm Friday, September 23, 2016
Gun ban advocates, knowing their goals aren’t especially popular with the American people, have in recent years tried to couch their agenda in more innocuous-sounding terms. They don’t want to ban all guns, they’ll say, they just want to keep them out of the wrong hands. But once you start paying close attention to their claims, you realize that the “wrong hands” might be closer and more numerous...

Headline: These students are leaning toward colleges that allow concealed handguns on campus

7:00am Friday, September 23, 2016
Football games, Greek life, spacious dorm rooms, dining halls - these are all qualities aspiring college students typically take into consideration when choosing a school. But now, some students are eager to earn their degrees at schools where they can carry concealed handguns for protection. Caroline Graziano, a Virginia high school senior, says she would feel safer going to a school where...

Abracadabra! Gun Owners Reappear Like Magic!

3:00pm Thursday, September 22, 2016
People who tell pollsters that they own guns: Now you see them, now you don’t. A new poll from Pew Research has found that 44 percent of American households own guns, up a whopping 29 percent from the figure reported in a poll conducted for the same organization two years ago. Impressed by the incredible trend, the Washington Examiner reported, “more homes are reporting having a weapon inside,”...

TV ads show Strickland doubling down on sharp left turn to gun control

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland, desperately behind in the polls, is releasing a new ad attacking Sen. Rob Portman for his opposition to Democrats' gun control measures. From the article : The 30-second spot, which will air in Cleveland and Columbus, features an Ohio veteran critical of Portman’s votes against comprehensive background checks and vote...

Taking Care of Your Guns Before You Store Them

by Barbara Baird
3:00pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016
(Image source: FreeImages.com/gulden erikli tüllük) After you purchase a gun, you must store it properly. But, just like that lovely vintage lace dress from your great grandmother or a treasured coin collection from your favorite uncle, you must take care of your newly acquired item properly before storing it. Make it a Clean Machine First thing you should do with any newly acquired gun is clean...

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