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USCCA Magazine highlights BuckeyeFirearms.org writer

12:05am Thursday, March 22, 2007

Over the past several weeks, USCCA, the official magazine of the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, has published several online articles written by Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Gerard Valentino, which have appeared in the past on this website. Guns are Back on the Table How to Help Not the Same Old Doctors and Guns Article Each day, the all-volunteer staff at Buckeye Firearms...

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Cleveland police union to NRANews: We won’t enforce illegal laws

2:19am Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Cam Edwards, host of Cam & Company at NRANews.com has followed up on a BuckeyeFirearms.org story published last week which revealed that Cleveland's police union is not pleased with Mayor Frank Jackson's order to ignore HB347. Cam interviewed Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Chris Chumita on his show last Friday about the story, and in a follow-up segment yesterday, Edwards blew the...

Enquirer reporter reveals proof that criminals don't get Ohio CHLs

12:10am Wednesday, March 21, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Greg Korte, the Cincinnati Enquirer reporter who recently found himself in the middle of a lawsuit by sending requests for the list of CHL-holders to all 88 Ohio county sheriffs, has published a blog article that graphically illustrates a fact long-held by this political action committee: Criminals do not apply for concealed handgun licenses, and are not deterred by gun control...

Tens of Thousands Safely Join Sportsmen's Ranks

12:05am Wednesday, March 21, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2007 The Families Afield Program led to an astounding jump in the number of new hunters in 2006. The spotless safety record of the freshmen underscores the fact that mentored youth are the safest in the field. Families Afield is a campaign established by the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and National Wild Turkey Federation (...

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LTE: Assault on 'assault' weapons unsound

12:15am Tuesday, March 20, 2007

March 19, 2007 Zanesville Times-Recorder The recent article by Dan Thomasson maligning the National Rifle Association is a new low, even for him. It appears that old Dan has finally lost control of his senses or is lying in his teeth. Take your pick. The nation's police chiefs have serious problems all right, but so called assault weapons are seldom used in crimes of any kind. The infamous ATF (...

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State Officials Recognize Influence of Sportsmen’s Movement

12:10am Monday, March 19, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2007 (Columbus) – Ohio legislators were reminded Tuesday night that sportsmen are an active, voting constituency that wants to work with elected officials to protect and advance wildlife conservation in the Buckeye State. Nearly 140 leaders of Ohio hunting, trapping and fishing groups demonstrated the power of the sportsmen’s movement when they gathered at the...

Responding to Brady: The Letter the Blade refused to print

12:10am Monday, March 19, 2007

Editor's Note: The following letter was submitted to the Toledo Blade in response to an op-ed written by the John Shanks, Director of the Law Enforcement Relations for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. True to form, Shanks jumped at the opportunity to dance in the blood of a slain Toledo police officer, who died despite a plethora of failed Toledo gun control laws . The anti-gun Blade has...

OhioGOP one step closer to pro-gun leader

12:15am Friday, March 16, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Despite reports in recent weeks that Ohio GOP chairman Bob Bennett was considering an abandonment of his plan to orchestrate an orderly transfer of power within the OhioGOP via the creation of the position of Deputy Chairman, the Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the party's central committee voted on March 9 to create a deputy director position. The person to fill it will...