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Columbus Dispatch the latest to editorialize against gun bill(s)

12:10am Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Columbus Dispatch is the latest participant in the Ohio establishment media's coordinated editorial attack on the issue of open records and concealed handgun licenses. Dispatch editorial commentary appears in black font, with Buckeye Firearms Association's Chad Baus responding in scarlet . August 21, 2006 Columbus Dispatch The law that allows Ohioans to carry concealed weapons was supposed to...

LTE: Useless gun law wasn't applied to Clarett

12:05am Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer John Litle spreads a little common sense with readers of the Columbus Dispatch... August 20, 2006 Columbus Dispatch I have been following with great interest The Dispatch's coverage of Maurice Clarett's ongoing troubles. From his descent into criminality through his most recent arrest, The Dispatch has noted criminal charge after criminal charge against the...

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Terminally ill youth get hunting wish

12:05am Monday, August 21, 2006

By Larry S. Moore The Statesman Journal our of Salem, Oregon has published a great story about a non-profit group called Hunt of a Lifetime: After hearing testimony that was emotional, even tearful, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved issuing up to 25 free hunting tags to be used by terminally ill youngsters. Danny Benson of Klamath Falls, the Oregon ambassador for the non-...

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Op-Ed: Anti-gunners don camo as election looms

12:05am Friday, August 18, 2006

Seeking to pick up the baton dropped by the ham-fisted Americans for Gun Safety, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) has arrived on the scene to become the latest front group for the anti-gun movement in America. August 14, 2006 By Chris Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director NRAILA.org (republished with permission) Tracking the recent history of the Second Amendment debate wouldn’t be...

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Republican Lt. Gov Candidate Tom Raga – Unplugged

12:10am Thursday, August 17, 2006

By Larry S. Moore I recently had an opportunity to spend some time with Tom Raga at the Greene County Fair. The initial purpose was a short interview for this profile article. I ended up spending over two hours with Mr. Raga, State Representatives Kevin DeWine and Chris Widener, and State Central Committee Member Joe Haines. Chris Widener is my State Representative covering eastern Greene County...

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Another tired anti-gun editorial

12:05am Thursday, August 17, 2006

By Jim Irvine Many papers have recently done stories noting the success of the concealed carry licensing system. The Lorain Morning Journal, on the other hand, has published another editorial crying about their limited access to license holder’s personal information. Well over 99% of license holders licenses have flawless records carrying their guns. Contrary to what the Journal editorialized for...

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Ken Blackwell to Sen. Pres. Bill Harris: Meeting/ Action requested on HB347

11:22am Wednesday, August 16, 2006

In recent weeks, Buckeye Firearms Association leaders Ken Hanson and Larry Moore participated in two separate conversations with Republican running mates Ken Blackwell and Tom Raga, respectively. (A profile of Tom Raga, which was produced by Moore after a two-hour meeting with Raga, will be published on this website on Thursday, August 17.) Among other matters, a key purpose for the discussions...

Miami Twp. trustees vote to lift gun ban in parks

10:10am Wednesday, August 16, 2006

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that trustees in Hamilton County's Miami Twp. voted Tuesday to remove a "no-guns" sign. Such signs at each of the five developed parks in this Clermont County township will be replaced. And anybody who wants to carry a gun openly in a park - or has a permit to carry a concealed weapon - will no longer have to worry about facing a fine of up to $100 for a first...