Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce the new “Defender” Donation Program. This special program lets you join the ranks of fellow Buckeyes who feel strongly about gun rights in Ohio and wish to provide ongoing support for our efforts to defend and advance your rights for self-defense, hunting, and sport.

You may sign up online or by mail to be an “Annual” Defender or a “Monthly” Defender. You simply donate at least $25 now and pledge to donate $25 or more each year. You may pledge any amount, but $25 is the minimum. When added to the donations of our many other supporters, your pledge becomes a significant and reliable resource for our many efforts to elect pro-gun candidates and pass pro-gun laws.

As an Annual Defender, you will receive an official Buckeye Firearms Association Defender Card to proudly display your commitment to gun rights. On the back, your card displays text from the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article One, Section Four of the Ohio Constitution.

There is no time limit or obligation for the Defender Program. You may change or stop your Annual or Monthly Defender donation at any time for any reason. All we ask is for your pledge of support. And your word is good enough for us.

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that "a bill that would erase Columbus' assault-weapons ban passed the Ohio House yesterday, but Gov. Bob Taft still is poised to veto it over provisions on how people carry guns in vehicles."

From the story:

The bill, which makes a number of changes to Ohio's nearly 2-year-old law that allows residents to carry concealed handguns, would no longer permit local governments to pass gun laws that go beyond the restrictions set by state lawmakers.

Columbus officials approved an assault-weapons ban last summer. But under the House bill, cities also would be unable to ban guns from parks or other places not already designated as gun-free zones in state law.

Rep. James Aslanides, a Coshocton Republican and sponsor of the bill, said it's unreasonable to expect someone with a gun permit to be aware of various gun laws every time he or she enters a different town. People deserve to be treated the same under one consistent law, he said before the bill was passed, 76-19. It now goes to the Senate.

The article goes on to report that in this election year, it will once again be Republican Bob Taft who plans to stand in the way of common-sense reforms for law-abiding Ohioans.

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