Nearly half of the more than 100,000 concealed handgun licensees (CHLs) in Ohio are up for renewal in 2008, and questions on the renewal process or reports about renewal applicants' experiences in various counties continue to come in to Buckeye Firearms Association.

One of the more frequently asked questions deals with whether or not a person can carry on their license during the 30-day grace period that is provided for a person to apply for a renewal even after the expiration date on the license.

Some reports have come in of sheriffs saying that a person can carry, others have had their sheriff say that they may not.

To residents of southwest Ohio, the name Goodman is synonymous with some of the best gun shows in the state.

But Buckeye Firearms Association has long been familiar with the fact that the men involved in Bill Goodman's Gun & Knife Shows are also pro-gun activists who stay intimately involved with the daily battle to protect and defend our Constitutional right to bear arms.

Dave Goodman took the time to email a local restaurant about a newly-posted "no-guns" sign, and the following correspondence from the 17-store Donato's Pizza chain proves it was time well spent.