ELECTION DAY 2016 - VOTE YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!
THE POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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by Jim Irvine
Election Day is here.
Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed more county and local candidates than ever before. We have advised supporters on NRA-endorsed federal candidates for races we did not endorse in. Every race matters. Please make sure to vote and remind friends and neighbors to vote too. Experts agree that voter turnout will be a deciding factor in many tight races. There will be several races that will be decided by less than 1% of the vote. With your help, we will be on the winning side of that 1%.
Every voter in the country will vote for President. There are many candidates on the ballot, but only two of them can win. Hillary Clinton said she wants to limit and restrict your rights. Donald Trump has vowed to protect your Second Amendment rights. A vote for any other candidate is a vote against Trump, the only candidate who can win and defend your rights.
Every Ohio voter also votes on four more critical races: Pro-gun Rob Portman for U.S. Senate, and Maureen O'Conner, Pat Fischer and Pat DeWine for Ohio Supreme Court.
One third of the U.S. Senate is up for election. These are six year terms, so it is critical that we elect good people. Based on opinion polling, any think the Democrats are likely to retake the U.S. Senate as they did in 2008 when Obama was swept into office. If that happens, and if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the most anti-gun and outspoken senator, stands to become Senate President. Ted Strickland was great on our issue as Governor, but since leaving office he has stabbed gun owners in the back, echoing Hillary Clinton’s radical anti-self-defense agenda. So vote for Rob Portman here in Ohio, and then call/email/Facebook message your friends in states like Indiana, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, and Pennsylvania and make sure they vote for the pro-gun Republican in their state election as well.
Every U.S. Congress seat is up for election. There is going to be significant change in the U.S. House. Make sure you know your new candidates and vote freedom first. Click here to view NRA-PVF endorsement page for your area.
All of the Ohio House and half of the Ohio Senate are up for election. These candidates are the ones to affect changes to concealed carry laws. Most states have similar elections for candidates that control state laws, those which most affect gun owners in day to day life.
There are thousands of other local elections. From county prosecutor, to Sheriff, to city council and judges. All of these offices are important to gun owners. Even offices that do not directly affect gun owners are important because they give a person name recognition to run for higher office.
Elections matter. Vote for the people that will fight for the things that are important to you. Gun owners could control every race if we voted together. The only reason firearms are still a political issue is because gun owners continue to vote for people who are trying to deny us the right to own and use our guns.
To protect your rights, you must vote for candidates who understand and respect the Second Amendment. And it is vital that you vote in EVERY RACE, including those for local offices.
THE POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Download your Pro-Gun Voter Guide
NEW! Use our BFA Voter App to look up candidates on your computer or mobile device: OhioGunVote.com
Jim Irvine is Chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC). He is also Board President of Buckeye Firearms Association, and recipient of the NRA-ILA's 2011 "Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year Award," the CCRKBA's 2012 "Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award," and the SAF's 2015 "Defender of Freedom Award."
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