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CBS: Second ATF agent speaks out against the Obama administration's "Gunrunner" BATFE scandal

7:00am Monday, March 28, 2011

Related Article: Columbus, N.M., City Leaders Arrested In Federal Raid City leaders in the southern New Mexico village of Columbus were arrested Thursday in a federal raid investigation that involved smuggling firearms from the United States to Mexico, Luna County sheriff officials confirmed.

USSA Hosts Annual Legislative Reception

3:00pm Friday, March 25, 2011

by Larry S. Moore Ohio sportsmen and women flocked to Columbus to attend the USSA legislative reception. The sportsmen were anxious to hear what the legislative leaders might say regarding Ohio's budget and the impact on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Issues on their minds included the budget, drilling on ODNR Park lands, proposed concealed carry legislation and the Asian carp...

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Law-abiding citizens respond to drug war explosion in southern Ohio by purchasing firearms and licenses to carry concealed

7:00am Friday, March 25, 2011

[Editor's Note: The following article was written by long-time leader at Buckeye Firearms Association, who lives in the area recently depicted by the media as an area where an escalating drug war has forced a "it's kill or be killed" environment.] by Rick Jones Seems the days of the unlocked front doors are gone forever! I can remember as a child in my Southern Ohio home that we, as well as many...

Restoration of Rights bill scheduled for fourth hearing, possible vote in House

5:00pm Thursday, March 24, 2011

BFA "B*" -rated Rep. Lynn Slaby, chairman of the House Committee on Criminal Justice, has scheduled a possible vote on HB54 , sponsored by Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) on Wednesday, March 30 at 9:00 a.m. in Statehouse Room 114. This is the bill's fourth hearing in the House. Due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...

Buckeye State's anti-gun puppetmaster pulls strings in debate at The City Club of Cleveland

3:00pm Thursday, March 24, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Early last month, Ohioans For Concealed Carry's Jeff Garvas and Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover were invited by The City Club Of Cleveland to debate on the issue of speak about each side of the issue of gun control and the Second Amendment. According to their website, The City Club's Friday Forums are radio broadcast to listeners in more than 40 states. The...

Mandel may seek GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, challenge anti-gun Sen. Sherrod Brown

7:00am Thursday, March 24, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Ohio Treasurer of State Josh Mandel (R), who has earned the endorsement of Buckeye Firearms Association in several previous campaigns, is reportedly leaning toward a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, and may make an announcement this spring. From The Columbus Dispatch : Mandel has been urged by Republican leaders to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown as other...

NSSF Reports Big Jump in Hunting License Sales

3:00pm Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3.6 Percent Increase Largest Since 1974 The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, calls the 3.6 percent rise in paid hunting license holders for 2009 one of the most encouraging signs for hunting in recent years. "This is great news for our industry and everyone associated with hunting," said Steve Sanetti, president and CEO of the...

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Celebrating the Model 1911 and Ronald Reagan

7:00am Wednesday, March 23, 2011

by Gerard Valentino This year, on March 29th, we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the United States armed forces adoption of the Model 1911 as the general issue handgun. Since that day, whenever or wherever Americans went to war, the John Browning-designed combat masterpiece went along as well. American GI's carried the 1911 in the trenches of WWI and while storming the beaches of Normandy...