Stories

How to get the signs to come down at "no guns" businesses

7:00am Friday, March 26, 2010

By Jim Irvine I needed to buy a new car. I knew what I wanted; it was just a matter of what dealership to buy from. The one most convenient to me was posted "no guns." So I had planned to buy elsewhere and send them one of our "No Guns = No Money" cards . But I decided it would be much better if I could just talk them into un-posting their business. I have talked many businesses into removing the...

Senate committee hears testimony on SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix)

3:00pm Thursday, March 25, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were on hand Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee hearing. The committee is chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), heard sponsor and proponent testimony on Senate Bill 239 , which seeks to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a...

Buckeye Firearms Association submits correction request to Ohio Republican Party

2:02pm Thursday, March 25, 2010

The Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has asked the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) to issue a correction to a press release published on the party's website March 24. The release, entitled " Yost Endorsed by Buckeye Firearms for Auditor of State ", failed to report that Yost and his primary opponent Rep. Seth Morgan, both received endorsements. "In failing to make that important distinction, it...

"Gun-Free" Chicago experiences a 9/11 once every four years

7:00am Thursday, March 25, 2010

By Gerard Valentino Chicago is the center of the gun world as all parties involved in the gun debate in America await the Supreme Court ruling on whether the longtime citywide gun ban is constitutional. Sadly, if there is a city that would benefit from more permissive gun laws for law-abiding citizens it is Chicago. What many people don't realize is there have been over 13,000 murders in Chicago...

Buckeye Firearms Association announces co-endorsement of Morgan and Yost for GOP nominee for Auditor of State

3:45pm Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The race for auditor of state is not typically one which attracts a whole lot of attention, and certainly not in a party primary. But that can't be said for the race for the Republican nomination for auditor in 2010. Mary Taylor is our current auditor. She has a strong pro-gun record as a legislator and served the state well as auditor, but is now running for lieutenant governor on the John...

Editorials suggest coordinated (and misguided) opposition to SB239

7:00am Wednesday, March 24, 2010

By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine In what could be viewed as an almost-sure sign that SB239 will become law in Ohio, the state's newspapers once again appear to have coordinated their editorials in opposition to the pro-self-defense bill over the weekend, just as they did with SB184 (Ohio's Castle Doctrine law), HB347 (Ohio's statewide preemption law), and HB12 (Ohio's original concealed carry law...

The Comfort of Skill at Arms (or "Why to Carry your Firearm Daily")

3:00pm Tuesday, March 23, 2010

By Jeff Knox Dr. Ignatius Piazza, founder of Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, is fond of talking about "the comfort of skill at arms." It's not only a part of his sales pitch, it's also an integral part of the overall philosophy taught at the school. It is an important concept because having full confidence in your own ability to handle almost any serious encounter that might arise is a...

Toledo Blade editors wish recent robbery victims had been unarmed

7:00am Tuesday, March 23, 2010

By Gerard Valentino The Ohio media's opposition stance on changing laws to protect innocent people was inexplicable, until now. In the wake of two separate incidents recently where Toledo retail store workers used firearms to defend against armed robbers, The Toledo Blade has finally come right out and said that society would be a better place if criminals, not honest people, had the upper hand...