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City of Sharonville exposes Mayor Bloomberg's lack of concern for enforcing firearms law

12:10am Tuesday, October 13, 2009

By Chad D. Baus Last Wednesday, anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg staged a press conference to announce that he had hired private investigators to attempt to make purchases at gun shows in Ohio, Tennessee and Nevada, and claiming they had proved "just how easy it is for criminals and the mentally ill to walk in and buy guns -- no questions asked." One of the shows invaded by the Mayor of...

Supremes take a second look at Second Amendment rights

12:05am Tuesday, October 13, 2009

By Jeff Knox On September 30, the Supreme Court announced that they were going to review the Second Amendment case McDonald v. City of Chicago and decide whether the Second Amendment applies at the state and local level. Application of the Bill of Rights to the states has been a long and convoluted battle with the Second Amendment being the last major article left out in the cold.

Let's put a Buckeye on the NRA Board of Directors!

3:13pm Monday, October 12, 2009

We have a chance to get Ken Hanson, our legal guru and author of The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws, on the NRA Board of Directors. Not only would this be a great honor, it would help put Ohio gun issues front and center with the most powerful pro-gun organization in the country. First, we have to get him officially nominated and we need more petition signatures. Will you help us? Here's what you...

Gun registration leads to gun confiscation

12:10am Monday, October 12, 2009

By Dean Rieck Gun control advocates see gun registration as a benign and commonsense means to create a safer society. Pro-gun advocates see gun registration as a nefarious and senseless infringement on Second Amendment rights that invariably leads to confiscation. Who is right? We are. Gun registration has always been a back door to gun confiscation. Just look at what our neighbors to the north...

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Background checks up 12.4% in September on firearm sales

12:05am Monday, October 12, 2009

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,093,230 checks in September 2009. This figure is a 12.4 percent increase from the 973,003 reported in September 2008 and demonstrates that sale of new and used firearms are remaining strong and continuing to grow. FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either...

SCOTUS Hears Arguments In Animal Cruelty Case

12:10am Friday, October 09, 2009

By Jim Shepherd "Use a scalpel, not a buzz saw," was advice offered to Congress yesterday during Supreme Court arguments regarding the Federal Depiction of Animal Cruelty Statute. The ten year old law was written to outlaw "crush videos" -dominatrix videos in which women crushed small animals with bare feet or stiletto heels, but opponents argue the law is drawn so broadly as to negatively impact...

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Ohio’s Fall Turkey Hunting Season Opens October 10

12:05am Friday, October 09, 2009

COLUMBUS, OH – Fall wild turkey hunting opens in 48 Ohio counties on Saturday, October 10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, November 29. "Summer brood observations suggest a below average wild turkey hatch this year" said wildlife biologist Mike Reynolds. "In addition, acorn crops were highly variable across...

Buckeye Firearm's Gerard Valentino to appear weekly on syndicated radio show beginning Sunday

12:10am Thursday, October 08, 2009

Gerard Valentino, a leader with Buckeye Firearms Association and Treasurer of Buckeye Firearms Foundation, will appear on "The Great Outdoors" with host Calvin Pyle every Sunday afternoon for the next five weeks. Beginning October 11, Valentino and Pyle will discuss a different aspect of firearms issues and firearms law. The segment will usually take place between 12:15 and 12:30, and will run...