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Buckeye's Ken Hanson authors article in latest national USCCA mag

12:10am Tuesday, January 22, 2008

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is a national organization focusing on concealed carry. Their magazine is “Concealed Carry Magazine.” The latest issue is full of good information, including a Feature Article by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson.

League of Ohio Sportsmen Celebrate 100 Years of Conservation

12:05am Tuesday, January 22, 2008

The League of Ohio Sportsmen will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with a Centennial Convention to be held February 15-17, 2008 in Columbus. The League was founded in 1908 by a coalition of Ohio sportsmen who were concerned with the plight of the state’s fish, wildlife and other natural resources. In 1908 there were no deer or wild turkeys in Ohio. Fish populations in the state’s streams and...

DDN anti-gun editorial is wrong, no matter how you package it

10:06pm Sunday, January 20, 2008

The following op-ed was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Jeff Riley in reponse to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News By Jeff Riley The basic premise in the Jan. 12 editorial "Gun control needs to be packaged well" is wrong. The problem with the anti-gun side isn't packaging; the problem...

LTE: DDN quotes in anti-gun editorial were selective

10:02pm Sunday, January 20, 2008

The following letter to the editor was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore in response to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News Re: "Gun control must be packaged well," Jan. 12: The Dayton Daily News played loose and liberal with the selective quotes taken from an article on the...

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Fred Thompson blasts Bush DoJ for ''overlawyering'' D.C. gun ban case

12:10am Friday, January 18, 2008

RedState.com is reporting that Fred Thompson wasted no time in condemning President Bush's Solicitor General's request that the D.C. Circuit Court remand the District of Columbia v. Heller appeal back to the trial court for "fact-finding" under a less demanding constitutional standard. From the story: The Fred Thompson for President, South Carolina bus tour reached Spartanburg today, where the...

Op-Ed: Late Betrayal on Gun Rights

12:05am Friday, January 18, 2008

By Ken Blackwell Et tu, Brute? In the waning days of the Bush Administration, Justice Department lawyers have filed a curious amicus brief in the DC gun ban case before the US Supreme Court. The attorneys took a middle-of-the-road approach to Second Amendment freedoms. They argued that gun ownership is not a “fundamental” right. Instead, they say, it is a right deserving only an “intermediate”...

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The truth about Cleveland’s “Assault Weapon Ban” - Part II

by Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine

12:10am Thursday, January 17, 2008

By Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine As we previously reported , Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson recently announced a crime crackdown program that is apparently intended to crackdown on crime rather than guns. This is a welcome change from prior “crackdowns,” and we wish Cleveland the best with their new program. Previously Mayor Jackson, together with his unpaid public relations firm the Cleveland Plain...

Nevada debate: ''Dems beat a hasty retreat on gun control''...or did they?

12:05am Thursday, January 17, 2008

By Chad D. Baus In coverage of the most recent Democrat presidential debate in Nevada, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other media claim Democrat presidential hopefuls beat a serious retreat on their support for gun control . Even if true (actual transcripts cast doubt on these claims), does anyone really believe their positions won't revert to form if elected?