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Another innocent life saved with gun after attempted mugging

5:36pm Saturday, June 02, 2007

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a man with a concealed handgun license shot at an armed robber who was among a group of four teenagers who tried to mug him. From the story: Raphael L. Owens, 24, told police that the group approached him about 11:30 p.m. near the Elmore Avenue and South Portage Path. One of the youths pointed a chrome-plated gun at him and demanded his cell phone,...

Buckeye Firearms Association has a new address!

12:00am Saturday, June 02, 2007

Our continued success and growth has created the need and importance for a centrally located office. As such, our address has changed. Effective immediately, all mail should now be sent to: Buckeye Firearms Association 15 West Winter Street Delaware, OH 43015 With the new address, Buckeye Firearms Association now has an office near Columbus in order to facilitate a better relationship with...

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Rep. Danny Bubp: Second Amendment Legislation is necessary

12:10am Friday, June 01, 2007

May 30, 2007 People's Defender By Rep. Danny Bubp It is interesting how events in our lives affect us. When I first arrived in Columbus, it was made clear to me that most legislators have strong opinions concerning Second Amendment rights. There are legislators that are pro-gun and there are those that are not. A recent confrontation has changed one legislator's anti-gun stance. Earlier this...

NBC's Tim Russert shows ignorance on guns during Bill Richardson interview

12:05am Thursday, May 31, 2007

During a weekend Meet the Press interview with pro-concealed carry Democrat presidential candidate Bill Richardson, NBC anchor Tim Russert exhibited exactly why Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore wrote "The media and guns – things they should know" . More than two years after it sunsetted, Russert's grilling of Bill Richardson over his support for the sunsetting of the Clinton Gun Ban...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

1:10pm Wednesday, May 30, 2007

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From the official release of the JPFO's new movie to dogs being shot in a robbery, these articles should be a part of...

Another GOP Presidential wanna-be flip-flops on guns

12:10am Tuesday, May 29, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Last month, I asked the nation's gun owners if they were willing to be Mitt Romney's cheap date - if they were willing to forget his years of anti-gun philandering and buy into his election-season pandering. "Is it just me," I asked, "or is it incredibly insulting every time a politician expects America's hunters, sportsmen, concealed handgun license-holders and gun owners to fall...

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Yet Another Case for Allowing Concealed Carry at Work

12:05am Tuesday, May 29, 2007

By Joe DeVito A recent event in downtown Columbus furthered the case long since proved by concealed carry advocates, that leaving employees defenseless at work is dangerous and irresponsible. A very well known Fortune 500 company has just such a policy, despite the repeated attacks on employees walking to and from their cars parked off of company property. The area between the work building and...

City of Toledo to remove illegal ''no-guns'' signs from parks

1:50pm Saturday, May 26, 2007

Grassroots volunteers have been asking the question for more than two months now - "If gun laws are now uniform across Ohio, and if local gun control laws are now preempted, why are there still "no-guns" signs in my local park or on public property other than buildings?" ABC Toledo's Bill Hormann deserves kudos for posing this question to Toledo city managers, and for promoting action on the part...