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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...

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Contributions To The State’s Income Tax Check-Off Programs Help Protect Ohio’s Natural Areas And Wildlife

3:00pm Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The best of Ohio's unique ecosystems and their wild inhabitants are better protected thanks to donations to the state's income tax check-off programs benefiting wildlife and natural areas. Now that Ohioans are in the midst of tax preparation season, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is urging taxpayers to remember these programs when filing their state income tax returns. Donations...

ABC: Hunting and Shooting Industry Targets Women for the 'Sarah Palin Effect'

7:00am Tuesday, March 22, 2011

ABC News is reporting that as the key household decision makers, women are increasingly the target of marketing efforts from the food, clothing and health industries. The gun and hunting industry, formerly a man's domain, is no longer the exception. From the article: More women than men took up hunting in the United States in 2009, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Total...

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill Introduced In U.S. House

3:00pm Monday, March 21, 2011

In late February, H.R. 822, was introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Schuler (D-N.C.). The measure would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed carry permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms. A state's laws governing where concealed...

Op-Ed: Should Bans Against Carrying Concealed Weapons Be Lifted On College Campuses?

7:00am Monday, March 21, 2011

[Editor's Note: In a recent article on the subject of concealed carry on college campuses, Marietta, OH Police Capt. Jeff Waite said he wouldn't have a problem with such a measure being implemented locally because it would give people an opportunity to defend themselves. "I don't have a problem with anybody who is legally entitled to carry a gun to carry one and that would include (on) college...

2010 BFA endorsee Debe Terhar elected as president of the State Board of Education

3:00pm Friday, March 18, 2011

The Gongwer News Service is reporting that Debe Terhar, a 2010 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, has been elected as president of the state board of education. From the article: The 10-9 selection of Ms. Terhar, who was elected to the panel in November, ousted previously elected Mr. Hovis, who in his eighth year on the board is the most senior member. ...The vote was conducted by the board's...

Report: "It's kill or be killed" as southeastern Ohio drug violence escalates

7:00am Friday, March 18, 2011

by Chad D. Baus NBC-affiliate WSAZ, which covers southeastern Ohio, central West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky, is reporting that a man was shot and killed Thursday night after an armed robbery attempt at a Portsmouth carryout. From the report : The shooter was a store clerk, the victim -- the intruder In a city that's now ground zero in a state war on drugs, it's kill or be killed. Debbie...

February sees 13.6% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

3:00pm Thursday, March 17, 2011

The February 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 963,746 is an increase of 13.6 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 848,036 from February 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2011 NICS figure of 1,463,138 is an increase of 18.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,237,617 from February 2010. The adjusted NICS data was...