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Pro-gunner appointed to replace Seitz in state's 30th House District

12:05am Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to report that Bob Mecklenborg has been appointed to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives for Ohio's 30th House District. He is to replace long time Representative Bill Seitz, who is moving on to the Ohio Senate. Representative-to-be Mecklenborg is well known to Buckeye Firearms Association's South West Ohio Leadership. Region Leader Collin Rink said...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Endorses Bill Todd for Columbus Mayor

12:10am Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Buckeye Firearms Association and the citizens of central Ohio recognize the poor leadership that the City of Columbus has experienced over the past 8 years under the direction of the current Mayor. Columbus has witnessed the installation of red light cameras, a substantial surge of gang activity, home invasions, increased crime around the campus area, and a huge upswing in crime violence in...

Giuliani's latest try: Election year conversion on guns happened...6 years ago?

12:10am Monday, October 01, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Ever since he began campaigning for President, Rudy Giuliani has known that his past as a staunch gun control advocate would be at issue. The stumping began in earnest in 2007, and since then, Giuliani has tried on a number of different strategies to try and work his way past well-documented historical fact. In February 2007, he tried being largely unapologetic, telling FOX News'...

Op-Ed: Locked and Loaded

12:05am Monday, October 01, 2007

By Ken Blackwell Townhall.com The 2008 GOP presidential primary is shaping up to be the most competitive nominating process the party has seen in decades. It is also the most frontloaded. Candidates are fighting it out in the constantly expanding pool of "early primary" states and hoping to make it to Super Tuesday. With nearly two dozen states up for grabs on that first Tuesday in February, the...

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Fred Thompson wins state Republican straw poll

12:15am Friday, September 28, 2007

The Hannah Report is covering news that the Ohio Republican Party released the results of its recent straw poll for the 2008 presidential primary showing the pro-gun former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson leading the anti-gun former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In the poll, Thompson received 33 percent, Giuliani received 24 percent, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney received 17 percent, U.S. Sen. John...

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Ohio Supremes to hear case of weapons in parks

12:10am Friday, September 28, 2007

The Toledo Blade is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the city of Clyde's ordinance prohibiting the carrying of firearms in public parks. The Blade's headline, "Clyde wins bid to hear appeal of city gun law", appears meant to convey that Clyde is somehow "winning" something, but the story clearly shows that Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) Inc. was the...

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Attorney General Dann asked to settle questions on media access loophole

12:10am Thursday, September 27, 2007

By Chad D. Baus The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that Trumbull County prosecutor Dennis Watkins has instructed the sheriff not to allow journalists to copy the confidential records of concealed handgun llicense (CHL) holders, and has asked Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann to clarify how information about those who have licenses can be released under an amendment to Ohio's concealed carry law...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc.'s Jim Irvine on FOX News

12:05am Thursday, September 27, 2007

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine was interviewed by FOX News for a story about Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal for a new state gun control law . The segment aired several times on Tuesday, September 25th in various forms. The comprehensive version aired during the 6:00p.m. evening news hour with Brit Hume. Click here to view the FOX News story online. On Wednesday, September 26th,...