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Proposed Toledo recreation levy should pay for shooting ranges

7:00am Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Editor's Note - The following op-ed originally appeared at the author's blog, Thurber's Thoughts . Republished with permission. by Maggie Thurber While looking up some other things, I came across this information on the Buckeye Firearms Association web page : According to a 2010 study by the National Sporting Goods Association , 44.5 million people over the age of seven regularly participate in...

MEMORIAL DAY 2012: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

7:00am Monday, May 28, 2012

(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

Four simple truths about Florida's Zimmerman-Martin case that aren't being discussed by the media

3:00pm Friday, May 25, 2012

by Don Kates The shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has been the subject of enormous confusion, not only because the facts are not entirely clear, but more because of public misunderstanding of the relevant law. I hope the following will help clarify things. 1. IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE POLICE TO INTERRUPT CRIMES AND DEFEND CITIZENS. The police exist to do two things ONLY: patrol...

Michigan Man Deserves Praise, Not Firing Says CCRKBA

7:00am Friday, May 25, 2012

BELLEVUE, WA - Wayne County, MI employee John Chevilott should be honored, not fired for turning over a loaded gun to the police that he found while on the job, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "This man was fired by the Wayne County Department of Public Services for doing the right thing," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. "We are stunned that this...

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Ohio Hunters Harvest More Than 17,000 Turkeys During Spring Hunt

3:00pm Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ashtabula County again leads the harvest COLUMBUS, OH- Hunters checked 17,647 wild turkeys during Ohio's four-week statewide spring turkey hunting season that ended May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The preliminary total represents a three percent decrease over last year's harvest number of 18,162. Ashtabula County again led the state in...

BFA leaders spend a day with handgun combatives expert Dave Spaulding

7:00am Thursday, May 24, 2012

by Dean Rieck The leadership of Buckeye Firearms Association spend so much time with politics and legislation, we don't get to enjoy shooting and socializing as much as we'd like. So we were thrilled when an opportunity came along. It all started when we decided to host four separate handgun training classes with Dave Spaulding. Because of Dave's outstanding reputation as a self-defense...

Young shooters invited to the 2012 National Junior Pistol Camp

3:00pm Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Some of America's top shooters will be in the news as they compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Junior shooters with their own Olympic dreams should sign up early for NRA's annual Junior Pistol Camp, to be held July 10-14 2012, at Camp Perry, Ohio in conjunction with NRA’s National Rifle and Pistol Championships. This camp is without doubt one of the single most effective training...

MAIG Coordinators Paid as City Employees, Saves Gun-Hater’s Money

7:00am Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Editor's Note - Last Friday, Buckeye Firearms Association broke the news that anti-gun Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is mailing invitations to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns on official letterhead. The rabbit hole, it appears, goes far, far deeper. The following op-ed originally appeared on the author's blog, AllNineYards.com . Republished with permission. by Sean Caranna Here's a great way to...