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December attack at Texas church draws attention to Ohio ban on concealed carry in places of worship

7:00am Thursday, January 30, 2020

On November 5, 2017, a deranged man entered First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX and began shooting. He was able to kill 26 and wound more before a citizen, armed with an AR-15, responded to the sound of gunfire and stopped the killing. While we will always be grateful for the responding citizen, the heavy loss suffered by that congregation left many to wonder how things might have been...

BFA-PAC Endorses Terry Johnson for Ohio Senate

7:00am Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Buckeye Firearms Association's Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) has endorsed Terry Johnson (R) in his Republican primary for Ohio's 14th Senate district with an "A+" rating. Sen. Terry Johnson is a retired military officer who recently concluded 4 terms in the Ohio Legislature as a Representative. Last year, he was chosen to fill the Senate seat vacated by former State Sen. Joe Uecker, who...

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Vote Linda Walker for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors

by Linda Walker

7:00am Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Dear Fellow Second Amendment Brothers and Sisters, Ammoland readers and NRA Members, My name is Linda Walker and I am asking for your vote for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors. In 2011, when I ran for the NRA Board of Directors the first time, I ran on the platform of bringing more women into the Second Amendment fold. Not just as shooters, but supporters to the Second Amendment as a...

Second Amendment sanctuary movement comes to Ohio

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, January 27, 2020

A movement that has seen growth across the United States has come to Ohio in response to efforts to pass gun control laws in the Buckeye State, including Gov. Mike DeWine's SB 221, dubbed "STRONG Ohio." "Second Amendment sanctuary" is an idea inspired by "sanctuary cities" that refuse to assist the federal government in efforts to enforce immigration laws. A Second Amendment sanctuary is a city...

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Ohio General Assembly now broadcasting all committee hearings

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, January 24, 2020

Persons interested in listening in on committee hearings the Statehouse received some great news last week. As of Thursday, January 16, all committee hearings will either be streamed live or recorded and broadcast later via www.OhioChannel.org . According to the Statehouse News Bureau , the move comes after years of work from journalists and other groups pushing for more government transparency...

Dispatch op-ed documents how our "justice" system puts criminals who use guns back on street

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, January 23, 2020

Recently, Columbus Dispatch reporter Theodore Decker informed readers of a problem Buckeye Firearms Association has long-been warning about: criminals who have previously committed crimes with guns are being released back into society, only to strike again in spite of the gun control laws that were passed to "protect" us. From the article : Khalil Swayne, 20, the 103rd homicide victim of 2019,...

Headline: In one Ohio county, teachers now carry guns in 5 school districts

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that two new school districts in Tuscawaras County approved allowing staff members to carry firearms in 2019. This brings the total number of school districts in the county that allow staff members the ability to respond immediately to protect their students to five. From the article : As 2019 draws to a close, the number of school districts in one...

Eric Trump Meets with Ohio Sportsmen and Second Amendment Leaders

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Tuesday, January 21, 2020

On Thursday, January 16, 2020, LEPD Firearms & Range hosted a Sportsmen / Second Amendment roundtable with Eric Trump. Leaders from across Ohio, representing the state's leading Second Amendment and sportsmen organizations, were invited. LEPD owners Eric Delbert, Phil Delbert and Lori Delbert were most gracious hosts. Attendees included: Dean Rieck, Executive Director, representing Buckeye...