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Public opinion poll: "Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force"

7:00am Friday, April 20, 2012

by Chad D. Baus According to a recent news report, a Reuters/ Ipsos poll has found that most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves - even in public places - and have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, the main gun-lobby group. From the article : The online survey showed that 68 percent, or two out of three respondents, had a favorable opinion of...

Ohio Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens April 23

3:00pm Thursday, April 19, 2012

COLUMBUS, OH - This year's spring wild turkey season opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 23 and continues through Sunday, May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. "Ohio has again experienced a record low wild turkey hatch, with last year's nesting season negatively impacted by rainfall and flooding," said ODNR Wildlife Biologist Mike...

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House Passes Historic Sportsman/Conservation Legislation

7:00am Thursday, April 19, 2012

by Jim Shepherd It seems appropriate on the 237th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride that we announce the House of Representatives' passage of a huge block of legislation known as the Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012. H.R. 4089 is actually the compilation of four bills, all designed to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting: H.R. 1558 amends the Toxic...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) assigned to House State Government and Elections Committee

3:00pm Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that HB495, introduced in late March by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) to reform Ohio concealed carry law to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and continue a trend toward making Ohio law similar to other states, has received a committee assignment.

Romney addresses attendees at NRA Annual Meetings; Members have concerns, but seem ready to support "anybody but Obama"

7:00am Wednesday, April 18, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Much to the dismay of two-thirds of GOP voters (who consistently voted against him throughout the primary), Rick Santorum's departure from the Republican primary last week all but locked up the nomination for Mitt Romney. Romney's poor record on the issue of gun rights is quite well-documented , though as a presidential candidate in 2008 and again in 2012 he has changed his tune...

Buckeye Firearms Association works with governor's office to protect gun owners on drug trafficking bill

3:00pm Tuesday, April 17, 2012

by Jim Irvine Senate Bill 305, introduced to combat hidden compartments in vehicles used to transport illegal drugs, is not a "gun bill." However, as with any law, SB305 could have unintended consequences for gun owners who use safes and compartments to secure their firearms in their vehicles. As a pro-gun group, we view our narrow mission as protecting firearm rights. When we made Governor John...

Op-Ed: Campus commandos, or safer students?

7:00am Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Editor's Note: The following op-ed was originally published on April 11, 2012. Would conceal carry on campus prevent school shootings like Oikos? by David Lewis The Oikos University tragedy managed to occur just in time to coincide with the first day of the annual campus gun ban protest. Students this week will wear empty holsters to class to symbolically represent what they see as a...

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Ohio Wildlife Council Approves 2012-13 Hunting and Trapping Regulations

3:00pm Monday, April 16, 2012

Deer hunters have until noon the following day to check in their deer COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Wildlife Council approved hunting and trapping regulations for the 2012-13 hunting seasons, during the April 4 meeting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Seven west-central Ohio counties will move from deer Zone A to Zone B; those counties are Auglaize,...