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Win a Harley-Davidson FXS Blackline!

3:00pm Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Our friends at Black Wing Shooting Center are raffling off a new 2012 Harley-Davidson FXS Blackwing motorcycle. Tickets are only $25 each and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Buckeye Firearms Association, along with Wounded Warrior Project, Simon Kenton Council Boy Scouts, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more information, see the poster below or visit Black Wing Shooting Center at...

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Headline: Handgun ownership rising among women

7:00am Wednesday, February 08, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that according to a DDN analysis of permit data, opinion polls and interviews with firearm and criminal justice experts, more women in the Miami Valley are choosing to purchase and carry handguns for protection, reflecting a national trend. From the article : More than one in five who have applied to carry concealed handguns in Butler, Greene,...

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Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" Super Bowl Super Stunt

3:00pm Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Vitriolic anti-gun mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NYC) and his gun control group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), are paying for their 30 seconds of fame. According to a New York Times piece before the game, Bloomberg [was scheduled to] join his gun-grabbing cohort, Mayor Tom Menino of Boston (D), in a Super Bowl-themed ad calling for more gun control laws. Despite his billions in personal wealth...

Holder testifies on “Fast and Furious”; Reiterates Obama administration's support for renewing Clinton-era gun ban

7:00am Tuesday, February 07, 2012

On Thursday, February 2, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' gun running operation known as "Fast and Furious." During the hearing, Holder continued to deny any foreknowledge of the botched operation. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of...

Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Miami County Deer Processor

3:00pm Monday, February 06, 2012

Happy Jack's pleads guilty to multiple charges NEW CARLISLE, OH – An investigation into the selling of venison by Happy Jack's deer processing recently resulted in a guilty plea in the Miami County Municipal Court, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Division of Wildlife law enforcement received information that Happy Jack's was selling deer meat...

Support for the Second Amendment among Americans continues to rise

7:00am Monday, February 06, 2012

by Joe Eaton A recently released Angus-Reid Public Opinion Poll show that "...most people in the United States agree on the meaning of the Second Amendment, and half endorse the 'shall-issue' prerogative to carry concealed weapons in public." This most recent poll (taken January 17 - January 18, 2012) show that support for legal firearm ownership continues to grow. Fully 85% of Americans believe...

Guns Save Lives

12:00pm Friday, February 03, 2012

by Scott L. Bach When an arsonist lights a match that burns a building, is the match at fault? Are match manufacturers responsible for the fire? Should laws be passed prohibiting you from having and using matches, or restricting which types you can have, and in what quantities? The obvious answer to these questions is no. The same match that is misused by the arsonist lights the fireplace that...

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Silent during Strickland years, Ohio State Highway Patrol inserts itself in concealed carry debate once again

7:00am Friday, February 03, 2012

by Chad D. Baus The Marietta Times is reporting that the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is voicing concerns about HB422 , legislation that seeks to repeal requirements that a concealed carry licensee inform an approaching law enforcement officer that the licensee is a licensee and is carrying a concealed handgun. From the article : House Bill 422, jointly sponsored by Reps. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon...