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BFA endorsees to pack Senate majority leadership for 132nd General Assembly

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions for the 132nd General Assembly, which convenes in January. The incoming Senate Republican Caucus elected BFA "A+"-rated Sen. Larry Obhof to serve as Senate President. The other members of next year's Senate Republican leadership team are: "A"-rated Sen. Bob Peterson (R-Sabina),...

Why your firearms training MUST include stress inoculation drills

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The FBI has decided to switch back to the 9mm Luger/Parabellum cartridge after using the more powerful .40 S&W cartridge for many years. Their move away from the 9mm was prompted by the 1986 Miami shootout between FBI agents armed with 9mm handguns and two armed robbers where the rounds fired by the FBI agents proved to be woefully lacking in stopping power. The FBI began experimenting with...

BFA endorsees to pack House majority leadership for 132nd General Assembly

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by House Republicans to a majority of leadership positions for the 132nd General Assembly, which convenes in January. The incoming House Republican Caucus elected BFA "A"-rated Rep. Cliff Rosenberger to continue serving as speaker of the House. The other members of next year's House Republican leadership team are: "B+"-rated Rep. Kirk...

Multiple pro-gun rights bills scheduled for hearings in House committee

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, November 14, 2016

Chairman Ron Maag has announced that the House State Government Committee will be hearing testimony on multiple pro-gun rights bills this week. On Wednesday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 121, the committee will hear: Propontent testimony on SB 199 (Active Duty Armed Forces Concealed Carry/ Handgun Transfer), which seeks to modify Ohio law to allow our active duty military to carry firearms...

A Historic Election Night for the Second Amendment

7:00am Monday, November 14, 2016

[Recently], we observed how the mainstream media – which had become little more than a super PAC for Hillary Clinton – had already tried to write-off Donald Trump and his supporters. “But the media and Clinton campaign … don’t get to write the final chapter to this story,” we noted. “You do.” And you did. Did you ever. Once again, NRA’s members and supporters proved to be the most potent...

Two Discovery Channel shows on Henry Rifles this Saturday

3:00pm Friday, November 11, 2016

Please join us for an action-packed hour filled with everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Henry Rifles and the Henry Way of treating our customers. The first show starts at 7:00AM ET and will go through our entire product line, including new models that have never been seen before and our new shotguns that will be available in January. The second show starts at 7:30AM ET and features an...

What You Don’t See Can Get You Killed!

by Gary Evens

7:00am Friday, November 11, 2016

Duhhh...but what you should see, but don’t, is the real problem! When I was still on active duty with the Air Force, it was not that unusual to hear about fighter-bomber aircraft crashing on the bombing and gunnery range during training. Investigators often found that there was no mechanical problem that caused the aircraft to crash. As a result, the cause for the crash was often attributed to “...

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Choosing a Firearms Instructor

by Gary Evens

7:00am Thursday, November 10, 2016

When you decide to take a firearms training course, what criteria do you use to choose which one to take? Is it the content of the course? The cost of the course? When the course is available? Or, what the qualifications of the instructor are? When you take your first course, the factors that guide you are probably a combination of the content of the course—i.e. what you want to learn or get out...