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Community organizer critical of police shoots unarmed man!

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, January 13, 2015

KSAZ (FOX Phoenix) recently ran a news report about an event that I believe should become a part of media, politicians' and "community organizers'" experience in cities in Ohio and throughout the country. In the report, Jarrett Maupin, an activist known for leading marches on the Phoenix Police headquarters after officers shot an unarmed man who reportedly fought with them, and FOX 10's Troy...

BATFE Rings in the New Year with More Executive Gun Control

3:00pm Monday, January 12, 2015

On January 2, BATFE issued its first ruling of 2015. Identified as ATF Rul. 2015-1, it significantly expands the scope of activities that BATFE considers to be “manufacturing” for purposes of the Gun Control Act (GCA). While BATFE claims this ruling is simply a “clarification” of their prior position taken in ATF Rul. 2010-10, 2015-1 is clearly an attempted expansion of the definition of...

Another Ohio school investigates arming staff to protect its students

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, January 12, 2015

In the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre in late 2012, gun ban extremists sought to use the incident to achieve their legislative goals, despite the fact that nothing they were proposing would have prevented the terrible attack. Buckeye Firearms Foundation, on the other hand, set about to do something that has already been proven a success in several incidents around the country -...

Firearms Training: “Lights, Camera, Action!”

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Friday, January 09, 2015

[T]he use of videos to supplement your firearms training...can be useful in demonstrating basic and advanced techniques because they can focus on a single aspect and let you observe how to properly perform the step from several different angles. It is often much easier to understand complex concepts visually than it is to have them explained to you with words or in writing. The disadvantages of...

Buckeyefirearms.org: Top Ten News Items of 2014

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, January 09, 2015

On average, we publish two articles a day and 10 to 12 articles a week. Over the years, we have published approximately 10,000 articles, covering elections, legislation, and all manner of events and information of interest to Second Amendment supporters. As content editor for BuckeyeFirearms.org, it's always interesting to look back over the year to see which articles captured the most interest...

Taking Care of Your Guns Before You Store Them

by Barbara Baird

3:00pm Thursday, January 08, 2015

After you purchase a gun, you must store it properly. But, just like that lovely vintage lace dress from your great grandmother or a treasured coin collection from your favorite uncle, you must take care of your newly acquired item properly before storing it. Make it a Clean Machine First thing you should do with any newly acquired gun is clean it. If it’s brand spanking new, it’ll need at least...

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Ohio concealed handgun licensees involved in separate self-defense incidents

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, January 08, 2015

According to news accounts, two Ohio concealed handgun license-holders, one from Toledo and one from Cincinnati, were involved in separate incidents in which they were forced to defend their lives from violent attackers. Cincinnati's CBS affiliate, WKRC, reported recently that a North Fairmount homeowner was forced to shoot a man who police say was trying to break into his residence. Under Ohio's...

Gun Safety Begins With You

by Tom McHale

3:00pm Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Did you know? The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Project ChildSafe program helps coordinate distribution of firearm safety kits which include a free cable-style gun lock. Since Project ChildSafe’s inception, more than 36 million safety kits have been donated throughout the U.S. Firearm-related fatalities in the U.S. have been decreasing consistently since record keeping began in 1903 and...