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In memory of Vernon Ferrier

12:05am Monday, September 24, 2007

By Tim Inwood In late August I was asked by my friend Christa Criddle to come down to speak at the September meeting of the Springfield Township Republican Party on the issue of concealed carry in Ohio. In preparing my remarks I looked back over the past several years of our battle to restore our right to self-defense in Ohio. I paused as I thought about my friend Vernon Ferrier. Vernon was one...

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Giuliani Seeking Support From NRA, Group He Once Likened to 'Extremists'

12:15am Friday, September 21, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Just how stupid does he think we are? The Washington Post is reporting that today is the day Rudy Giuliani will go before the rank and file of the National Rifle Association - a group he once likened to "extremists" for its efforts to repeal the ban on assault weapons - seeking support for his Republican presidential campaign. The Post notes that even as the former New York mayor...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. attends USSA's 11th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally

12:10am Friday, September 21, 2007

By Gerard Valentino Several members of Buckeye Firearms joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across that state at the recent United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 11th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally held at the Aladdin Shrine Temple on September 15th. The event, as always, was well organized and guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories were given away by the truckload - including a...

National Hunting and Fishing Day

12:10am Thursday, September 20, 2007

By Larry S. Moore National Hunting and Fishing Day is September 22nd. This is an annual celebration of our hunting and fishing heritage as set by Congress. It provides a day for celebrating our freedoms to hunt and fish, as well as the Second Amendment. Whether you are a hunter, fisherman, trapper or shooter take some time this special day to think about that heritage. Even better would be to...

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Cleveland Mayor 'All Wet' on Anti-Gun Proposal to Stem Crime

12:05am Thursday, September 20, 2007

A proposal by anti-gun Cleveland, OH Mayor Frank Jackson to make firearm possession illegal by anyone under age 21 is a non-solution to a genuine problem of violent crime, and like all gun control laws, it targets the wrong people, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said in a recent press release. Mayor Jackson's suggestion came after the killing of a 12-year-old girl...

Mindset: Where It All Begins and Ends

12:10am Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Brian LaMaster, president and chief instructor at Innovative Tactical Concepts, LLC ( www.right2defend.com ) is offering an Advanced Pistol Fighting Level II class at a discounted price as a fundraiser for Buckeye Firearms Association on November 3 - 4, 2007. The class is limited to the first 15 paid participants! Get complete details here . By Brian K. LaMaster In order to survive a life-...

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Op-Ed: D.C. Handgun Ban

12:05am Wednesday, September 19, 2007

By John R. Lott. Jr. FOXNews.com Is banning handguns a "reasonable regulation"? The District of Columbia certainly hopes that the Supreme Court thinks so. D.C. filed a brief last week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep its 1976 handgun ban, but how the city argued its case was what was most surprising. Instead of spending a lot of time arguing over what the constitution means, the city...

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Another newspaper op-ed recognizes the folly of Mayor Jackson's gun control

12:10am Tuesday, September 18, 2007

As an anti-gun politician, you know it's a bad, bad, really bad day when not just one, but two newspapers publish editorials against your latest legislative proposal on gun control. And that is just what has happened concerning Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal to ban firearms ownership for persons under 21 years of age. Just 3 days after the Cleveland Plain Dealer said " New gun laws wouldn't solve...