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The Letter of the Law: Parking Lot Storage Statutes

7:00am Tuesday, April 04, 2017

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Peter de Wit) You can take your kids to work. You can take your pets to work. But you can’t always take your gun to work. Kentucky law – like similar laws in other states – grants protection against disciplinary action for employees who store a firearm in a private vehicle on their employer’s property, if the employee’s possession of the gun is otherwise legal. Bruce...

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Reaction to SB 199 by some Ohio businesses shows legislators didn't go far enough

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine

7:00am Monday, April 03, 2017

As of March 21, Ohio law says that "a business entity, property owner, or public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce a policy or rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting a person who has been issued a valid concealed handgun license from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition" so long as the firearm/s and ammunition remain in the vehicle with the...

Meet Jon Husted, Ohio’s Top Election Official Who May be Governor

7:00am Friday, March 31, 2017

With all of Ohio’s statewide officeholders reaching their term limit in 2018, the in the race to become the next Governor for Ohio is already heating up. One man thought to be ready to throw his hat into the ring is Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. Jon Husted was elected the state’s top election official in 2010 with nearly a half-million votes to spare. In his 2014 bid for reelection, he won...

NRA-ILA State Legislative Liaison John Hohenwarter earns BFA's Guardian of Freedom Award

7:00am Thursday, March 30, 2017

Editor's Note: The following remarks were given by Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine at the 2017 Buckeye Bash in Columbus, Ohio on March 18, 2017. A few years ago, we began presenting the Guardian of Freedom Award to select individuals who have gone above and beyond in defending and restoring the Second Amendment in Ohio. This is an award that is not given lightly, but is given to...

Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Embraces Heller and Originalism During Senate Hearings

7:00am Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme court, asserted during his confirmation hearings this week that Scalia’s landmark Second Amendment opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller “guarantees the individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.” Gorsuch made the comment during an exchange with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-...

Record gun sales followed by record low accidental deaths

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Tuesday, March 28, 2017

In 2016, there were approximately 27 million (27,000,000) firearms sold. In 2015, 23 million guns changed hands. If the anti-gun narrative held true, it would stand to reason that accidental gun deaths climbed accordingly. But they didn't, at least not according to the statistics from the National Safety Council (NSC). Their injury report for 2015 has accidental deaths by guns at an all time low...

Dayton man jailed after being shot breaking into home

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, March 28, 2017

WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that Danny R. Bryant, 37, is in jail with two counts of aggravated burglary and burglary - and two bullet wounds - after allegedly attempting to force his way into a Dayton residence around 4:40 a.m. From the article : The owner of a Baltimore Street home where a morning shooting occurred said her cousin shot a man who attempted to climb through a window. The...

Important Safety Recall – MARCH 2017 Walther CCP Pistols

3:00pm Monday, March 27, 2017

Walther Arms has identified a potential condition in Walther CCP pistols that could potentially cause it to discharge if dropped whether the manual safety is engaged (on) or disengaged (off). The safety of our customers is our paramount concern so we have voluntarily initiated this recall because of the possibility of a drop-fire occurring. Please do not load or fire your Walther CCP pistol and...