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Wednesday, March 14: HB347 takes effect today

12:15am Wednesday, March 14, 2007

The long awaited end to one of the dumbest provisions of Ohio's original concealed carry law is here. For the first time in the almost three years since Ohio's concealed carry law took effect, CHL-holders are no longer required to carry their holstered firearm in "plain sight" while in a motor vehicle. The unpopular, unsafe requirement was struck from Ohio's law by HB347, a bill which became law...

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Guns may now be concealed; AP’s anti-gun bias to remain in plain view

12:10am Wednesday, March 14, 2007

By Ken Hanson In another exercise of pointing out bias in reporting, lest we all become so used to it we find it acceptable, John McCarthy of the Ohio Associated Press serves up another heaping serving of bias in his “coverage” of HB347 going into effect. As we examined previously with an example from the Toledo Blade, some of the bias is subtle, some of it not so much. As before, we encourage...

Book Review: The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws

12:15am Tuesday, March 13, 2007

By Jim Irvine Attorney and Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson has done a magnificent job with the second edition of “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws.” This is the definitive book on Ohio’s firearms laws, including concealed carry. It is updated to reflect the changes HB347 made to Ohio’s laws, as well as some real “Gotcha’s” that have come to light because of poor drafting...

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Dispatch: Hunters’ concealed-carry a hot topic

12:10am Tuesday, March 13, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch's Dave Golowenski has written an article noting that Ohio's Wildlife division sees benefits of CHL-holders being able to tote a concealed handgun while hunting. From the story: While there is bound to be some honest disagreement on the matter, concealed-carry advocates figure the woods will be safer in coming years. "A hunter should be able to carry a gun for self-defense,"...

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Record number of Buckeye state deer harvested in 2006-2007 season

12:05am Tuesday, March 13, 2007

237,316 deer harvested; tops previous record of 216,443 set in 2004 COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio deer hunters took a record 237,316 deer during the 2006-07 hunting season and for the third year in a row the harvest surpassed 200,000, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The total number of deer taken was 13 percent above last year's season total of 209,513. "...

The importance of the Parker (D.C. gun ban) case

12:10am Monday, March 12, 2007

By Ken Hanson The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is making some significant and breathtaking progress in the field of Second Amendment jurisprudence. SAF, together with Virginia attorney Alan Gura, has come up with an exquisite legal strategy to get the question of the Second Amendment as a fundamental, individual right squarely before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the...

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CCW for Hunters Proposal Submitted to Ohio Wildlife Council

12:05am Monday, March 12, 2007

Buckeye Firearms was the only statewide firearms group to have a leader in attendance at the Ohio Wildlife Council meeting on Tuesday, March 8. The Division of Wildlife reported on the comments from the March 4 open houses, formally submitted the proposals for consideration and answered questions from Wildlife Council Members. In summarizing the comments from the open houses, Dave Risley noted...

Owning the Power to Control My Destiny

12:10am Friday, March 09, 2007

By Linda Walker I have great respect and adoration for financial guru, Suze Orman. She is an intelligent, financially brilliant and witty lady (If she's anti gun, please don't tell me!) Recently I watched The Suze Orman show on the local PBS channel. The show was entitled "Women & Money". Now you ask, what does that have to do with gun rights? Certainly Buckeye Firearms Association hasn't...