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Youth deer-gun season this weekend

12:05am Friday, November 18, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohio's young hunters are getting ready for the third annual youth deer-gun season, which will be held Saturday and Sunday. From the story: The youth-only season is open one-half hour before sunrise to sunset on private and public lands. About 15,000 young hunters are expected to participate. "We've spoken to a lot of parents who are excited about taking...

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Nov. 30, Capital University (Columbus): Dr. John R. Lott

12:10am Thursday, November 17, 2005

John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime" and "The Media Bias Against Guns" will be on the campus of Capital University campus to speak about guns, and why guns make society safer. Event details: href="http://www.capitalcr.com/" target="_blank"> src="http://www.mattnaugle.com/cap-moregunslesscrime.jpg" height=118 width=80 border=0 align="right"> Date: November 30th Time: 6:00 p.m...

Ohio hunters seeing success in 2005

12:05am Thursday, November 17, 2005

The Marietta Times is reporting that Ohio bow hunters are harvesting deer at a record pace, taking nearly 42,000 deer during the first six weeks of the season. The paper also reports that this year’s early harvest exceeds last year’s record setting totals by about 1,000 deer. From the story: Approximately 250,000 bow hunters are believed to be participating in Ohio’s statewide deer-archery...

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Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

4:15pm Wednesday, November 16, 2005

There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are worthy of comment. What follows is our weekly view of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for seven days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis. Wednesday in Akron: 2...

FLASH: Apprentice Hunting License bill unanimously passed by House Committee

10:16am Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry S. Moore got more than he bargained for when he showed up to offer proponent testimony for HB296 on behalf of this political action committee and the US Sportmen Alliance today. After proponent testimony from several witnesses was heard, and the legislation having received no opposition, the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted the...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. attends Sponsor Hearing on HB347

12:10am Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Buckeye Firearms Association's Gerard Valentino, along with representatives for both the National Rifle Association and People's Rights Organization, were on hand Tuesday as Members of the Ohio House Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony from Rep. Jim Aslanides on his HB347, a sweeping firearms law reform bill. Gun ban extremist Toby Hoover was also on hand, no doubt trying to earn her...

Op-Ed: Buybacks of weapons well-meant, but futile

12:05am Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Will wonders never cease? In a recent op-ed , the Columbus Dispatch Metro Columnist Mike Harden did something few journalists are ever willing to do. He told gun ban extremists they are wasting their time. The column begins like this: In the heady days of the gun buyback initiatives of the 1990s, two of the most bizarre programs were "Guns for Buns" in Lexington, Ky., and "Buns for Guns" in St...

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Two-time PAC endorsee helps open state-of-the-art shooting facility

12:15am Tuesday, November 15, 2005

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Miami Valley's newest shooting range — accommodating pistol, rifle and archery — opened last weekend, featuring the only civilian-use live fire simulator in America. And among the list of owners is a name that many Ohio gun owners from the area will recognize... From the story: Lauhorner Indoor Arms & Archery Adventure is a state-of-the-art indoor...