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Gun Control in the Buckeye State?

by State Representative John Becker

3:00pm Monday, March 05, 2018

Should we ban the AR-15? All semi-automatic firearms? Ban certain accessories? Close the so-called "gun show loophole"? (BTW, there is no such thing.) Raise the minimum purchase age? Register and heavily tax all guns and ammunition? Universal background checks? Require larger signage stating "No Guns Allowed" in schools? Create a "Gun Violence Awareness" month? Let's say we do one, some, or all...

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"My school's an easy target"

by Chad D. Baus

12:00pm Monday, March 05, 2018

On February 20, a 13 year-old seventh-grader in Jackson Twp., OH boarded a school bus concealing a .22 rifle. The Jackson Memorial Middle School student had been writing a school “attack” plan, inspired in part by the mass murder in a Parkland, FL high school just six days before. (His writing shows he had been thinking of attacking his school for a few months, but actively planning for only a...

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City leaders demand to be allowed to reinstate gun bans they rarely used

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, March 05, 2018

WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that Columbus city officials are using the opportunity of the mass murder in a Parkland, FL high school to lobby for new gun control. From the article : Three Columbus city leaders have addressed a letter to Ohio Governor John Kasich, outlining their position on gun control. The letter is signed by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein,...

Gun Owners Say Goodbye to Dick's Sporting Goods

by Dean Rieck

6:00pm Friday, March 02, 2018

It appears that Dick's is living up to its name. Buckeye Firearms Association is deeply disappointed that Dick's Sporting Goods has chosen to punish law-abiding gun owners by restricting sales of legal firearms based on the bad actions of a mentally ill individual in Florida who committed the Parkland school murders. While Dick's CEO Edward Stack says this is about helping to solve the problem,...

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Companies Drop ARs, NRA Support

by Jim Shepherd

4:00pm Friday, March 02, 2018

At this writing, at least fifteen companies including Delta and United airlines have dropped their support for the National Rifle Association’s members benefits programs. With that, every one of these companies has announced they don’t want to do business with more than five million NRA members. I’m thinking NRA members should grant their wish- in spades. No one who believes in the right to “keep...

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John Kasich's (Not-So) Pro-Second Amendment Advisory Board

by Chad D. Baus

2:00pm Friday, March 02, 2018

Ever since the mass murder in a Parkland, FL high school, which occurred after government agencies at every level failed to follow up on tips and to protect the students, anti-gun opportunists have been seeking an angle. John Kasich, who is busy attempting to jump-start a third attempt at a campaign for the presidency, inserted himself into the discussion by going on CNN to demand a ban on "God-...

DeWine-Husted Campaign issues strong statement in response to calls for gun control

by Chad D. Baus

11:00am Friday, March 02, 2018

On the same day Governor John Kasich (R) was announcing his support for new gun control, the DeWine-Husted for Ohio campaign released a statement opposing ANY reduction of the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, and opposing ANY bans. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2018 Mike DeWine and Jon Husted Statement on Protecting Children "We support increasing Ohio’s criminal penalties for...

They asked for it: Republicans who stand with Kasich earn Kasich's reputation

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Friday, March 02, 2018

John Kasich, however, is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and he and Mary Taylor will be a unified front in support of gun owners. As legislators who have earned the National Rifle Association’s highest ratings, we are willing to stake our reputations on it. So concluded a letter signed by all the Republican NRA “A” rated legislators in support of John Kasich’s run for Governor. This...