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Elderly Columbus man defends self and wife in violent attack

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a 21 year-old burglar is dead after he and an accomplice attacked homeowners who came to investigate sounds in their garage. From the article : For the second time in a week, the alarm at Emerson and Nancy Frazier’s South Side ranch home blared. The couple — he is 69, she is 58 — got out of bed about 4 a.m. yesterday to investigate who was breaking into...

The information war against your Second Amendment rights has begun!

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Thursday, May 15, 2014

War has been declared against gun owners. A nd Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, and the Obama administration are leading the charge! Stung with defeat after defeat by U.S. Courts in recent years, these wealthy and powerful elitists have decided that they can't win the debate. So rather than admit the truth, they've decided to CHANGE the truth. They're pouring hundreds of millions of dollars (...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2014 CHL statistics; Record demand for CHLs continues

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2014. Looking at new licenses issues and renewed, we see an increase from last quarter. Only four quarters in the program's history had higher overall demand. There were 16,205 new CHLs issued during the first quarter of 2014. While the number of new licenses are down...

30 Ohio Schools Now Have Gun Policies to Defend Students; Apply NOW for FASTER training

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Last December, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced that there were 20 Ohio school districts that had authorized persons to carry firearms in their schools. That number has now grown to approximately 30 districts that have authorized such carry. While keeping track of specific district information gets more difficult as the program grows in popularity, there is little doubt that at least 50...

April 2014 firearms sales checks second highest on record

3:00pm Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The April 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 988,726 is the second highest April on record for the system, even with a decrease of 16.6 percent compared to the April 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,185,231. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2014 NICS figure of 1,733,651 reflects a 1.8 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure 1,702,...

Forum on Second Amendment issues hosted by Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor in NE Ohio

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Last month, Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor (R) was in Portage County for a roundtable on issues related to Ohio sportsmen and Second Amendment rights advocates. Attendees came from all over Northeast Ohio including Portage, Cuyahoga, Trumbull, Geauga and Medina Counties, to name a few. The event was so well attended that even after additional tables were added it was still "standing room only"...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses SB 338, Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill

3:00pm Monday, May 12, 2014

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce its endorsement of Senate Bill 338, which was introduced Monday, May 12 by Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township), and which seeks to make improvements to Ohio’s concealed carry rules and for many people that carry firearms. The bill proposes to allow non-residents to apply for and receive an Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL) if they work in...

Garbage in, garbage out: Gun checks miss millions of fugitives

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, May 12, 2014

The Gannett Company is reporting that millions of fugitives can pass undetected through federal background checks and buy guns illegally because police departments across the country routinely fail to put their names into a national database that tracks people on the run from the law. From the article : Those background checks, conducted by the FBI, are designed to block fugitives, felons and...