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November Record Month for NICS Checks; 38.5% increase marks 30th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Powered by the largest single day ever for background checks on Black Friday, November 2012 is now the record holder for the most background checks conducted in a single month. The November 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,525,177 is an increase of 38.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,101,076 in November 2011. For comparison,...

Op-ed: Bob Costas interrupts football game to bash American gun owners

7:00am Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared as an op-ed on The Daily Caller . by Chris Cox When celebrities and media personalities attempt to plumb the depths of our social consciousness, the result is rarely pretty. Such was the case Sunday night when NBC sportscaster Bob Costas shamelessly tried to capitalize on the recent and tragic murder-suicide involving the NFL's Jovan Belcher to...

Burglar arrested after homeowner with concealed handgun license shoots out getaway car's tire

3:00pm Monday, December 03, 2012

WLWT.com is reporting that a man is in custody after deputies said he picked a concealed handgun licensee's house to burglarize Wednesday. From the article : The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said Jason Hawk broke into a home in the 7000 block of Glendale-Milford Road just before noon, but was discovered when the homeowner returned. The homeowner, who has a concealed carry permit, took out his...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for second hearing in Senate

7:00am Monday, December 03, 2012

Chairman Mark Wagoner has announced that his committee will be hearing proponent/opponent/interested party testimony on Representative Terry Johnson's (R-McDermott) HB495 next Tuesday, December 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the North Hearing Room in the Statehouse. This will be the second hearing for this important bill. Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine will offer testimony on this important...

NICS Checks Soar on 'Black Friday'

3:00pm Friday, November 30, 2012

by Bill Brassard A new single-day record for point-of-sale background checks was established on Black Friday, November 23, when 154,873 were conducted by the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). That total was nearly 20 percent more than the previous high of 129,166 set on Black Friday last year. Since a federal background check is mandatory for every firearm sold at...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate leadership positions in State House & Senate majority caucuses

7:00am Friday, November 30, 2012

Senate President and House Speaker are both BFA "A+" - rated by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by both House and Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions in their respective chambers for the 130th General Assembly, which convenes in January. In the Senate, Republicans have elected BFA "A+" -rated Sen. Keith Faber of Celina as Senate President...

Hunters Successful during Ohio's Deer-Gun Season Opening Day

3:00pm Thursday, November 29, 2012

COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov. 26, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Monday’s total represents a 24.1 percent increase from 2011, when rain-soaked hunters harvested 23,600 deer. Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer checked in 2012: Coshocton (1,199),...

The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 Needs Your Help

7:00am Thursday, November 29, 2012

Call your U.S. Senators to keep it Alive! 202-224-3121 The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 (S.3525) still can be enacted in this Congress if we keep the pressure on. All hunters, target shooters and firearms owners should call your senators today and urge them to work in a bipartisan manner to resolve budgetary concerns raised on Monday so the Sportsmen's Act can be brought back to the floor for a vote...