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NRA has problems with robocall in 18th Congressional district

3:00pm Wednesday, October 20, 2010

by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the National Rifle Association is concerned that a "robo-call" by the Republican congressional candidate's campaign misleads voters into thinking that Bob Gibbs is the NRA-endorsed candidate.

Cleveland clings to gun control until the bitter end

7:00am Wednesday, October 20, 2010

by Ken Hanson, Esq. On October 12, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cleveland's challenge to the constitutionality of R.C. 9.68. R.C. 9.68 is the provision of Ohio law generally referred to as Ohio's preemption law, which was implemented over Governor Taft's veto of House Bill 347. Trying to predict the outcome of a court case based upon oral argument is pure folly, but...

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Race Clarification

3:00pm Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Contrary to a recent campaign claim by Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger, she is not currently endorsed by Buckeye Firearms Association in the upcoming Nov. 2 election for Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Lanzinger's campaign specifically listed Buckeye Firearms Association among its list of endorsees on their website, as well as in campaign literature. As a grassroots organization run by...

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Toledo boy finds gun, knows what to do

7:00am Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Why aren't we teaching EVERY child in Ohio these principles? by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that when 11 year-old Mason Knannlein found a gun laying in the yard, he had his grandfather to thank for having educated him to know what to do in such a situation. From the article : The whitish top on the handgun lying in the grass in front of a West Toledo home was what caught Mason...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee Peter Corrigan polls within margin of error against F-rated Dennis Kucinich

7:00am Tuesday, October 19, 2010

by Chad D. Baus The theme for incumbents in the 2010 elections seems to be that "no one is safe," and that sentiment is exemplified in recent private poll results revealed by The Weekly Standard for an Ohio congressional race. According to the report, Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee Peter Corrigan, a Republican who earned our highest grade possible as a non-incumbent (B*), is polling with...

SAF sues Eric Holder, FBI over misdemeanor gun rights denial

3:00pm Monday, October 18, 2010

Acting on behalf of a Georgia resident and honorably discharged Vietnam War veteran, the Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit last week against Attorney General Eric Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of a federal statute that can deny gun rights to someone with a simple misdemeanor conviction on his record. The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court...

Video: Ohio Supreme Court hears case challenging statewide preemption City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

7:00am Monday, October 18, 2010

On Tuesday, October 12, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. The state's top court has released an audio and video recording of the arguments in the case known as City of...

Firearms Industry Matches ATF Reward in Bedford Heights Firearms Theft

3:00pm Friday, October 15, 2010

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry --announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons(s) responsible for the theft of firearms from Atlantic Gun and Tackle, 5425 Northfield Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio. This reward offer matches a $2,500 reward offer by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...