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SCOTUS - Chicago decision release delayed

Today the Supreme Court of the United States released opinions in seven pending cases, leaving only four opinions unannounced. One of those opinions is in the Chicago gun rights case. The Chief Justice also announced the last day of the term will be Monday, June 28 so this means the Chicago decision will be announced in just a few days. Please check our website on Monday for additional...

Ohio Editorial Boards Continue Their Love Affair With The Gun Lobby Bogeyman

Bogeyman – noun: a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary by Ken Hanson, Esq. It's been three weeks since Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Thomas Suddes flexed the hive mind of Ohio's newspaper editorial boards , and now two additional columnists are group think-fantasizing about the Gun Lobby Bogeyman. In another exercise of editorial denial,...

The Biennial Meeting Of States, And The Arms Trade Treaty

Two major meetings, possibly affecting American gun owners' rights, will occur at the United Nations (UN) in New York over the next several weeks. They are the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms in all its Aspects, ("BMS4") June 14-18, and the Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory...

Open Letter to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members regarding opposition to SB239

Editor's Note: The following letter was written by Buckeye Firearms Region Leader Larry S. Moore and addressed to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members. Mr. Richard Mason Director of Government Affairs Ohio Restaurant Association 1525 Bethel Road, Suite 301 Columbus, OH 43220-2054 Dear Mr. Mason: I am very pleased to see the Ohio Restaurant Association take a position regarding SB239,...

EDITORIAL: Kagan's threat to gun owners

Nominee has a past that is opposed to individual self-defense By THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama poses a real and present danger to the Second Amendment, and he's working to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will undermine Americans' gun rights. Mr. Obama didn't fess up to this radical agenda when running for the highest office in the land. "I have said consistently that I believe...

Columbus Dispatch publishes extensive look at successful efforts of pro-gun rights advocates in Ohio

A front-page story in Sunday, June 13 edition of The Columbus Dispatch took an extensive look at the recent efforts by the National Rifle Association, Buckeye Firearms Association and other pro-gun groups to modernize Ohio's concealed carry law to more closely resemble that of surrounding states by allowing license-holders to protect themselves in restaurants that serve alcohol, and by removing...

NRA announces endorsement of Ted Strickland for Governor

The Associated Press is reporting that the National Rifle Association publicly endorsed Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland today in his race against Republican John Kasich. According to the article, Strickland accepted the endorsement at a Monday event at a sporting goods store in Proctorville, near the Ohio-West Virginia border, which the NRA publicized to its members over the weekend. The NRA's...

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