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''Innocents betrayed'' by the Sandusky Register

July 29, 2007 Sandusky Register I received an interesting piece of mail. It was not a bill, a letter from Nigeria saying I won money, or correspondence from a long lost friend. This letter contained some deep personal information about myself. Not only was this person able to get my address but he was also able to find much more information on me in just seconds. How did he even get my name in...

Pair of Ohio editorials ignore law enforcement, parrot Michael Bloomberg

By Chad D. Baus If I didn't know better, I'd guess that a recent (unsigned) Toledo Blade editorial, entitled "NRA puppets" , and another published in the (Hamilton) Journal-News ( "Keeping gun data secret is criminal" ) were written by anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg himself. While it does appear that Bloomberg has requested that his friends in the media begin an editorial campaign...

Headline: Central Ohio legislators support 'castle doctrine' bill

(Columbus) ThisWeek is reporting reasons for which several Central Ohio legislators, including state senators Tim Schaffer, Steve Stivers, and David Goodman and state representatives Larry Flowers, Jay Hottinger and Jon Peterson, are supportive of Castle Doctrine legislation (SB184/HB264), recently introduced by State Senator Steve Buehrer. Click 'Read More' for the quotes from several of the...

Cuyahoga County Republican Party Rescinds “Gun Control” Language

By Jim Irvine and Chris Chumita At their Central Committee meeting on Wednesday night, the Cuyahoga County Republican Party acted quickly to remove the words “gun controls” from the proposed party platform. Before the platform committee report, Chairman Rob Frost stated that he did not know how those words were added. He noted that he received the letter from Buckeye Firearms about it, and heard...

CNN/YouTube Democrat Debate: ''Protect your baby'' - register to vote!

By Tim Inwood Perhaps I expected too much. I had hoped they would be on their best behavior, but no. What am I lamenting? The shoddy treatment given to the American gun owner in the last Democrat Presidential debate, that’s what. I am sadly not surprised by how us gun owners were dealt with as I watched the CNN-hosted YouTube Democrat debate. I will grant that Jered Townsend did not present...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Gun manufacturers knowingly calculate sales to illegal market

Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... Rudy Giuliani: Gun...

Op-Ed: Anti-Gun Goofs - Dems' YouBoob Moment

By Michelle Malkin New York Post Sen. Joe Biden is the embodiment of snide. Snide is the embodiment of the left-wing attitude toward gun owners. So when snide Joe Biden confronted a YouTube user who asked Democrat presidential candidates about gun control during a debate Monday night, what unfolded was a Teachable YouTube Moment - the caught-on-tape embodiment of ideological snideness toward the...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a home invasion in a "safe" community to Cleveland's skyrocketing homicide rate, these articles should be a part of...

Small town security, or head-in-sand-ity?

By Chad D. Baus I live in a place some city-dwellers don't think exists any more. My small Fulton County, Ohio town is place where most of the faces passing by on the road are recognizable...a place where people can walk to work and church...a place where housing is still (fairly) affordable, and doors are often left unlocked...a place where families (sometimes two or three generations at once!)...

Op-Ed: Does a parking lot have more rights than you do?

by Chris W. Cox NRA-ILA Executive Director Silly question, I know. But your NRA-ILA is fighting against huge corporate conglomerates who argue that the rights of a humble patch of asphalt outside a business trump yours. They argue that companies can void the rights of law-abiding citizens on company property, even if the property is open to the general public. If you stop at a grocery store, for...

NRA bringing national museum to Ohio!

FAIRFAX, Va. -- In cooperation with the Ohio National Guard, the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the Camp Perry Lodge and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the NRA's National Firearms Museum is honored to present one of the finest displays of competitive arms and shooting accessories ever assembled. Thousands of visitors to the National Matches in Camp Perry will be able to...

Another Ohio editorial board member hopes to rescind the Second Amendment

By Chad D. Baus In case anyone missed it (and I wouldn't be surprised, given the newspaper it was published in), another editorial board member in Ohio recently exercised his First Amendment rights to call for the revocation of your Second Amendment rights. Commentary by Buckeye Firearms Association's Chad Baus is in crimson . Solving the gun-control dilemma Richard Foreman Port Clinton News...

The history of gun control, part 3

By Sandy Froman Sadly, modern history is full of instances where the anti-gun left tries to capitalize on tragedy and fear to push their agenda. Sometimes the push is immediate, while at other times they lay in wait gathering strength until an opportune time, like the evil Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter novels. Those who support the Bill of Rights need to be aware of these tactics so we can...

Cuyahoga County Republican Party's Anti-Gun Platform

By Jim Irvine The Cuyahoga County Republican Party is holding a meeting on Wednesday, July 25th to adopt the party platform. A platform is a basic template of ideas the party openly supports. Candidates are encouraged (sometimes pressured) to take positions in agreement with the platform, though they are not required to be 100% in agreement.

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. invites you to shoot with Ohio's legislative leaders

Here's your chance to meet House Speaker Jon Husted and Senate President Bill Harris and encourage them to make plans to put (Castle Doctrine) HB264/SB184 on a fast track! ANNUAL JOHN WAYNE CLAY & PISTOL SHOOT The Delaware County Republican Party’s Annual John Wayne Clay Shoot with honored guests Ohio Senate President Bill Harris Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted Ohio Republican Party Vice...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: A Church and the Second Amendment

Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... A Church and the...

Public Defender's (UNEDITED) Letter to Register Editor Westerhold

UPDATE: Mr. Longo has sent Buckeye Firearms Association the complete text of his letter, which includes information EDITED out by the Sandusky Register , with the excuse that the letter was too long. Apparently the newspaper has enough space to publish the names of approximately 2,700 law-abiding citizens' private, confidential (and in some cases erroneous information, but not an extra 130 words...

Poll: Gun owners have opportunity to shape impression of Bloomberg in Ohio

By Chad D. Baus On July 12, the Hannah News Service reported on the latest Quinnipiac Poll, which found that 61% of Ohioans have no opinion of anti-gun New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and that his unfavorables are higher than favorables among the rest. Ohio gun owners have an excellent opportunity to help inform their friends and neighbors about this anti-gun candidate before his...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From more violence in Cleveland to the AK-47, these articles should be a part of your required reading! Click on the "...

Plain Dealer offers BALANCED coverage of Castle Doctrine law introduction

It took some time (one month, to be exact), but the Cleveland Plain Dealer has finally gotten around to publishing a story on SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation introduced by Senator Steve Buehrer. It may be surprising for gun owners to learn that the newspaper's coverage is much more fair than the paper has developed a reputation for. From the story : Right now, Ohio law says that if you...

Book Review: Dr. John R. Lott's ''Freedomnomics''

By Chad D. Baus For most firearms enthusiasts, the name John Lott is synonymous with one thing: More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws . When that book hit the market in 1998, it quickly became recognized as what is perhaps the best critique of gun control ever written. Having endured a term and a half of what was possibly the most anti-gun presidential administrations in...

SAF asks Federal investigation of alleged straw purchase by anti-gunner

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is calling upon the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to open a criminal investigation into what may be a publicly-admitted straw purchase of a handgun in New Hampshire involving the head of a Massachusetts anti-gun organization and a columnist for the Boston Globe. SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb said today that remarks made by John...

Sandusky Register's error-filled list of CHL-holders' private info

By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine As if declaring war on gun ownership by publishing the private, confidential information of more than 2,700 Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) holders wasn't bad enough, an investigation by the Buckeye Firearms Association has confirmed that the Sandusky Register has another problem - the newspaper's database contains false information! When Ohio's concealed...

D.C. appeals overthrown gun ban ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

The Associated Press is reporting that the D.C government has decided to petition the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the federal circuit court's decision to overturn the city's 30-year-old handgun ban. Click 'Read More' for the entire story. From the story : Mayor Adrian Fenty's office says the city's ban on most handguns can and should be defended. The gun law bars residents from keeping...

Gun owners score pair of victories against Bloomberg and OSHA

The NRA is reporting that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted on July 12 to protect language commonly known as the "Tiahrt Amendment," rejecting two separate amendments designed to strike and gut the language, in the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008. This language maintains firearm trace information within the law enforcement community and out of...

Failure to Inform: CHL-holders taking a big risk on Ohio roadways

There are mounds of evidence that most members of the pro-gun community care deeply about the rule of law. We spend lots of money to ensure we are in compliance with the law. We spend lots of time discussing the law in discussion forums, and even more time and money trying to improve laws in our state capitols. It is never pleasant when we have to air dirty laundry, or have it aired for us in an...

Our Gun Legacy - Good or Bad?

By James D. Cool Have you ever thoughtfully considered just how we got to where we are regarding the gun issue? Our nation was founded and evolved as a uniquely free society during the same time period that modern firearms were invented and became readily available due to the industrial revolution. Combine those two events with our founding fathers' genuine fear of tyrannical government along...

Proposed safety regs would dry up ammunition sales

WorldNetDaily.com recently reported that the federal government is considering a series of new rules that would apply to workplaces where "explosives" are handled, giving rise to a concern that the restrictions could be used to limit – or eliminate – reasonable access to firearms ammunition. The issue was highlighted by Rush Limbaugh recently and first covered on this website here . From...

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