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Castle Doctrine: Interested party hearing in Senate brings out the gun ban extremists

12:25pm Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday was another great day for pro-gun, pro-self-defense, and good people of Ohio. SB184, known as Castle Doctrine, received a third hearing and the anti-gun, anti-self defense, anti-crime victim social do-gooders had their say. While anyone would have a hard time explaining and defending their view of the world, the people they chose looked more inept than ever.

Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 restores gun rights to young troops

12:10am Thursday, January 31, 2008
State Representative Bruce Goodwin (R-74) has introduced legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21. The bill would allow these servicemen and women to purchase a handgun if the person has received firearms training. Under current state law, even the young men and women who are asked to fight and die...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

5:50pm Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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 Captain America packing heat to Cleveland's new crime fighting plan, these articles should be a part of your...

The long-awaited return of the Gun Show to Columbus!

12:10am Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Update: PRO/C&E show this weekend at Vets Aug 9-10 Well, here we finally are. Last March I was preparing to announce here BFA's inclusion in the First Gun show in Columbus in 20 years. This show was only made possible by our passage of HB 347 which preempted local ordinances and gun bans. If you've been paying attention you also know that the show was unavoidable put on hold due to...

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus planning another national protest

12:05am Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The grassroots group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus has announced that they are organizing another national empty holster protest (EHP). The Spring 2008 EHP will be held from April 21st to April 25th. Campus leaders are encouraged to contact the organizers listed at http://concealedcampus.org/contact.htm about other activities to hold on their campus to make the EHP even more successful...

D.C. v. Heller: Militia, you say.. Part II

12:05am Tuesday, January 29, 2008
2008 Candidates, call your office. It's what 80 Million gun owners aren't that wins this issue. By John Longenecker The District of Columbia, which had gotten justice three times in adverse decisions that its gun ban was unconstitutional, does not debate, nor follow the law — it quarrels with a civil right. That quarrel involves defying the rulings handed them, being slippery, as in asserting...

Here's a new way to subscribe to BFA News!

12:03am Tuesday, January 29, 2008
If you want to keep up on the battle for gun rights in Ohio, there's no better way than to subscribe to our news stories. The best way is to do what thousands of Ohio gun rights activists do and subscribe to our weekly newsletter by e-mail. It's now easier than ever. Just enter your main e-mail address in the upper left corner of any page and click on "Subscribe." That's it! You will get our...

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman coming to Northwest Ohio!

12:15am Monday, January 28, 2008
There is a Lt. Col. Dave Grossman seminar in NW Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and it has only recently been opened up to the public. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Lt. Col. Grossman teaches fantastic mindset. Any...

Attorney General Mukasey, Charles Schumer’s Trojan Horse?

12:05am Monday, January 28, 2008
By Tim Inwood From where the Bush administration’s Justice Department began, I find myself shaking my head in disbelief at where we are now. In 2001, Senator John Ashcroft was appointed Attorney General. Shortly thereafter John Ashcroft put forward a statement concerning the fact the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was in fact an individual right. To most of us this is common sense, but...

SB184 (Castle Doctrine): Senate Proponent/ Opponent hearing scheduled January 30

8:14am Friday, January 25, 2008
Senate Bill 184 will have a third hearing next week. The bill has been added to the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee's agenda for January 30 at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Building, North Hearing Room. This legislation would restore the right of individuals to respond in force in defense of their lives and family without fear of civil lawsuits by criminals.

Op-Ed: Justice for gun owners

12:10am Friday, January 25, 2008
By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Special to the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram Martin Luther King Jr. put it best: "A right delayed is a right denied." The lesson appears to have been lost on the Department of Justice and Solicitor General Paul D. Clement in the amicus curiae brief submitted recently for the government in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller , which challenges the city's 31...

Balance of power: The Second Amendment and self-defense

11:05pm Thursday, January 24, 2008
By Charles Bloomer Remarks delivered to the Prince William County (VA) Republican Women's Club, January 7, 2008. " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. " The debate surrounding the Second Amendment generally falls into one of three categories – esoteric and philosophical, emotional, or...

Militia, you say...? Arms Within Easy Reach

12:10am Thursday, January 24, 2008
Alright, let's talk Militia. Where the Original Intent of the Founders was for citizens to have a gun within easy reach. By John Longenecker Today, we are having a debate we should never have. We are squabbling about the force which backs our authority under our system. Can you imagine some people actually rooting for the disarmament of the force which backs their very Citizen Authority in this...

Op-Ed: Gunning For Gun Makers

12:05am Thursday, January 24, 2008
Idaho tries to attract firearm manufacturers By Joshua Palmer Idaho has taken its first step in an aggressive campaign to attract gun manufacturers and other outdoor recreation industries. Known as the Recreational Technology Campaign, Idaho Department of Commerce is partnering with the state's regional economic development groups to market Idaho as the best state for gun manufacturers to do...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:00pm Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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 shooting at a recreation center to a pizza delivery driver getting robbed, these articles should be a part of your...

Op-Ed: Damon Wells wants his gun - and his life - back

by Chad D. Baus
12:05am Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Grassroots gun owners have likely not forgotten the name Damon Wells, the concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder who defended himself from a violent attempted robbery in his front yard back in April 2007. Though CHL-holders have defended their lives in many other instances, Mr. Wells' situation played in the media for days and weeks after because of the reaction of his gang-infested neighborhood...

Your Ohio legislators need to hear from you

1:10am Tuesday, January 22, 2008
When the 127th General Assembly was sworn in at the beginning of 2007, there were high hopes among gun owners. Although Republicans lost their super-majorities in both chambers of the legislature, Ohio voters had preserved a strong pro-gun majority in the House and Senate, and for the first time in recent memory, they had elected a truly pro-gun Governor in Democrat Ted Strickland. More than half...

Buckeye's Ken Hanson authors article in latest national USCCA mag

12:10am Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is a national organization focusing on concealed carry. Their magazine is “Concealed Carry Magazine.” The latest issue is full of good information, including a Feature Article by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson.

League of Ohio Sportsmen Celebrate 100 Years of Conservation

12:05am Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The League of Ohio Sportsmen will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with a Centennial Convention to be held February 15-17, 2008 in Columbus. The League was founded in 1908 by a coalition of Ohio sportsmen who were concerned with the plight of the state’s fish, wildlife and other natural resources. In 1908 there were no deer or wild turkeys in Ohio. Fish populations in the state’s streams and...

Create your own personal BFA account today!

10:49am Monday, January 21, 2008
Create an account on this site. This will allow us to sort our large contact list by legislative district. Why is this important? Whether to help with a campaign or to show support/opposition for a particular issue, we need to communicate quickly. By creating an account, you help us target specific districts with timely information for immediate action. To create your account on our site: 1...

DDN anti-gun editorial is wrong, no matter how you package it

10:06pm Sunday, January 20, 2008
The following op-ed was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Jeff Riley in reponse to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News By Jeff Riley The basic premise in the Jan. 12 editorial "Gun control needs to be packaged well" is wrong. The problem with the anti-gun side isn't packaging; the problem...

LTE: DDN quotes in anti-gun editorial were selective

10:02pm Sunday, January 20, 2008
The following letter to the editor was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore in response to a recent unsigned Dayton Daily News editorial entitled "Gun control fixes must be packaged well" . January 19, 2008 Dayton Daily News Re: "Gun control must be packaged well," Jan. 12: The Dayton Daily News played loose and liberal with the selective quotes taken from an article on the...

Fred Thompson blasts Bush DoJ for ''overlawyering'' D.C. gun ban case

12:10am Friday, January 18, 2008
RedState.com is reporting that Fred Thompson wasted no time in condemning President Bush's Solicitor General's request that the D.C. Circuit Court remand the District of Columbia v. Heller appeal back to the trial court for "fact-finding" under a less demanding constitutional standard. From the story: The Fred Thompson for President, South Carolina bus tour reached Spartanburg today, where the...

Op-Ed: Late Betrayal on Gun Rights

12:05am Friday, January 18, 2008
By Ken Blackwell Et tu, Brute? In the waning days of the Bush Administration, Justice Department lawyers have filed a curious amicus brief in the DC gun ban case before the US Supreme Court. The attorneys took a middle-of-the-road approach to Second Amendment freedoms. They argued that gun ownership is not a “fundamental” right. Instead, they say, it is a right deserving only an “intermediate”...

The truth about Cleveland’s “Assault Weapon Ban” - Part II

by Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine
12:10am Thursday, January 17, 2008
By Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine As we previously reported , Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson recently announced a crime crackdown program that is apparently intended to crackdown on crime rather than guns. This is a welcome change from prior “crackdowns,” and we wish Cleveland the best with their new program. Previously Mayor Jackson, together with his unpaid public relations firm the Cleveland Plain...

Nevada debate: ''Dems beat a hasty retreat on gun control''...or did they?

12:05am Thursday, January 17, 2008
By Chad D. Baus In coverage of the most recent Democrat presidential debate in Nevada, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other media claim Democrat presidential hopefuls beat a serious retreat on their support for gun control . Even if true (actual transcripts cast doubt on these claims), does anyone really believe their positions won't revert to form if elected?

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