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McCain receives warm reception at USSA's 12th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally

12:10am Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Several members of Buckeye Firearms Association joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across the state this past weekend at the United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 12th Annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" held in Columbus on September 27th. The event, as always, was a well-organized flurry of activity, as guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories were auctioned off and given away...

Faith & Joy Ferkel making headlines as Ohio concealed handgun license instructors

12:05am Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mother & daughter team Joy & Faith Ferkel are making headlines in Ohio and across the nation as concealed handgun license (CHL) instructors. The Fremont News-Messenger recently featured photos of the pair, decked out in Second Amendment Sisters t-shirts, explaining pistol mechanics and proper loading techniques to students during one of their women's-only training sessions for the...

'Nobody knows Obama's record on guns better than I do,' says Illinois gun rights activist

12:10am Monday, September 29, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 24 -- The following is a press release by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): "One of the most blatant lies ever to come from a politician's mouth," is how the ISRA is characterizing a recent statement by U.S. Senator Barack Obama. Speaking in the latest issue of "Field & Stream," Obama claims that Illinois sportsmen know him as an advocate for their rights...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 53

12:05am Monday, September 29, 2008
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” ---------- 1- Brady Schemes Exposed The lamestream media told you: There are many good ideas for cutting “gun deaths,” according to a Freakonomics quorum run by The New York Times http://tinyurl.com/5fn62u . “Let’s put aside for a moment the standard discussions about the right to bear arms,” quotes the piece,...

National Hunting and Fishing Day, September 27, 2008

12:05am Saturday, September 27, 2008
Everyone knows about the great traditions and family values that make hunting and fishing special, but fewer people realize the tremendous conservation and economic benefits provided by America’s sportsmen and women. Are you aware of the benefits to your state? Take a closer look at a force as big as all outdoors. Please join our nationwide celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day and help...

Hating on the First AND Second Amendments: Obama campaign threatens to sue over NRA ads

6:48am Friday, September 26, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has sent threatening letters to news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio to stop airing ads exposing his anti-gun record sponsored by the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). The kicker? NRA-PVF's Ohio’s ads have not yet begun running. “Barack Obama and his campaign are terrified of the truth,” declared Chris W. Cox, Chairman of NRA-...

Chicago’s Sad Summer; Barack Obama and Mayor Daley's continued ignorance

12:10am Friday, September 26, 2008
"I know that what works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne." - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on gun control, June 26, 2008. By Gerard Valentino "What exactly do you think is working in Chicago," Sen. Obama? Sadly, the hometown we share reached another deadly milestone this summer due to the decision to disarm law-abiding citizens. CBS2chicago.com reported recently that 123 people were killed over...

BOOK REVIEW: The Great New Orleans Gun Grab (Descent into Anarchy)

12:05am Friday, September 26, 2008
By Jim Irvine As I started reading “The Great New Orleans Gun Grab, Descent into Anarchy” , by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson, I wondered how I could relate the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and the dire conditions that followed to residents of Ohio and beyond. As I finished the book, many people in Ohio and beyond were getting ready to start day five without power. Hurricane Ike ravaged...

Clyde case yields first protections for gun owners

12:15am Thursday, September 25, 2008
On September 18, 2008 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that R.C. 9.68 is valid , and that municipalities may not infringe on the broad statutory and constitutional right to carry firearms. Within a few days, this opinion saw application in courtrooms around the state. Readers of this website are familiar with the story of Damon Wells , the young man in Cleveland who shot at thugs in self-defense last...

Ray Schoenke's American Hunters and Shooters Assoc. receives frigid reception in the Buckeye State

12:10am Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ray Schoenke, president of fake gun group American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), received a cold reception from Ohioans during a swing through the state to campaign for former Joyce Foundation board member Barack Obama, and judging by a follow-up press release, he is still feeling the sting. On Wednesday, September 17, Buckeye Firearms Association published a story detailing how AHSA...

FactCheck.org in the tank for Obama over NRA ads

12:05am Thursday, September 25, 2008
Analysis: Fact-Checkers Fall Short in Criticizing NRA's Anti-Obama Ads By John R. Lott, Jr. Guns have become an important issue for Barack Obama's campaign. Starting around the Pennsylvania primary, Obama and his campaign surrogates began strenuously assuring gun owners that he supports gun ownership, and it appears to be paying off. A poll in August showed that John McCain only led Obama among...

Radical anti-hunting organization endorses Obama for President

12:05am Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would." – Wayne Pacelle, who is currently President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), to the Associated Press, 1991. “Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as cock fighting and dog fighting. Our opponents say that hunting is a tradition. We say traditions can change.” - Wayne Pacelle, who is...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States

12:10am Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to make its first-ever endorsement in a Presidential race, and announces the endorsement of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States. Sarah Palin is more familiar with the Second Amendment issues important to average American gun owners than any Vice Presidential (or Presidential) candidate in decades. She doesn't wear gun rights on...

Australian media covers election angle Ohio media ignores: "Ohio voters warn Obama on gun control"

12:05am Tuesday, September 23, 2008
By Chad D. Baus While the Ohio media fawns over a recent visit from Ray Schoenke, President of the fake gun group known as American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has done the job of providing a much better look at how the gun issue is hurting the campaign of Barack Obama in the Buckeye state.

Value of Directly-Elected Judges Proven Once Again in Clyde Case

12:10am Monday, September 22, 2008
By Ken Hanson, Esq. Nationwide there has been a great debate over “merit selection” of judges versus direct election of judges, driven largely by the role that campaign money plays in judicial elections, and the taint casted upon judicial impartiality as a result. Ohio is not immune to this discussion, and Chief Justice Moyer has been a nationwide leader in the quest to strip citizens of the...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 52

12:05am Monday, September 22, 2008
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” STARTERS: The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed! will be off press next week! Hurry to get yours while you still can at the discounted pre-press price! This "first edition of history" captures the excitement of "The Case That Saved the Second Amendment." Find out how the antis plan to use the case to eliminate...

Obama's Ohio gun grabber: Persons who shoot home invaders should (still) be guilty until proven innocent

12:10am Friday, September 19, 2008
ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies) - Wikipedia By Chad D. Baus While most people are familiar with the legal right to a presumption of innocence – being innocent until proven guilty – that exists in the modern nations, an Ohio gun ban lobbyist with ties to Barack Obama seems to be quite ignorant about the matter. Having...

D.C. Second Amendment Enforcement Act Passes House, Moves to Senate

12:05am Friday, September 19, 2008
As you read this NRA press release, ask yourself how Barack Obama would vote on this legislation, and then watch how his allies in the Senate act in the coming weeks to make sure he doesn't have to. Fairfax, VA - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday, September 17 to approve the National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed "Second Amendment Enforcement Act" in an overwhelming bi-partisan...

Supreme Court Strikes Down City Ordinance Banning Guns in Public Parks

10:00am Thursday, September 18, 2008
The good news is, we won. The bad news is that three Ohio Supreme Court Justices earnestly believe that government should have the same rights as an individual citizen, and that carrying a gun is no different than leash laws or drinking in a park. Ohio Supreme Court Opinion Summaries The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a Clyde city ordinance banning possession of firearms in municipal parks...

Palin Talks Up "Ohio-Alaskan Connection" in Buckeye State; Democrats grow fearful

12:10am Thursday, September 18, 2008
By Chad D. Baus The Washington Post is reporting that in her first solo fundraiser as the GOP vice presidential nominee in Canton, Ohio, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin highlighted what she calls "that Ohio-Alaskan connection." After noting that her seven-year old daughter Piper "was wearing her Ohio State cheerleading outfit" as she bounded down the stairs to welcome her home last week, the life-long...

Open carry walk planned for Northwood, Ohio

12:05am Thursday, September 18, 2008
The (Millbury, OH) Press is reporting that Ohioans For Concealed Carry Inc. plans to hold a demonstration walk Sept. 20 in Northwood in protest of what the organization says was poor treatment of one of its members by city police. From the story : The group claims one of its members, Edwin Farbrother, was harassed by police officers July 5 while he was at a Woodville Road ice cream shop with his...

Obama hopes some gun owners are willing to prostitute the Second Amendment for a paycheck

12:10am Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Chad D. Baus The past decade as brought about several visible attempts by gun grabbers to masquerade as Second Amendment advocates. One of the more high-profile attempts was launched by Monster.com billionaire Andrew McKelvey, a former member of the Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI) board of directors. During his time at HCI, McKelvey became convinced that the words "gun control" weren't selling to...

Report: Deer check stations being phased out in Ohio

12:05am Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer outdoors writer D'Arcy Egan is reporting that major changes are being discussed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. According to Egan, the Buckeye State's DOW is preparing to change the way it does business, eliminating deer and turkey check stations and streamlining its fishing and hunting license sales.

Howard Nemerov: The Man Behind The Numbers

12:05am Tuesday, September 16, 2008
By Chris Chumita Howard Nemerov is the author of the book Four Hundred Years Of Gun Control...Why Isn't It Working? and numerous pro-gun articles. Over the past few years, his research has given gun owners the ammunition necessary to intelligently argue that gun control does not make society safer and exposed the lies behind the gun-grabber’s statistics. Despite his contributions to the gun...

Ohio Div. of Wildlife announces major improvements to Mobility Impaired Hunter Access to wildlife areas

11:22am Monday, September 15, 2008
By Larry S. Moore The Ohio Division of Wildlife is announcing major improvements in hunter access to wildlife areas for mobility impaired hunters. It is a wonderful thing to see the results of an effort started by mobility-impaired hunter and Buckeye Firearms Volunteer Bob Harsanje several years ago.

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. volunteer works to ensure township noise ordinance won't infringe on gun rights

12:10am Monday, September 15, 2008
By Scott Seibert Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association became aware of a proposed ordinance in Kingston Township (northeast Delaware County) that would seek to limit excessive noise from a multitude of sources. There were concerns in the firearms community that this ordinance was some sort of stealth gun control, as firearms discharges would apparently be controlled by this ordinance. I had the...

Barack Obama and John Kerry: Geese of a Feather

12:05am Monday, September 15, 2008
By Gerard Valentino Barack Obama is on the campaign trail touting his support for the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms - a laughable assertion by a candidate who has tried to reshape himself as a moderate liberal once he secured the Democratic nomination for president. Luckily, for gun owners, Obama is more concerned with power than policy so he is unlikely to go after guns...

Philly police chief trains people to be sheep; Complains when they won't fight a wolf

12:10am Friday, September 12, 2008
By Jeff Riley On Sept 10th, 2008 I watched in dumbfounded amazement a Today Show news report covering the vicious beating of an unarmed man on the Philadelphia subway. The victim was attacked by a man wielding a hammer and took place over a 5 minute period all the while approximately ten onlookers watched but did not intervene. The surveillance video shows the attacker placing a young boy in a...

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