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OOPS: Brady Campaign president admits people are the problem, not guns

12:10am Wednesday, June 10, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The Akron Beacon-Journal recently reported that Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence president Paul Helmke addressed the Akron Roundtable on May 21. The story notes that Helmke delivered his usual misleading statistics and hyperbole to the not-for-profit speakers' forum...along with a couple of accidental admissions that point to the fact that his organization's gun control...

Guns in Parks: The Hoplophobes’ Travel Guide to the United States

12:05am Wednesday, June 10, 2009
By David Kopel Last week, President Obama signed a bill which, besides changing credit card laws, says that in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges, the laws about gun carrying will be the same as in the host state. So in Colorado, for example, you will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun in Rocky Mountain National Park, if you have a state-issued concealed carry permit. In Vermont's...

Senate Republicans take aim at Ohio Division of Wildlife

12:10am Tuesday, June 09, 2009
By Larry S. Moore The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has experienced a number of budget issues and continued cuts. Curiously some of the more serious cuts came at the hands of Senate Republicans and were made in areas that are self-funded. The Division of Wildlife and Division of Watercraft are two ODNR Divisions that are self-funded. Both have found themselves unexpectedly in the...

When reading the latest FBI crime stats, the devil is truly in the details

12:10am Monday, June 08, 2009
"Those kinds of things don't happen here" should no longer be part of the rural mindset. By Jim Shepherd I miss America. Seriously. If you ask me what I miss most, I'll probably tell you I miss youth. But it's not the youth that I miss, it's the attitude that existed when I was younger. Growing up in the middle of the past century - at the end of the last millennium (gosh, I do feel old now), it...

More women taking advantage of firearms classes

12:05am Monday, June 08, 2009
The Port Clinton News-Herald is reporting on a mother-daughter partnership that offers all-female gun education courses, as well as National Rifle Association-certified concealed carry courses. Joy and Faith Ferkel have instructed more than 75 men and women, who are now better prepared to defend themselves and their families. They say most of the female students have taken advantage of all-women...

OH Atty General files Motion to Intervene in Buckeye Firearms Foundation suit against City of Cleveland

12:10am Friday, June 05, 2009
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to report that Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray's office has filed a Motion to Intervene in a lawsuit filed by Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc. against the City of Cleveland. The lawsuit was filed by the Ohio not-for profit foundation, to stop the City of Cleveland from prosecuting law-abiding gun owners under local ordinances that restrict gun...

Contenders Marksmanship Pistol & Rifle Club Grand Opening a roaring success

12:05am Friday, June 05, 2009
By Steve Loos On Saturday, May 23, Second Amendment advocates and firearms enthusiasts gathered just east of Lancaster near Rushville, Ohio, to celebrate the opening of the new Contenders Marksmanship Pistol & Rifle Club. The program got under way at noon. Following a short prayer delivered by Coach Dave Daubenmire of Pass the Salt Ministries, the coach introduced Larry Pratt, Executive...

The truth will out: Banned HSUS fundraising scandal video back up on the Internet!

12:10am Thursday, June 04, 2009
Recently, we published a story highlighting a television report from Atlanta which exposed a major fundraising scandal at the anti-hunting Humane Society of the United States. Soon thereafter, HSUS launched an all-out war on WSB for publishing its story. According to blogger Amanda Nolz , "HSUS aggressively worked to pull the plug on this video before it did too much damage to their reputation...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 66 - National Parks... Again

12:05am Thursday, June 04, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- 2- National Parks... Again The lamestream media told you: The powerful gun lobby attached an amendment to the must-pass credit-card-reform act Mr. Obama had decided to enact without delay. This forced him to approve a gun law he would probably otherwise not, when he signed it into law on May 22. The...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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 stabbing to a new movie by the JPFO, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What follows is...

Reps. Danny Bubp & Jarrod Martin introduce HB203: Restaurant Carry

12:10am Wednesday, June 03, 2009
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Rep. Bubp will appear as a guest on Firearms Forum, Ohio's first talk radio show about guns and gun rights, this Sunday night on Cleveland's WHK 1420 AM and live on the Internet . The show begins at 8pm, with Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine as host. Representative Danny Bubp (R-88) of West Union and Rep. Jarrod Martin (R-70) of Beavercreek have introduced House...

Lima News Editorial: Concealed carry without problems

12:05am Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The Lima News has published an editorial addressing the latest spike in applications for Ohio concealed handgun licenses, and also in the overall success of the program to date. The editorial begins by noting that "critics of concealed carry legislation have been silent of late in Ohio, and with good reason. People who legally carry are responsible, law-abiding citizens who mean to protect...

Ken Blackwell: Obama Declares War on America’s Gun Owners With Supreme Court Pick

12:10am Tuesday, June 02, 2009
By Ken Blackwell President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a declaration of war against America’s gun owners and the Second Amendment to our Constitution. If gun owners mobilize and unite, it’s possible (though unlikely) to stop this radical nominee. Last year the Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision in D.C. v. Heller, holding that the Second Amendment right to bear arms...

First Amendment Rights Trampled by Pittsburgh College after Student Advocates for Concealed Carry of Firearms on Campus

12:05am Tuesday, June 02, 2009
PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2009—A student who wants to form a gun-rights group at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) has been threatened with disciplinary action for her efforts. Student Christine Brashier has turned to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help after reporting that administrators banned her informational pamphlets, ordered her to destroy all copies...

More Ohioans arming themselves, seeking licenses to carry concealed

12:10am Monday, June 01, 2009
The Newark Advocate is reporting that almost four people came in every business day through the first three months of the year, 252 in all, to either renew or seek a new permit to arm themselves discretely in public, according to figures from the Licking County Sheriff's Office. During the same period in 2008, the story notes 107 people sought concealed handgun licenses in that county. As Buckeye...

State Rep. Josh Mandel Announces Bid for State Treasurer in 2010

12:05am Monday, June 01, 2009
Republican State Representative Josh Mandel, a former endorsee of Buckeye Firearms Association, has announced his candidacy for State Treasurer not through the traditional press release or press conference, but via a video posted on his website, www.JoshMandel.com . Mandel, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as an intelligence specialist with the United States Marine Corps, is currently in his...

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