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Book Review: The Great New Orleans Gun Grab

12:10am Thursday, August 06, 2009

By Ken Hanson I recently finished reading The Great New Orleans Gun Grab: Descent Into Anarchy by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson. To give you an idea of how interesting this book is, I finished all 190 pages PLUS the Appendix materials in just under three hours. Both Hutchinson and Masson are professional writers, and they do an excellent job conveying a story that is fascinating, frightening...

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Does teaching gun safety help stop accidents? More Ohio police officers say yes.

12:05am Thursday, August 06, 2009

By Chad D. Baus To hear the media darlings at the anti-gun Joyce Foundation-funded International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) tell it, guns - the tools some criminals use - are responsible for violence and accidental deaths in America, rather than the criminal or the ignorant. And every police office thinks so. Or do they?

Ohio Liber-Tea Party attracts 10,000 people

12:10am Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Linda Walker, Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair, addresses the crowd. By Linda Walker Ohio Liberty Council sponsored the first-ever statewide Tea Party at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on Saturday, August 1. Between eight and ten thousand people attended this massive, well-thought out, well-organized event. TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Parties have popped up all over the...

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Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes up 43%

12:05am Wednesday, August 05, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- During a time period of great economic uncertainty, firearm and ammunition sales have continued to increase throughout the country. According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released earlier today by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $109.8 million in the first calendar quarter of 2009; up...

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American gun control laws: A shoestring is a gun, but a revolver is not?

12:10am Tuesday, August 04, 2009

By Jeff Knox When a New York City police officer caught a .32 caliber slug in his ribs last week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg was quick to question how the career criminal and convicted felon was able to obtain the gun. I'm afraid that the question is going to lead to attempts at broader restrictions on more items in New York and elsewhere because it's possible that the gun involved in the shooting...

Report shows growth of Buckeye Firearms Association

12:05am Tuesday, August 04, 2009

By Jim Irvine Thanks to your generous support and involvement, Buckeye Firearms Association continues to grow in dollars, in people, and (as a result) in influence. Money and people equals power in politics – and you have contributed greatly this year, even in such harsh economic times. Your all-volunteer leaders at Buckeye Firearms Association continued to be humbled by the trust you put in us...

Wanted: A Few Good Candidates

12:10am Monday, August 03, 2009

By Jim Irvine Are you sick of the same old politicians? Do you with there was a candidate who understood your life and your issues? Do you and your friends wish there was someone like you on the ballot? Tired of having to "compromise" in the voting booth? Now is your chance to have that perfect candidate. He or she is looking back at you in that mirror. Maybe now is the time for you to run for...

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New Yorker fights attempts by city to license his Revolutionary War-style flintlock

12:05am Monday, August 03, 2009

The New York Daily News is reporting that, like America's first soldiers at the Battle of Brooklyn, NYC resident Michael Littlejohn is fighting for his right to bear arms. And his fight proves beyond any doubt that, despite their claims, gun banners want ALL guns.