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State Supreme Court to hear preemption case this week!

7:00am Monday, October 11, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for an important gun rights case, City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio , tomorrow, October 12, 2010. The case came about after the Ohio General Assembly voted to override Governor Bob Taft's veto of HB347 - Ohio's "preemption" law - which codified R.C. 9.68, ensuring that firearms laws would be uniform throughout the state. The City of Cleveland...

Grassroots Activism: The Power of One

3:00pm Friday, October 08, 2010
by Jeff Knox What can I do? I'm just one person. I don't know anything about campaigning and I don't have much money. How can I impact an election in which thousands – or millions are going to be voting? I hear that a lot and the simple answer is: Pick your candidate and then do your very best to make sure that everyone you know, and everyone you meet, knows why you have picked that candidate. To...

Springfield, Ohio man wins Springfield 1911 in second gun giveaway

7:00am Friday, October 08, 2010
Congratulations to Craig Kieffer of Springfield, Ohio, who is the winner in our second gun giveaway. As you can see from the photo, Craig is one happy gun owner. When he confirmed receipt of the firearm from his FFL, he wrote to us and said, "I went shooting over the weekend and had a helluva lot of fun with it. It's a great shooting gun." Craig is a lucky guy because this gun giveaway came with...

Pilot Program to Fine Tune Ohio's New Fishing, Hunting and Trapping License and Permit Sales System

3:00pm Thursday, October 07, 2010
Full implementation to happen March 2011 Approximately 60 to 75 sales agents throughout Ohio will be testing the newly designed fishing, hunting and trapping license and permit sales system during this fall, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. "Customers buying licenses and permits at one of these outlets will notice some differences in the products...

Gubernatorial candidates submit to interviews with USSA/ Outdoor Writers of Ohio

7:00am Thursday, October 07, 2010
Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association was the only Ohio gun group to have an outdoor writer (Region Leader Larry S. Moore) at the recent U.S. Sportsmen Alliance/Outdoor Writer of Ohio interviews with former Congressman and current Governor Ted Strickland and former Congressman John Kasich. Also represented at the interviews were Ohio Outdoor News, Ohio Valley Outdoors, Akron Beacon Journal...

September sees 6% jump in firearm sales over same month last year

3:00pm Wednesday, October 06, 2010
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for September 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (770,310) show a 6 percent increase over September of last year (726,572). The adjusted NICS data were derived by NSSF by subtracting out NICS purpose-code permit checks used by several states such as Kentucky and Utah for CCW permit application checks as well as...

Strickland campaign releases new television/ radio ads targeting Second Amendment voters

7:00am Wednesday, October 06, 2010
by Chad D. Baus On October 5, the Strickland for Governor campaign released a new television ad, entitled "Hunters," which highlights Strickland's support of hunters and his endorsement by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA). "In Washington, John Kasich voted to take away our gun rights. In fact, John Kasich's record was so bad, the NRA gave him an F," the...

Pheasants To Be Released At 28 Public Hunting Areas Statewide

3:00pm Tuesday, October 05, 2010
More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released on 28 public hunting areas across the state this fall, as part of a seasonal effort by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife to enhance hunting opportunities for this popular game bird. Ring-necked pheasants will be released on the evenings (after shooting hours) of October 22 and 29 in anticipation of the...

2010 Buckeye Firearms Foundation SW "Gun Skills Challenge" Re-Cap

7:00am Tuesday, October 05, 2010
by Joe Eaton On September 25 Buckeye Firearms Foundation hosted another of our regional fundraising shoots known as the "Gun Skills Challenge" at the the Izaak Walton Conservation League Tallawanda Chapter in Oxford, Ohio. Almost 50 donors and volunteers were on hand for an entire day of shooting and networking with other supporters from Ohio. The majority of attendees had never done more then...

NRA Joins NSSF in Supporting Firearms Microstamping Study Bill

3:00pm Monday, October 04, 2010
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has announced its support for National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -backed legislation to further study the flawed concept of firearms microstamping. The Firearms Microstamping Evaluation and Study Act (H.R. 5667) directs the U.S. Attorney General to work with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study of firearms microstamping...

Legislation introduced to prevent government interference with legal importation of surplus collectible firearms

7:00am Monday, October 04, 2010
The Billings Gazette is reporting that U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis is seeking to stop the federal government from interfering with the legal importation of nearly 1 million surplus collectable U.S.-made firearms. The proposed legislation comes in response to news that the Obama administration is blocking the import of historical M1 rifles from South Korea , and that the highly collectible firearms...

Congressman Pushes a Ban on Traditional Ammunition

3:00pm Friday, October 01, 2010
While recently introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate would protect sportsmen from a possible ban on traditional ammunition and fishing tackle, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation squarely targeting America's sportsmen by doing the opposite. U.S. Representative Bobby Rush, (D- ILL), known for introducing anti-gun legislation such as H.R. 45 (Blair Holt's...

Wisconsin Carry, Inc files Federal lawsuit against the City of Madison and Madison Police Chief Noble Wray

7:00am Friday, October 01, 2010
On Monday, Buckeye Firearms Association informed readers about the arrest of five members of Wisconsin Carry Inc. , a state firearms rights group in Wisconsin, who were legally open carrying in their local Culvers restaurant when a dreaded "man with a gun" call was made to the local police. We announced an effort by the Buckeye Firearms Foundation to help the Wisconsin five pay for legal fees to...

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