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Bringing firearms business to Ohio

by Jim Irvine Since the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, states like New York, Colorado and Connecticut have passed drastic anti-freedom laws aimed at restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens. None of those restrictions would stop a killer in a movie theater or inside a school from walking into the next room of innocent victims. Because firearms were a large...

Ashland freedom group holding Bake Sale Lemonade Stand fundraiser to benefit Buckeye Firearms Assoc.

The Coalition Promoting Freedom is holding its 2nd annual Bake Sale/Lemonade Stand "Freedom Day" on Saturday, May 11th, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Fin-Feather-Fur in Ashland. Celebrating America's freedom will include supporting and promoting the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Right to Bear Arms. Donations only for baked goods (some gluten free) and lemonade. The "Freedom" is...

Media, gun control groups desperate to prop up claims that pro-gun votes will hurt Portman and other Senators at the ballot box

by Chad D. Baus The establishment media, which repeatedly asserted that the horrific attack on a school in Newtown, CT meant that gun control was inevitable, are still reeling from the defeat of the anti-gun Manchin-Toomey amendment that sought to make Chuck Schumer's gun control bill, S. 469, palatable to more Senators. Their attempts to make the undesirable "inevitable" having failed, the media...

Center for Consumer Freedom Video: Wayne Pacelle and The HSUS Scam

by Chad D. Baus The Center for Consumer Freedom has published a video comparing convicted Ponzi scheme operator "Bernie" Madoff with Wayne Pacell, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The video points out that HSUS gives less than one percent of its massive donations to local pet shelters, but, it has socked away more than $17 million...

Poll proves claims of 90% support for "universal" background checks a lie; Media fail to make connection

by Chad D. Baus Remember that Obama administration claim, repeated ad nauseum during the media push to use the horrific massacre in "gun free" Sandy Hook Elementary to pass gun control, that 90% of the American people support an expanded background check bill? The statistic was debunked any number of ways during the run-up to the vote on S. 469, but that didn't stop Obama and the media from...

"Ultimate AR" Raffle - WIN an AR with all the goodies valued at nearly $3,000

***SOLD OUT!*** This raffle sold out in 5 hours 37 minutes! Whether you're prepping for a survival situation, need a great home defense gun, or just want to have a little fun blasting targets, this is a set of goodies we know you'll like. And with AR's being so much harder to find these days, getting one FREE is an opportunity that's too good to pass up. So here's your chance to win a complete AR...

Fire department allows firefighters to carry weapons

by Chad D. Baus The Springfield News Sun reported recently that an area fire department is allowing its personnel to carry concealed guns for personal defense. From the article : The Bethel Twp. fire department is the only Ohio department allowing firefighters to carry guns, the president of the state fire chiefs' association believes. The department's chief said a crisis last week is one reason...

Exploding Targets Considered Illegal Under Ohio Law

by Greg Ellifritz I recently became aware of a published legal opinion from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office. I've copied the full opinion below, but the Cliff's Notes version is that if you shoot a commercially purchased or homemade exploding target in Ohio, you could face felony charges! I know these binary explosive targets are legal under Federal law, but this opinion says they aren't...

Castle Doctrine law helps homeowners who suffer home invasions in Toledo and Columbus

by Chad D. Baus WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that an eastside apartment resident fired at burglars inside his home early Wednesday morning, April 24. Under Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, if someone unlawfully enters or attempts to enter an occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense, and will not be second-guessed...

NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits underway today

[Editor's Note - several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders are on hand in Houston this week for the NRA meetings. If you see them, be sure to say "hi!".] by Jim Shepherd [Today begins] the one hundred and forty second edition of the NRA's Annual Meeting & Exhibitions. The booths are up, prepped and ready for a crowd anticipated to be larger than last year's 72,000+ in St. Louis. It will be...

Attackers who attempted to rob concealed handgun license-holder sentenced to 20 years in prison

by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Devante L. Michael, 19, and Alexander C. Pinkston, 22, were sentenced to 20 years in prison after both men pleaded guilty in March to aggravated robbery and felonious assault with gun specifications. Last October, then men attempted to rob a man who, as it turned out, wasn't just another helpless victim. From the article : The scars on his...

Headline: "Gun shop’s name on youth jerseys concerns parents" [UPDATE: Bar's logo of armed man drinking apparently does not]

by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that a local gun shop's sponsorship of a youth baseball team in Bedford Township, just across the border from Toledo in Michigan, has some parents crying foul about "the message it sends." From the article : Todd Bruning wanted to sponsor the Cubs because his two children play on the team. But when players got their jerseys Thursday, some parents were...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2013 CHL statistics; Demand for CHL’s skyrocketed in first quarter

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2013. Almost every record regarding concealed carry was broken last quarter. No matter how you measure it, despite what President Obama and Bloomberg say, Americans don't want more gun control, they want more guns, and the ability to carry them in more places...

Huffington Post seeks to document impact of gun violence, but will they report on the lives saved by use of a gun?

by Chad D. Baus The Huffington Post is circulating an email to Ohio residents seeking to "document the nationwide impact of gun violence." Wednesday, April 24, 2013 A Message From The Huffington Post Hello from HuffPost Open Reporting - This is a one-time email to our readers in Ohio. We're working on a project to document the nationwide impact of gun violence, and we need your help. Since the...

More Ohio pastors allow armed church security; Gun ban extremist objects

by Chad D. Baus WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that "churches across the country and here in the Miami Valley are responding to violence by putting their trust in God and taking security into their own hands." From the article : At Phillips Temple in Trotwood, armed security guards routinely patrol the church grounds and stand watch inside during services and events. It is a visible presence that...

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