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SAF asks for all Bloomberg-MAIG records from NYC after revelations

Editor's Note: As the battle between New York Second Amendment advocates and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has escalated, it has appeared that Mr. Bloomberg, with his wealth and position pretty much had carte blanche to do what he pleased as he campaigned against guns in the hands of private citizens. But has Mr. Bloomberg used public funds or resources to augment his private efforts?...

Dispatch: Pro-gun group spending big dough to offer arms training for teachers

by Chad D. Baus This week, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced the launch of an ambitious program. Now that we've created and tested our "active killer" response training program, otherwise known as FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response), with 24 teachers, it's time to roll it out on a bigger scale. The Foundation has just announced that it will commit to funding...

Outrage of the Week: Bloomberg Gun Control Group Claims Terrorist was "Victim of Gun Violence"

This week's outrage comes to us from New Hampshire, where New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun group--Mayors Against Illegal Guns--labeled a terrorist as a "victim of gun violence." As part of a gun control rally this week in Concord, a MAIG-sponsored "No More Names" tour bus arrived and anti-gun organizers read the names of those "killed with guns" since the shooting at Sandy Hook...

Press Club of Toledo to host forum on firearms

TOLEDO, OH. -- Gun control and mass shootings are much in the news these days and the Press Club of Toledo has put together a session to educate the news media on the topics. Pressing Issues, a regular program of the Press Club, will feature a panel comprised of a weapons expert, lawman, school administrator, concealed-carry instructor, and a seasoned news manager to discuss the topic from...

2013 Buckeye Firearms Youth Shoot - ONLY $5 PER SHOOTER!

Would you like to give your kids a fun weekend they'll never forget? Enter them in the 2013 Buckeye Firearms Youth Shoot. Entry is just $5.00 per shooter. This is an annual 2-day event that's fun for the whole family. Set up camp. Give your kids two full days of rifle and trap shooting plus an introduction to handgun and skeet for youth with a little more experience. Trophies will be awarded in...

House committee holds first hearing on HB210 (Prohibit Law Enforcement Destruction of Firearms)

by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 210 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB 210 would prohibit law enforcement agencies from destroying an unclaimed or forfeited firearm, requiring them to instead sell the property to a federally licensed firearms dealer all which are legal for persons to possess,...

What can gun owners do in the face of attempts to destroy the Second Amendment?

by Frank Miniter [The Outdoor Wire's] Jim Shepherd challenged me by saying, "As the author of The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide - my favorite book on how to be a man - I'd like you to write an essay on what America's gun owners should be doing now to defend freedom." Then he told me about www.MyTime2Stand.com and his road trip for freedom. I thought on all this a while and wondered when a person...

76.9% of firearms retailers report increased sales of AR-15's in 2012; 25.8% of customers are first-time buyers

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- For the past five years, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has surveyed federally licensed firearms retailers across the country to find out what products are the biggest sellers and who is buying. NSSF has just issued the latest version of that report from an online survey conducted last month. The data shows which types of firearms and ammunition were most popular in...

How to Survive a Mass Shooting

by Greg Ellifritz In the wake of the Santa Monica College shooting, multiple news outlets are running stories purporting to provide tips about "surviving a mass shooting." Depending on the author and the source, some of these are pretty decent. Some, on the other hand are horrible. Take this one written by John Matthews for FOX News. It starts out with some decent information but rapidly devolves...

Largest database of "gun free" victim zones announced

Cell Phone App Marks Which Stores Are Firearm Friendly and Which Are Gun Free GunFreeZoneApp.com , a mobile phone app company, recently announced via a press release that over 280,000 locations in all 50 states are now marked as either firearm friendly or gun free zones. Stores, churches, schools, theaters, malls, and other public places where mass murders often occur have been tagged by users of...

Ohio police department to offer active killer training to the public

by Chad D. Baus WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that the Grove City Division of Police said all people should have options when faced with chaotic and potentially deadly events. From the article : "Maybe escape and evacuation is their best option and how they can do that safely, knowing what to look for, what to listen for," said Grove City Police Sgt. Rick Hardy. Hardy said his department will...

2013-2014 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Season Dates Announced

COLUMBUS, OH - The 2013-2014 Ohio hunting and trapping season dates have been released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The seasons include changes to address deer management on a county level, and increase hunting opportunities through extended hours and a new early muzzleloader season. 2013-2014 hunting and trapping seasons: Deer archery: Sept. 28 - Feb. 2, 2014 Antlerless...

Headline: ATF study - Criminals use stolen guns

by Chad D. Baus You won't hear this mentioned in all the anti-gun media discussions about enforcing "universal" background checks, but research by the ATF demonstrates why these checks will never stop criminals, no matter how many checks are enforced on law-abiding citizens. From the Chattanooga Times Free Press : The majority of guns used by inner-city gang members in Chattanooga come from...

Buckeye Firearms Association offers proponent testimony on SB 60 (Close Media Access to CHL Records Loophole)

by Chad D. Baus Larry S. Moore, a long-time journalist and outdoor writer, offered proponent testimony today for Senate Bill 60 on behalf of Buckeye Firearms Association. Sen. Joe Uecker's SB 60 is legislation that would close the media access loophole that currently allows journalists to view the private, personal information of persons who have obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun...

VIDEO: Toledo police do all they can to prevent gun "buyback" participants from getting top dollar for their firearms

by Chad D. Baus Gun "buyback" programs, misnamed because a government entity can't "buy back" something it never owned to begin with, have been proven to be a failure at preventing violent crime. According to the federal government, gun 'buybacks' have "no effect" on preventing violent crimes. ( Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising, National Institute of Justice, July 1998...

Bill Introduced to "Get State Department Out of the Gun Control Business"

As longtime readers--and especially gun collectors--know, the State Department has often stood in the way of importing historic military firearms from overseas. The issue was highlighted early in the Obama administration, when the department first approved, and then denied, the importation and sale of collectible, American-made M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines originally furnished to South Korea...

May sees 15.9% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 36th straight month over month increase

The May 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 974,457 is an increase of 15.9 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 840,412 in May 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2013 NICS figure of 1,424,450 reflects a 9.1 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,305,392 in May 2012. This marks the 36th straight month that NSSF-...

Op-Ed: U.N. arms treaty a direct threat to American gun ownership

by Chris W. Cox Oxfam America has long served as a reliable cheerleader for nearly all misguided United Nations policy. However, Oxfam America President Raymond Offenheiser's Friday op-ed ("President should ignore fear mongering and sign arms treaty") is an exceptional illustration of this blind allegiance. Offenheiser wants us to simultaneously believe the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty is both the...

The Santa Monica College Active Killer: What We Can Learn

Editor's Note: For the past six months, a national media drumbeat has been sounding: "Pass gun control laws like the ones they have in California and stop these mass killings." On Friday, June 7, the latest mass killing happened...in California. As Active Response Training's Greg Ellifritz points out below, there is a lot we can learn from this latest attack. Among the many lessons? California-...

Firearm Travel Guide: Stay on the road and out of jail

by Jim Irvine Now you can carry a gun or transport firearms confidently with ... The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States by J. Scott Kappas, Esq. NEW and updated for 2013 Only $13.95 (plus $4 shipping) MAIL ORDER: Send a personal check for $17.95 payable to Buckeye Firearms Foundation. Mail to Traveler's Firearm Guide, 15 West Winter Street, Delaware, Ohio 43015. Summer is...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB203, Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill

DELAWARE - Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce its endorsement of House Bill 203. The bill's primary sponsor, Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), has again taken lead in improving firearms laws in the Ohio House. HB203 has significant support as indicated by the bill's 15 co-sponsors. The NRA has also endorsed the legislation. HB 203 seeks to make many improvements to Ohio's concealed...

Zero tolerance: 5 year-old boy interrogated by school officials for two hours without parents over orange-tipped toy cap gun

Editor's Note: If the below case doesn't make you mad enough, check out this recent case where a North Carolina teen was been expelled and given a felony charge for accidentally leaving his shotgun in his truck at school and calling his mother to come pick it up when he realized the mistake. A similar incident also happened here in Ohio at Evergreen High School. Reports of overzealous enforcement...

CNN Photo Essay: Ohio teachers pose with their guns

by Chad D. Baus CNN's Lauren Russell has written two articles on the move to arm teachers here in Ohio. Accompanying her article is a photo essay compiled by an Italian photographer. From the article accompanying the photo essay, entitled " Teachers pose with their guns ": December's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut jarred parents and teachers around Ohio. Thinking more had...

Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun

by Chad D. Baus WTVG (ABC Toledo) reported recently that a Toledo woman with a handgun was able to detain a man who was attempting to gain entry into her home. From the article : Tense moments in the early morning hours, as a woman carrying a gun confronts a man trying to get into her home. The attempted home invasion happened on the 1900 block of Loxley near Upton, just before 5 a.m. Thursday...

House committee holds first hearing on HB191 (Align Firearms Definitions)

by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 191 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading. Section 2923.11...

Ohio: Senate Committee to Hear Important Right-to-Carry Confidentiality Legislation this Wednesday

This Wednesday, June 12, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will hold its first hearing on legislation to further protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders. Senate Bill 60 , sponsored by state Senator Joe Uecker (R-14), would permanently protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders throughout the Buckeye State by eliminating the journalist access...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation commissions six more teacher classes

by Jim Irvine In the wake of the killings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Buckeye Firearms Foundation partnered with John Benner of Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) to give teachers and administrators training on the best ways to stop an active killer in a school. The idea garnered worldwide attention and the first class was a resounding success. Many Ohio schools...

Anti-Gun Researchers Saddling Up to Ride Again

With the racetrack dust having barely settled after this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and with the final leg of the Triple Crown--the Belmont Stakes--scheduled for this weekend, we can't help but marvel at the incredible ability of a horse, with 120 pounds on its back, to sustain better than a 35 mph pace over up to 1½ miles, often topping 40 mph in the home stretch. But no matter...

Concealed handgun license-holder fends off car-jacker

by Chad D. Baus WKBN (CBS Youngstown) is reporting that a 23-year-old concealed handgun license-holder fired several shots late Wednesday at three masked gunmen who attempted to steal his car at a gas station on Youngstown's South Side. From the article : David Ferguson, 23, was shot in the arm during the brief shootout at the South Avenue Gas Mart, thwarted an attempted carjacking by firing five...

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