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The Concealed Carry Fashion Show Hosted by Northeast Ohio Scheduled for September 2014

REALIZE Firearms Awareness Coalition in conjunction with the Northeastern Chapter of A Girl and A Gun are hosting the Fashion Show event at the Tanglewood Country Club in Chagrin Falls, Ohio the evening of September 17th. Live models will demonstrate a variety of concealed carry options for women. REALIZE Firearms Awareness Coalition is a not for profit organization that spends their time and...

The Danger of Entering the Virtual World

The Internet offers unlimited abilities for the user to conduct research, communicate with others, distribute information or find entertainment. Unlimited information is at the users’ fingertips. While many people can use the internet without getting themselves in trouble, there is a serious danger for younger users that are not mature enough to understand the dangers that are present. There is...

Ignorant Writers Issue Dire Pistol Prediction

The Army is talking about adopting a new pistol and, according to Maureen Mackey of the Fiscal Times, “when that happens, America’s emergency rooms better be prepared for the carnage that’s likely to follow.” Previously, freelance anti-gun writer Matt Valentine made a similar prediction in The Atlantic. Along with their apparent predisposition against guns, Mackey and Valentine base their...

The Sound of Ignorance is Deafening - Why a reporter’s stupid question is important

Recent events in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri have captured the nation’s attention. Violent protests, looting, police deploying with armored vehicles, teargas, and military-style weapons and uniforms, all spurred by the fatal shooting of a young man in the middle of a busy street in the middle of the day. Reporters have flocked to the area, as have professional rabble-rousers like...

NHF Day is Only a Month Away

Help Support Conservation Efforts on September 27, 2014 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Only a month away, National Hunting and Fishing Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the conservation efforts of outdoorsmen and women across the nation. Outdoor enthusiasts everywhere are encouraged to participate at their nearest event. To find the event closest to you, visit http://www.nhfday.org . Always the...

California Pro-Gunners Win A Big One

It's not often that good news - very good news - comes out of California, especially if you're one of the embattled Second Amendment supporters there. But there's good news today after a federal court judge upheld a challenge to the state's 10-day waiting period for gun purchases brought by California gun owners Jeffrey Silvester and Brandon Combs, along with the Calguns Foundation and the Second...

Up to 40 Not Killed in Shooting Rampage

Crazed Lunatic Stopped Cold by Doctor Who Violated Policy America’s latest murderous rampage is remarkable for what did not happen. A single innocent died a needless death. That’s tragic. But fortunately, there was only one innocent killed. A suicidal madman hellbent on leaving this earth taking a load of innocents with him was thwarted not by a sign, paperwork, or bureaucratic hoops, but by a...

Ottawa Co. Sheriff's office investigating firearms instructor

The Ottawa Co. Sheriff's office has begun issuing letters regarding an instructor who allegedly issued training certificates to individuals who had not completed the course requirements as established by the NRA, or required by Ohio law. Click here to view the letter. If you took a class that failed to meet the required 12 hours of instruction, your certificate is not valid for purposes of...

How to travel with a firearm

“Have gun, will travel,” is not as simple as it sounds. Whether you’re planning to attend a competition, going on a distant hunt, or just want to take along a firearm for your own personal-defense when you travel away from home, you absolutely need to know the rules of how to legally travel with your gun. Click here to read the entire article at NSSFblog.com.

Judges already have tools to keep guns from abusers

[Editor's Note: The following op-ed was recently published in the Columbus Dispatch, opposite an anti-gun rights column entitled " A gun increases the chances the victim will die ." Both columns were written in response to a question posed by the Dispatch: "Should Congress pass a law to keep guns from domestic abusers?". Judging by this editorial entitled "Lethal mix of guns and dompestic...

5 Tips For New Concealed Carriers

After completing the NSSF First Shots program, many of our participants move right on to getting their concealed carry permit. If this is your goal, there are a few things you need to know before you take on that process and begin to carry a firearm daily. Click here to read the entire article at NSSFblog.com.

Protect My Castle Gun Raffle Winner Announced

Another raffle. Another pile of guns and gear. Another happy winner. Buckeye Firearms Foundation recently completed its latest raffle selling 1,000 tickets in 10 hours, 40 minutes. In case you're curious, the sellout record is 2 hours, 25 minutes for our Silent Night AR15 Raffle back in December of 2013. The winner was Robert from Wakeman, Ohio with winning number 436. The drawing took place on...

National Rifle Association Launches National "Meet the Real Michael Bloomberg" Campaign

Releases TV Ad Highlighting Bloomberg's Hypocrisy and Arrogance Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association today launched a national campaign aimed at exposing Michael Bloomberg’s anti-freedom agenda. The "Meet the Real Michael Bloomberg" campaign kicks off with a national television advertisement titled "Insult". “Insult" is the first in a series of ads that will expose Bloomberg's hypocrisy...

Ohio Constitution "modernization" panel moves ahead; BuckeyeFirearms.org readers react

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC), an obscure group whose Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Committee is considering "modernizing" the "right to bear arms" section of Ohio's consitution , is ready to move ahead after more than two years of slow, bureaucratic ground work. From the article : Steven Hollon understands the frustration some...

Brady Campaign Loses Lawsuit Against Armslist - Again

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of the firearms classified website Armslist on Tuesday when it held that, as a matter of law, Armslist could not be liable for the criminal acts of a person who illegally acquired a firearm using the Armslist website. Alex Vesely, with the support of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project, sued Armslist on behalf of his...

Dayton news media highlight Temporary Emergency License option for concealed carry

Recently, WKEF (ABC Dayton) and WRGT (Fox Dayton) aired a report on Ohio's temporary emergency license, which has been part of the state's concealed carry law since it was originally passed in 2004. The reports were published in response to passage of a similar law this summer in Kentucky. In the wake of these reports, Buckeye Firearms Association Treasurer Joe Eaton was invited to be an in-...

Bloomberg outfit pressures Ohio-based Kroger to ban guns; Company says "we trust our customers"

Billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has launched yet another campaign to try and pressure a corporation into banning guns in its retail outlets. The astroturf group claims they are responding to "recent demonstrations by open carry activists in Kroger stores in Ohio and Texas." While they have claimed success in cases involving...

Headline: Ivy Leaguer plagued by stalker may drop out over school’s anti-gun policy

FoxNews.com is reporting that a 20-year-old Dartmouth student says she may have to give up her Ivy League dream and drop out of school because the prestigious college won't allow her to carry a gun -- to protect herself against a predator. From the article : Taylor Woolrich, a junior, says Dartmouth administrators told her they won’t let her carry a gun on campus, even though she lives in fear of...

Op-Ed: Brain Dead Broke

Who knew that when she claimed to be “dead broke” Hillary Clinton was talking about her moral and intellectual disabilities. During a CNN sponsored campaign advertisement cloaked as a “town hall meeting”, Hillary Clinton – an obvious Democrat candidate for President in 2016 – had a few nasty things to say about gun owners. Clinton opined that gun owners, and those who take constitutional mandates...

HSUS - leading the attacks on lead ammo

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is at it again. Well, truthfully, they never really stopped. They are just attempting to re-energize their base by attacking hunters and gun owners. The largest animal rights anti-hunting organization in the U.S., and possibly the world, has filed a petition with the Department of the Interior demanding legislation to stop the use of lead-based...

Bloomberg video proves need for equalizer

Imagine you’re a single mother of a small child. You’re 5’2”, 125 lbs. You and your young son are alone in your home one afternoon when your abusive ex-husband shows up at your door – 6’, 180 lbs – demanding that you give him the child. You have a restraining order against him, but he has chosen to ignore that and is violently pounding on your front door as he yells at you to open the door and...

Obscure commission considers "modernizing" Ohio constitution on right to bear arms

Does the "right to bear arms" section of Ohio's consitution need to be "modernized?" Some members of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC) think so. I recently came across an article published by the Gongwer News Service in June, in which it was reported that the obscure panel's Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Committee had reversed course on a planned vote to recommend to the...

July 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Third Highest July on Record

The July 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 816,588 is the third highest July on record for the 16-year-old system, even with a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to the July 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 855,259. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2014 NICS figure of 1,393,705 reflects a 9.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of...

Colorado Experience Invalidates Big Private Transfer ‘Loophole’ Myth

We have long known that the argument of gun control activists that 40 percent of gun sales in this country occur without a background check was bogus. Even the Washington Post zinged President Obama in 2013 for his frequent use of that ersatz stat, awarding three of four possible Pinocchio’s in a rating category that requires “significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions”. The...

Gun Control Strategists Mind Their Tongues, Look To NRA for Tactics

Facts are stubborn things. So when the facts are not in your favor, it’s not surprising that your message and strategy will need to continually change. For gun controllers – while that message may be incorrect on important facets of history, constitutional principles, Supreme Court doctrine, or even the will of the American people – $50 million dollars is quite an incentive to stay on script. On...

Gun Industry Sales Reflect a 'New Normal,' Says NSSF President

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Last year was an extraordinary one for firearm sales, a year unlike any other in the industry's history. That's a fact to be mindful of when comparing estimated sales through the first seven months of 2014 with those of the previous year, notes Steve Sanetti, President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition...

Girls with Guns Duo to Highlight “Save Our Heritage” Rally

(Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 18th Annual “Save Our Heritage” Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company, will be held Saturday September 20th at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus. This year’s featured guests will be Norissa Harman and Jen Adams, co-owners of Girls with Guns (GWG) clothing and the stars of Universal Huntress debuting in 2015 on Sportsman Channel. The “Save...

Democrat gubernatorial candidate promotes banning private transfers of firearms

Ohio Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald's campaign is on the rocks. So much so that last week, just 90 days before the election, typically Democrat-friendly Ohio media outlets like the Cleveland Plain Dealer began openly questioning whether FitzGerald should bow out of the race. The campaign train-wreck started at least as far back in November of 2013, with FitzGerald's choice of 2010...

Op-Ed: VPC = Very Petty Con

Analysis performed by gun control groups is about as thoughtful and deep as Miley Cyrus’s song lyrics. The Violence Policy Center, one of America’s oldest and most conniving Joyce Foundation funded institutions, is this week’s example. Keep in mind that the VPC has called for the banning of all handguns, declared that confusing the public about “assault weapons” is good policy, and even...

Reciprocity Mix-Up Leads to Felony Charges for Philadelphia Mom

On Tuesday [August 5], Superior Court Judge Michael Donio declined to dismiss a case for unlawful possession of a firearm against Philadelphia resident Shaneen Allen. Allen was arrested during a traffic stop last October after she volunteered to the officer that she had a firearm in her car. She mistakenly believed her Pennsylvania license to carry firearms was valid in New Jersey. This was...

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