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FDIC Reverses Course on "Operation Choke Point"

3:00pm Friday, January 30, 2015
In a major development concerning NSSF's leadership to halt discrimination in the provision of financial services and products to firearms related businesses due to "Operation Choke Point", the top officials of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Wednesday admitted wrongdoing and said they would cease practices that had the effect of encouraging such disparate treatment. U.S. Rep...

How "gun-friendly" is Ohio?

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, January 30, 2015
I guess the answer depends on what you are comparing Ohio to. In 2004, Ohio joined the growing ranks of states that enacted laws enabling their citizens to carry concealed firearms. As of 2014, all states now permit some form of concealed carry. Only in the District of Columbia is this right still denied, although this may change soon as a result of a recent court ruling. As of the end of 2013,...

Interstate Transportation of Firearms and Ammunition Bill Introduced

3:00pm Thursday, January 29, 2015
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) recently introduced H.R. 131, a bill that would more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition for law-abiding gun owners. Current federal law guarantees the right of law-abiding persons to transport firearms between two locations where they have a legal right to possessand carry them, regardless of state or local laws that...

Observations of an Armed Holiday Traveler

by Aaron Kirkingburg
7:00am Thursday, January 29, 2015
Having recently returned from my holiday travels, I decided to make a few observations from the “Armed Citizen” perspective. This year, my wife and I decided to take our four children on a family vacation to Pensacola, Florida. It having been over eight years since we'd REALLY taken a proper vacation, the decision was made. Two weeks on the Gulf Coast was in order! Not knowing how long my oldest...

Extra, Extra! Media Mogul Bloomberg Stages Anti-gun Indoctrination Camp for Suggestible Reporters

3:00pm Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Pro-gun websites and message boards have been abuzz [recently] with news that Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun cabal, Everytown for Gun Safety, is partnering with the Columbia Journalism School to offer a two-day workshop for media figures who cover guns and gun issues. While none of us here have the benefit (if that’s what you’d call it) of a graduate degree from the Columbia School of Journalism,...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation's Jim Irvine addresses Lake Local school board on FASTER program

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, January 28, 2015
(Photo by Kristen Norman/Sentinel-Tribune) On Saturday, January 24, Buckeye Firearms Foundation President Jim Irvine and Joe Eaton, Program Director of the Foundation's Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response (FASTER), were given the opportunity to address the Lake Local Board of Education about the matter of school safety. From the Toledo Blade (which editorialized...

Field reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Officers highlight need to obey hunting regulations

3:00pm Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Central Ohio – Wildlife District One While on patrol at Quarry Park, State Wildlife Officer Chad Grote, assigned to Marion County, observed three men taking turns fishing with one fishing pole. One would fish for about five minutes and then hand the pole to one of the other men. Officer Grote watched each of the men fish at least twice before he went and checked them for fishing licenses. None of...

How to know if you carry "enough gun" to face any threat

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Last week, I [wrote about] a news article describing the guns used by the terrorists in the recent attacks in France. Here’s an excerpt from my commentary on the article: “Let’s total this up. The four attackers had body armor and radio communications. They were armed with numerous 9mm handguns, Kalashnikov rifles, a rocket launcher, 10 Molotov cocktails, 10 smoke grenades, a hand grenade, and 15...

New NSSF Report: More Women Owning Guns, Going Target Shooting and Hunting

3:00pm Monday, January 26, 2015
More than half of women (55.6 percent) participating in a new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation said they intend to purchase at least one firearm in the next 12 months. That finding and many others reflect the growing popularity of firearms ownership by women, who represent the fastest growing segment of the shooting sports. [D]uring the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor...

Senator Rob Portman & Congressman Bob Latta brave January cold for Northwest Ohio pheasant hunt

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, January 23, 2015
It is very difficult for our elected representatives in Washington D.C. to get a day off - so much so that when Ohio's U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R) and northwest Ohio's U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R) found a Saturday morning free, even temperatures well below freezing couldn't stop them from spending some time afield. Sen. Portman & Rep. Latta are pictured with Brad & Ann Dysinger, owners...

Man defends own life during attempted armed robbery

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 23, 2015
Columbus media are reporting that a Franklinton man was able to defend his life when an assailant attempted to rob him at gunpoint. From WCMH (NBC Columbus) : When officers arrived on scene, they found 28-year-old David A. Mullins in the rear of the address suffering from gunshot wounds. Mullins was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, at the same time as the initial call of the...

Another Week, Another Executive Gun Control Action: BATFE Reverses Prior Position on Pistol "Stabilizing Braces"

3:00pm Thursday, January 22, 2015
On January 16, BATFE released an Open Letter on the Redesign of “Stabilizing Braces .” This letter articulates BATFE’s official position on the use of pistol stabilizing braces like the Sig Sauer SB15 . It concludes that “[a]ny person who intends to use a handgun stabilizing brace as a shoulder stock on a pistol (having a rifled barrel under 16 inches in length or a smooth bore firearm with a...

'Bullet Voting': Increase your NRA Board of Directors ballot power

by Joe Eaton
7:00am Thursday, January 22, 2015
All NRA members with five consecutive years of membership or a Life membership or above should be looking for the annual NRA Board of Directors (BOD) ballot in their NRA Magazine (or mailed separately). The NRA Board of Directors consists of 76 persons, with 25 elected each year for a three year term. (The 76th is elected at the NRA Annual Meetings). When your ballot arrives, you will usually...

To the Editor: Being armed is sensible, even in ‘safe’ situations

3:00pm Wednesday, January 21, 2015
In response to a letter in the Columbus Dispatch , in which a reader assigned mental illness to those who carry a gun, Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine submitted his own letter , which was published a few days later. Regarding Sean Allen’s letter, “Shootings have become public-health threat,” in Friday’s Dispatch: Responding to a tragic accident in Idaho in which a 2-year-old...

Vote Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

3:01pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Association's own Sean Maloney is seeking election to the NRA Board of Directors. If you are an NRA voting member, you will receive your ballots soon. We ask that you VOTE FOR SEAN MALONEY. Endorsements include Buckeye Firearms Association, Soldier of Fortune Magazine , Ohio Gun Collectors Association, Dick Heller (DC vs. Heller), The Colorado Second Amendment Association, Laura...

Our lives and our safety is OUR job

3:00pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Do you believe the government can keep you safe? What's the cost to a country that thinks its rules can shield good people from bad things? Our safety is our job, because our lives are our job. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

Save a life or sneer at an idiot - your choice

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Interesting experience at the shooting range this afternoon ... The range is packed. Everyone got new guns for X-mas and wants to shoot them. There was about an hour wait for a stall. I sit down and start reading as I wait my turn. In a few minutes, a young girl sits down to wait in the chair next to mine. She's by herself and appears to be in her early 20s. She's the only black person in the...

Who's Right About Right-to-Carry?

3:00pm Monday, January 19, 2015
Later this year, Congress may consider Right-to-Carry reciprocity legislation that would require states to honor each other’s concealed firearm carrying permits. When they do, gun control supporters better hope they have someone more effective to argue for their side than anti-gun advocate Daniel Webster. The Washington Post reports that Webster, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun...

What HB 234 Means to You: Part I - NICS compliant background checks

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, January 19, 2015
On March 23, 2015 several changes to Ohio law that are of particular significance to Ohio gun owners will take effect. This article will look at improvements in the background check process to obtain an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL). There has been a considerable amount of discussion and misinformation related to HB 234 (and HB 203) relating to the provision making the background check for...

Media Fail: Americans' Gun Purchases Are Soaring

3:00pm Friday, January 16, 2015
Lately, along with gun control supporters claiming that the number of gun owners is declining, some in the media have been saying that Americans’ gun purchases are declining as well. Last summer, Time.com went so far as to say--and we’re not kidding, here--that guns are one of the 10 Things Americans Have Suddenly Stopped Buying. And this week, a Washington Post headline, Gun sales in Virginia...

December 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest December on Record

7:00am Friday, January 16, 2015
The December 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,624,524 is the second highest December on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 7.5 percent compared to the December 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,510,529. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2014 NICS figure of 2,301,386 reflects a 13.2 percent increase from the...

Hunters Encouraged to Attend Ohio's Deer Hunting Summits

3:00pm Thursday, January 15, 2015
Ohio hunters and others interested in the state’s white-tailed deer management programs have the opportunity to provide feedback about hunting regulations and season structures on Saturday, Jan. 24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The first part of each summit will offer updates from ODNR Division of Wildlife staff, including Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)...

Is Your Concealed Carry Gear Up to Speed?

by Gary Evens
7:00am Thursday, January 15, 2015
In mid-July [2014] I found myself once again on the range at the Greene County Fish and Game Association with Dave Spaulding and Brian “Bucky” Buchanan from Handgun Combatives; Larry Moore, Joe Eaton, and Clint Lake from the Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA); and about fifty-five others. We were all there for “Pistol Basics with Dave Spaulding”, a fund-raiser course Dave does to help benefit BFA...

Get your Traveler's Guide - FREE Shipping

5:56pm Wednesday, January 14, 2015
NEW and UPDATED for 2015 - The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States is the ultimate reference for gun owners who are traveling to or through other states. For each state, this slim paperback summarize the laws in just one page to give you quick, at-a-glance advice for staying legal and out of trouble. If you own or carry a gun, don't hit the road without your new copy of the...

Bell Rings for Anti-Gun Senator Barbara Boxer

3:00pm Wednesday, January 14, 2015
California's junior U.S. senator, Barbara Boxer (D), announced this week that she will not seek re-election in 2016. The announcement follows a statewide poll last year, indicating that Boxer's support among Californians had slipped. Moreover, in the November 2014 elections, her party became the minority in Congress' upper house, resulting in her loss of the chairmanship of the Senate Environment...

The One Thing You Can Do for Rights in 2015

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Wednesday, January 14, 2015
It is mind-boggling that we’re now living in 2015. I like to think I’m not so old, but I also remember when 2001 was a distant date in a science fiction movie. I’m still waiting for the flying car I was promised. But flying cars weren’t the only things we were promised back in the good old days. Looking back at when we were looking forward to these days, I remember predictions about a coming ice-...

Good guys don't seek the spotlight, but deserve it

3:00pm Tuesday, January 13, 2015
What does it mean for our country when entertainment seems more valuable than anything else? But there are still hundreds of millions of Americans working as hard as ever. Good Guys who don't seek the spotlight but deserve it. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

Community organizer critical of police shoots unarmed man!

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, January 13, 2015
KSAZ (FOX Phoenix) recently ran a news report about an event that I believe should become a part of media, politicians' and "community organizers'" experience in cities in Ohio and throughout the country. In the report, Jarrett Maupin, an activist known for leading marches on the Phoenix Police headquarters after officers shot an unarmed man who reportedly fought with them, and FOX 10's Troy...

BATFE Rings in the New Year with More Executive Gun Control

3:00pm Monday, January 12, 2015
On January 2, BATFE issued its first ruling of 2015. Identified as ATF Rul. 2015-1, it significantly expands the scope of activities that BATFE considers to be “manufacturing” for purposes of the Gun Control Act (GCA). While BATFE claims this ruling is simply a “clarification” of their prior position taken in ATF Rul. 2010-10, 2015-1 is clearly an attempted expansion of the definition of...

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