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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Deal Signed in Virginia

3:00pm Monday, February 29, 2016
The National Rifle Association (NRA) commends Virginia’s leaders for reaching an agreement to secure the rights of law-abiding concealed carry permit holders. H.B. 1163 and S.B. 610 which will restore and promote concealed carry reciprocity for permit holders in the Commonwealth and around the country, were signed into law today. “Now, more than six million law-abiding gun owners will be free to...

Armed Teachers Now Trained in 63 Ohio Counties

7:00am Monday, February 29, 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - In response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and 6 adult staff members, Buckeye Firearms Foundation launched an emergency response training program here in Ohio for teachers, administrators, and other school staff. Called FASTER ( Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response), the...

Op-Ed: The real solution to the 2016 "Make America safe again" rhetoric — concealed carry

by Madison Gesiotto
3:00pm Friday, February 26, 2016
From Gov. Jeb Bush to Sen. Ted Cruz and businessman Donald Trump, the 2016 GOP field has been far from shy when it comes to their promises to make America safer, or as Mr. Trump put it, “make America safe again.” In the wake of recent domestic terrorist attacks and rising global instability, it has become increasingly apparent that Americans are not as safe as they once were. But, while the GOP...

Bloomberg’s Everytown Launches Patronizing Effort to Attract Young Women, Stigmatize Gun-Owning Men

7:00am Friday, February 26, 2016
Few things are as painfully uncool as a 73-year-old billionaire’s desperate attempts to be relevant. This fact is brought into stark realization by Michael Bloomberg front-group Everytown for Gun Safety’s ham-handed new campaign aimed at stigmatizing guns and gun-owning men among young women. Dubbed “Singled Out,” the campaign website curiously seeks to drive young women to the gun control cause...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

3:00pm Thursday, February 25, 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce their endorsement of Sean Maloney for the NRA Board of Directors. Maloney is a Defense Attorney and member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who practices exclusively in all areas of firearm-related law, including 2nd Amendment Rights, criminal firearm-related defense, Federal NICS Appeals, and Federal and...

Prosecuted for a Negligent Discharge

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, February 25, 2016
Read this article . An NYPD officer just got convicted of both manslaughter and official misconduct after an accidental shooting that occurred on his SECOND DAY of patrol. For all my cop friends and those who want to be cops. Study this case. Here’s the deal... I don’t know ANY academies ANYWHERE in the country that turn out competent gunfighters upon graduation. I was the best shooter in my...

Europeans Discover Virtues of Armed Self-defense as EU Bureaucrats Seek New Gun Controls

3:00pm Wednesday, February 24, 2016
At the same time the European Union bureaucrats in Brussels are trying to foist further gun controls on the continent, Europeans are exhibiting a newfound interest in acquiring the tools of self-defense. Though restricted by EU mandate and often severe national gun controls, following a series of high-profile attacks on women, Europeans are buying up whatever means of protection they can still...

Online poll shows strong support in Ohio for concealed carry in places of worship

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Recent news that a Michigan jihadist who was arrested for his allegiance to ISIS had told an undercover FBI agent he had decided to target a church specifically because "people are not allowed to carry guns in church" is drawing more attention to an Ohio law which bans concealed handgun license (CHL) -holders from carrying in places of worship unless they have permission. Recently, WXIX (Fox...

Air Force Establishes Gun Carrying Programs

5:22pm Tuesday, February 23, 2016
“Rangers Lead the Way” has been the motto of U.S. Army Rangers since June 6, 1944, when the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion did precisely that on Omaha Beach. However, when it comes to allowing military personnel to carry firearms to protect themselves, their families, their fellow troops, and visitors from terrorist attacks on military bases in the United States, the U.S. Air Force may be at the...

Cincinnati homeowner defends self against broad-daylight home invasion

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, February 23, 2016
WLWT (NBC Cincinnati) reported recently that a man was forced to defend his life when four men entered his home, and one threatened to kill him with a knife. From the article : The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. at a home near the intersection of Maple and Locust streets. Police said the man living in the home called police, saying he shot a man who entered the home. According to 911 calls...

“F” Stands for Fail: Georgia College Instructor Boots Uniformed Cop, Gets Lectured in Return

3:00pm Monday, February 22, 2016
Colleges usually take great pride in proclaiming their “diversity” and “inclusiveness,” but simply wearing a tool of his trade was cause enough for one uniformed police officer to be excluded from a class he was taking at Darton State College in Albany, Georgia. While details are lacking, several press accounts (exemplified by this Fox News report ) from the past week recount the strange tale of...

BFA's Sean Maloney in AmericanRifleman.org feature entitled "Lethal Force and the Law at the Great American Outdoor Show"

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 22, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association's Sean Maloney is currently being featured in a piece by AmericanRiflemam.org's Kelly Young, entitled "Lethal Force and the Law at the Great American Outdoor Show." Maloney, a defense attorney with 25 years experience, and who has worked almost exclusively in firearm-related law for the past decade, is also a member of the National Rifle Association's Board of...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC announces 2016 primary endorsements

3:00pm Friday, February 19, 2016
VOTE TODAY! POLLS ARE OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING! Buckeye Firearms Association PAC (BFA-PAC) is proud to announce endorsements for a host of local and state offices in the March 15, 2016 primary. As a political action committee, BFA-PAC has been issuing endorsements in every election season for the past fourteen years. Through a system of weighing candidate surveys, voting records (where applicable)...

Purchasing Your First Firearm: Ask questions, do your homework, make friends, have fun!

by Tisma Juett
7:00am Friday, February 19, 2016
I recently attended several First Shots events in the Las Vegas area. At the end of one of the events a young lady asked, “Where is the best place to buy a gun?” Her question confirmed a few things for me. One, with this shooter, First Shots had accomplished the goal of creating another potential life-long participant of the shooting sports. And two, where to purchase a firearm is not an easy...

Bill Aimed at Ending Operation Choke Point Passes House

3:00pm Thursday, February 18, 2016
On Thursday [February 4], a bi-partisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 766, the ‘‘Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015,” sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO). As we reported last year, this bill targets the abuses of Operation Choke Point (OCP), an Obama administration “enforcement” program that lumped together legal and illegal businesses into a...

Signed: Knife Rights' Wisconsin Knife Law Reform Bill

7:00am Thursday, February 18, 2016
Editor's Note: Today, a piece of good news from Wisconsin from our friends at Knife Rights. Knife Rights' Wisconsin Knife Law Reform Bill including Knife Law Preemption, AB 142, was signed on Saturday [February 6] by Governor Scott Walker. Wisconsin is the eleventh state in which Knife Rights has repealed a switchblade ban and the tenth in which we have passed Knife Law Preemption. The law goes...

Bloomberg for President?

3:00pm Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Amid reports that the FBI is close to recommending that the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified materials, and that FBI Director James Comey and other agency personnel investigating Clinton may resign if the DOJ refuses to do so, sources close to Michael Bloomberg say the billionaire former mayor of New York City may run for president if Clinton...

'Good Samaritan' Ohio CHL-holder draws gun after wanted man tries to steal his truck

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The Vinton Courier is reporting that an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder drew his gun when a man he stopped to help attempted to steal his truck. From the article : The tables turned quickly on a Florida man who police say tried to steal a truck on Route 278 in Vinton County. Donald Dwayne O'Connor Jr., 28, of Tampa, Florida, was arrested by the Vinton County Sheriff's Office for...

In the wake of San Bernadino terror attack, January 2016 firearms sales jump 29.5% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2016
In the wake of the December 2 terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, firearms retailers and concealed carry instructors reported a marked increase in business, as more and more people came to realize that the federal government has failed in it's primary job of protecting the homeland from attack. The numbers are now in, and the jump was sizeable. The January 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant...

SHOCK: Person obtains 10+ firearms without background check

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2016
To listen to President Obama and his gun ban extremist friends tell it, all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)...

Justice Scalia's death provides Obama opportunity to overturn Second Amendment ruling

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, February 15, 2016
Amidst the excitement from many about the opportunity to elect the first black President in 2008, and amidst many gun owners' decision to sit out the 2012 election due to the sketchy record of Mitt Romney on guns, there were loud warnings from groups like Buckeye Firearms Association and the National Rifle Association that an Obama presidency could mean the end of the Second Amendment. Those...

FBI: Michigan jihadist chose church as target because it was a "no-guns" zone

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 15, 2016
(Image source: WDIV-TV) Ohio law gives exact same assurance to would-be attackers WDIV (NBC Detroit) reported recently that a Dearborn Heights resident who was arrested for his allegiance to ISIS told an undercover FBI agent he had decided to target a church specifically because "people are not allowed to carry guns in church." From the article : Khalil Abu-Rayyan, 21, was being watched by the...

Fourth Circuit Requires “Strict Scrutiny” for Maryland Gun and Magazine Ban

3:00pm Friday, February 12, 2016
It hasn’t been a good [month] for Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, would-be contender for President of the United States, and staunch gun control advocate. As we report elsewhere , O’Malley was finally forced to drop out of the Democratic primary on Tuesday [February 2] after failing to garner even a single delegate at the Iowa Caucus. Then, on Thursday, a divided panel of the U.S...

Headline: Gun enthusiasts outnumber protesters Saturday at Summit County Fairgrounds

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, February 12, 2016
(Image source: FreeImages.com/Gary Cowles) The Akron Beacon-Journal reported recently that a small group of protesters standing outside a gun show at the Summit County Fairgrounds waving signs opposing assault weapons and supporting tighter gun controls were dwarfed by the dozens waiting in line and the hundreds already inside. From the article : “Did you see all of those Hillary Clinton voters...

Vote to Re-Elect Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

3:00pm Thursday, February 11, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association's own Sean Maloney is seeking re-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 TO RE-ELECT SEAN MALONEY. Here's a message from Sean Maloney along with his bio: To My Fellow Voting Members of the NRA: My name is Sean Maloney, and I’m asking for your vote when you receive your ballot for...

Lots of exciting news for FASTER Saves Lives program in 2016

by Joe Eaton
7:00am Thursday, February 11, 2016
The start of 2016 also marked the start of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation (501c3) Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program's fourth year. What began simply as a pilot class of 24 teachers and administrators shortly after the horrific murders at Sandy Hook elementary school has grown and expanded into a multi year safety program which is reaching schools...

House Democrats Ask Obama to Expand Rifle Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2016
On January 11, approximately 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to use his executive authority to tighten restrictions on the importation of detachable-magazine, semi-automatic rifles. Back in 1989, ATF reversed its interpretation of federal law to ban the importation of 43 makes and models of rifles functionally identical to...

Virginia man robbed of gun while open-carrying

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The Daily Press of Newport News, VA is reporting that city police are investigating after a man reported he was pushed to the ground and had his handgun stolen. From the article : Officers responded to a report of the robbery in the 6000 block of Jefferson Avenue just before 8 p.m. Jan. 29, according to police spokesman Harold Eley. The victim, a 37-year-old Hampton man, told police he was robbed...

Two-Faced Hillary Adjusts Her Gun Control Message and Volume for Different Audiences

3:00pm Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Hillary Clinton is not known for her sincerity and forthrightness. In fact, a poll conducted last September by Suffolk University/USA Today demonstrated that more than one in five voters associate some term of deceitfulness with Clinton, including “liar,” “dishonest,” “untrustworthy,” and “fake.” This followed an earlier Quinnipiac University poll that found, “’Liar’ is the first word that comes...

WATCH: BFA's Gerard Valentino in TV debate on proposed constitutional amendment to restore local gun control

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Recently, P.G. Sittenfeld, a Cincinnati City Councilman who is running for the Democratic nomination to U.S. Senate against former Governor Ted Strickland on a platform of gun control, staged a last-ditch effort to gain publicity for his underdog campaign by calling for a constitutional amendment to repeal Ohio's preemption law which prohibits cities from enacting laws that are more strict than...

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