News

The REAL Threat to Gun Owner Rights: A Runaway Federal Government

by Paul Gardiner
7:00am Wednesday, September 07, 2016
(Author's Note: this article highlights a course of action for American gun owners to overrule any future federal regulation, Presidential executive order, or Supreme Court decision that restricts or diminishes Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. This course of action is independent of court challenges to federal rulings harmful to Second Amendment rights. As explained herein, the key...

Fact check? The Washington Post Fails Again

3:00pm Tuesday, September 06, 2016
It’s embarrassing how shamelessly the Washington Post is shilling for Hillary Clinton nowadays. [Recently], the Post’s “fact-checker,” Glenn Kessler, said that the NRA's new TV ad is wrong, in claiming that Clinton “doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.” Kessler took his shot at the NRA after we outlined how the Post’s editors were disingenuous, at best, in their...

As poll collapse continues, Democrats pull ad buys for once-pro-gun turncoat Ted Strickland

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, September 06, 2016
The news media were awash last week with news that monies originally intended to influence what some expected to be a very close Senate race are being pulled from Ohio. From Cleveland.com : As I report, the Koch brothers network has pulled about $2.1 million worth of ads next month, citing U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's "strong position in the race." The Kochs' move came after the Democratic Senatorial...

Buy a Ruger, help the NRA-ILA fight to protect the Second Amendment

3:00pm Friday, September 02, 2016
Fellow NRA Supporter, With summer drawing to a close, we Americans are now less 100 days from the most important election cycle in modern history. Though it may seem a bit cliché to label it as such, never has so much been at stake where our constitutional rights are concerned. With the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches all figuratively up for grabs, this November stands to serve as a...

Avoid the mistakes made by these Ohio CHL-holders facing potential charges

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, September 02, 2016
With the number of concealed handgun license-holders skyrocketing in Ohio and across the country, there are bound to be a few more headlines mentioning incidents where a CHL-holder makes a mistake. As we take note of a few recent cases below, for the purposes of education and prevention, it is important to keep in mind that the revocation rate for concealed handgun licenses in the Buckeye state...

9 ways your firearm can be attacked in court

3:00pm Thursday, September 01, 2016
To most level-headed people, a gun is a gun is a gun. So the equipment you own or carry shouldn't matter if you find yourself in court after a self defense shooting. After all, when your life is on the line, you're going to use whatever weapon you have at hand. But as crazy as it seems, some prosecutors will do anything to get a conviction, and that includes trying to turn a jury against you...

BFA PAC announces second round of 2016 endorsements

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Thursday, September 01, 2016
We started this year’s endorsements with Sheriffs because they have best exemplified the role of doing their job in service to Ohio voters, especially concealed handgun license-holders. For the second round, we tackle statewide races , including Supreme Court justices and the U.S. Senate. We've also added a few more local candidates. In this round we have endorsed three candidates for Ohio...

Guns vs. The Environment

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Here’s the short version of the article: the environment wins. Last week I wrote an article about how I was incapacitated after surgery and needed to change the gun I normally carry. I chose to carry my S&W 351C revolver. I had been carrying it for about a week when I went to shoot it. The cylinder wouldn’t open. This is a revolver. They never malfunction, right? Wrong. The cylinder wouldn’t...

Poll: Trump wins 85% of Ohio gun owners

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, August 31, 2016
During every election cycle, we are barraged with polling data. Who's up and who's down. Who people trust and who people don't. Whatever your interest, issue, or affiliation, there's a poll on it. One of the more interesting types of polls are "election trial heats," where pollsters ask which candidate people would vote for if they were to vote at that moment. Attitudes can change rapidly in an...

When the Criminal is Armed with Pepper Spray

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Tuesday, August 30, 2016
It finally happened. After nearly 21 years of police work, a couple weeks ago I was threatened by a person wielding pepper spray. I’ve sprayed lots of criminals over the years and been sprayed by some errant shots from other cops on the street, but that was the first time I had ever been confronted by a suspect threatening to use pepper spray against me. We had been dispatched to a suicide...

Judge strikes some of Cleveland's latest gun control regulations, others upheld

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Cleveland.com is reporting that a county court has "axed" several of Cleveland’s expansive gun ordinances adopted last year, while upholding others. From the article : On Monday, Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland-Saffold knocked out Cleveland’s firearms ordinances in four ways. The first found the city’s definition of “automatic firearm” to include semi-autos capable of firing more than 31...

5 Things About Personal-Defense Ammunition

by Michelle Cerino
3:00pm Monday, August 29, 2016
Have you ever gone to the store to buy personal-defense ammunition and been completely confused by the number of options? Let’s break down the details, and hopefully your selection process will become easier. Cartridge: This is the complete package of what you load into your gun. Some people also refer to it just as bullets or rounds. The cartridge consists of 4 parts: primer, powder, case and...

Trump vs. Hillary on Gun Rights

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, August 29, 2016
Just in case there is any confusion over possible outcomes for the 2016 presidential election, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be our next President and Commander in Chief. Yes, others will be on the ballot, including Libertarian and Green Party nominees, but they have no chance of winning. So let's not kid ourselves. If you're a gun owner and you're evaluating how to vote, these are...

New Electronic Gun Range Open to Public at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Friday, August 26, 2016
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is pleased to introduce 10 innovative electronic targets available for Open Public Shooting at Camp Perry. Rifle and pistol marksmen will now have the chance to fire towards the future of competitive shooting from the place that has been a pinnacle of marksmanship for over 100 years. Whether experienced or just beginning, the ground-...

The Texas Tower massacre and concealed carry: If safety matters, understand the facts

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Friday, August 26, 2016
The following op-ed was submitted in response to a USAToday editorial entitled " Concealed carry on campus is a bad idea ." The newspaper chose not to publish our response Our children are dying because adults are unwilling to put safety above politics. When killers target our schools/kids, time (not guns) is the problem. Lives are saved when we reduce the time the killer is allowed to kill...

Gun Grip Tips: Too Fat? Too Wide? Too Short? You Have Options!

by Dave Dolbee
3:00pm Thursday, August 25, 2016
They say a handgun with the proper grip fits your hand like a well-made glove. You’ll just pick it up and know that it is right. That thought looks great on paper and is something we can all relate to, but it is fish bait. If you catch a lot of fish, the bait was great! If you do not catch a fish, it was the bait’s fault. It is true that your handgun grip should feel good in your hand. If it is...

You can legally defend yourself with a gun if the situation includes these 3 elements

7:00am Thursday, August 25, 2016
While specific laws vary, it is generally accepted in every state in the U.S. that you have a right to defend yourself with lethal force. Whether you exercise this right legally is based on the "reasonable man" doctrine. In other words, would a reasonable person in the same situation be likely to use deadly force in self defense? What is considered reasonable? Self defense expert Massad Ayoob...

BOOK REVIEW: “Surviving a mass killer rampage"

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Chris Bird has released his latest book, “Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage.” Unlike his previous books, written for people who carry guns, this book is written for the masses. If you carry a gun, this is still a book for you, but it may be even more important for those who are troubled by recent mass killings and want to understand them and be prepared for them. It’s not about guns; it’s about...

Now Obama's targeting gunsmiths

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Wednesday, August 24, 2016
The Obama administration has announced new regulatory guidelines that will drive thousands of small gunsmiths out of business. This reinterpretation of existing regulations lowers the bar for what constitutes “manufacturing” of firearms and will require that any gunsmith who performs any service more involved than simply cleaning or replacing old parts with functionally identical new parts...

The importance of the woman vote

by Karen Butler
3:00pm Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Enough is Enough. I have a feeling that the terrorists are not surprised by our elected leaders' responses to the terrorist attack on American citizens in Orlando, Florida in the early morning hours of June 12th, 2016 - but we should be. We should be outraged and appalled by their inability to speak out against the inhumane, inconceivable murders of Americans, and we should take action. There...

Lavish Gun Control Contributions Further Undermine Anti-gun Narrative

7:00am Tuesday, August 23, 2016
A key fiction that gun control supporters have been perpetuating for nearly a half-century gets more indefensible by the day. Whether it’s the latest political cartoon depicting NRA buying-off congress, or an alternate Hillary Clinton Delegate at the Democratic National Convention contending that “all of the money, the big money is with the NRA,” gun control advocates continue to claim that the...

Report: Women with concealed handgun licenses on rise in Ohio

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, August 22, 2016
Toledo Blade reporter Elena Saavedra Buckley recently visited a monthly meeting of the Maumee chapter of the Armed Ladies shooting club. The club meets monthly at the Henry County Sportsman Club, a shooting range near Liberty Center, Ohio. Much of the article centers around Tammi Erdman, an NRA-certified instructor who leads the group. From the article : Tammi Erdman was raised believing no one...

When Your Outfit is the Issue: How to Carry Concealed with an Ankle Holster

by Michelle Cerino
3:00pm Friday, August 19, 2016
Quite often the outfit I’m wearing determines my method of concealed carry. Form-fitting shirts are not as conducive as a sweatshirt or sweater for carrying a gun anywhere near my waist. Waist carry is not an issue if I’m wearing a jacket or blazer. I never overlook the option of carrying off body, in a purse or another bag. However, there are times I don’t want to carry a purse and my clothing...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2016 CHL statistics; 65% increase over prior year

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Friday, August 19, 2016
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2016 and it was another record-setting quarter. There are now 550,000 valid Ohio CHL’s and Ohio honors an estimated 12,300,000 more. Stats at a glance: For the first time, there are 550,000 active Ohio CHLs 32,259 is the most initial CHLs ever issued in the second quarter...

California's Gun Control Freaks

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Thursday, August 18, 2016
Two years ago I wrote about an idiot politician publicly making a fool of himself at his own scripted press conference. The politician was California State Sen. Kevin de León, and his topic was “Ghost Guns.” The press conference was to publicize de León’s latest gun control bill, a proposal to require anyone making a gun in his or her garage to register it with the state Department of Justice and...

Clinton Her Old Self During Interview

7:00am Thursday, August 18, 2016
[Earlier this month], Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, where she was asked about the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller , and whether court decisions constitute precedent that should be respected. Clinton answered, or did she? Here’s the exchange between Wallace and Clinton,...

Personal Safety: 7 Ways to Diminish Your Chance of Being a Victim

by Michelle Cerino
3:00pm Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Over the years I’ve attended several courses and read many books and articles about personal safety. Offered here are 7 key aspects to increase your safety, no matter where you are. 1. Awareness Every personal safety list seems to begin here, so mine will too. An aware person knows something exists, whether it’s a situation, a condition or a problem. Someone who is aware understands what’s going...

BFA PAC announces first round of 2016 endorsements

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA PAC) is proud to announce our first round of endorsements for the 2016 general election to be held on November 8, 2016. We are issuing our first endorsements to those who have spent their time in office doing the most work for our members and supporters. That starts with Sheriffs. Click here to see our Sheriff endorsements . From...

"Why Do You Need an AR15?"

by Rich Grassi
3:00pm Tuesday, August 16, 2016
The refrain being heard in response to the outrage in Orlando is "why do you need 'assault weapons?'" Our response is too quickly a technical one. Part of that is due to the fact that there are around 100 million gun owners in the United States according to Big Media – no friends to the Bill of Rights – and a good many of us expect people know the deal. There was push-back early in the "Gun...

Pages

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter

Get weekly news and instant alerts on the latest laws and politics that affect your gun rights. Enjoy cutting-edge commentary. Be among the first to hear about gun raffles, firearms training, and special events. Read more.

We respect your privacy and your email address will be kept confidential.

Mission

Buckeye Firearms Association is a grassroots organization dedicated to defending and advancing the right of citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities, including self-defense, hunting, competition, and recreation. Read more.

JOIN

© 2002-2025 Buckeye Firearms Association, PO Box 365, Arcanum, OH 45304. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Opinions belong to their authors. Nothing in this website should be considered personal legal advice. Privacy and Security Policy.

Website by: Midnet Media