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Fighting Through Pepper Spray

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, August 11, 2015
In case you missed it, a deranged suspect attempted to commit mass murder at a Tennessee movie theater [last week]. The suspect initiated his attack in the theater by using pepper spray against several people. As they became disoriented from the effects of the spray, he began hacking at them with an axe. He also had an airsoft pistol and a fake backpack bomb. He was killed by responding officers...

Who would YOU like to see run against Hillary Clinton for President?

3:00pm Monday, August 10, 2015
It's almost certain that Hillary Clinton will be the presidential nominee for the Democrat Party. But the Republican field is huge and it's anyone's guess who the party will nominate. If the nomination were up to YOU, who would you choose to run against Clinton? Select the candidate of your choice and we'll report on the results here at BuckeyeFirearms.org. CLICK HERE to take a fast, 2-question...

Wear Your Concealed Carry Holster and CCW around the House

James England
7:00am Monday, August 10, 2015
For a lot of beginner and intermediate concealed carriers, coming home can mean it's time to put away the gun holster and lock up firearms. Especially those with families and young ones, there can be a solemn desire to make home a home and leave the dangers of the outside world behind. Unfortunately, this mentality can set you up for failure further down the road. We'll explore five reasons why...

Plaintiffs in Chicago-Area Lawsuit Assert a "Civil Right" to Force Suburbs to Enact Gun Control Laws

3:00pm Friday, August 07, 2015
We at the NRA have seen a lot of strange legal theories asserted by gun control advocates over the years, but a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by a group of Chicagoans still managed to distinguish itself in this dubious tradition by asserting that the plaintiffs have a "civil right" to specific forms of gun control. The basis of the lawsuit is a May 27, 2014 "study" published by the City of Chicago...

Clinics Stay Popular at 2015 National Rifle Matches

by Ashley Brugnone
7:00am Friday, August 07, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – A total of 443 entered this year’s Small Arms Firing School (SAFS) – held in Camp Perry’s historic Hough Theater and Viale Range during the 2015 National Trophy Rifle Matches. The clinic is designed for new and experienced shooters alike. Beginners learn the basics of marksmanship and competition shooting, while the more advanced will have the chance to learn more specific...

Gun Control Group Would Endanger Military by Politicizing Firearm Procurement Process

3:00pm Thursday, August 06, 2015
As if misguided anti-gun policies that leave our fighting men and women defenseless stateside weren’t enough, some gun control advocates are intent on reviving a Clinton-era gun control tactic that would pose a danger to our military in the field. In an opinion piece for the Saturday edition of the New York Times, several representatives of the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, described as a...

CNN: Shooting guns and talking politics with Scott Walker

by S. E. Cupp
7:00am Thursday, August 06, 2015
Over the past few election cycles, I've interviewed presidential candidates in all kinds of settings, all over the country. But no matter the candidate, and no matter the questions, they all had one thing in common: walls. A hotel room, a convention center, a studio, a stage. We sit down, we get mic-ed up, the lights go on, the cameras roll, and in 15 minutes it's all over. I'm in full hair and...

Surviving a Movie Theater Shooting

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Wednesday, August 05, 2015
Recently, a man began firing rounds in a Louisiana movie theater. He fired 20 rounds from a .40 Hi-Point pistol, hitting 11 people before killing himself when police arrived. Have you ever thought about what you might do if you were engaged by an active killer while watching a film at a movie theater? Here are some things you should be considering: 1) Choose your seats wisely. I always sit on the...

Bureaucratic bungling proves there can never be such a thing as a "universal" background check

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, August 05, 2015
The latest mass killings in "no-guns" public places - a church in Charleston, SC recruiting stations in Chattanooga, TN and a movie theater in Lafayette, LA - have produced the inevitable calls for more background checks on private transfers of firearms between adults, despite the fact that, in each of these cases, the killers did not acquire their firearms via this legal method. Instead, each...

NRA Applauds Congressman Johnson for Swift Action on Social Security Gun Grab

3:00pm Tuesday, August 04, 2015
The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) lauded Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, for his swift action urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to stop developing a system to enter social security beneficiaries into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which, as...

Buckeye Firearm Association's “Introduction to Tactical Rifle” course

by Joe Eaton
7:00am Tuesday, August 04, 2015
All year long, Buckeye Firearms Association hosts fund-raiser events all across Ohio. Some of our most popular are of course our shooting events! You owe it to yourself to check our Events Page to see what events are still open for the remainder of 2015. On June 27th, the instructors at PM Security/Tactical Weapons Training Group hosted another class in support of Buckeye Firearms Association at...

No guns for Social Security recipients?

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Monday, August 03, 2015
The Los Angeles Times reported [recently] that the Obama administration is pushing a plan to submit the names of up 4.2 million recipients of Social Security benefits to the FBI’s National Instant Check System, or NICS, the massive database used for criminal background checks on gun buyers. Only “prohibited persons,” those for whom possession of firearms and ammunition is illegal under the Gun...

Report: Columbus Mayor Coleman's Gun Stoppers program a complete failure; FBI investigating illegalities in Coleman's office

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, August 03, 2015
If reports from WBNS 10TV (CBS Columbus) and a whistleblower are accurate, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman (D) may soon join the lengthy list (see here and here and here ) of members of anti-gun extremist Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) to face serious charges. From the report : It was billed as a way to fight rising crime waves and get more guns off city streets and the...

Attacker shoots at group of people, including 1 year-old; Ohio CHL-holder shoots back

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, July 31, 2015
WXIX (FOX Cincinnati) is reporting that a man with an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) was able to defend the lives of himself, his sister, a one year-old child and another man after a neighbor began firing his gun at them. From the article : According to police, [Thomas] McCary argued with a woman on Holland Drive about 7:30 p.m. Sunday night. During the dispute, her brother, Patrick Ewing,...

Diverse Chicagoans Exercise Their Right-to-Carry

7:00am Friday, July 31, 2015
A recent report by the Chicago Sun-Times reveals the diversity of the Chicagoans choosing to exercise their Right-to-Carry, offering some rare good news regarding the city’s beleaguered gun owners. According to a Sun-Times analysis of Right-to-Carry permit data obtained from the Illinois State Police, the city zip codes with the most permit-holding residents span from “upper middle-class, safe...

CMP National Rimfire Sporter Match Set for August 1st at Camp Perry

by Ashley Brugnone
3:00pm Thursday, July 30, 2015
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – One of the most popular events of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Rifle Matches is always the Rimfire Sporter Match, fired this year on August 1 at Camp Perry. The match is perfect for preparing first-time shooters for competition-style shooting, as well as allowing experienced marksmen to rekindle a nostalgic connection with a .22 rifle. Fired every year to...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Second Amendment Case, Draws Strong Dissent From Thomas, Scalia

7:00am Thursday, July 30, 2015
[Last month], the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition to either summarily reverse or hear an appeal of the decision in Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 25, 2014. The Ninth Circuit decision upheld San Francisco ordinances requiring any firearm within the home not actually carried on the person to be in a locked...

The Trace: Just Another Effort to Mislead America

3:00pm Wednesday, July 29, 2015
One recurring truth about the anti-gun movement is how often they try to create new organizations which claim “neutrality” or “moderation” on the Second Amendment, but in reality are nothing more than carbon copies of all the anti-gun groups that have come before them. As we reported a few weeks ago, fanatically anti-gun Michael Bloomberg has found a new venture to pour his money into. It’s...

Mass murderers are chasing the fame our media can be counted on to give them

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Last month, a deranged coward joined a Bible study group in Charleston, South Carolina, sat with them for about an hour, and then pulled out a gun and started shooting people, killing nine. He then drove away, only to be captured without incident a few hours later. Reports say the demented little troll declared his need to kill the people because they were “raping our women and taking over our...

Federal Regulators Breathe Life into Marijuana Businesses Even as They Seek to Choke Out FFLs

3:00pm Tuesday, July 28, 2015
By now, knowledgeable members of the pro-gun community are well aware of Operation Choke Point (OCP) and its effect on lawful firearm-related businesses. As we have often reported, OCP is a deliberate attempt by federal regulators to pressure banks to sever or avoid business relationships with legitimate industries that are considered politically objectionable, including firearms and ammunition...

Headline in 'no-guns" Great Britain - "Gun crime goes up by 89% in a decade"

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Despite the fact that handguns were banned in that country in 1997, Great Britain's Daily Mail is reporting that gun crime has almost doubled in the past decade. From the article : The latest Government figures show that the total number of firearm offences in England and Wales has increased from 5,209 in 1998/99 to 9,865 last year - a rise of 89 per cent. In some parts of the country, the number...

N.Y. Data Reveals Futility of Gun Registration Laws

3:00pm Monday, July 27, 2015
In an utter embarrassment to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and anti-gun legislators in Albany, recently released New York State Police data reveals massive noncompliance with the SAFE Act’s registration provisions. Out of an estimated 1-1.2 million semi-automatic firearms within the state that are required to be registered under the new law, 23,847 people have registered a grand total of 44,485...

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Shaking Hands

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, July 27, 2015
You are out shopping one night in an area with lots of pedestrian traffic, bars, restaurants, and stores. A drunken man approaches you and engages you in an argument, walking away after taking a swing at you (that didn’t connect). The drunk reappears about 15 minutes later. He apologizes for his conduct and extends his hand to shake. Do you take his hand or refuse to shake? This situation...

Hillary says having to show an ID is a violation of your rights

by Tim Inwood
3:00pm Friday, July 24, 2015
I have listened to Hillary Clinton attacking Ohio for weeks now over our voting laws. Clinton blistered Republicans, accusing them of "systemically and deliberately" seeking to disenfranchise minority and poor voters throughout the nation with laws that make it harder to cast ballots. This, of course, is all about voter ID. Ohio gives citizens over 20 days to vote, while her beloved New York does...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation allows Cincy's Local 12 exclusive access to Ohio teacher firearms training

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, July 24, 2015
Buckeye Firearms Foundation continues to offer school faculty and administrators comprehensive training through its FASTER program , and just as Cleveland's FOX 8 was provided exclusive access to a class offered recently in northeast Ohio, Cincinnati's CBS affiliate (Local 12 WKRC) was given an inside look at another class offered this week in south central Ohio. From the report : The teachers...

Governor Kasich authorizes arming personnel at Ohio National Guard recruitment offices

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, July 23, 2015
The Associated Press is reporting that Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) has followed governors in several other states in allowing Guard recruiting personnel to carry firearms. The move comes after the attack in Tennessee that killed four Marines and a sailor. From the article : At Kasich’s instruction, Major General Mark Bartman, the Adjutant General of Ohio, granted the authorization as part of an...

Armed citizens guard recruiting centers in central Ohio, across country

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, July 23, 2015
Given the absurd reality that our (dis)Armed Service members are prohibited from doing so by military directive, armed citizens are showing up at military recruiting centers around the country, saying they plan to protect recruiters following last week's killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. From the Columbus Dispatch : Larry Fitzpatrick, wearing an Old Navy T-shirt with...

Governor Scott Walker Signs Bill Repealing Wisconsin's 48-hour Waiting Period

3:00pm Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association scored another victory for gun rights in Wisconsin today when Governor Scott Walker signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 35. The new law eliminates a 48-hour waiting period on all point-of-sale handgun purchases in the state. “This important measure marks the end of an antiquated law that’s served as nothing but a needless burden on law-abiding gun owners...

Ohio Governor John Kasich joins crowded Republican presidential field

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) is running for president. Kasich made the announcement on Tuesday, July 21 at The Ohio State University, saying "I am here to ask you for your prayers, for your support, for your efforts because I have decided to run for president of the United States." From NBCNews.com : In a speech that described the woes of Americans worried about lost jobs, health care costs and...

Divided Court Demotes Second Amendment to Second Class Status, Upholds Postal Property Ban

3:00pm Tuesday, July 21, 2015
On June 26, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that had held the U.S. Postal Service could not completely ban the possession of firearms in its parking lots. The case concerns Tad Bonidy, a Colorado man who lives in a rural area, does not get mail delivery at his residence, and must retrieve his mail from a box in a post office lobby...

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