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2015 - The Year Ahead

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, January 05, 2015
Every year I do one of these stories, so this year is no different. Except that it is. Normally it’s pretty easy for me to forecast broadly what will happen legislatively because we are always working with people and know what is planned. But this year could go in so many different directions, that this is much more of a guess than in prior years. With that disclaimer, here is what I see...

Hard Facts: More Guns but Less Crime

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Friday, January 02, 2015
Crime and criminal violence tend to go up or down due to a variety of factors, many of them apparently not yet identified by criminologists and sociologists. Poverty, the economy, unemployment, and illegal drugs are frequently point[ed] to as major factors, but for the past 7 years, as the US has gone through one of the worst recessions in our nation’s history, [and] while we’ve seen high...

2014 - The Year In Review

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 02, 2015
While there is far too much to cover in a single article, we reflect on some of the important events of 2014. January: The year begins with a national Reason-Rupe poll showing that 63% of Americans believe stricter gun control laws would not work to prevent criminals from getting guns, and that only 40% believe a so-called "univesal background check" gun registration scheme is necessary. A...

In Praise Of Pocket Knives

by Jim Casada
3:00pm Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Editor's Note: The following article, which captured the award for Excellence in Craft in the magazine short features category of the Southeast Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) in 2013, was submitted to The Outdoor Wire after it published Knife Rights' listing of the 10 Worst Cities in America for Knife Owners. Among the Top 10? Cleveland, Ohio. Case--Buck--Barlow--Remington--Gerber--Schrade...

Remember to fight for your Second Amendment rights with year-end donations

by Jim Irvine
3:08pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014
As you are going over your end of year “to do” lists, there are some donations you can make to support your ideals. Tax credit – the gift that costs you nothing! You can make a donation of $50/100 per person/couple to an Ohio statewide candidate, State Representative or State Senator and receive a tax credit for the entire donation. This is not a “tax deduction” where you get a portion back; this...

SICK: PSA Encourages Kids To Steal Parents’ Guns, Turn In To Teachers

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014
A disgusting public service announcement released on December 13 by a San Francisco-based production company that encourages children to put themselves at risk and commit a slew of crimes by stealing their parents’ guns from home and turning them in at school has been making its rounds on YouTube. The PSA received condemnation from gun rights advocates nationwide last week after the blog site...

The False Promise of Background Checks

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The idea of background checks for firearm purchases seems to sound sensible, but the reality is much different from the appearance. In truth, expecting firearm background checks to stop criminals is like trying to catch a few particular salmon during spawning season by placing a rock in the middle of the stream and watching for the specific fish to jump over the rock. specious : adjective:...

House Committee Faults FDIC for Participation in Operation Choke Point

3:00pm Monday, December 29, 2014
In May, we reported on a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee exposé that substantiated improper activities by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the guise of Operation Choke Point. While DOJ insisted that the operation was meant to protect the soundness of America’s financial system by targeting fraudulent businesses, the committee report concluded that the true goal of the...

Ammo Capacity: How Much is Enough?

by Gary Evens
7:00am Monday, December 29, 2014
There is an old saying that says, “There is no such thing as bringing too much ammo to a gunfight!” Those concerned with personal protection and concealed carry seem to have accepted this as fact. Yet, FBI statistics indicate that on average most violent encounters are over within a few seconds and that if gunfire is involved, only 2-3 shots are fired. If this is true, then why is there so much...

Taurus Tosses A CURVE

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Friday, December 26, 2014
Legendary trainer Clint Smith says carrying concealed handguns is "comforting, not comfortable". Today's holster makers might disagree, but Smith's right. Guns are hunks of metal with plenty of angles. Even when "melted" to soften edges, they're far less malleable than our bodies. Small handguns aren't any different from their larger kin. Polymer frames and diminutive size notwithstanding, there'...

Firearms Training: Achieving a Balance Between Speed and Accuracy

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, December 26, 2014
One of the major challenges in shooting a handgun is achieving the right balance between shooting fast and shooting accurately in the context of responding to a violent encounter or participating in shooting competitions. In the case of responding to a violent encounter, you need to be able to access your handgun and fire at your attacker before they can cause you severe harm or kill you. However...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

3:00pm Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

The new Classic Country Radio Outdoor Show

7:00am Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Join Buckeye Firearms Association sportsmen leader and outdoor writer Larry Moore with co-host David Linkhart for an hour of live radio with the best in the outdoors of southwestern Ohio. Lifelong Greene County residents and Xenia High School graduates Linkhart and Moore share their passion for all things outdoors with Classic Country Outdoors listeners each Sunday from noon to 1PM on WBZI AM1500...

IMPORTANT NOTE TO THOSE TAKING 8 HOUR TRAINING CLASSES

by Ken Hanson, Esq.
3:00pm Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Am. Sub. H.B. 234 was signed by Governor Kasich on December 19, 2014. One provision of this law was to reduce the training requirement to obtain an Ohio CHL from 12 hours down to 8. We are already seeing trainers advertising 8 hour classes. It is critical to understand that the 8 hour training classes will not qualify you to apply for an Ohio CHL until after the effective date of the new law...

First Ohio Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus reception held

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Tuesday, December 23, 2014
The first Ohio Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus reception was held in the Ohio Capitol Atrium on Wednesday December 10. The event was hosted by the National Assembly of Sportsmen Caucuses, the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation (CSF) and the member organizations of the Ohio Conservation Federation. Buckeye Firearms Association had a table and several of our leadership and volunteers attending. It...

CHL-holder stops armed robbery outside Dayton Mall

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, December 22, 2014
Dayton's NBC affiliate, WDTN, is reporting that an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder was able to protect himself and a friend during an attempted armed robbery outside Dayton Mall on Saturday. According to the article , three juvenile males approached two adult men outside the Dayton Mall at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning. One of the juveniles produced a gun and demanded newly purchased...

Governor Kasich signs landmark firearms legislation into law

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, December 22, 2014
Governor John Kasich signed HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) on Friday, December 19. It will become effective on March 23, 2015. A signing ceremony was held at the statehouse to allow the many people involved to witness the signing of this significant piece of legislation. Photo from left: Linda Walker (BFA), Gov. John Kasich (R), Ken Hanson (BFA), Sen. Larry Obhof (R) (background)...

Wisconsin Police Chief Badgers Residents to Forego Second and Fourth Amendment Rights

3:00pm Friday, December 19, 2014
Perhaps inspired by the recent introduction of surprise home inspections of gun licensees in the UK, Beloit, Wisc., Police Chief Norm Jacobs issued a press release on December 1, urging city residents to volunteer for warrantless police searches of their homes for firearms. Jacobs framed the residential probes as a valuable “opportunity” his department was offering to the public. Notably, the...

Man killed in Columbus home invasion had prior record of violence

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 19, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a man who was shot and killed in an apparent home invasion had been one of a number of people charged in 2013 after what police said was “a riot” that turned fatal in Circleville. From the article : Columbus police said yesterday that someone who lives at 556 Station Rd., south of Sullivant Avenue, called 911 at 10:17 p.m. and said someone with a gun had...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc's Linda Walker discusses lessons after assault of Ohio Realtor on NRANews

3:00pm Thursday, December 18, 2014
In the wake of the sexual assault of a 39 year-old Realtor in Zanesville, and her subsequent decision to share her experience in hopes of warning others , Buckeye Firearms Association Vice President Linda Walker (herself a Realtor) discusses the lessons learned.

Polls Find Broad Increase in Support for the RKBA

7:00am Thursday, December 18, 2014
Support for the right to keep and bear arms has sharply increased, and support for restricting gun ownership has sharply decreased, over the last two years, according to the results of a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. The poll, conducted earlier this month, found that 57 percent of Americans believe that gun ownership does more to protect people from crime,...

Newtown Parents File Suit Against Manufacturer, Distributor, Retailer

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Wednesday, December 17, 2014
In 2005, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act was passed to protect gun companies from being sued for crimes committed with their firearms. It's intent was to protect the companies from liability because their products performed as they were designed. Yesterday, ten of the families from the Newtown, Connecticut massacre suit against Bushmaster firearms, firearms distributor Camfour...

Hamilton Co. Sheriff sees red after confiscating painted handgun

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Last week, State Rep. Alicia Reece's (D-Cincinnati) introduction of HB 681 ('Toy' Gun Control) was given great fanfare by media throughout Ohio and beyond. HB 681 seeks to mandate that any gun other than a firearm (including airsoft guns and BB/pellet guns) be marked with an orange barrel tip and orange trigger guard along with florescent adhesive bands. Such guns would be exempted from these...

Do you believe in speaking your mind?

3:00pm Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Do you still believe in speaking your mind? When no one speaks freely, causes can’t be championed and the truth will be lost. So who are the people who still revere the principles of individual expression? They’re the Good Guys. >>> CLICK HERE to join the NRA or renew your membership now . If you know some good guys and gals, get them a gift membership.

ACTION NEEDED: Confirmation Vote Looms for Obama’s Anti-gun Surgeon General Nominee

7:00am Tuesday, December 16, 2014
[UPDATE: This article was programmed on Monday to run on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, the lame-duck Democrat-led Senate voted late Monday afternoon to confirm Dr. Murthy with a 51-43 vote.] As we began reporting earlier this year, President Obama has nominated anti-gun activist Vivek Murthy for the post of U.S. Surgeon General. Particularly given the president’s determination to reinvigorate...

NSSF: Backdoor gun control - Feds hid key data to get Calif. lead ammo ban passed

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, December 15, 2014
The Washington Times reported recently that the National Shooting Sports Foundation has obtained emails that it says indicate that a federal official withheld critical data on lead blood levels in the California condor until after gun control advocates in the California state legislature used the iconic bird’s plight to help push through a law last year to ban lead ammunition. According to the...

Remembering the Sandy Hook Massacre

Jim Irvine
12:00pm Sunday, December 14, 2014
On December 14, 2012 a lone gunman went to Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut to kill a record number of people. The school had locked doors and controlled access and other procedures to keep occupants safe. Most people would have considered the building safe and secure. The killer bypassed the security by shooting out windows in the office. He climbed through the broken windows...

Student Fighting for College Students' Self Defense Rights Shot On Campus

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Friday, December 12, 2014
Nathan Scott is a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has a job working in the school library and is a member of Students for Concealed Carry at Florida State. And he is a (barely) walking example of why his cause is so crucial, after being shot in the library recently and having no way to defend himself. The group has been lobbying for several years to get the ban on lawful...

Top 4 Movies and Gun Blunders

by Tom McHale
3:00pm Thursday, December 11, 2014
You know what they say: You can’t believe everything you see on TV. That’s knowledge to keep in hand, for while the folks in Hollywood do have a wonderful flair for the dramatic, no one has ever accused them of being realistic. Carrying and shooting guns is serious business. It’s crucial that every gun owner learn safe practices from the right sources—and that source does not generally include...

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