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Ottawa Co. Sheriff's office investigating firearms instructor

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Ottawa Co. Sheriff's office has begun issuing letters regarding an instructor who allegedly issued training certificates to individuals who had not completed the course requirements as established by the NRA, or required by Ohio law. Click here to view the letter. If you took a class that failed to meet the required 12 hours of instruction, your certificate is not valid for purposes of...

How to travel with a firearm

3:00pm Monday, August 25, 2014
“Have gun, will travel,” is not as simple as it sounds. Whether you’re planning to attend a competition, going on a distant hunt, or just want to take along a firearm for your own personal-defense when you travel away from home, you absolutely need to know the rules of how to legally travel with your gun. Click here to read the entire article at NSSFblog.com.

Judges already have tools to keep guns from abusers

By Ken Hanson
7:00am Monday, August 25, 2014
[Editor's Note: The following op-ed was recently published in the Columbus Dispatch, opposite an anti-gun rights column entitled " A gun increases the chances the victim will die ." Both columns were written in response to a question posed by the Dispatch: "Should Congress pass a law to keep guns from domestic abusers?". Judging by this editorial entitled "Lethal mix of guns and dompestic...

5 Tips For New Concealed Carriers

3:00pm Friday, August 22, 2014
After completing the NSSF First Shots program, many of our participants move right on to getting their concealed carry permit. If this is your goal, there are a few things you need to know before you take on that process and begin to carry a firearm daily. Click here to read the entire article at NSSFblog.com.

National Rifle Association Launches National "Meet the Real Michael Bloomberg" Campaign

3:00pm Thursday, August 21, 2014
Releases TV Ad Highlighting Bloomberg's Hypocrisy and Arrogance Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association today launched a national campaign aimed at exposing Michael Bloomberg’s anti-freedom agenda. The "Meet the Real Michael Bloomberg" campaign kicks off with a national television advertisement titled "Insult". “Insult" is the first in a series of ads that will expose Bloomberg's hypocrisy...

Ohio Constitution "modernization" panel moves ahead; BuckeyeFirearms.org readers react

7:00am Thursday, August 21, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC), an obscure group whose Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Committee is considering "modernizing" the "right to bear arms" section of Ohio's consitution , is ready to move ahead after more than two years of slow, bureaucratic ground work. From the article : Steven Hollon understands the frustration some...

Brady Campaign Loses Lawsuit Against Armslist - Again

3:00pm Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of the firearms classified website Armslist on Tuesday when it held that, as a matter of law, Armslist could not be liable for the criminal acts of a person who illegally acquired a firearm using the Armslist website. Alex Vesely, with the support of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project, sued Armslist on behalf of his...

Dayton news media highlight Temporary Emergency License option for concealed carry

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Recently, WKEF (ABC Dayton) and WRGT (Fox Dayton) aired a report on Ohio's temporary emergency license, which has been part of the state's concealed carry law since it was originally passed in 2004. The reports were published in response to passage of a similar law this summer in Kentucky. In the wake of these reports, Buckeye Firearms Association Treasurer Joe Eaton was invited to be an in-...

Bloomberg outfit pressures Ohio-based Kroger to ban guns; Company says "we trust our customers"

3:00pm Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has launched yet another campaign to try and pressure a corporation into banning guns in its retail outlets. The astroturf group claims they are responding to "recent demonstrations by open carry activists in Kroger stores in Ohio and Texas." While they have claimed success in cases involving...

Headline: Ivy Leaguer plagued by stalker may drop out over school’s anti-gun policy

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, August 19, 2014
FoxNews.com is reporting that a 20-year-old Dartmouth student says she may have to give up her Ivy League dream and drop out of school because the prestigious college won't allow her to carry a gun -- to protect herself against a predator. From the article : Taylor Woolrich, a junior, says Dartmouth administrators told her they won’t let her carry a gun on campus, even though she lives in fear of...

Op-Ed: Brain Dead Broke

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Monday, August 18, 2014
Who knew that when she claimed to be “dead broke” Hillary Clinton was talking about her moral and intellectual disabilities. During a CNN sponsored campaign advertisement cloaked as a “town hall meeting”, Hillary Clinton – an obvious Democrat candidate for President in 2016 – had a few nasty things to say about gun owners. Clinton opined that gun owners, and those who take constitutional mandates...

HSUS - leading the attacks on lead ammo

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Monday, August 18, 2014
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is at it again. Well, truthfully, they never really stopped. They are just attempting to re-energize their base by attacking hunters and gun owners. The largest animal rights anti-hunting organization in the U.S., and possibly the world, has filed a petition with the Department of the Interior demanding legislation to stop the use of lead-based...

Bloomberg video proves need for equalizer

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Friday, August 15, 2014
Imagine you’re a single mother of a small child. You’re 5’2”, 125 lbs. You and your young son are alone in your home one afternoon when your abusive ex-husband shows up at your door – 6’, 180 lbs – demanding that you give him the child. You have a restraining order against him, but he has chosen to ignore that and is violently pounding on your front door as he yells at you to open the door and...

Obscure commission considers "modernizing" Ohio constitution on right to bear arms

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, August 15, 2014
Does the "right to bear arms" section of Ohio's consitution need to be "modernized?" Some members of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission (OCMC) think so. I recently came across an article published by the Gongwer News Service in June, in which it was reported that the obscure panel's Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Committee had reversed course on a planned vote to recommend to the...

July 2014 Firearms Sales Checks Third Highest July on Record

3:00pm Thursday, August 14, 2014
The July 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 816,588 is the third highest July on record for the 16-year-old system, even with a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to the July 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 855,259. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2014 NICS figure of 1,393,705 reflects a 9.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of...

Colorado Experience Invalidates Big Private Transfer ‘Loophole’ Myth

by Larry Keane
7:00am Thursday, August 14, 2014
We have long known that the argument of gun control activists that 40 percent of gun sales in this country occur without a background check was bogus. Even the Washington Post zinged President Obama in 2013 for his frequent use of that ersatz stat, awarding three of four possible Pinocchio’s in a rating category that requires “significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions”. The...

Gun Control Strategists Mind Their Tongues, Look To NRA for Tactics

3:00pm Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Facts are stubborn things. So when the facts are not in your favor, it’s not surprising that your message and strategy will need to continually change. For gun controllers – while that message may be incorrect on important facets of history, constitutional principles, Supreme Court doctrine, or even the will of the American people – $50 million dollars is quite an incentive to stay on script. On...

Gun Industry Sales Reflect a 'New Normal,' Says NSSF President

7:00am Wednesday, August 13, 2014
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Last year was an extraordinary one for firearm sales, a year unlike any other in the industry's history. That's a fact to be mindful of when comparing estimated sales through the first seven months of 2014 with those of the previous year, notes Steve Sanetti, President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition...

Girls with Guns Duo to Highlight “Save Our Heritage” Rally

3:00pm Tuesday, August 12, 2014
(Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 18th Annual “Save Our Heritage” Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company, will be held Saturday September 20th at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus. This year’s featured guests will be Norissa Harman and Jen Adams, co-owners of Girls with Guns (GWG) clothing and the stars of Universal Huntress debuting in 2015 on Sportsman Channel. The “Save...

Democrat gubernatorial candidate promotes banning private transfers of firearms

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Ohio Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald's campaign is on the rocks. So much so that last week, just 90 days before the election, typically Democrat-friendly Ohio media outlets like the Cleveland Plain Dealer began openly questioning whether FitzGerald should bow out of the race. The campaign train-wreck started at least as far back in November of 2013, with FitzGerald's choice of 2010...

Op-Ed: VPC = Very Petty Con

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Monday, August 11, 2014
Analysis performed by gun control groups is about as thoughtful and deep as Miley Cyrus’s song lyrics. The Violence Policy Center, one of America’s oldest and most conniving Joyce Foundation funded institutions, is this week’s example. Keep in mind that the VPC has called for the banning of all handguns, declared that confusing the public about “assault weapons” is good policy, and even...

Reciprocity Mix-Up Leads to Felony Charges for Philadelphia Mom

7:00am Monday, August 11, 2014
On Tuesday [August 5], Superior Court Judge Michael Donio declined to dismiss a case for unlawful possession of a firearm against Philadelphia resident Shaneen Allen. Allen was arrested during a traffic stop last October after she volunteered to the officer that she had a firearm in her car. She mistakenly believed her Pennsylvania license to carry firearms was valid in New Jersey. This was...

Op-Ed: Halt and I Won’t Shoot

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Friday, August 08, 2014
Cornered on his ATV by a rampaging maniac in a Northern California suburban cul-de-sac, an armed financial advisor had the legal authority to shoot his attacker in self-defense with the .45 pistol he had in his hand. He didn’t. His story is not unique, but tales like his are vastly underreported. Of the millions of annual instances of self-defense with a firearm (defensive gun use, or DGU) fewer...

Headline: Firearms group promotes self-defense

7:00am Friday, August 08, 2014
A group that trains with firearms puts down guns and picks up different self-defense techniques. The Well-Armed Woman" put on a survival workshop Tuesday night. It's a group usually known for firearms, specifically training women. But Tuesday evening the group was not at the range to shoot. The Cincinnati East chapter of The Well-Armed Woman was hosting women and men at a self-defense seminar...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Releases Candidate Questionnaire

3:00pm Thursday, August 07, 2014
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a multi-billionaire. According to Forbes, he is the 16th richest person in the world. There's nothing wrong with being one of the richest people on the planet, but it doesn't mean you get to dictate how others lead their lives. Apparently, Bloomberg believes he is in a position to tell everyone else--especially gun owners--what's best for them and...

CCW in places of worship? No more "our insurance guy says no" excuse

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, August 07, 2014
The issue of security in places of worship has been near and dear to my heart for as long as Ohio's concealed carry law has been in place. That's because, whereas all other private property owners in the State of Ohio must choose if they want to ban legal concealed carry on their property, when it comes to places of worship, legislators chose for them. (Apparently the myth known as a First...

Op-Ed: The Social Utility of Firearms

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Looking down the wrong end of a telescope gives you an entirely mistaken perspective on the universe. The Los Angeles Daily News allowed Tim Rutten to publish an opinion piece ( The dangerous illusion of Americans and their guns , May 30, 2014) that displayed just such an inverted perspective on the topic of the social utility of guns in American society. Rutten correctly noted that nearly two...

Firearms Training: How Do I Get Ready for My Next Class?

by Gary Evens
7:00am Wednesday, August 06, 2014
I've noted that many students, upon completing a basic handgun course, are eager to obtain additional training...at least that is what they say when I tell them about the next course in the sequence that they might want to take and when it will be offered. Unfortunately, few of them follow-up and actually take that course. One of the reasons may be the passage of time, because I tell students...

NSSF Issues Report on Combined Spending by Hunters and Target Shooters

3:00pm Tuesday, August 05, 2014
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- National Shooting Sports Foundation's "Hunting in America" and "Target Shooting in America" reports reveal the broad impact that spending by hunters and target shooters have on America's economy. Now, responding to demand for a combined report, NSSF has issued "Economic Impact of Hunting and Target Shooting in America," showing, among other significant statistics, that spending...

Church Safety

by Ron Borsch
7:00am Tuesday, August 05, 2014
One would imagine that among different locations, places of worship would be a safe haven and we would not have to be concerned about safety from violence there. Unfortunately, churches are not the sanctuary they once were. Here we are not talking about mere arson, assault, burglary, mugging, rape, or robbery. Even worse, churches can and have been the site of murder, multiple murders, and “Rapid...

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