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March 2014 firearms sales checks second highest March on record

7:53pm Monday, June 02, 2014
The March 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,224,705 is the second highest March on record for the system, even with a decrease of 18.4 percent compared to the March 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,501,730. For comparison, the unadjusted March 2014 NICS figure of 2,476,610 reflects a 12.7 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of...

Op-Ed: Smart Guns are Dumb

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Monday, June 02, 2014
Editor's Note: The following op-ed is quite timely, given a Cleveland "interfaith" group's recently-announced effort to convince government agencies to become consumers of the flawed, unproven technology. American media has discovered the staggeringly odd notion of “Smart Guns.” Should we praise the Lord that we are finally safe, and thank MSNBC for our deliverance? Not so fast. The problem with...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. President Jim Irvine appears on Sound of Ideas

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, June 02, 2014
On Thursday, May 29, Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine appeared as an in-studio a guest on WCPN's The Sound of Ideas . Jim discussed a proposal by Greater Cleveland Congregations to reduce gun violence by reducing the number of illegal guns on the streets and increasing the sale of "smart guns.". Click here to watch the video. Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association...

Op-Ed: California spree killing argues for guns in the hands of trained, sane people

by Kevin O'Brien
3:00pm Friday, May 30, 2014
What's normal? What's crazy? Across vast tracts of the United States, it's normal to assume that any private citizen who carries a gun is a little off kilter, and thus dangerous to the public. It's normal to think that people pose a threat if they purchase a gun legally, pay for professional training in its use, spend time and money at the shooting range to practice marksmanship and apply for a...

Did UC open carry walk meet its educational goal? Campus newspaper says no.

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, May 30, 2014
Last month, a group of gun owners, embarked on an "open carry" walk through the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The group was motivated by a recent incident in which an engineering student, after being violently beaten by a mob of teenagers outside a fraternity house near the UC campus, spoke out about his status as a concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder who has had his right to bear...

Two BFA-supported bills heard by Senate committee; Opposition from FOP and OACP crazy as ever

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine
3:00pm Thursday, May 29, 2014
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 two pro-gun bills received hearings in the Senate Civil Justice Committee. HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) sponsored by Representatives Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City) received its 2nd hearing where proponent testimony was offered. Two witnesses testified in support of this legislation. Kelly O’Reilly testified on behalf of Ohio Speech and Hearing...

To the editor: Research shows crime goes down with concealed-carry

3:00pm Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch was published in response to a guest commentary written by Jack D'Aurora and published in that newspaper, in which the author chose not only to question his research, but to attack Lott personally. In his recent op-ed, Jack D’Aurora cherry-picks a couple of old studies from 2003 and 2004 (“ Focus needs to be on reducing...

House committee passes HB 454 (Rule Modification for Concealed Carry in School Zones)

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The House Education Committee, chaired by Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancaster), passed amended HB 454 today on a 16-3 vote. The bill, sponsored by Representative Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville), seeks to correct several problems with current law regarding concealed handgun licenses' behavior in school zones. Current law is a mess, making it a felony offense for those with a concealed handgun license (CHL...

CA killer uses three weapons in attack, but only one makes the "perp walk"

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Once again, a mentally-deranged man is making national headlines after having decided to embarq on a suicide mission to make as many people feel his personal pain as possible. The man used a knife to kill his first three victims. He also hit two people with his car . But only one tool used by the killer is getting any blame - the handgun. Consider the photograph at right, released by EPA/Michael...

MAIG Honcho Cuts His Losses, Quits Bloomberg Gun Control Cabal

3:00pm Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Mark Glaze, the head of Michael Bloomberg's ever-morphing anti-gun empire, has announced his departure from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group he helped form and steer since 2011. For the last three years, Glaze labored to build an organization off the wealth of a billionaire who, while mayor of New York City, also exploited public resources to pursue his own nationwide antigun agenda...

Three BFA-supported bills to receive hearings in Statehouse

7:00am Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Legislators in the House and Senate are scheduled to give more attention to three of the many gun rights-related bills pending in the Statehouse before they adjourn for a long summer recess that will likely not resume until after the November mid-term elections. Chairman Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancaster) has announced that the House Education Committee will be hearing testimony on House Bill 454 (...

MEMORIAL DAY 2014: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, May 26, 2014
(Originally posted by the Cincinnati Enquirer and on this website July 25, 2003) Ohio Moments Soldiers fined 50 cents for lack of weaponry On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one...

"Operation Choke Point" Raises Alarms

7:00am Friday, May 23, 2014
For the last several days, rumors have been circulating about the use of federal financial services regulators to harass and intimidate banks and financial service providers who maintain relationships with legal but so-called "high risk" merchants or businesses. These businesses are said to include, among others, payday lenders, escort services, producers of pornography, gaming interests, and...

Several gun rights bills receive hearings in Columbus

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Thursday, May 22, 2014
There were hearings held in the Statehouse on multiple bills of interest to gun owners on Wednesday, May 22. The House Education Committee, chaired by Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancaster), heard testimony on HB 454, sponsored by Representative Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville). Guns on school grounds have always been a contentious topic, and that has caused problems with all legislation on topic. Current...

Hillary: On guns, "We're way out of balance"

3:00pm Wednesday, May 21, 2014
The NRA has always supported laws prohibiting violent felons and certain other categories of potentially dangerous persons from possessing guns, and it’s a position we’re confident is shared by the vast majority of gun owners nationwide. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said, "I think that we've got to rein in what has become an almost article of...

Anti-gun Journalist Admits Wife Wished for Gun When Criminal Struck

7:00am Wednesday, May 21, 2014
On Wednesday, [May 1] gun control supporter and Fox News contributor Juan Williams appeared on the Lars Larson radio show and shared with listeners a personal incident that will hopefully have him questioning his long-held anti-gun positions. Williams told Larson, "My wife went to the gas station, and while she's trying to put the credit card in some guy rushes by her, gets in the car, and drives...

Ohio Hunters Check more than 16,500 Wild Turkeys during Spring Season

3:00pm Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ohio hunters checked 16,556 wild turkeys during the combined 2014 wild turkey hunting season and youth wild turkey hunting season, April 19-May 18, 2014. To see county-by-county results from Ohio's 2014 wild turkey hunting season, click here . The top 10 counties for the wild turkey harvest were Ashtabula (615), Tuscarawas (493), Coshocton (484), Guernsey (466), Muskingum (453), Belmont (444),...

Heart attack free zones

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States accounting for approximately 600,000 deaths annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to all the dead people, heart attacks also have a negative effect on the family members who’ve lost a loved one, and all of the innocent bystanders who witness this horrible death. It is time to outlaw...

Headline: Dayton VA Medical Center shooting revives gun ban debate

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, May 19, 2014
The subject of so called "no-guns" victim zones is once again being discussed, and this time by those not often willing to give the problem the kind of attention the subject deserves: the media. From a report by WXIX, Dayton's Fox affiliate: In the wake of a shooting early this month at a VA hospital in Dayton, that city's FOX affiliate is asking if the hospital's ban on concealed carry should be...

Two BFA-supported bills to receive hearings in Senate committee

7:00am Monday, May 19, 2014
Chairman Bill Coley has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on Senate Bill 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) and HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) on May 21, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the North Hearing Room. This will be the first hearing for HB 234,and sponsor-only testimony will be considered. Buckeye Firearms Association has previously provided...

Headline: Woman Stabbed Outside Gym Getting Gun License For Personal Safety

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, May 16, 2014
WBNS (CBS Columbus) is reporting that women from one Ohio community are aiming to keep themselves safe, after a dangerous attack hit close to home. From the article : Rikki Whitaker survived a stabbing outside of her gym in early one morning in March. She's now out of the hospital and learning self-defense. Whitaker says police are still searching for the man, who attacked her. In fact, next week...

A trauma kit in every school

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Friday, May 16, 2014
In keeping with our effort to keep our children safe, Buckeye Firearms Foundation is announcing an initiative to put a trauma kit in every school building in Ohio. Our FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response) program has always maintained that we should take every reasonable step to save children’s lives. That includes steps taken before, during, and after an active...

Elderly Columbus man defends self and wife in violent attack

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, May 15, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a 21 year-old burglar is dead after he and an accomplice attacked homeowners who came to investigate sounds in their garage. From the article : For the second time in a week, the alarm at Emerson and Nancy Frazier’s South Side ranch home blared. The couple — he is 69, she is 58 — got out of bed about 4 a.m. yesterday to investigate who was breaking into...

The information war against your Second Amendment rights has begun!

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, May 15, 2014
War has been declared against gun owners. A nd Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, and the Obama administration are leading the charge! Stung with defeat after defeat by U.S. Courts in recent years, these wealthy and powerful elitists have decided that they can't win the debate. So rather than admit the truth, they've decided to CHANGE the truth. They're pouring hundreds of millions of dollars (...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2014 CHL statistics; Record demand for CHLs continues

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2014. Looking at new licenses issues and renewed, we see an increase from last quarter. Only four quarters in the program's history had higher overall demand. There were 16,205 new CHLs issued during the first quarter of 2014. While the number of new licenses are down...

30 Ohio Schools Now Have Gun Policies to Defend Students; Apply NOW for FASTER training

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Last December, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced that there were 20 Ohio school districts that had authorized persons to carry firearms in their schools. That number has now grown to approximately 30 districts that have authorized such carry. While keeping track of specific district information gets more difficult as the program grows in popularity, there is little doubt that at least 50...

April 2014 firearms sales checks second highest on record

3:00pm Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The April 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 988,726 is the second highest April on record for the system, even with a decrease of 16.6 percent compared to the April 2013 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,185,231. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2014 NICS figure of 1,733,651 reflects a 1.8 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure 1,702,...

Forum on Second Amendment issues hosted by Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor in NE Ohio

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Last month, Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor (R) was in Portage County for a roundtable on issues related to Ohio sportsmen and Second Amendment rights advocates. Attendees came from all over Northeast Ohio including Portage, Cuyahoga, Trumbull, Geauga and Medina Counties, to name a few. The event was so well attended that even after additional tables were added it was still "standing room only"...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses SB 338, Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill

3:00pm Monday, May 12, 2014
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce its endorsement of Senate Bill 338, which was introduced Monday, May 12 by Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township), and which seeks to make improvements to Ohio’s concealed carry rules and for many people that carry firearms. The bill proposes to allow non-residents to apply for and receive an Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL) if they work in...

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