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No Time to Relax

3:00pm Tuesday, March 26, 2013
by Jim Shepherd For everyone who's celebrating California Senator Dianne Feinstein's "2013 Assault Weapons Ban" being omitted in the package of legislation being considered in the Senate, a word of warning: not so fast. Sure, Sen. Feinstein's had a public come-apart over Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to omit her signature piece of legislation from the Democrat's comprehensive gun bill,...

Headline: Firearms stolen from Buckeye Outdoors during break-in

7:00am Tuesday, March 26, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Newark Advocate reported recently that firearms were reported missing after a break-in at Hebron, OH's Buckeye Outdoors. From the article : Officers were called to the store at 10:36 p.m. on reports of an alarm triggered by broken glass, said Lt. Larry Brooks, with the Hebron Police Department. Officers found several firearms missing from the store, Brooks said. Newark and...

Sportsmen leaders meet with governor and legislators at Columbus reception

3:00pm Monday, March 25, 2013
by Larry S. Moore The US Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) recently held a legislative reception in Columbus. In addition to the USSA, the event was co-sponsored by the Buckeye Firearms Association. Buckeye volunteers attending the event included Linda Walker, Sean Maloney, Aaron Kirkingburg, Austin Force and this author. Also representing gun owners were several members of the Board of Directors of...

Study finds 40% of Ohio teachers feel school security measures are inadequate; Politicians' answer? Levy taxes.

7:00am Monday, March 25, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that a recent Ohio School Board Association survey of school board members and superintendents found that about 40 percent felt safety measures at schools are not adequate. From the article : Some 25 percent in the survey felt their school buildings do "not have proper safety and security measures in place" and another 14 percent were "unsure...

2013 Buckeye Bash attracts over 450 attendees and raises more than $25,000

3:00pm Friday, March 22, 2013
By Dean Rieck On Saturday, March 16, 2013, Buckeye Firearms Foundation held its annual Buckeye Bash. More than 450 Second Amendment supporters gathered at the Villa Milano to enjoy fellowship, food, and an evening filled with auctions and raffles to raise money for the Foundation's educational activities, including the Armed Teacher Training Program, which has made news nationwide and around the...

Dems: Goal of banning modern sporting rifles is unreachable at present time; Focus efforts on registration via background checks

7:00am Friday, March 22, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Fox News is reporting that the leader of the Democrat-controlled Senate has dropped a proposed ban on modern semi-automatic rifles from the chamber's gun-control package – dealing a blow to supporters of the ban. Noting that the ban could still come up for a vote, the article stated that the sponsor of the measure, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA., revealed that Reid told her the...

Law enforcement officers and the unenforceable gun control laws being passed across the country

3:00pm Thursday, March 21, 2013
by Jim Shepherd What does a law-enforcement officer do when the elected officials pass legislation that he knows is simply unenforceable? That's a quandry facing law officers in many parts of the country as feel-good but do-nothing anti-gun legislation continues to pass through state legislatures. There have been several sheriffs speak out and say-clearly- they're not going to try and enforce...

Headline: Castle Doctrine clears brothers of murder

8:00am Thursday, March 21, 2013
by Chad D. Baus WDTN (NBC Dayton) is reporting that Ohio's Castle Doctrine law helped two Clark county brothers to be found not guilty after they were prosecuted for defending their lives when attacked by an armed robber. From the article : Jordan and Anthony Hottenstein were found not guilty of murder Wednesday. Their lawyer, Richard Mayhall, successfully argued that the brothers had a right to...

Gun rights blogger: App lets consumers network to ID ‘gun free zone’ businesses

3:00pm Wednesday, March 20, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Gun rights blogger David Codrea has discovered that for those wanting to help create a comprehensive list of dangerous "victim zone" businesses which prevent law-abiding customers from protecting themselves by posting 'no-guns' signs that alert criminals everyone inside is defenseless, there's an app for that! From the article : "Whether you want to shop in gun free zones as often...

Law enforcement: Connecticut school killer chose Sandy Hook Elementary because it was a "gun-free" zone

7:00am Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Editor's Note: In keeping with the desire to deny glory killers the thing they desire most - notoriety - Buckeye Firearms Association replaces their names with the term "the little coward" - an appropriate term coined by Tactical Defense Institute's John Benner. by Chad D. Baus Fox News and The New York Daily News are reporting that a law enforcement source has said that Connecticut police...

Man behind landmark 2nd Amendment Supreme Court decision speaks at ONU

3:00pm Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Greg Sowinski ADA - Although his name is on a landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court ruling firmly establishing people have the right to have a gun in their home, Dick Heller said Friday the fight is far from over. Politicians and power-hungry people are constantly trying to come up with ways to...

400 Ohio teachers, administrators and school board members attend seminar on school violence

7:00am Tuesday, March 19, 2013
by Jim Irvine On Saturday, March 16th, a group of 400 teachers, administrators and school board members gathered at Villa Milano in Columbus, Ohio to listen to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman talk to them about violence. It was the most powerful event I have ever witnessed and a day which will remain in my mind for as long as I walk this earth. These were not "gun nuts," as the media likes to call those...

CPAC: NRA's Wayne LaPierre criticizes media, feds and White House of offering illogical solutions to gun violence

3:00pm Monday, March 18, 2013
The National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre delivered a rousing speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C. on Friday, and was given several standing ovations. LaPierre opened by noting the NRA's strong history of gun safety education and reiterated the NRA's desire to put armed protection in America's schools. The NRA Executive CEO then fired attacks at...

Congresswoman Admits "Assault Weapons" Ban is "Just the Beginning"

7:00am Monday, March 18, 2013
As reported by Breitbart.com this week, anti-gun U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) was interviewed at a rally on February 13, and admitted to the reporter that proposed gun and magazine ban legislation (S. 150, the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2013") is "just the beginning" of a broader gun control agenda that will eventually include handguns. According to the article, Schakowsky--who has a well-...

CCRKBA Blasts Party-Line Passage of Feinstein Gun Ban

3:00pm Friday, March 15, 2013
BELLEVUE, WA - Thursday's strict party-line vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to move anti-gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein's measure banning so-called "assault weapons" was an insult to millions of law-abiding American citizens who own such firearms and have harmed nobody, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. "Instead of banning the most popular firearm in the country...

Headline: Local armed teacher training available

7:00am Friday, March 15, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Lima News is reporting that another training class for armed teachers is being made available as the effort to offer greater protection for school children continues to grow in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. From the article : "It is something that needs to be addressed," said instructor Mike Goff. "When Sandy Hook took place, that really lit a fire that we need to do...

Memorial Scholarship Honors Wildlife Officer Larry A. Hart

3:00pm Thursday, March 14, 2013
EATON, Ohio—The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the Ohio Wildlife Officers' Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County. Larry A. Hart was a thirty-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For most of...

Progress in efforts to allow pistol cartridge rifles for deer hunting in Ohio

7:00am Thursday, March 14, 2013
by Larry S. Moore I attended the annual Division of Wildlife open house in District 5 and left my comments. I thought the room was more crowded than in past years. It was thinking perhaps driven by the number of proposed changes in the deer hunting regulations and seasons. I was certain these changes would grab the attention of hunters. Initial conversations and sportsmen forums indicated a...

Sportsmen's Activity Report: Ohio Benefits from Economic Impact of Hunting

3:00pm Wednesday, March 13, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the Ohio economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. The report, Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation , provides detailed information about participation and...

Be Wary of Media Reports. We All Agree -- Let's Fix NICS

7:00am Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Be wary of a national news media in search of information they work hard to find that fits a pre-existing narrative. Ever since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, reporters have been trying to drive a wedge between organizations that speak up for the Second Amendment. They often find support for their efforts from anti-gun organizations and politicians. After all, conflict makes news...

Number of companies refusing to sell to government entities in anti-gun states continues to grow

3:00pm Tuesday, March 12, 2013
by Jim Shepherd The number of companies announcing a formal policy of not selling to law enforcement, individual officers, states or municipalities that have passed anti-gun ordinances or laws since the tragic December shooting in Connecticut is growing - daily- and there's no sign that the trend toward "new laws mean no new products" is slowing. If anything, more companies are getting behind the...

28th Wildlife Officer Cadet Academy to take place in Spring 2014

3:00pm Monday, March 11, 2013
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for the position of Wildlife Officer. Applications will be accepted through March 24, 2013. View the job description here . More information on the academy can be found at www.wildohiocareers.com The proficiency exam is tentatively scheduled for May 4th in Columbus for those who meet the minimum qualifications. Contact the Law...

To the Editor: Board should permit teachers to carry guns

3:00pm Friday, March 08, 2013
The following letter was published in the Columbus Dispatch on March 7. Board should permit teachers to carry guns As a teacher at East High School, I think teachers and school personnel with concealed-carry licenses should be allowed to carry their weapon with them to school. The Ohio Revised Code gives teachers and school personnel this right if their Board of Education gives them permission...

Sen. Joe Uecker introduces legislation to close media access loophole

7:00am Friday, March 08, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohio Senator Joe Uecker (R) has introduced Senate Bill 60, legislation that would close the media access loophole that currently allows journalists to view the private, personal information of persons who have obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun from the State of Ohio. From the article : Bill sponsor Ohio Sen. Joe Uecker and...

February sees 29.1% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 33rd straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, March 07, 2013
The February 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,634,309 is an increase of 29.1 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,266,344 in February 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2013 NICS figure of 2,298,561 reflects a 32.5 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,734,646 in February 2012. This marks the 33rd...

Buckeye Firearms Association Patriot Profiles: Sgt. Joyce

7:00am Thursday, March 07, 2013
by Clint Lake This is the first in a monthly series letting BFA supporters tell their unique and compelling stories about how they were introduced to firearms, how firearms and the 2nd Amendment effected their lives, and how they left their own personal impression on the American heritage of gun ownership. My goal is to help those of us fighting the fight to never forget those that have come...

Cedarville University Student Marksmen (Chi Sigma Mu) 100+ students strong and growing

3:00pm Wednesday, March 06, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Cedarville University Student Marksmen, also known as Chi Sigma Mu, new to the Cedarville, Ohio campus, already boasts more than 100 student members. After an NRA University meeting last semester, club advisor Sandy Yoder stated that they were told by the NRA that it had been one of the largest meetings to date. Yoder says that the members of Chi Sigma Mu would like to be an...

Northwest Ohio school employees join area law enforcement for 16 hour active killer training class in Williams Co. school

7:00am Wednesday, March 06, 2013
by Chad D. Baus On the weekend of March 2 and 3, both Buckeye Firearms Foundation President Jim Irvine and I were privileged to attend an Active Killer in Schools training course in the Williams Co., OH community of Edgerton. The training was conducted by the Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) , a world-renowned training facility based in Adams Co., OH that is owned and operated by former SWAT Team...

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