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Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” Has Barely-Bipartisan Support in Ohio

3:00pm Monday, December 17, 2012
by Jesse Hathaway The "bipartisan" support claimed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a national coalition of more than 700 mostly progressive mayors, is slim and dwindling in Ohio. MAIG, founded by anti-Second Amendment New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has coordinated with leftist groups and staffers in Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's office to target Ohioans' gun rights. Between 2009...

Our children are dying for our insanity; It's time to emulate Israel's successful efforts to prevent mass killings in schools

7:00am Monday, December 17, 2012
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Unknown by Jim Irvine Like you, my heart sank when I heard the news of the mass killings in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. "Not again," I thought. How many people, especially our children must die before we change our thinking? Sadly I fear that 26, including 20...

Ohio Offers Hunters Additional Weekend for Deer-Gun Season

3:00pm Friday, December 14, 2012
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio's deer-gun season returns Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunters can use a legal shotgun, muzzleloader or handgun to pursue white-tailed deer Dec. 15-16 from a half-hour before sunrise to sunset. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to hunters' requests for extended weekend...

Sharon Kennedy sworn in as Supreme Court justice; Credits hard work and support from Second Amendment advocates for her victory

7:00am Friday, December 14, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Standing before a packed audience in the main courtroom of the Moyer Judicial Center, Sharon Kennedy was sworn in Friday, December 7 as Ohio's 154th Supreme Court justice. As reported by Gongwer News Service, Justice Kennedy, who had served as a domestic relations judge on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, upset anti-gun incumbent Democrat Yvette McGee Brown last month...

UPDATE: Senate & House pass amended HB495; Bill sent to Governor Kasich for signature

1:46pm Thursday, December 13, 2012
Editor's Note: This article is being updated as information becomes available. by Chad D. Baus An amended HB495 was passed by the Ohio Senate today by a 26-7 vote. Two and a half hours later, the Ohio House voted 66-23 to concur with Senate amendments. The amended bill makes three changes to current law: Eliminates the "demonstrated competency" requirement for second and future CHL renewals,...

Senate President Niehaus tells media he still hasn't decided on allowing HB495 floor vote

9:43am Thursday, December 13, 2012
PLEASE CALL PRESIDENT NIEHAUS AND YOUR STATE SENATOR NOW AND ASK FOR A FLOOR VOTE ON HB495 TODAY ! Without a vote today, the bill dies. Click here for Sen. Pres. Niehaus' number, and and enter your zip code to find your Senator's number. by Chad D. Baus The Ohio House has already passed HB495 in the state House of Representatives by a 59 to 28 vote on June 13, and passed out of the Senate...

Federal court shoots down Illinois concealed carry ban in lawsuit filed by SAF

7:00am Thursday, December 13, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Chicago's Fox news affiliate reported late Tuesday that the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has shot down the Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons, in the only state where carrying loaded, ready-to-use firearms outside the home is still illegal. In finding the ban to be unconstitutional, the court gave a late May 2013 deadline for the state to create a concealed carry...

FLASH: Senate Judiciary Committee passes amended HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

11:07am Wednesday, December 12, 2012
PLEASE CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR NOW AND ASK FOR A FLOOR VOTE ON HB495 TODAY ! Just click here and enter your zip code to find your Senator's number. by Jim Irvine On Wednesday morning the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee adopted three amendments and passed HB495. The vote was 6-2 along party lines, with at least two members absent. The committee, chaired by Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills) adopted...

Attorney General announces Third Quarter 2012 CHL statistics; Another record setting quarter for Buckeye State CCW

7:00am Wednesday, December 12, 2012
by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the third quarter of 2012. It was the busiest third quarter in the history of Ohio's concealed carry law. The 13,949 regular CHLs surpasses even the previous record of 12,127 issued in 2004, the first year Ohio issues licenses, by 15 percent. Building on the last three record...

Note: Final hearing on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) postponed until Wednesday

10:18pm Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Senate Judiciary Committee's third and final hearing on House Bill 495, originally scheduled for Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., has been postponed until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the North Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Please continue to call and e-mail members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today and urge them to support HB495. Contact information for members of this committee can...

Ohio hunter catches equipment thieves on trail camera

3:00pm Tuesday, December 11, 2012
WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that one hunter's preparedness with a deer camera may nab two thieves in the process. As a deer hunter, you plan for the start of the hunting season, purchase your supplies and get ready to head out to the woods. But when you arrive at your hunting destination, you discover someone has stolen the items you were planning on using. This is what has been happening to a...

Guns save lives: Robbery victims turn tables on attackers in two separate Cincinnati area incidents

7:00am Tuesday, December 11, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Three more law-abiding Ohio citizens are alive today thanks to their decision to exercise their Second Amendment and Ohio Constitutional right to bear arms for their defense and security. First, a concealed handgun license-holder in Lockand, OH (Hamilton Co.) was the victim of an attempted armed robbery at 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. From WXIX (Fox Cincinnati) : Police say,...

Get the Truth About Lead Ammunition, and the Misguided Campaign to Ban It

3:00pm Monday, December 10, 2012
To assist policymakers and to educate the public, hunting and recreational shooting organizations have launched a website to make the facts and science of the lead ammunition debate available. Policymakers and hunters are urged to register at the Hunt for Truth website, www.huntfortruth.org , and to subscribe to the Hunt for Truth email list to receive e-bulletins with the latest breaking news...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for possible vote in Senate committee

7:00am Monday, December 10, 2012
The Senate Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Mark Wagoner (a previous BFA endorsee), has scheduled HB495, sponsored by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), for a third hearing on Tuesday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. HB495, also known as the reciprocity & concealed carry modernization bill makes three changes to current law: Changes...

Rush Limbaugh shares murder stories not involving guns with his national audience

3:00pm Friday, December 07, 2012
As the fallout from Bob Costas' decision to use his speaking slot during a half-time show to blame the tool an NFL player used to murder his wife and then commit suicide continues, America's number-one radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, has weighed in on the subject. From a transcript of his December 4 broadcast, posted on his website at RushLimbaugh.com : BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: When it rains,...

Gun found in Ohio teacher's car (Oh, My!)

7:00am Friday, December 07, 2012
by Chad D. Baus WTOV (NBC Steubenville-Wheeling) is reporting that a teacher is facing disciplinary action after a gun was found in her car at Swills Hills Career Center. From the article : "Evidently, a teacher had left their hunting gun in their vehicle, and we immediately contacted the sheriff's office, and the sheriff's deputy went and immediately took the firearm into his possession," [...

Hunters harvest more than 86,000 deer during Ohio's Deer-Gun Season

3:00pm Thursday, December 06, 2012
Coshocton County leads deer harvest for the second year COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters enjoyed great weather as they harvested 86,964 white-tailed deer during Ohio's traditional week-long deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The harvest yielded an anticipated slight decrease of 3.7 percent from 2011, when 90,282 deer were checked. "The...

Cleveland homeowner defends life against knife-wielding intruder

7:00am Thursday, December 06, 2012
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported recently that a 43 year-old man with a criminal record was shot and killed when he invaded someone's home. From the article : Police were called at 7:28 a.m. about a man breaking into a house there. Third District officers arrived and found David Fletcher with a gunshot wound to the chest. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The homeowner had heard a...

BFA Chairman Jim Irvine and Ohio AG Mike DeWine testify in favor of HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

3:00pm Wednesday, December 05, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine offered proponent testimony on Representative Terry Johnson's (R-McDermott) House Bill 495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The committee hearing lasted until the early evening hours, and Irvine, having submitted more detailed written testimony and being the last to...

The problem with domestic violence is not the tool used to commit the abuse

by Sean Maloney
7:00am Wednesday, December 05, 2012
I am truly saddened by the recent and tragic murder-suicide involving the NFL's Jovan Belcher - such a needless loss of life. I am also outraged that Bob Costas, the anti-gun media, and other anti-gun groups would focus their attention on an inanimate object - the tool Belcher used - instead of focusing directly on the root cause behind domestic violence. For Costas to blame "the gun" for the...

November Record Month for NICS Checks; 38.5% increase marks 30th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Powered by the largest single day ever for background checks on Black Friday, November 2012 is now the record holder for the most background checks conducted in a single month. The November 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,525,177 is an increase of 38.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,101,076 in November 2011. For comparison,...

Op-ed: Bob Costas interrupts football game to bash American gun owners

7:00am Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared as an op-ed on The Daily Caller . by Chris Cox When celebrities and media personalities attempt to plumb the depths of our social consciousness, the result is rarely pretty. Such was the case Sunday night when NBC sportscaster Bob Costas shamelessly tried to capitalize on the recent and tragic murder-suicide involving the NFL's Jovan Belcher to...

Burglar arrested after homeowner with concealed handgun license shoots out getaway car's tire

3:00pm Monday, December 03, 2012
WLWT.com is reporting that a man is in custody after deputies said he picked a concealed handgun licensee's house to burglarize Wednesday. From the article : The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said Jason Hawk broke into a home in the 7000 block of Glendale-Milford Road just before noon, but was discovered when the homeowner returned. The homeowner, who has a concealed carry permit, took out his...

HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for second hearing in Senate

7:00am Monday, December 03, 2012
Chairman Mark Wagoner has announced that his committee will be hearing proponent/opponent/interested party testimony on Representative Terry Johnson's (R-McDermott) HB495 next Tuesday, December 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the North Hearing Room in the Statehouse. This will be the second hearing for this important bill. Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine will offer testimony on this important...

NICS Checks Soar on 'Black Friday'

3:00pm Friday, November 30, 2012
by Bill Brassard A new single-day record for point-of-sale background checks was established on Black Friday, November 23, when 154,873 were conducted by the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). That total was nearly 20 percent more than the previous high of 129,166 set on Black Friday last year. Since a federal background check is mandatory for every firearm sold at...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate leadership positions in State House & Senate majority caucuses

7:00am Friday, November 30, 2012
Senate President and House Speaker are both BFA "A+" - rated by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by both House and Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions in their respective chambers for the 130th General Assembly, which convenes in January. In the Senate, Republicans have elected BFA "A+" -rated Sen. Keith Faber of Celina as Senate President...

Hunters Successful during Ohio's Deer-Gun Season Opening Day

3:00pm Thursday, November 29, 2012
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov. 26, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Monday’s total represents a 24.1 percent increase from 2011, when rain-soaked hunters harvested 23,600 deer. Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer checked in 2012: Coshocton (1,199),...

The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 Needs Your Help

7:00am Thursday, November 29, 2012
Call your U.S. Senators to keep it Alive! 202-224-3121 The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 (S.3525) still can be enacted in this Congress if we keep the pressure on. All hunters, target shooters and firearms owners should call your senators today and urge them to work in a bipartisan manner to resolve budgetary concerns raised on Monday so the Sportsmen's Act can be brought back to the floor for a vote...

Senate holds hearing and considers sponsor testimony on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

4:27pm Wednesday, November 28, 2012
by Jim Irvine Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) gave sponsor testimony for HB495 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, November 27. Rep. Johnson explained to the committee that the bill, which has already been passed by the House passed in the House by a 59 - 28 margin , would eliminate the ill-conceived "demonstrated competency" requirement that will potentially cause huge...

American Heritage Girls Experience the Great Outdoors

7:00am Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A group of more than 75 women from around the country gained a better understanding of outdoor related activities thanks to the Trailblazer Adventure Program held recently at the American Heritage Girls National Conference for staff and volunteers near Cincinnati, Ohio. The Trailblazer Adventure Program, a youth program of the U.S Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation (USSAF) designed to introduce...

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