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ELECTION DAY 2012 - VOTE YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!

6:00am Tuesday, November 06, 2012
THE POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. CLICK HERE to download your Pro Gun Voter Guide CLICK HERE to create a Custom Voter Guide for your specific district by Jim Irvine Election Day is here. Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed more county and local candidates than ever before. We have advised supporters on NRA-endorsed Federal candidates for races we did not endorse in. Every...

Romney/Ryan campaign packs West Chester, OH with more than 30,000 supporters

3:00pm Monday, November 05, 2012
by Jim Irvine Ohio is a battleground state and both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are spending significant time here. On Friday night, Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were on hand as Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan were in West Chester, north of Cincinnati. The event was kicked off by Kid Rock. Over 30,000 people cleared security for the event. Thousands more waited outside as there was no more...

Meet the candidates - it makes a difference

12:00pm Monday, November 05, 2012
by Larry S. Moore There is nothing more important in getting to know a candidate before you vote than meeting that person. This is especially true in those cases where a new candidate is running for an office. If the incumbent is running, there has been an opportunity to follow the votes; visit the statehouse; and attend local district events. Recently I received a call from a friend inquiring as...

Can a superstorm like Sandy change the mind of anti-gun people?

7:00am Monday, November 05, 2012
by Jeff Thomas Like most of the nation, I've been watching the aftermath of the damage left by Hurricane Sandy with great interest. It has led me to think about many things, but none stronger than the reaffirmation of the need to never surrender our fight to support and strengthen the Second Amendment. As I type this, some people have no homes, are without food, water and shelter. While it hasn't...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc.-endorsed Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer under attack

3:00pm Friday, November 02, 2012
by Larry S. Moore Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer is under some strong attacks by his opponent, Mr. Charles Barrett. This race is turning into one of the more nasty campaigns Greene County has experienced in recent years. Barrett has been aggressive in pressing various charges against Sheriff Fischer including some rather disgusting personal attacks. One article in the Dayton Daily News...

Fear of 2nd Obama term a boon for gun sales

7:00am Friday, November 02, 2012
[Editor's Note: this article was originally published by The Lima News .] by Greg Sowinski LIMA - Artillery Shed manager Josh Bayer has been trying to handle a gun sales boom this year best he can, although he says gun manufacturers have fallen behind demand. The delays have gotten worse in recent months as the presidential election approaches and supporters of the Second Amendment fear new gun...

Report: Debate answer on assault weapons ban could cause problems for Obama

3:40pm Thursday, November 01, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Fox News' William La Jeunesse made a recent trip to the Buckeye State to investigate how President Obama's announcement during the second debate that he would push to renew a ban on certain semi-automatic rifles was being received by voters in this important swing state. Among others, La Jeunesse interviewed Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Joe Eaton. From the report ,...

Headline: Justice Stevens - 'Maybe You Have Some Kind of Constitutional Right to a Cell Phone...'

7:00am Thursday, November 01, 2012
Unless you want more Supreme Court justices like this, vote to defeat Obama!! by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine President Barack Obama awarding the Medal of Freedom to retired Justice John Paul Stevens. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Throughout this election cycle, we have talked about how critical this presidential election is because of judicial appointments. Perhaps the issues at stake could be...

Romney and Ryan plan major kick-off rally Friday in Ohio - join Buckeye Firearms Assoc. leaders in Cincinnati!

3:00pm Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Buckeye Firearms Assoc. leaders will be on hand in Cincinnati when Mitt Romney returns to battleground Ohio on Friday night, and it won't be for just any other rally. According to The Washington Post , nearly 100 governors, senators, congressmen, mayors, Olympic gold medalists and other Republican luminaries are scheduled to join Romney and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis...

Mayor Worked With Bloomberg, ProgressOhio to Stop Kasich From Signing Gun Rights Bill

7:00am Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Editor's Note: Commentary on this article, written by NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, was published in this month's America's First Freedom magazine. by Jesse Hathaway With help from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's staff and liberal activists, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's office attempted to stop Ohio Governor John Kasich from signing a 2011 gun rights bill. The anti-...

Rabbit, Pheasant and Quail Hunting Seasons Begin in November

3:00pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio hunters should begin preparing for the hunting seasons of some of the state’s most popular game species with ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit and bobwhite quail. The hunting seasons for upland game begin on Friday, Nov. 2, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The state’s cottontail rabbit population has been very good...

Akron journalist takes concealed carry class

7:00am Tuesday, October 30, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Amani Abraham, a journalist for AkronNewsNow.com (1590 WAKR), recently decided to take a concealed carry class and document her experience. She also decided to perform a personal test to measure what she'd learned, by taking the Firearm Training Simulator test (F.A.T.S) at the Summit County Sheriff's Office before and after her CCW course. From the article : I was starting fresh...

Clark County Sportsmen Club - alive and growing for the shooting sports

3:00pm Monday, October 29, 2012
by Larry S. Moore A recent auction held at the Clark County Sportsmen Club outside Springfield led to many questions among southwestern Ohio shooters about the future of the club. Could the longtime club and shooting grounds be threatened with closure? Fortunately the answer is a resounding no. The auction was simply a combination of eliminating some surplus items and others donated by a member...

Know your Pro-Gun Candidates from top to bottom

7:00am Monday, October 29, 2012
Around election time, ask any gun owner who they are voting for and the answer usually goes right to the top of the ticket. The reply is usually related to the President, maybe Governor in an off year. Ask that same gun owner who they will be supporting for Ohio Supreme Court and early in the cycle you will likely get a blank stare. This close to the election, we hope most Ohio gun owners now...

ODNR to Report White-tailed Deer Harvest Numbers Weekly

3:00pm Friday, October 26, 2012
Information is available at www.wildohio.com COLUMBUS, OH – Deer hunters and members of the media can keep up with Ohio’s deer harvest numbers throughout the season at wildohio.com. The deer harvest report will be posted each Wednesday by noon throughout the hunting season. Each report will compare the total harvest for the same number of hunting days for each year. The report will include deer...

The choice is clear: Elect a President on the side of freedom

7:00am Friday, October 26, 2012
by Linda Walker This fall, anticipation is high as hunting season gets underway. All across this nation, Americans are heading out to enjoy one of the deepest heritages in our land's history - hunting with family and friends. But this fall is one of the most anticipated in decades for another reason. It's election season, and the November election has just about everything on the line for gun...

To the Editor: Why will I vote for and support Representative Dr. Terry Johnson?

3:00pm Thursday, October 25, 2012
Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor of The People's Defender in West Union, as well as the editor of The Ironton Tribune , was submitted by long-time Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Region Leader Rick Jones. Dr. Johnson is the primary sponsor of HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) . To the Editor: Why will I vote for and support Representative Dr. Terry Johnson? Because...

Judges – least known candidates, critically important votes

7:00am Thursday, October 25, 2012
by Jim Irvine Election Day is less than two weeks away, and many people are already voting early or absentee. Most of the talk, commercials, and media attention are focused on the Presidential race. Voters receive very little information related to the judicial races, so it's hard to gather enough information to form an opinion. These races are critical, and have the greatest ability to influence...

USSA: PETA Urges People to Break the Law

3:00pm Wednesday, October 24, 2012
There is no denying that PETA opposes hunting. Now the animal rights group also is on record urging people to violate laws — make that hunter harassment laws. In an October 9, 2012 blog posting, PETA urges its minions to: "Help counter the cruelty of hunting in your area: Post "No Hunting" signs on your land and that of sympathetic neighbors and friends, join or form a local anti-hunting group,...

Op-Ed: Fighting Crime in Cook County by Taxing Bullets?

7:00am Wednesday, October 24, 2012
by Steve Chapman For urban politicians, gun control is like the bar in "Cheers" -- a place of refuge they can seek out whenever things aren't going well. Things aren't going well on the crime front in Chicago, with homicides up 25 percent this year. So what else can our elected leaders do but promise action against guns? Action against the possession and use of guns by violent felons would be a...

Bow hunters: Think it's safe not to carry concealed when you go afield?

3:00pm Tuesday, October 23, 2012
by Chad D. Baus WHIO-TV, Dayton's CBS affiliate, reported recently that A 48-year-old man, apparently under investigation for his possible involvement in sex crimes, forced authorities to close parts of Caesar Creek State Park on Thursday afternoon when he fled onto the property armed with a gun. From the article : Warren County sheriff's deputies saw the man, whose name was not released, park...

More Anti-Gun Internet Prejudice: EzineArticles bans reviews with "Guns"

7:00am Tuesday, October 23, 2012
by Paul G. Markel For about twenty years now I've been writing about guns professionally, that is, someone has paid me to do it. I've written on all manner of firearms from inline muzzle-loaders to precision bolt-action rifles to squad-automatic weapons. Although I've never tried to be controversial, regardless, when you are talking about firearms there will always be someone who disagrees with...

With Video and Website, NSSF Urges Hunters to Share Their Fall Harvest with Those in Need

3:00pm Monday, October 22, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Hunters are generous people. More than 11 million meals were provided to the less fortunate through hunters' donations of game meat in 2010. As a reminder to all hunters to consider sharing their harvest this autumn with those in need, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has developed a new video and webpage that encourage making venison donations to food banks and...

Elyria homeowner sleeps with gun after burglary, shoots intruder when he comes back for seconds

7:00am Monday, October 22, 2012
Burglar's family confronts homeowner, says he "should have taken different precautions" against the burglar, who has a record of violence by Chad D. Baus The Lorain Morning-Journal is reporting that an Elyria resident fatally shot a burglar who confronted him at home in the early Friday darkness, then hours later he was confronted by the dead man's upset relatives. From the article : Police said...

ODNR to Release More Than 15,000 Pheasants Statewide

3:00pm Friday, October 19, 2012
October dates set for youth hunting only; statewide season begins Nov. 2 COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release thousands of pheasants at 28 public hunting areas this fall. More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants are being released to encourage pheasant hunting within the state of Ohio. Youth-only hunts will be held Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-...

Criminals and the Guns They Carry

7:00am Friday, October 19, 2012
by Greg Ellifritz "If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss." Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said this over 2000 years ago in his book The Art of War. It's hardly new advice. Yet it is just as useful now as it was so many centuries ago. Armed citizens spend countless hours trying to find the perfect weapon system, combining the best size,...

Columbus: 19 year-old shoots intruder in sister's bedroom

3:00pm Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a man who police say was breaking into an East Side home died today after he was shot by a resident and fell from the second-floor bedroom window. From the article : Police were called to 3117 Easthaven Dr. S. at 2:17 p.m. on a report of gunshots fired. Donald Griffin III, who lives at the house with his mother and sister, was alone in the home and watching...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. leaders on hand as Ohio sportsman welcomes VP candidate, Congressman Paul Ryan

7:00am Thursday, October 18, 2012
by Larry S. Moore Sportsmen and women from across Ohio once again converged on the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus for the annual US Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) Ohio Rally. Whether they came to renew friendships; join in the fun of the various games, raffles and auctions; or simply to support the USSA, the evening provided ample opportunity. Governor Kasich opened the evening. Prior to leading...

Get the word out: Support Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate

3:00pm Wednesday, October 17, 2012
by Jim Irvine Months ago, Josh Mandel (R) was considered an unlikely candidate to help the GOP gain a majority in the U.S. Senate. Many considered his opponent Sherrod Brown (D), who is closely tied to the unpopular Obama policies, unbeatable. Not anymore. A year ago Public Policy Polling noted that Brown had a 48-33 lead over Mandel, and that Mandel was up from only 31%. Overcoming a 15-17 point...

FLASH: Obama vows new push to ban semi-automatic rifles in a second term; Romney challenges President over "Fast & Furious"

10:47pm Tuesday, October 16, 2012
[ Editor's Note: This article has been updated. ] by Chad D. Baus In his second debate with Governor Mitt Romney on Tuesday Oct. 16, President Barack Obama pledged to renew his push to ban certain semi-automatic sporting rifles, should he win a second term. The discussion on the two candidates' positions on the Second Amendment followed for several minutes, and Mitt Romney raised the issue of the...

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