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Washington Times series: "Emily Gets Her Gun"

3:00pm Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Washington Times is currently running an excellent series of articles entitled "Emily Gets Her Gun." The series follows senior editor Emily Miller as she legally tries to get her hands on a gun in the nation's capital, navigating the city bureaucracy and outdated rules in order to legally buy a firearm. The first installment of the series begins like this: I want a gun. I don't feel safe...

Watchdog Report: Humane Society of the United States Still Stiffing Nation’s Pet Shelters

7:00am Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Washington, DC – On October 19, HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), released its second 50-state report, "Not Your Local Humane Society," highlighting the failure of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to significantly share its multi-million dollar budget with local hands-on animal shelters. HSUS's advertisements employ the images of...

Op-Ed: Michelle Obama’s Warning to Gun Owners

3:00pm Monday, October 24, 2011
At a recent fundraiser for her husband's re-election campaign, first lady Michelle Obama told her audience: "We stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You're here because you know that in just 13 months, we're going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come...let's not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices...let...

Hollywood gets it wrong on holster carry

7:00am Monday, October 24, 2011
by Dean Rieck If you were to believe what you see on TV and in the movies, the only people who carry a handgun in a holster are cops. Everyone else just shoves their gun into their pants or pocket. But like so many other things, Hollywood is more wrong than right about holsters. Buckeye Firearms Association conducted a quick email survey recently to find out how ordinary people carry handguns. We...

House passes Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act!

3:00pm Friday, October 21, 2011
Time to start Lobbying Your Senators Hard! By Jeff Knox This important legislation has been languishing in both houses of Congress for the past several years in spite of bi-partisan efforts to get it moving. The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), was passed out of the Judiciary Committee in 2009 and placed on the Senate Calendar under General Orders where it...

Chairman's notes from the 26th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC)

7:00am Friday, October 21, 2011
by Jim Irvine The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) held their 26th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Chicago this year. I have missed the last few events and was excited to attend this year's conference. I'm not sure how many I have attended, but for me, this was the best. Many criticized going and spending money in Chicago, Illinois, which is enemy territory for gun owners. Illinois...

Internet Rumors About Cerberus, Freedom Group Are Patently False

3:00pm Thursday, October 20, 2011
Recently, an old rumor regarding Cerberus--the private equity firm that owns Freedom group, a holding company that in turn owns a number of firearms manufacturers, including Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster, and DPMS--was in some way tied to George Soros. This rumor is completely false and baseless. NRA has had contact with officials from Cerberus and Freedom Group for some time. The owners and...

Holder appoints his own friendly fox to guard the ATF hen house

7:00am Thursday, October 20, 2011
by Jeff Knox Was the new Acting Director of ATF involved at the inception of the criminal gunwalking scandal known as Operation Fast & Furious? The appointment of B. Todd Jones as Acting Head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) hasn't caused much of a ripple – in the media or in the ATF. By most accounts Jones is a stand-up guy, ex-Marine, and in a refreshing...

U.S. House Committee Advances National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act

3:00pm Wednesday, October 19, 2011
[Last] week, the House Judiciary considered amendments to H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill, and defeated all anti-gun amendments offered in an effort to weaken or gut the legislation. The legislation is an important pro-gun reform that will provide for the recognition of carry permits in all states that issue permits. (For detailed information on the legislation, click here...

Ohio Gun Collectors Association donates $3000 to Buckeye Firearms Foundation

7:00am Wednesday, October 19, 2011
by Larry S. Moore The Ohio Gun Collectors Association ( www.ogca.com ) (OGCA) is the largest gun collecting association in the world. They are also second to none in the promotion and protection of our Second Amendment rights. The OGCA recently continued this tradition by presenting checks to the Butler County Sportsmen Club and the Buckeye Firearms Association. Jim Tekavec, OGCA; Larry Moore...

Letter-writers correct Toledo Blade's erroneous editorial opposing sunshine amendment to Media Access Loophole

3:00pm Tuesday, October 18, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade has published three letters to the editor correcting them on their facts, and opinions, as expressed in an editorial published on October 10, entitled " Don't conceal gun data ." In the editorial, unidentified Blade editors write that legislation that seeks to shine a light of openness on a secretive process by which journalists can gain access to the confidential...

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine interviewed for 30 minute PBS documentary "Guns N' Pubs"

7:00am Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Watch the full episode . See more Western Reserve Public Media Specials. A related blog post from reporter Jody Miller, who decided to obtain her CHL in preparation for this show, is available here . From the article:

Cleveland officials looking for criminals with guns in all the wrong places

7:00am Monday, October 17, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Violent crimes, including those committed with guns, are on the increase in Cleveland, and city officials continue to attempt to point the blame at everyone but themselves. BFA's Ken Hanson recently wrote about how the city was calling for the repeal of statewide firearm preemption in order to, in their words, address the problem of "gun violence," instead of recognizing that the...

Congress Could Consider National Carry Bill Soon!

3:00pm Friday, October 14, 2011
As we have been reporting, H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011," is on the move in the U.S. House of Representatives. On September 13, House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822. The House could consider H.R. 822 in the next few weeks, so it is critically important that you contact your U.S...

2011 CCRKBA 'Grassroots Organization of the Year' Award goes to Buckeye Firearms Association

7:00am Friday, October 14, 2011
by Jim Irvine From left: Jim Irvine, BFA Chairman; Alan Gottleib, CCRKBA Chairman (Photo courtesy of Dave Workman) The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) has named Buckeye Firearms Association their "Organization of the Year" for 2011. The award was presented at the 26th Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) by CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, who said "No organization...

Wisconsin Carry, Inc. reaches settlement in lawsuit against City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee police

3:00pm Thursday, October 13, 2011
Buckeye Firearms Foundation-supported civil rights lawsuit against City of Madison, WI alive and well by Chad D. Baus Wisconsin Carry, Inc., a pro-gun group which, with the help of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation and readers of this website , recently successfully defended a group of five of its members who had been arrested for legally open carrying in their local Culvers restaurant, has brought...

Arrest of man accused of brandishing firearm in bar proves new law is enforceable

7:00am Thursday, October 13, 2011
The arrest of a man accused of brandishing a firearm during an argument in a Cincinnati bar proves Ohio's new law allowing law-abiding citizens with concealed handgun licenses in restaurants and other locations that serve alcohol is enforcable, contrary to the claims of opponents. From a Cincinnati Enquirer article entitled " Case tests Ohio's guns in bar law :" A Deer Park man with a concealed...

Op-Ed: Come Clean and Cut Funding

3:00pm Wednesday, October 12, 2011
by Mike Brownfield What did the President know and when did he know it, goes the old Washington adage. Thus did the American people learn [recently] in separate but equally startling revelations that the Obama Administration knew more about two scandals than it has been revealing. The first is regarding the Operation Fast and Furious gun running disaster and the second is the now-bankrupt, Obama-...

Ohio Division of Wildlife considers opening deer hunting to certain center-fire rifles

7:00am Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Outdoor writer Jeffrey L. Frischkorn recently publicized discussions at the Ohio Division of Wildlife to open deer hunting to firearms other than certain handguns, shotguns and muzzle-loading rifles. From the article : As for the future of deer management in Ohio, that is a subject under review, said [Mike Tonkovich, the Ohio Division of Wildlife's deer management administrator]. The biologist is...

Pheasants to be Released at 28 Public Hunting Areas Statewide

3:00pm Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Statewide season begins November 4; October dates set for Youth Hunting only COLUMBUS, OH - More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be releasedon 28 public hunting areas across the state this fall as part of a seasonal effort by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife to enhance hunting opportunities for this popular game bird. Youth-only hunts will be held...

Kasich applauds sportsmen's contributions to Ohio

7:00am Tuesday, October 11, 2011
COLUMBUS – As fall hunting seasons begin, Governor John R. Kasich commended sportsmen for their efforts on behalf of wildlife conservation and the contributions they make to Ohio's economy. He signed a proclamation applauding their efforts and also released avideo address to sportsmen. Proclamation: http://governor.ohio.gov/MediaRoom/Resolutions.aspx Video: "Ohio's hunters and anglers are...

Op-Ed: Media Silence Is Deafening About Important Gun News

3:00pm Monday, October 10, 2011
by John Lott Murder and violent crime rates were supposed to soar after the Supreme Court struck down gun control laws in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Politicians predicted disaster. "More handguns in the District of Columbia will only lead to more handgun violence," Washington's Mayor Adrian Fenty warned the day the court made its decision. Chicago's Mayor Daley predicted that we would "go back...

September sees 14% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 16th straight month over month increase

7:00am Monday, October 10, 2011
The September 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 878,345 is an increase of 14 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 770,310 in September 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted September 2011 NICS figure of 1,244,604 is an increase of 9.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,139,980 in September 2010. This marks the sixteenth...

Ohio's Fall Turkey Hunting Season Opens October 8

3:00pm Friday, October 07, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH – Fall wild turkey hunting opens in 48 Ohio counties on Saturday, October 8,according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, November 27. "Record rainfall and regional flooding during the nesting season negatively affected wild turkey production this year," said Wildlife Biologist Mike Reynolds. "Some renesting...

The Terrifying and True Harold Fish Story

7:00am Friday, October 07, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The prosecution of Harold Fish reignited the debate over self-defense laws in America. For those not familiar with the story, Mr. Fish was convicted in Coconino County, Arizona of 2nd degree murder despite staying on site and rendering aid after being forced to shoot a violent attacker. Had Mr. Fish fled, the remote area where the shooting took place meant he was unlikely to...

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