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Felony or Felony Stupid: ATF shouldn’t be Rewarded

3:00pm Wednesday, August 03, 2011
by Jeff Knox Representative Darrel Issa (R-CA) referred to the activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Operation Fast and Furious as "felony stupid." Others have suggested that the plan was intentionally designed and cleverly crafted to bolster statistics in support of stricter gun control laws. Whether the operation was just stupid or intentionally criminal,...

ALERT: ATF To "Demand" Rifle-Sale Records Aug 14

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2011
by Alan Korwin According to four BATFE agents familiar with the planned Fast and Furious gun-smuggling "fix," the bureau plans to release a "demand letter" by the end of this week, insisting that gun dealers in the four Mexico-border states begin reporting multiple rifle sales to the bureau. All multiple rifle sales made to the same buyer within a five-day period will have to be reported...

SAF/SCCC Hosting "Supporting Campus Concealed Carry" Forum

3:00pm Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), in cooperation with Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), is hosting a forum "Supporting Concealed Carry on Campus" on Monday, August 8th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Noon to 5 p.m. The forum is free and open to the public. This event will feature a Gun Free Zones debate between Colin Goddard of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun...

Teens terrorized by gang of gun-toting thugs on 'no-guns' COTA bus

7:00am Tuesday, August 02, 2011
by Chad D. Baus 10TV in Columbus is reporting that three teen-aged girls were terrorized on a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus ride home from the Jazz and Rib Festival. As has been reported on this website for several years, COTA, which illegally posts its busses with "no-guns signs", has had ongoing problems with violence, and in 2009 announced a plan which included asking people to...

Toledo police spokesperson: Defending self during armed robbery "just not worth it"

3:00pm Monday, August 01, 2011
After four jewelry store holdups in the past month, a Toledo police department spokesperson is reminding citizens that while they have a right to defend themselves, they really shouldn't bother. "You may just end up in a big gun battle and the store owner may get the suspect they may get the store owner and no telling what bystanders might be involved so its just really not worth it." (emphasis...

Texas gun store foils Ft. Hood plot; Incident reminds nation of need to eradicate "gun free" policies on U.S. military bases

7:00am Monday, August 01, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported this week that a plot by a Muslim member of the U.S. Army to wage another terrorist attack at the Ft. Hood army base has foiled when a employees at a Killeen, TX gun store became suspicious and reporting his activities to police. From the article : Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo, after raising suspicions at a Killeen, Texas, gun shop where he purchased...

To the Editor: Bill gives upstanding folks a second chance

3:00pm Friday, July 29, 2011
The following letter to the editor was published recently in The Columbus Dispatch . As reported in The Dispatch ("Bill can expunge gun-crime record," June 17), the legislature recently gave a small and specific group of people the opportunity to clear their records of particular concealed-carry firearm violations. This is part of Senate Bill 17, which clarifies where and how Ohio’s concealed-...

Canton officer who threatened to execute concealed handgun license-holder now under investigation for ANOTHER violent outburst

7:00am Friday, July 29, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Officer Daniel Harless, who is currently under investigation for threatening to execute a concealed handgun license-holder during a traffic stop, is now also under investigation for a second incident. From the article : The circumstances of the incidents differ: One, from June, involves a driver with a license to carry a concealed gun. The...

WSJ: A Gun Activist Takes Aim at U.S. Regulatory Power

3:00pm Thursday, July 28, 2011
by Jess Bravin MISSOULA, Mont.— With a homemade .22-caliber rifle he calls the Montana Buckaroo, Gary Marbut dreams of taking down the federal regulatory state. Montana passed a law that tries to exempt the state from federal gun regulation. But the law is now before the courts, in a test of states' rights. WSJ's Jess Bravin reports. He's not planning to fire his gun. Instead, he wants to sell it...

Victim zone robberies highlight fallacy of 'no-guns' signs; UDF finally sees the light, but other businesses still posting signs

7:00am Thursday, July 28, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Since the day Ohio's concealed carry law was passed in 2004, the battle to educate business owners about the fallacies of posting 'no-guns' signs has waged in earnest. There have been many victories - some signs were taken down within days or even hours of being posted, after customers had informative conversations with business owners. Other 'no-guns' policies have persisted for...

CCW laws "completely insane": Canton City Council President rails against Americans upset about cop's behavior on dash cam video

3:00pm Wednesday, July 27, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Perhaps now we know why police officer Daniel Harless thought it was acceptable behavior to unleash his violent, profanity-laced tirade on a concealed handgun license-holder in Canton, Ohio, saying "People like you don't deserve to @#$%#$ move throughout public. Period!" before threatening to murder the CHL-holder. Canton City Council President Allen Schulman has unleashed his own...

Unsung heroes behind passage of Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix and Restoration of Rights bills deserve our thanks

7:00am Wednesday, July 27, 2011
by Jim Irvine Governor John Kasich recently signed two important firearms bills into law. SB17 affects those with who carry concealed in Ohio. HB54 affects those who have had firearm rights restored. In addition to the Governor and bill sponsors, there are some other people who worked hard for your rights and deserve recognition. Senator Jason Wilson (D-Columbiana) was a primary sponsor of the...

U.S. Senate Stands with NRA in Strongly Opposing U.N Gun Control Efforts

7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011
As has been reported recently at BuckeyeFirearms.org, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been circulating a letter to be sent to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly stating opposition to any inclusion of civilian arms in the proposed UN's Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). On Friday, July 22, Moran announced that he had acquired 45 signatures - considerably more than the 34 Senators...

Another business owner with concealed handgun license defends self from armed robbers

3:00pm Monday, July 25, 2011
WKYC (NBC Cleveland) is reporting that when two men tried to rob the owner of Advanced Iron & Metal on Quincy Avenue just before 11 a.m. Friday, they got more than they bargained for. From the news report : A Channel 3 News crew was there and the owner told them that two men tried to rob him. He said one man had a gun and fired several shots at him, grazing him in the stomach. Then the owner...

Legislation will allow some auditors to carry concealed weapons; another proposal addresses EMTs

7:00am Monday, July 25, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Lost in all of the sky-is-falling media coverage of the debate over restaurant carry legislation last month was news of passage of legislation that will allow some employees of the state auditor's office to carry concealed weapons. From June 11 in the The Columbus Dispatch : Carrie Bartunek, spokeswoman for Auditor Dave Yost, said four investigators in the auditor's office - all...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation donates $1000 to legal defense for Ohio licensee threatened with execution by police officer

7:05pm Friday, July 22, 2011
Buckeye Firearms Foundation is making a donation of $1000 to the legal defense fund of Canton, Ohio concealed handgun licensee William Bartlett, who was subjected to horrific civil rights violations by a police officer. Watch the video and see the officer, Daniel Harless, abuse and threaten the licensee during a traffic stop last month. The abuse included repeated threats to EXECUTE the licensee...

ATF Chief Admits Mistakes in 'Fast and Furious, ' Accuses Holder Aides of Stonewalli​ng Congress

3:00pm Friday, July 22, 2011
Fox News is reporting that the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives has admitted that his agency, in at least one instance, allowed sales of high-powered weapons without intercepting them -- and he accuses his superiors at the Justice Department of stonewalling Congress to protect political appointees in the scandal over those decisions. From the article : Acting ATF...

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre Stands Up for American Gun Owners at United Nations

7:00am Friday, July 22, 2011
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre drew a line in sand on behalf of American gun owners at the United Nations last week. LaPierre spoke to the UN's Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Preparatory Committee, the group drafting an international treaty that will supposedly control all non-nuclear arms, worldwide, including civilian firearms. He told the audience of delegates from approximately 150 UN...

Canton police officer under investigation after concealed carry arrest [UPDATED]

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Thursday, July 21, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Canton police are investigating an officer for his conduct during a traffic stop in June involving a concealed handgun license holder. The officer's actions were captured on dash cam video, and subsequently posted on YouTube. From the article : "I think it's important for citizens to understand that the behavior demonstrated on the video is...

New documentary-style series to celebrate Americana

2:59pm Thursday, July 21, 2011
First season will highlight a family that values second amendment rights Firecracker Films and a Major TV network is currently looking for a fun family who fully upholds their second amendment right to bear arms. Must be fiercely patriotic and protective of the fundamentals that the United States was built upon. This new series will feature one family - you will remind our viewers what Americana...

ATF Requiring Multiple Sales Reporting of Long Guns; Firearms Industry to File Suit

7:00am Thursday, July 21, 2011
by Larry Keane The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for America's firearms industry - announced this week that it will file a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona,...

Demand Gunwalker Accountability

3:00pm Wednesday, July 20, 2011
by Jeff Knox Most of the larger national media outlets are doing their best to ignore the Gunwalker scandal, but the word is dribbling out despite the best efforts of the Obama Administration and their lackeys in the mainstream press. Those who know about the outrageous project should be demanding answers and accountability. The recent hearings in the House Oversight and Government Reform...

Marine awarded for heroic actions taken as a CCW-licensed college student

7:00am Wednesday, July 20, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Military.com is reporting that Ensign Sean Barner, from Stone Mountain, Ga., was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions on May 3, 2009. Barner protected at least ten lives when he intervened and stopped two armed assailants during an attempted robbery and then provided immediate medical assistance by applying tourniquets to one of the gun shot wounded...

An Open Letter to Republican Presidential Primary Voters

3:00pm Tuesday, July 19, 2011
by Jeff Knox Dear Republicans: Could we please have a serious, pro-rights, pro-Constitution candidate for the office of President this time? For the past several elections you have passed over good, pro-rights, pro-Constitution candidates – or never come up with any – in favor of wishy-washy "moderates" with poll-based values and elastic principles. Make no mistake: the rights movement, and the...

Gun banners' "Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence" fails to provide education on crime avoidance or gun safety

7:00am Tuesday, July 19, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is still trying to convince people the Second Amendment has no value in today's America. To that end, they are using a group called the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence as a cover to market anti-gun myths. Oddly enough, the education spoken about by the CSGV does not help teach people, or specifically children, how to avoid becoming the...

Local NWTF chapter donates robotic deer to Division of Wildlife

3:00pm Monday, July 18, 2011
The Ironton Tribune is reporting that Ohio Division of Wildlife officials will be able to use new device to catch poachers for years to come, thanks to a recent donation from the Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. The club donated about $2,000 to pay for a new "robo deer." From the article : It looks like a deer and moves its head and tail like a deer, but appearances...

Obama Executive Order Cannot Legally Enact Rifle-Reporting Law

7:00am Monday, July 18, 2011
Effort to Bypass Congress Is Illegitimate, Experts Say Similar Laws Have Required Bills, Open Debate, Recorded Votes News Media Asleep at the Wheel, Reporting Without Questioning Firearm Owners Protection Act Bans Such Proposals Altogether Congress Already Rejected Reporting for Long Guns If this stands up, limits on power fall apart -- Is that the true goal of Project Gunrunner? The effort by...

SAF Wins Injunction V. Chicago Gun Range Ban

3:00pm Friday, July 15, 2011
In a 3-0 ruling issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling and ordered that court to issue a preliminary injunction against the City of Chicago on behalf of the Second Amendment Foundation that prevents the city from banning gun ranges inside city limits. Joining SAF in the original lawsuit were Action Target, Inc., the Illinois State...

June sees 12.8% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 13th straight month over month increase

7:00am Friday, July 15, 2011
The June 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 679,840 is an increase of 12.8 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 602,908 in June 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2011 NICS figure of 1,157,714 is an increase of 16 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 998,262 in June 2010. This marks the 13th straight month-over-month...

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