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"Mentor man's guns are confiscated after he calls police for help" - More proof of need for Restoration of Rights legislation

7:00am Tuesday, May 17, 2011
by Chad D. Baus While Restaurant and Car Carry Rules Fix legislation has garnered almost exclusive attention of the media and the gun ban lobby in Ohio, another piece of important pro-gun legislation has also been passed by strong, bi-partisan majorities in the Ohio House and Senate. HB54 and SB61, Ohio's Restoration of Rights legisation, will align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the...

Irate property owner arrested after firing shotgun at Ohio concealed handgun licenseholder

3:00pm Monday, May 16, 2011
Dayton's CBS affiliate, WHIO TV, reported recently that a property owner fired a shotgun at a man and his son after they accidentally drove on the edge of his lawn. From the article : Max Lawson and his 16-year-old, Mentee, were out collecting used toys. At one home, they accidentally drove onto some grass near the driveway. Deputies said Dennis Neumann then came out to complain. Lawson said he...

"The Lundy List": Three legislators who indicated they'd vote for Restaurant & Car Carry before they voted against it

7:00am Monday, May 16, 2011
Last month, Republican House Speaker William Batchelder made headlines when he revealed that his 59-member caucus was unable to muster the 50 votes necessary for passage . A review of our 2010 candidate surveys showed that, so long as everyone kept their word, the votes were there. However, sources in the Statehouse told us that some were considering breaking their word and voting against the...

AG Holder: "I frankly don't know" how guns were allowed by the ATF to "walk" across the Mexican border

3:00pm Friday, May 13, 2011
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Project Gunrunner program was intended to stop the alleged flow of guns to criminals in Mexico. That didn't happen. Instead, the program may have facilitated the illegal smuggling of thousands of those guns, some of which actually turned up at the murder scene of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in December 2010. As the probe...

Editorial: "Don’t buy into the Wild West mythology"

7:00am Friday, May 13, 2011
During floor debate on HB45, Representative Mike Foley (D-Cleveland) Mike Foley warned about "the Wild Wild West atmosphere" he said "could and would happen" in bars if the bill was passed. The people and groups who are predicting mayhem if these bills become law are the same that falsely predicted mayhem if HB12, HB347, SB184 and other bills we have supported passed. They were wrong then and...

House Speaker says Restaurant Carry bill could be sent to Governor next week, and that Kasich has assured him he will sign it

9:40am Thursday, May 12, 2011
Batchelder credits pro-gun groups for winning over some opponents by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that House Speaker Bill Batchelder has received assurance from Governor Kasich that Ohio's Restaurant Carry legislation will get signed. From the article : "We visited about it," Batchelder said. "Absent something drastically changing, I don't know what that would be, the...

Ohio House passes HB45 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and HB54 (Restoration of Rights)

3:55pm Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Editor's Note: This story was updated as information became available. By a 56 - 40 margin, the Ohio House has passed House Bill 45, sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) which will allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants. To do so, license holders may not consume any alcohol and must not be...

Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix (HB45) and Restoration of Rights legislation (HB54) scheduled for vote in House

3:51pm Tuesday, May 10, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R) has scheduled two pieces of pro-gun legislation for a vote in the House on Wednesday afternoon, May 11. The action comes a month after the Ohio Senate passed SB17 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) by a 25-7 margin, and SB61 (Restoration of Rights) by a 27-5 margin, and follows weeks of intense grassroots activism by Buckeye Firearms...

April sees 15% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 11th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The April 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 843,484 is an increase of 15.2 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 731,955 in April 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2011 NICS figure of 1,339,673 is an increase of 9.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,226,760 in April 2010. This marks the eleventh straight month-over-...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns – A Reality Check

7:00am Tuesday, May 10, 2011
by Philip Van Cleave I have been doing a bit of research on [New York City Mayor Michael] Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. They claim a membership of 593 mayors. Of these, 399 (over 67%!) are in only four states – New Jersey (40), New York (108), Ohio (71) and Pennsylvania(180). If you throw in California (21) and Florida (36), they account for 456 (over 76%) of their alleged...

Karen Stewart-Linkhart appointed to Ohio Wildlife Council

3:00pm Monday, May 09, 2011
by Larry S. Moore Those familiar with the Ohio Wildlife Council, conservation issues or trapping will likely recognized the name Karen Stewart-Linkhart. She has previously served two terms on the council from 1999 until 2007. After serving on the council, Stewart-Linkhart remained active and attended most of the meetings representing either the Ohio State Trappers or the National Trapping...

Obama Admits Stealth Attack on Rights, Media Yawns

7:00am Monday, May 09, 2011
by Jeff Knox "I just want you to know that we are working on it," Barack Obama told Sarah Brady regarding gun control. "We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar," Obama said according to Brady. This interesting bit of news was reported in an April 11 Washington Post Lifestyle section story about Obama's gun control and regulatory policy wonk Steve Croley. Toward the end of the...

Op-Ed: Gun Owners Have a Right to Privacy

3:00pm Friday, May 06, 2011
Editor's Note: While Ohioans have won a good deal of protection from the prying eyes of the anti-gun media via passage of House Bill 9 in 2006 , efforts to reverse these protections continue. One such attempt came when State Rep. Matt Lundy (D) proposed an amendment to HB45 that would have made the records public. Fortunately, the anti-gun amendment was defeated. by John Stossel If you own a gun...

Headline: "Gun control a top goal of Obama second term"

7:00am Friday, May 06, 2011
Politico.com is reporting that John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., is suggesting that Barack Obama is laying the foundation to push an ambitious gun control agenda if he wins a second term. According to the article, Bolton is accusing the administration of using its own failures in the war against Mexican drug cartels as a pretext for more gun control. From the article : "We can...

Wall Street Journal: Issa Steps Up Fight over ATF Documents

3:00pm Thursday, May 05, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reported recently that House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa is threatening to hold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in contempt of Congress for its refusal to produce documents. The agency says releasing them will compromise ongoing criminal cases. From the article : The fight involves the bureau's Project Gunrunner, in which law enforcement officers may have...

Elderly home invasion victim shoots one of his attackers

7:00am Thursday, May 05, 2011
Dayton CBS affiliate WHIO-TV is reporting that an elderly man shot a man suspected of breaking into his house Friday night. From the report : Around 11 p.m. Friday, 3 people broke into the house of an elderly man on Mia Avenue and demanded property, Lt. Kimberly Hill of the Dayton Police Department said. The man refused to give them anything, so the group left and later returned, Hill said. When...

Firearms Industry Responds to Mexico’s Threats of Litigation

3:00pm Wednesday, May 04, 2011
(National Shooting Sports Foundation) - [Recently] a Mexican official confirmed that President Felipe Calderon's government has hired U.S. trial lawyers to investigate possible litigation against U.S. gun manufacturers and firearms retailers, seeking to hold these lawful companies responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms in Mexico. Though the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,...

The logical conclusion of the gun ban lobby's rhetoric: Ban everything

7:00am Wednesday, May 04, 2011
by Gerard Valentino The anti-gun lobby spends a lot of time and money scaring Americans about what might happen if honest people are allowed more leeway in how, and where, they carry guns. All along, they assured us that gun-related disaster is a likely outcome each time a new pro-gun reform is suggested. Concealed Carry laws were sure to lead to Wild West shootouts, Castle Doctrine and Stand...

Ohio restaurant carry legislation is a political bellwether

3:00pm Tuesday, May 03, 2011
by Gerard Valentino We all know that most racists begin their bigoted, ignorant statements by reminding everyone within earshot about how many friends they have who are minorities. Usually, the assurance of having friends who are minorities is a tip-off that a truly racist and indefensible statement is imminent. Anti-gun politicians do the same thing when they are about to equate gun owners with...

Ohio House Representatives receive letters from BFA and concerned constituents upon return to Columbus

3:01pm Monday, May 02, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Ohio House Representatives returning from spring recess on Monday received a letter from Buckeye Firearms Association addressing the status of Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation (HB45/SB17). The House version of the legislation, HB45, received five hearings in the House Committee on State Government and Elections before being passed on a 12-10 mostly party...

Annual Meetings: NRA's LaPierre calls out Obama administration's Dept. of Justice and ATF for growing "gunwalker" scandal

3:00pm Monday, May 02, 2011
by Jim Shepherd "We've never witnessed anything like this rottenness, lying and corruption," said Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO "and we've had it. We've had it with Erica Holder and Hillary Clinton and the rest of this administration. And Lord knows, Americans have sure had it with the arrogant, sanctimonious, gun-hating liars who call themselves the national news media."...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Linda Walker elected to the NRA’s Board of Directors

7:00am Monday, May 02, 2011
The leadership team of Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce that our very own Linda Walker has been elected to a position on the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors. The NRA made the public announcement in Pittsburgh at the NRA Annual Meetings on Saturday. Linda Walker has been a tireless supporter and fighter for our Second Amendment rights for several years. She joined...

Lorain Morning-Journal editorial: "Lundy’s duplicity over endorsement should be a concern to voters"

3:00pm Friday, April 29, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Monday, April 25, Buckeye Firearms Association exposed Rep. Matt Lundy (D) for having lied on his 2010 candidate survey by publishing an article at BuckeyeFirearms.org, issuing a press release to hundreds of news outlets in Ohio, emailing thousands of pro-gun voters, and sharing these facts in a newspaper advertisement published last week in newspapers that cover his district,...

Mexico wants to sue U.S. gun makers

7:00am Friday, April 29, 2011
In another chapter in the ongoing attempt to blame the American gun community for Mexico's internal strife, CBS News reports that the Mexican government has retained the New York City-based law firm of Reid Collins & Tsai to examine its options for suing U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors. This report describes Mexico's actions as a "novel approach," in reality, such lawsuits have been...

Legislation to protect traditional ammunition introduced in U.S. House and Senate

3:00pm Thursday, April 28, 2011
Following continued attacks by anti-hunting groups to ban traditional ammunition (ammunition containing lead-core components) under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Reps. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and Mike Ross (D-Ark.), all co-chairmen of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation (S. 838 and H.R. 1558) to...

Latest on Lundy: Democrat still claims he trusts CHL-holders, despite proposing amendments and casting votes against them

7:00am Thursday, April 28, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Monday, April 25, Buckeye Firearms Association exposed Rep. Matt Lundy (D) for having lied on his 2010 candidate survey by publishing an article at BuckeyeFirearms.org, issuing a press release to hundreds of news outlets in Ohio, emailing thousands of pro-gun voters, and sharing these facts in a newspaper advertisement published this week in newspapers that cover his district,...

New Brady Push to Ban "Assault Clips"

3:00pm Wednesday, April 27, 2011
by Jim Shepherd The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has renewed its attack on firearms parts, releasing a new TV commercial as part of their efforts to "encourage" President Obama to take stronger action to ban "assault clips". You know assault clips, right? "Like those used in the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 13 injured in just 16 seconds". In breathless prose, a...

NRA says Brady ad is off-target

7:00am Wednesday, April 27, 2011
We have reported many times on the Brady Campaign's rush to exploit tragedy for political gain. Since its inception as the National Council to Control Handguns over 30 years ago, the group has premised its entire agenda on this kind of exploitation for political gain, and on the notion that having more gun control laws and, therefore, fewer guns, means that crime must necessarily decrease. Since...

Democrat Rep. Matt Lundy's idea of "support" for the Second Amendment mirrors Obama's: Say one thing, Do another.

3:00pm Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Despite anti-gun actions, Rep. Lundy still claims support for Second Amendment By Chad D. Baus The news media have begun to cover Buckeye Firearms Association's decision to expose Rep. Matt Lundy (D) for having lied on his 2010 candidate survey , and apparently at least one news outlet got something BFA never did - a telephone conversation with former the BFA endorsee.

Plain Dealer editorial on restaurant carry offers proof of the power of grassroots gun groups

7:00am Tuesday, April 26, 2011
by Ken Hanson, Esq. Saturday April 23, 2011 marked a personal milestone for me. On this day, I personally became enough of a pain-in-the-ass to The Cleveland Plain Dealer that my name earned search meta-tag status on Cleveland.com. In a hysterical (in both the "funny" sense and "foaming at the mouth, chewing the carpet" sense) editorial column, Plain Dealer columnist Brent Larkin lamented the...

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