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Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Mark Noble for Columbus City Council

7:00am Thursday, March 17, 2011
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Mark Noble for Columbus City Council in the May 3rd, 2011 primary election. Mark Noble has been involved with and actively advocated the Second Amendment in past runs for office. He is a life member of the Gun Owners of America (as a candidate, achieving their highest rating) and both he and his wife Loretta are NRA...

NPR President and VP "Resign" After VP Calls Gun Owners "Seriously Racist"

3:00pm Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Copyright 2011, National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action. Speaking of people who believe they are smarter than the masses, Fox News reports that National Public Radio president Vivian Schiller, already in trouble for other matters relating to political bias within the media organization, was forced to resign [last] week. Her resignation came after NPR Senior Vice-...

President Obama signals quiet surrender on gun control

7:00am Wednesday, March 16, 2011
by Ken Hanson This past Presidential election, gun owners had much cause for concern. John McCain, a lukewarm gun supporter or gun banner, depending upon the day, was running against eventual winner Obama, a former member of the Joyce Foundation board of directors, the Joyce foundation being a leading financial supporter of gun control activism. Since that time, President Obama has surprised his...

Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation (HB45) passes House committee

2:40pm Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Editor's Note: This article was updated throughout the afternoon of March 15 as new information became available.] A bill that would make critical improvements to Ohio's concealed carry laws has passed out of the House Committee on State Government and Elections. The committee, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, passed HB45 with a 12-10 mostly party line vote (the only...

Obama officially, publicly calls for new gun control; [Update: NRA responds]

7:00am Tuesday, March 15, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the president of the United States began publicly call for new gun control limits against law-abiding citizens in hopes of curtailing the behavior of the lawless. Gun rights activists have known this day was coming since the day Barack Obama won his party's nomination (and since John McCain won his). In an op-ed published in the Arizona Daily Star ,...

Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill may come to a vote - please help us now!

2:44pm Monday, March 14, 2011
Our pro-gun bills hang in the balance. We need to turn up the heat with MORE emails and MORE calls! A vote could be coming this week on our bill, Restaurant Carry (HB 45). The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, has scheduled a SIXTH hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R...

In America Today, a Gun Saved a Life

7:00am Monday, March 14, 2011
Editor's Note: This commentary was also published recently at TheLandoftheFree.net . by Gerard Valentino Statistics tell us that today, somewhere in America, a gun saved someone's life. The person alive because they chose to own a gun and use it for self-defense might be a teacher, or a factory worker, or a computer programmer. Unlike the mainstream media portrayal of gun owners, they are not all...

Op-Ed: Banning guns is not the answer

3:00pm Friday, March 11, 2011
[Editor's Note: In 2006, a woman who identified herself as representing the NCJW testified against legislation which eventually codified Ohio's statewide preemption law . Just last week, the NCJW testified against HB45, Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation .] by Kenneth S. Kabb The National Council of Jewish Women's thinly disguised polemic in the article "Reforming gun safety...

Restoration of Rights bill scheduled for third hearing in House; Buckeye Firearms Association to offer testimony

12:00pm Friday, March 11, 2011
The House Committee on Criminal Justice, which is chaired by BFA "B*" -rated Rep. Lynn Slaby, will hear proponent/ opponent and interested party testimony on HB54 , sponsored by Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Jarrod Martin (R-Beavercreek) on Wednesday, March 16 at 9:00 a.m. in Statehouse Room 114. This is the bill's third hearing in the House. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative...

Gun 'buy back' minister charged with kidnapping, assault

7:00am Friday, March 11, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Akron Beacon-Journal recently reported that a local minister had been charged with felonious assault, kidnapping and abduction after allegedly of speeding off in his Lexus with a repo man on hood. Falzini said that while he was standing in front of the car reporting the repossession to Akron police, Neal got inside and turned the key. "I said, 'Hey what are you doing?' And he...

Poll Reveals Most Voters Oppose Additional Gun Control

3:00pm Thursday, March 10, 2011
According to a recent poll, conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report, and reported on Townhall.com, since the tragedy in Arizona, Americans' support for their Second Amendment rights show no signs of weakening. In fact, the poll--conducted just 10 days after the President's State of the Union speech--shows that, if anything, voters have become more supportive of their Second...

Firearms Coalition endorses Linda Walker for NRA Board of Directors

7:00am Thursday, March 10, 2011
by Jeff Knox Each year 25 of the 75 regular director seats comes up for election to 3-year terms along with the 76th director, who voters attending the Annual Meeting select for a one-year term. There is little chance of any injection of new blood in this year's election. The candidate list is a bit larger than usual, but it includes 26 incumbent directors, including the current 76th director,...

Police Chief Dennis Murphy's testimony on HB45 offers stark contrast to police union's rhetoric

3:00pm Wednesday, March 09, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The chief of police of a Columbus suburb provided testifimony for HB45 on Tuesday that starkly contrasted with that provided to the House Committee on State Government and Elections by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police two weeks ago . From the Gongwer News Service: Gahanna Chief of Police Dennis Murphy said his city of 35,000 in northeast Franklin County has had zero...

Author of "The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States" testifies on Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill

7:00am Wednesday, March 09, 2011
by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine At the invitation of Buckeye Firearms Association, attorney Scott Kappas, author of " The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States ," traveled to Ohio on Tuesday to deliver testimony before the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is considering Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation (HB45). Kappas is perhaps the most...

BFA Legislative Chair Ken Hanson offers proponent testimony on HB45; Amendments circulated but no votes today

3:00pm Tuesday, March 08, 2011
by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine Buckeye Firearms Association's Legislative Chair Ken Hanson offered testimony today in support of Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix legislation before the House Committee on State Government and Elections. His testimony follows:

Spotlight on ATF "gunwalker" scandal ratchets up pace of criminal investigation into agent's death

7:00am Tuesday, March 08, 2011
by Jim Shepherd Although the administration's not admitting it, the heat put on the Attorney General's office regarding the widening "gunwalker" scandal may be ratcheting up the pace in rounding up the criminals involved in the arms smuggling disaster. On Wednesday, three men were arrested in connection with the smuggled firearms that ended the life of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE)...

Final numbers released for Ohio's White-tailed Deer Season; Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in Ohio Deer

3:00pm Monday, March 07, 2011
A total of 239,260 deer were killed during Ohio's 2010-11 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. This season's total was below the record 2009-10 total of 261,260. Counties reporting the highest number of deer checked during the season were: Coshocton-8,837, Tuscarawas-8,164, Licking-7,819, Muskingum-7,130, Guernsey-6,990, Harrison-6,...

The biggest gun control myth is trotted out again in debate over restaurant carry in Ohio

7:00am Monday, March 07, 2011
by Gerard Valentino Whenever gun reform bills are debated around the country the anti-gun leaders are quick to trot out the same tired predictions that the next step to looser gun laws will lead to mayhem. The fact that none of the predictions come true isn't enough to dissuade them from making the same predictions when the next gun reform legislation is introduced. In Ohio, restaurant and car...

Restaurant/Car Carry scheduled for vote in House committee; HB54 (Restoration of Rights) scheduled for proponent testimony

3:00pm Friday, March 04, 2011
[UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect a changed meeting room for the House Committee on Criminal Justice.] Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Ohio House of Representatives has scheduled hearings next week on pro-gun legislation supported by Buckeye Firearms Association. Tuesday, March 8: 1:30 pm, Statehouse Room 116 - The House Committee on State Government and Elections,...

Media jumps on ATF gun-running scandal, but pro-gun bloggers deserve credit for breaking the story

7:00am Friday, March 04, 2011
by Jim Shepherd With Attorney General Eric Holder having failed to respond to Senator Charles Grassley's questions regarding "Project Gunwalker" inside Grassley's February 23 deadline, it looks like the story continues to heat up. Fortunately, for everyone except the Justice Department (although we're all going to find the investigation distasteful when it finally does begin), the story is not...

Please join Buckeye Firearms Association for a Candidates Reception March 15

3:00pm Thursday, March 03, 2011
For the sixth year in a row, Buckeye Firearms Association has teamed up with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, as well as several other conservation & firearms-related groups, to host a candidate's forum. The event will take place in Columbus on March 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and we hope you will make plans to attend! Several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders and volunteers will be...

Attorney General announces Fourth Quarter 2010 CHL statistics; Ohio Concealed Carry numbers continue to climb

7:00am Thursday, March 03, 2011
by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2010 and the year-end report, Ohio Concealed Handguns Law - 2010 Annual Report . There were 10,675 concealed handgun licenses (CHL's) issued for the period of October through December 2010, essentially the same as the fourth quarters in 2008 and 2009. 2008 was...

Fourth House hearing on Restaurant/ Car Carry rules fixes brings more 'Chicken Little' claims from opponents

3:00pm Wednesday, March 02, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, March 1, the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, held a fourth hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott). From the Gongwer News Service: Michael Weinman, government affairs director for the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, outlined...

Op-Ed: Close the Car Show Loophole!

7:00am Wednesday, March 02, 2011
By Evan F. Nappen, Esq. At car shows and swaps throughout the United States, cars are sold in private sales with no dealer being involved. Car shows at which cars are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange provide a convenient and centralized commercial location where criminals and other wrongdoers obtain cars without credit background checks and without records that enable car tracing. We all...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 97 - Magazine Ammo Limits Are A Smokescreen, Experts Say

7:00am Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- 1- Magazine Ammo Limits The lamestream media told you: 30-round magazines are too dangerous for the public to have. There is no legitimate use for large magazines. If this Tucson murderer had smaller magazines he would have done less damage. Magazines over ten rounds should be outlawed. Banning...

Ohio’s Turn-in-a-Poacher Program Provides Rewards

3:00pm Monday, February 28, 2011
Hotline number now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week Eight Ohioans recently received a combined $2,420 in rewards for reporting wildlife violations to the Turn-In-a-Poacher (TIP) hotline, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. As a result of these calls, 31 people were convicted of poaching wildlife, including white-tailed deer and wild...

NSSF: Report Shatters Myth of Mexico’s Gun Supply

7:00am Monday, February 28, 2011
A new report calls "The 90 Percent Myth," which refers to the number of illegal guns in Mexico coming from the United States, "more political rhetoric than empirical fact." We couldn't agree more. NSSF has been trying to stamp out "The 90 Percent Myth" ever since ATF misstated the number in testimony at a congressional hearing in 2009. A prompt clarification issued by ATF couldn't put the...

CCRKBA to Holder on ATF Scandal: 'Investigate and fire, or resign'

3:00pm Friday, February 25, 2011
Following new revelations regarding the growing scandal over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "Project Gunrunner"- the most recent on Wednesday's CBS Evening News — the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the allegations and remove ATF officials responsible, or hand in his resignation. "...

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