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Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix bill scheduled for fourth hearing in House

12:00pm Friday, February 25, 2011
The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, will hear proponent, opponent and interested party testimony on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30 PM in Room 116. This is the bill's fourth hearing in the House. Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Grendell has...

Mayor Michael Coleman fiddles with gun control while Columbus burns

7:00am Friday, February 25, 2011
by Gerard Valentino NBC4i.com is reporting that the Columbus Police Department will lose 98 officers to early retirement programs in 2011. The programs were put in place eight years ago, which gave the City of Columbus more than enough time to prepare for the loss of so many experienced officers. According to the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Jim Gilbert, and others, the city failed...

Public Comment Invited on Wildlife Issues

3:00pm Thursday, February 24, 2011
Open houses will be on first Saturday in March The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual open houses on Saturday, March 5, from noon until 3 p.m. Open houses are scheduled for the same day and time in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Findlay and Xenia. "Anyone interested in providing input and participating in Ohio's professional wildlife...

WikiLeaks exposes true origins of Mexican cartels' weaponry (Hint: It's not due to the "mythical" gun show loophole)

7:00am Thursday, February 24, 2011
by Jim Shepherd The idea that we'd ever find WikiLeaks information relevant to the protection of United States citizens' gun rights wasn't anywhere on our radar when the NSSF's Larry Keane tipped us off to some disturbing information gleaned from leaked State Department documents. According to State Department cables, the Mexican drug cartels are getting their weaponry from an international...

FLASH: CBS News uncovers gunrunning scandal within the BATFE

5:14pm Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Agency Secretly Endorsed Practice of Letting Guns "Walk";ATF Agent to CBS News: "God Only Knows How Many Guns Were Used to Kill People" CBS Television Network Releases Tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC (6:30 PM, ET), CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports on a major scandal building within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), one...

Legislators note opponents to HB45 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) offer same tired claims, but no evidence to back them up

3:00pm Wednesday, February 23, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, February 22, the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, held a third hearing on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott). From the Gongwer News Service: Statewide groups representing police chiefs, prosecutors and bar owners raised objections...

NY Mayor Bloomberg's "Fix Gun Checks" truck tour stops long enough to dance in Youngstown blood

7:00am Wednesday, February 23, 2011
WKSU Public Radio is reporting that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Fix Gun Checks" truck tour is making a stop in Youngstown, no doubt to dance in the blood of the victims of a recent gang-style shooting during a beer party at a fraternity house. From the report : Mayors who say their cities suffer because of loopholes in gun background checks are coming to Youngstown and Euclid Tuesday...

Op-Ed: Mayor Bloomberg's Arizona Gun Show P.R. Stunt

3:00pm Tuesday, February 22, 2011
by John Lott New York City's murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rates rose last year according to preliminary FBI data, with murders alone increasing by more than 12 percent. But instead of concentrating on crime in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg just spent $100,000 of the NYPD's budget sending police to Arizona to buy guns at a gun show. The "sting" was a waste of money that misleads...

Criminals commit 87% of Chicagoland murders; Mayor still has it out for law-abiding gun owners

7:00am Tuesday, February 22, 2011
by Gerard Valentino Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced months ago that he would not seek reelection but that hasn't stopped him from continuing to attack gun rights whenever possible. Daley used the Arizona tragedy that left Representative Gabby Giffords fighting for her life and the Fort Hood massacre as a reason to call for more gun control. Nothing seems to get in the way of Daley's anti-...

John Lott: My Scary Encounter With Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley

3:00pm Monday, February 21, 2011
by John Lott Chicago-style politics is infamous for kickbacks, dead people voting, and thuggery. Alas, it is not just a relic of the past. In fact, witness recent stories of Chicago city workers being hired or promoted based on how well they got voters to the polls and not how well they did their official jobs, children getting admitted to prestigious city schools based on political connections,...

Changing Gun Privileges Back into Gun Rights: The first step in holding back the Leftist Tide

7:00am Monday, February 21, 2011
Editor's Note: This commentary was also published recently at TheLandoftheFree.net . by Gerard Valentino The pro-gun movement is proud that 48 states have some sort of mechanism that allows concealed carry by law abiding citizens. Most of the 48 states have "shall issue" laws which means that if a citizen meets the legal requirements established by the legislature, the issuing authority has no...

NSSF Streams Firearm Safety Videos Online

3:00pm Friday, February 18, 2011
McGruff on Gun Safety, It's Your Call and Firearm Safety Depends on You Many of last [week's] Super Bowl's ads promoted the latest Hollywood films, and we'll no doubt invest many hours watching them. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, suggests investing a fraction of that time watching videos with your children that can help...

Senator investigating allegations guns sold in purchases sanctioned by BATFE were later used to kill a Border Patrol agent

7:00am Friday, February 18, 2011
By Chad D. Baus The Associated Press reported recenty that a U.S. senator is examining a claim that two guns sold in purchases sanctioned by federal firearms agents were later used in a December shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead near the Arizona-Mexico border. From the article : Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said in a letter provided Monday to The Associated Press he had...

Restaurant/Car Carry scheduled for hearings in House & Senate; SB61 (Restoration of Rights) scheduled for testimony in Senate

3:00pm Thursday, February 17, 2011
[UPDATED 2/21 to include newly-added House committee hearing.] [UPDATED 2/22 to reflect a change in Senate hearing meeting location.] Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly have scheduled hearings next week on pro-gun legislation supported by Buckeye Firearms Association. The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by BFA "A+" -rated Sen. Tim Grendell (R), has scheduled a...

Alan Korwin: Time for National Carry Laws

7:00am Thursday, February 17, 2011
by Alan Korwin Recent events have made it painfully obvious that murderous trouble can erupt at any time and in any place. It is a clear and present danger. We can no longer afford to pretend such dangers do not exist. It is irresponsible to continue to imagine that police can be everywhere, or that they can respond with sufficient speed to prevent a homicidal rampage. Police are second...

House & Senate committees hear testimony in favor of pro-gun legislation

3:00pm Wednesday, February 16, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Two bills that would modify restaurant and car carry rules for Ohio concealed handgun license-holders, and a bill that seeks to align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the restoration of rights to Ohio firearms purchasers, received hearings on Tuesday in the General Assembly. The House Committee on State Government and Elections, chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob...

Tuscon fallout: Criminal acts and incompetence

7:00am Wednesday, February 16, 2011
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. -Ronald Reagan by Tim Inwood After a tragic shooting in the US, you can almost use a stopwatch to count the minutes before certain people will start pointing fingers and placing blame in places where...

Op-Ed: What liberals don't know about guns, Chapter 217

3:00pm Tuesday, February 15, 2011
by Ann Coulter Fresh off of blaming Jared Loughner's killing spree in the Tucson mall on Sarah Palin, liberals are now blaming it on high-capacity magazines. They might as well imprison everyone named "Jared" to prevent a crime like this from ever happening again. During the presidential campaign, Obama said: "I don't know of any self-respecting hunter that needs 19 rounds of anything. You don't...

“Americans Want Background Checks” ... so say the media elite

7:00am Tuesday, February 15, 2011
by Larry S. Moore NEWS FLASH – There is a federal background check required on all purchasers of firearms sold through gun stores which hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL). And you can't operate a gun store selling firearms without an FFL. It seems that journalists, especially those associated with various Buckeye State universities and colleges, are coming out of the woodwork to attack the...

Op-Ed: Another Mistake in The New York Times

3:00pm Monday, February 14, 2011
by John Lott Since the tragedy in Tucson, the New York Times has started an all-out campaign for gun control, with a relentless number of pieces -- news, editorials, and op-eds. In its advocacy, even the news stories are heavily biased by selectively quoting only academics who support pro-gun control positions. These seemingly unbiased sources are then contrasted with opposing views from clearly...

January sees 9.7% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

7:00am Monday, February 14, 2011
The January 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 784,856 is an increase of 9.7 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 715,309 in January 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2011 NICS figure of 1,312,544 is an increase of 18 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,112,312 in January 2010. The adjusted NICS data was derived by...

Vote LINDA WALKER for NRA Board of Directors

12:11pm Saturday, February 12, 2011
To My Fellow Second Amendment Brothers & Sisters, My name is LINDA WALKER and I need your vote for the NRA Board of Directors. When you receive the ballot, either in the mail or in your NRA publication, please cast your vote for me. HURRY! VOTING ENDS APRIL 10, 2011. PLEASE DO NOT "DILUTE" YOUR VOTE. MARK YOUR BALLOT FOR ONE AND ONLY ONE CANDIDATE. Every other name you mark reduces my chances...

Southern Ohio home invasion victim defends own life with firearm; Castle Doctrine offers further protections

3:00pm Friday, February 11, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Another crime victim in Ohio has been protected from unwarranted legal expense and even prosecution thanks to Ohio's Castle Doctrine law. Pike Co. Sheriff Richard Henderson told the media that a property owner in Bainbridge interrupted a home invasion in progress this past Monday morning.

Ronald Reagan: Armed Citizen

12:00pm Friday, February 11, 2011
Editor's Note: As we mark the 100th birthday of President Ronald Wilson Reagan, we remember a story that always seems to escape the attention of the establishment media. Reagan Was Hero To Iowa Woman Nursing Student Rescued From Mugger By Reagan June 7, 2004 TheIowa Channel.com Former President Ronald Reagan is known as the "Great Communicator," but one Iowa woman will always know him as her hero...

Concealed carry banned on college campuses: Increased safety or death sentence?

7:00am Friday, February 11, 2011
by Stacey Hess What was once the subject matter of fiction is now ingrained in the minds of many as concrete history. Campus shootings and violence have become a genuine concern in the lives of students, faculty and citizens across our nation today. Only several weeks into the new year, this nightmare has already become brutal reality for various Ohio college campuses. Over the course of two...

Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix and Restoration of Rights bills scheduled for hearings in House & Senate

3:00pm Thursday, February 10, 2011
Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly have scheduled hearings next week on pro-gun legislation supported by Buckeye Firearms Association. Tuesday, February 15: 1:30 pm, Statehouse Room 116 - The House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Bob Mecklenborg, will hear proponent testimony on HB45 , sponsored by Representatives Danny Bubp (R-West...

To the Editor: Professor's anti-gun column was poorly researched

7:00am Thursday, February 10, 2011
The following letter, written by Buckeye Firearms Foundation Board of Directors member Gerard Valentino, was published on February 4 in response to an anti-gun column written by a professor at Ohio University. To the Editor: Richard Scamehorn's recent anti-gun article that supposedly set the record straight on gun control was a one-sided hit piece hidden behind his academic standing. Based on his...

House committee hears sponsor testimony on HB45 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fixes)

3:00pm Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Representative Danny Bubp and Terry Johnson presented sponsor testimony for HB45 to the House Committee on State Government and Elections, chaired by Rob Mecklenborg. Representatives from Buckeye Firearms Association and the NRA were on hand and were joined by many interested media and citizens. Toby Hoover from the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence was also on hand. From the Gongwer News...

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman on guns: 'What's good for me is not good for thee'

7:00am Wednesday, February 09, 2011
by Gerard Valentino NBC News in Columbus is reporting that, while at the same time working to oppose the self-defense rights of his constituents and other Ohioans, Mayor Michael Coleman himself has used over $1 million in taxpayer funds to pay three police officers to protect him on a 24/7 basis. From the report : An NBC4 investigation finds that over the past four years, the City of Columbus has...

H.R. 308 -- The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

3:00pm Tuesday, February 08, 2011
NRA-ILA would like to draw your attention to pending federal legislation that needs your immediate action. On Jan. 18, anti-gun U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 308, the "Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act." The bill would ban the manufacture and importation of new magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Unlike the magazine ban that was in...

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