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Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Improvement Act Moves Forward in the Senate

3:00pm Thursday, July 15, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), joined by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a bipartisan group of senators, offered the Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act of 2010 (S. 632) as an amendment (No. 4444) to the Small Business Lending Act (HR 5297), which is now pending in the Senate. Earlier this week, the House passed (412-6) the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Rob Portman for U.S. Senate

7:00am Thursday, July 15, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Rob Portman for United States Senate in the 2010 general election. Portman previously served as a Congressman from the Ohio Second District, Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, and also as Trade Director. His record on Second Amendment issues is solid. Portman voted for the "Protection of Lawful...

Iraq War vet with Ohio concealed handgun license defends lives during armed robbery

3:00pm Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Cincinnati's NBC affiliate, WLWT News 5, is reporting that a military member and concealed handgun license-holder who just returned from a tour of duty overseas was involved in a gun battle that led to the shooting of an alleged robber late last week.

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Josh Mandel for Ohio Treasurer of State

7:00am Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Josh Mandel (R) for Ohio Treasurer of State in the 2010 general election. Many politicians talk about defending our rights. Josh Mandel shares our values. He knows our Second Amendment rights are essential for safeguarding our families, our homes and our freedoms. He voted for SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, which...

Why some Ohio Republicans are struggling to gain traction on the gun issue in 2010: A History Lesson

12:00pm Tuesday, July 13, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The campaign run-up to the 2010 elections got in full swing more than a year ago, as primary candidates wrestled for their parties' nomination. But pro-gun rights voters were largely unable to speak into the primary process, since some of the candidates with the more "questionable" gun rights records were unopposed. Now that the primary is behind us, however, some very interesting...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Jon Husted for Ohio Secretary of State

7:00am Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Jon Husted (R) for Ohio Secretary of State in the 2010 general election. As noted in our primary endorsement of Jon Husted, he has a 100% voting record on our issue during his time in the legislature, including State Representative, State Senator and Speaker of the House. He is one of the few political candidates to have...

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland To Open 2010 National Shooting Matches

3:00pm Monday, July 12, 2010
The 2010 National Matches will once again feature traditional National Rifle Association Championships and Civilian Marks manship Program National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches and CMP Games Events plus important training activities and special events like the Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland will open this year's festivities at the First Shot Ceremony...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Ted Strickland for Governor

7:00am Monday, July 12, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced Gov. Ted Strickland (D) as its first endorsed candidate of the 2010 general election cycle. BFA made the announcement on Sunday during a fundraising event at the Pickaway County Sportsman's Club in Circleville, Ohio, with the Governor in attendance. Governor Strickland has continued his long tradition of supporting Second Amendment rights during...

Gov. Strickland to appear at shooting event - Buckeye Firearms Association to make major announcement

9:05am Friday, July 09, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association has announced that Governor Ted Strickland (D) will appear at a fundraising / shooting event this Sunday in Circleville, Ohio. At that time, Buckeye Firearms Association will make a major announcement concerning the Governor and the upcoming elections in Ohio. The media is invited to attend. Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010 Time: approximately 12 noon Location: Pickaway...

An open letter to our partners in Second Amendment victory

7:00am Friday, July 09, 2010
Dear BFA Supporters, Recently the Supreme Court of the United States, in McDonald v Chicago, ruled that the Second Amendment applies to the states and cities. For the first time, our highest court has "incorporated" the Second Amendment through the 14th Amendment. No matter what anyone may tell you, understand that this was a HUGE win for gun owners, and those who believe in the rule of law, our...

Two men plead guilty to poaching $12,000 trophy buck

7:00am Thursday, July 08, 2010
Two La Rue men pled guilty to six wildlife violations in Marion County Court and were ordered to pay $12, 845.71 in restitution, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Willard E. Fassler, 56, of La Rue, pled guilty to four charges including hunting without permission, hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle, shooting at a deer from a public road, and...

Linda Walker for National Rifle Association (NRA) Board of Directors

7:00am Wednesday, July 07, 2010
by Linda Walker I'm Linda Walker, Central Ohio Chair of Buckeye Firearms Association, and I'm running for the board of directors of the National Rifle Association. I have been part of Buckeye Firearms leadership team nearly from the beginning of the organization. I have spent a lot of time in the Statehouse fighting for our Second Amendment Rights through both hearings and meetings. I generally...

SAF sues to overturn North Carolina's 'Emergency Powers' gun bans

3:00pm Tuesday, July 06, 2010
The Second Amendment Foundation on Monday [June 28] filed a federal lawsuit in North Carolina, seeking a permanent injunction against the governor, local officials and local governments from declaring states of emergency under which private citizens are prohibited from exercising their right to bear arms. Joining SAF in this lawsuit are Grass Roots North Carolina - the state's leading gun rights...

An important battle is won in Chicago, but the war on gun rights still rages

7:00am Tuesday, July 06, 2010
by Gerard Valentino After way too many years, the day of liberation for Chicago's law-abiding citizens is finally at hand. In a long-anticipated ruling, the United States Supreme Court struck down the long-standing Chicago ban on firearm possession and returned a fundamental right to the citizens. Now, just as the Founding Fathers envisioned, law-abiding Chicagoans can defend their homes and...

Independence Day 2010

by Rick Jones
3:00pm Friday, July 02, 2010
With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

NRA Opposed To Kagan Nomination To U.S. Supreme Court

7:00am Friday, July 02, 2010
Joint Statement by Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President & CEO, and Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action There may be no vote a United States Senator casts that is more important than a vote to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now that the Court has clearly stated that the Second Amendment is a fundamental, individual right that applies to...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 87 - DISCLOSE Democrats Deviousness

3:00pm Thursday, July 01, 2010
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- 1- L.A.Times Gun Truth The lamestream media told you: The L.A. Times "Homicide Blog" since 2007 clearly shows who's getting murdered. All 740 of them. It's not "gun violence," it's social violence for one tiny class of people. Guess who. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126853039...

NRA First Vice-President speaks out on H.R. 5175, the so-called "DISCLOSE ACT"

7:00am Thursday, July 01, 2010
by David Keene I have been an NRA Board member for some years and currently serve as NRA's First Vice-President - that you may know. What you may not know is that I have been in the forefront of the fight against liberal attempts to tilt the political playing field their way for decades through what they like to call campaign finance reform. This is a battle that began in the seventies when I put...

Op-Ed: Violent crime has decreased in Ohio despite concealed carry law

3:00pm Wednesday, June 30, 2010
by Sean Maloney I read with interest articles pertaining to the commonsense piece of legislation Senate Bill 239, which will allow responsible law-abiding citizens with concealed carry permits to protect themselves while in a restaurant that serves alcohol, if the person also chooses not to consume alcohol. The bill also defines a new commonsense approach concerning how to carry your means of...

Governor Strickland and Congressman Kasich Headline Sportsmen's Rally

7:00am Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and his challenger this fall, Fox News Commentator and former Congressman John Kasich, will be the Keynote Speakers at the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation's (USSAF) 14th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally to be held Saturday September 25, 2010 at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus. "Sportsmen represent the backbone of Ohio's conservation effort," said USSAF...

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision: Second Amendment applies to states and cities

9:26am Monday, June 28, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association is thrilled that the United States Supreme Court has ruled to strike down the ban on private ownership of firearms in Chicago. Today, in a 5 to 4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to states and cities. The decision is a result of a case brought by Otis McDonald (and others) against the city of Chicago. Leaving no room...

Op-Ed: In debate over gun-carry laws, critics are quick to shoot down the facts

3:00pm Friday, June 25, 2010
by John Lott People walking the streets armed with guns must be dangerous, right? A newly revised study by the Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center found that even those individuals who have legally obtained permits to carry concealed handguns are extremely dangerous. With millions of Americans already having been issued such permits from the various states, this is an important issue...

SCOTUS - Chicago decision release delayed

11:21am Thursday, June 24, 2010
Today the Supreme Court of the United States released opinions in seven pending cases, leaving only four opinions unannounced. One of those opinions is in the Chicago gun rights case. The Chief Justice also announced the last day of the term will be Monday, June 28 so this means the Chicago decision will be announced in just a few days. Please check our website on Monday for additional...

Ohio Editorial Boards Continue Their Love Affair With The Gun Lobby Bogeyman

10:08am Thursday, June 24, 2010
Bogeyman – noun: a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary by Ken Hanson, Esq. It's been three weeks since Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Thomas Suddes flexed the hive mind of Ohio's newspaper editorial boards , and now two additional columnists are group think-fantasizing about the Gun Lobby Bogeyman. In another exercise of editorial denial,...

NRA and Freedom of Speech

8:59pm Friday, June 18, 2010
UPDATE - Editor's Note: The NRA's response to the issues raised in this piece has been included below. by Jeff Knox A firestorm was ignited this week when it was announced that House Democrats had carved out an exemption for the National Rifle Association in proposed new federal campaign law legislation and that NRA was no longer going to oppose the bill. The new campaign legislation is a...

The Biennial Meeting Of States, And The Arms Trade Treaty

3:00pm Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Two major meetings, possibly affecting American gun owners' rights, will occur at the United Nations (UN) in New York over the next several weeks. They are the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms in all its Aspects, ("BMS4") June 14-18, and the Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory...

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