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Editorials suggest coordinated (and misguided) opposition to SB239

7:00am Wednesday, March 24, 2010
By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine In what could be viewed as an almost-sure sign that SB239 will become law in Ohio, the state's newspapers once again appear to have coordinated their editorials in opposition to the pro-self-defense bill over the weekend, just as they did with SB184 (Ohio's Castle Doctrine law), HB347 (Ohio's statewide preemption law), and HB12 (Ohio's original concealed carry law...

The Comfort of Skill at Arms (or "Why to Carry your Firearm Daily")

3:00pm Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By Jeff Knox Dr. Ignatius Piazza, founder of Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, is fond of talking about "the comfort of skill at arms." It's not only a part of his sales pitch, it's also an integral part of the overall philosophy taught at the school. It is an important concept because having full confidence in your own ability to handle almost any serious encounter that might arise is a...

Toledo Blade editors wish recent robbery victims had been unarmed

7:00am Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By Gerard Valentino The Ohio media's opposition stance on changing laws to protect innocent people was inexplicable, until now. In the wake of two separate incidents recently where Toledo retail store workers used firearms to defend against armed robbers, The Toledo Blade has finally come right out and said that society would be a better place if criminals, not honest people, had the upper hand...

Ladies Day Outdoors: BFA's Larry Moore interviews two of the many women who are joining the hunt

3:00pm Monday, March 22, 2010
By Larry S. Moore Women represent the fastest growing segment of the shooting sports and hunting. The National Sporting Goods Association survey results indicated that women participating in hunting increased by 75 percent over the last five years. The Association estimates there are 3 million women hunting and as many as 5 million shooting regularly. The number of women hunting with bows has...

USSA: Administration Document Could Spell Trouble for Sportsmen

7:00am Monday, March 22, 2010
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of the Interior reveals plans to set aside millions of acres of federal lands, currently open to a multitude of users, as new "National Monuments." Basically, these designations could be established by a stroke of President Obama's pen with no oversight. The memo identifies approximately 13 million acres in nine western states for "National Monument"...

Early opponents to SB239 singing the same tired song

3:00pm Friday, March 19, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Many of the usual characters have come out with early opposition to SB239, Ohio's restaurant carry and car carry reform bill . But after years of hearing the same old, tired warnings, and years of experience which prove their predictions false, I'm hopeful their predictably dire warnings, some of which are outlined below, will be given much less attention in the Statehouse this...

SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) scheduled for sponsor/ proponent testimony in Senate committee

12:58pm Friday, March 19, 2010
The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor and proponent testimony on SB239 , introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport...

When you exhaust your options to avoid a crime, then what?

7:00am Friday, March 19, 2010
By Gerard Valentino According to a story published on Toledoonthemove.com the Toledo Police are recommending that women lock their car doors to combat a crime spree in the area that includes violent assaults, robberies, and even a sexual assault. The story goes on to say that in the latest assault, a woman was attacked on the way to her car after work. Basically, the Toledo Police are admitting...

FLASH: SB239 assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice

9:18pm Thursday, March 18, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that SB239, introduced this week by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport a firearm in a car, has received a committee assignment.

When it came time to cover a Second Amendment story, this reporter decided it was time to face her fear of guns

7:00am Thursday, March 18, 2010
I had a good time learning about guns and I had an even better time using them, but I knew I hadn't yet conquered all my fears. ...It may take me years to understand that fear, but I know now that I am not afraid of guns. - Anne Adoryan, Real Law Radio By Chad D. Baus All too often, it is apparent in news articles involving the Second Amendment, guns, concealed carry, hunting and shooting rights...

Ohio's lone gun ban lobbyist says "this whole fear thing" is to blame for record increase in CCW licenses

3:00pm Wednesday, March 17, 2010
By Gerard Valentino & Chad D. Baus Despite suffering legislative loss after legislative loss over the past several years, Toby Hoover, seemingly the lone voice of Ohio's anti-gun movement, continues her crusade to destroy gun rights in Ohio. In her most recent comments, published by the Mansfield News , Hoover accused the pro-gun movement of using a culture of fear to foist concealed carry on...

Bill introduced to allow guns in restaurants and fix car carry rules

5:04pm Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) today announced that a bill refining concealed carry statutes has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The bill is designed to update Ohio's current concealed carry laws to make them more consistent with those in other states. Senator Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) and Senator Tim Schaffer (R- Lancaster) introduced SB239 which will allow citizens who hold a valid...

This OSU student understands what too few state legislators do: It's time to allow CCW on campus

4:00pm Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A recent spate of crime on the campus The Ohio State University has brought the question of campus security once again to the forefront. And a letter to the editor of the OSU Lantern reveals that at least one college student has a better grasp on the problem than many legislators who spend their time just down the road from his campus.

A Self-Evident Truth: All Rights Are Equal

3:00pm Monday, March 15, 2010
By Dave Yost It will be a long time before Second Amendment rights are finally treated with the same respect as the rest of the Bill of Rights. But we continue to tip-toe toward intellectual consistency, and the Ohio General Assembly will soon have an opportunity to take another small step. The issue is called restoration, and I'm told a bill will soon be introduced to address it. The specifics...

Another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder protects lives during criminals' attack

8:00am Monday, March 15, 2010
"The bad guy got it and the good guys didn't." - Mark Bilger, Toledo store owner By Chad D. Baus Toledo media are reporting that another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder has defeated an armed criminal and protected lives. Police say that at 12:30 PM on Friday afternoon, the owner of Allied Music in Toledo, who has an Ohio concealed handgun license, was forced to shoot a man who entered the...

Buckeye Firearms Association candidate endorsements coming soon

4:52pm Friday, March 12, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has not yet made any endorsements for any candidates in Ohio. BFA has received many survey responses from candidates for various offices and is in the process of grading surveys and voting records. We will make our decisions carefully and issue our official endorsements soon. The only "endorsement" the PAC has issued this year is for Ken Hanson, our legal Chair...

February second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

7:00am Friday, March 12, 2010
Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,243,211 checks in February 2010, ranking the month the second highest February (eighth highest month overall) for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a 1.3 percent decrease from the 1,259,078 checks conducted in February 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales...

McDonald v. Chicago: What constitutes a win?

3:00pm Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Jim Shepherd Most of the conversational around the industry since [last] Tuesday's Supreme Court oral arguments in the McDonald v. Chicago case has been pretty optimistic. It seems a foregone conclusion that the Supreme Court will vacate both firearms restriction ordinances in Chicago and its suburb, Oak Park, lllinois. But there's been very little said about Otis McDonald, the 76-year old...

Ohio State University shooting proves need for concealed carry on campus

7:00am Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Gerard Valentino When a disgruntled employee shot two supervisors earlier this week, Ohio State University added its name to the list of educational institutions with multiple victim shootings and a policy against legal concealed carry on campus. During the debate about concealed carry in Ohio several years ago, the OSU administration took the predictable, and intellectually lazy, stance that...

FLASH: Ohio Supreme Court to hear case involving Cleveland's enforcement of illegal gun control laws

1:06pm Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the city of Cleveland's ongoing fight to enforce its illegal local gun control ordinances. Last November, a three judge panel in the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals sided with Cleveland , declaring that Ohio R.C 9.68 - which became law in 2007 with passage of HB347 to preempt local gun control and ensure statewide uniformity of gun...

Wisconsin Carry, Inc. awarded judgement against City of Racine and two Racine police officers

7:00am Wednesday, March 10, 2010
On September 9th, 2009 Wisconsin Carry member Frank Hannan-Rock of Racine was unlawfully arrested while open-carrying on the front porch of his home in Racine. On January 8th Wisconsin Carry filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Wisconsin, City of Racine, two Racine Police officers, The City of Milwaukee and one Milwaukee Police Officer. In this lawsuit we challenge the constitutionality...

McDonald v. Chicago: Deciphering Your Rights

2:00pm Tuesday, March 09, 2010
By Jeff Knox Oral arguments in the Supreme Court case of McDonald v. Chicago were an interesting show on March 2. Most of the Justices made their positions on applying the Second Amendment to the states – and what mechanism to use to do it – fairly clear from the outset. Most observers agree that the Court will declare that states must recognize a fundamental right to keep and bear arms. A...

Toledo Blade editorial continues string of anti-gun writing, misrepresents Ohio restaurant carry legislation

7:00am Tuesday, March 09, 2010
By Gerard Valentino A recent Toledo Blade editorial about pro-gun reform in Ohio reads like something out of the anti-gun playbook from 1999. The anti-gun hit piece titled "Get a Handle on Guns" uses a series of misleading statements and outright lies to push a misinformed agenda. By making the claim that guns and alcohol don't mix, the author tries to imply that legislators are advocating...

Republican AG candidate told he will not be on the ballot vs. anti-gun Mike DeWine

3:01pm Monday, March 08, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Gun owners and other voters opposed to the resurgence of Mike DeWine in Ohio politics have been put on quite a roller-coaster ride in recent weeks. On January 25, Ohio GOP chair Kevin DeWine worked to orchestrate an unopposed primary for his anti-gun cousin Mike by enticing pro-gun candidate Dave Yost to drop out of the race for Attorney General. Less than two weeks later, on...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Ken Hanson & Jim Irvine on Armed American Radio

2:10pm Saturday, March 06, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chairman Ken Hanson was a guest on the Armed American Radio Network Sunday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. Ken discussed the McDonald v. City of Chicago oral arguments , as well as his candidacy for NRA Board of Directors with Armed American Radio (AAR) host Mark Walters in conjunction with the United States Concealed Carry Association. Buckeye Firearms Association...

WANTED: People Who Like to Attend Gun Shows

3:00pm Friday, March 05, 2010
Do you like guns and the camaraderie of gun shows? Are you interested in talking about politics and politicians? Do you have a few weekends free between now and November? If so, here's a unique opportunity! Buckeye Firearms Association needs to recruit several teams of volunteers to work at gun shows from now through the November elections.

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