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Americans hemorrhaging rights to schools, employers and the government

12:01am Friday, January 08, 2010
By Gerard Valentino After a recent morning duck hunting trip, a student from a rural California school district parked his truck off campus and walked to school to avoid running afoul of the school safety zone law that makes it illegal to have guns on school property. For his trouble, he was expelled.

The Chicago Gun Ban Showdown in 2010

12:02am Thursday, January 07, 2010
By Gerard Valentino The City of Chicago has a long and storied relationship with the gun, and particularly the Thompson submachine gun made famous by gangsters during the prohibition era. Many credit the lawlessness of that time with the city's longtime anti-gun bias and fondness for gun bans. Whatever the cause, there is little doubt that Chicago's mayoral administrations have declared war on...

Ohio Deer Hunters Prepare for Statewide Muzzleloader Season, January 9-12

12:01am Thursday, January 07, 2010
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's popular muzzleloader deer season is set to open statewide January 9-12 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Last year, hunters checked 20,659 white-tailed deer during the statewide hunt. A total of 227,748 deer have been harvested so far this season when combining the adult and youth gun seasons, early muzzleloader season, gun weekend...

Exposed: Bloomberg's Blueprint for Gun Control

12:02am Wednesday, January 06, 2010
By Sebastian (snowflakesinhell.com) I have obtained a copy of Bloomberg's secret "Blueprint for Federal Action on Guns" which is really a blueprint for how the Obama Administration can screw gun owners without needing anything from Congress. Chuck Michel is responsible for filing a Freedom of Information Act request to get this one out in public where it belongs. (If you want to get the exclusive...

Gun control run amok: British hunters complain of 'hysterical' police response to legal field sports

12:01am Wednesday, January 06, 2010
The U.K. Telegraph is reporting that British sportsmen are complaining they are increasingly being targeted by armed police responding to panicky calls from the public. The Countryside Alliance has described the "massive overreaction" by officers as "hysterical", while the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that an incident could lead to a lawful shooter being...

Gun sales data reveal regional preferences

12:02am Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Where you live says a lot about what types of firearms you prefer, the latest data from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) shows. In 2008, southern Atlantic states led per capita in handgun purchases and also accounted for 31.4 percent of all handguns bought in the United States. East north central states led per capita in shotgun purchases and accounted for 33.4 percent of shotguns...

NRA's Eddie Eagle GunSafe(r) Program Reaches 23 Millionth Child

12:01am Tuesday, January 05, 2010
FAIRFAX, Va. - The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, NRA's groundbreaking gun accident prevention course for children, has surpassed yet another milestone by reaching its 23 millionth child. Created in 1988 by past NRA President Marion P. Hammer, in consultation with law enforcement officers, elementary school teachers, and child psychologists, the program provides pre-K through the third grade...

Governor Strickland hosts 3rd Governor's Sportsmen Reception

12:02am Monday, January 04, 2010
By Larry S. Moore Governor Ted Strickland hosted his third Governor's Sportsmen Reception on December 23. Once again leading sportsmen and sportswomen from across Ohio converged at the Governor's Mansion to share the spirit and warmth of the season. Well before he was Governor, Strickland identified with the sportsmen, gun and conservation groups across Ohio. Since becoming Governor, he has...

Cox Publishing newspapers at it again: Columnist regurgitates anti-gun statistics in attack on concealed carry

12:01am Monday, January 04, 2010
By Gerard Valentino "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Joseph Goebbels, Reichsminister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 A recent op-ed written by Dayton Daily News columnist Martin Gottlieb, and entitled "In wake of conceal/carry, new stats worth a look," tries to paint Ohio's concealed handgun license-holders as one...

2009 - The Year In Review

12:01am Friday, January 01, 2010
By Chad D. Baus While there is far too much to cover in a single article, we reflect on some of the important events of 2009. January: The year begins with the inauguration of former Joyce Foundation board member Barack Hussein Obama, who quickly proves he lied during the campaign in describing himself as a pro-Second Amendment candidate by announcing the administration's declaration of war on...

Disabled man stops home invasion with 3 gun shots

12:10am Thursday, December 31, 2009
By Gerard Valentino Photo: Star-Banner Gary Wroblewski is confined to a wheelchair and therefore an easy target for criminals. His physical limitations and lack of mobility are the type of weakness that cowards look for in an easy mark. But, Mr. Wroblewski is anything but a helpless victim. Instead, he took the time to arm himself and learn how to properly use his gun. That decision just might...

Rush Limbaugh - Hunting Villain of the Year?

12:05am Thursday, December 31, 2009
By Greg R. Lawson Rush Limbaugh has won a knock down drag out contest over such anti-hunters as Ingrid Newkirk and Cass Sunstein to become the number one villain of hunters and anglers in 2009. No, El Rushbo may not be twirling a handlebar moustache anytime soon, but he did manage to come out on top in Field and Stream 's 2009 " Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villains Face Off ." This very...

Ohio GOP primary critical in race for Attorney General

12:10am Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Buckeye Firearms' supporters know that the easiest way to guarantee pro-gun office holders is to guarantee pro-gun candidates on the ballot. From the standpoint of our endorsement committee, nothing is sweeter than being able to recommend support for every choice on the ballot. The November 2010 Ohio AG race has the potential to be a choice between two great firearm supporters, or a life and...

USSA: United Airlines hears sportsmen, antlers to be allowed on flights

12:05am Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The voices of sportsmen were heard loud and clear by United Airlines as the company made the decision to change a new policy that would have banned antlers from being allowed onto any flight. As previously reported , sportsmen from coast to coast were enraged as it became known United Airlines had quietly initiated a policy preventing passengers from carrying on or checking antlers or animal...

Columbus Dispatch says home invasion "went wrong" when intended victim fought back with gun

12:10am Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By Chad D. Baus In the words of Columbus Dispatch reporter Martin Rozenman ( [email protected] ), a home invasion "went wrong" the day after Christmas when the intended victim fought back, shooting one of his attackers and inflicting what Columbus Police Sgt. Eric Pilya said were life-threatening wounds.

Another shooting on a "no-guns" Virginia campus

12:05am Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Amidst continued reverberations from the worst campus shooting in our nation's history at Virginia Tech in 2007 came news of yet another shooting on a "no-guns" Virginia campus earlier this month. According to news reports, as 20 year-old James Michael Hamilton stood at the entrance to his math classroom with a long black canvas bag at his side, oblivious classmates filed into a...

Violent Crime Continues Decline (Even While Gun Ownership Increases)

12:10am Monday, December 28, 2009
By Bill Brassard Preliminary statistics released by the FBI for the first half of 2009 show that violent crime continues a downward trend that began in 2006. The figures show crime falling in all categories--robbery, aggravated assault, motor vehicle thefts, etc.--with murders down a remarkable 10 percent from the previous year. The FBI statistics undermine a favorite argument of anti-gun groups...

OOPS: Associated Press publishes fair and balanced article on increase in gun-related officer deaths

12:05am Monday, December 28, 2009
By Chad D. Baus I don't know exactly how long Colleen Long has been employed by the Associated Press, but if the journalist publishes many more facts that expose the lies of the gun control movement, I expect she'll be visiting the unemployment lines very soon. In an article noting an increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire in 2009, Long departed from the anti-gun...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

12:05am Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

A Christmas Remembered

12:10am Thursday, December 24, 2009
By Rick Jones As we celebrate the Christmas season, I remember the days of my youth. Reminiscing about the good times and bad, the gift I always wanted and got, and those that I did receive and didn't like. Most everyone has those memories of Christmases gone by. Seems that I cannot remember not being involved with the shooting sports - training, plinking, and hunting. In general, good times were...

Divert tax money to pro-gun candidates for FREE!

12:10am Wednesday, December 23, 2009
By Jim Irvine This is the time of year when many make charitable contributions. Tax deductible is good, but I've got a much better deal for you. If you pay Ohio income tax this year, you are entitled to a $100 per couple ($50 per person) tax credit for donations to certain politicians. A credit is much different than a deduction. You don't get a part of your donation back, you get the whole...

Early Christmas Gift: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Against Gun Maker

12:05am Wednesday, December 23, 2009
On Monday, December 14, the U.S. Supreme Court handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The PLCAA is the 2005 federal law passed by Congress in response to the flood of reckless lawsuits brought by the...

Ohio hunters donate 95,500 pounds of venison to local food banks

12:10am Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The generosity and good will of Ohio hunters is having a major impact on needy Ohio families. The Ohio DNR is reporting venison donations to local food banks are almost triple what they were at this point in 2008. In fact with over 6 weeks of deer season still to go, 2009 donations to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry are almost double what was donated for the entire 2008 season. If you are...

911 call displays heart and soul of the law-abiding citizen who refuses to be a victim

12:05am Tuesday, December 22, 2009
For 10 minutes and 20 seconds, Oklahoma resident Donna Jackson remained calm as she stood in the dark pleading for help and repeatedly telling emergency dispatchers that she did not want to shoot the "crazy," "drunk sounding" man who was yelling and determined to get inside her house on a Friday morning earlier this month. But when he threw a table through her sliding glass patio door, the 56-...

Gun control advocates seek to "tighten" gun laws

2:54pm Monday, December 21, 2009
By Gerard Valentino Over the last few months, the anti-gun movement, with help from the establishment media, has started a new attack campaign with their usual flair for the dramatic and lack of concern for the facts. Every article on gun-control during that time period mentioned that America has "loosened" regulations on buying, carrying, and owning guns over the last three decades. It is as if...

Ohio Republican Party does not endorse in Attorney General race between staunch pro-gun/ anti-gun candidates

12:10am Monday, December 21, 2009
By Larry S. Moore The news that the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) did not make an endorsement in the Ohio Attorney General race is making waves. Blogs have been making the most of it. Ohio political columnist William Hershey had pieces in the major Ohio newspapers, including the left-wing Dayton Daily News . It is reported that DeWine is not disappointed but pressing forward with the race. Hershey...

Protecting Gun Shows : It's Time for Some Self-Regulation

12:05am Monday, December 21, 2009
By Jeff Knox Anyone who does not hold an FFL and sells a firearm to someone he doesn't know well is incurring a certain amount of liability. And, a bit of bad judgment could cause trouble not just for the seller, but for the rest of the gun owning community as well. There is no question that individuals have the right to buy, sell, and trade firearms between themselves without government...

Typo in Federal law mandates locking train passengers in boxes

12:10am Friday, December 18, 2009
By Jim Irvine Fox News is reporting that the bill intending to allow passengers to check guns on Amtrak has a typo in it requiring not just the gun, but the passenger to be “locked in boxes for their journey.” While this seems funny, we must remember little mistakes in Ohio’s first concealed carry law that made it illegal to for someone to legally transport a handgun in a car without a concealed...

Terrorism and Gun Control: A Perfect Match

1:00am Thursday, December 17, 2009
This is an extended version of an article that appeared in USCCA's Armed American Report. Get your Pro CCW Sign at the end of this article. By Gerard Valentino The terrorist attack committed by Major Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas brought the lack of security at such a large military base directly into homes across America. Leaders of the pro-gun movement, and many soldiers, weren't quite...

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