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Two concealed carry bills to get second hearing

12:53am Friday, December 11, 2009
UPDATE - The December 15 hearing has been canceled. We will provide updates when another hearing is scheduled. Chairwoman Linda Bolan (D-1) has scheduled HB203 and HB158 for second hearings on Tuesday, December 15 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 122 of the Ohio Statehouse. HB203 would allow persons with a concealed handgun license to carry their firearms into any restaurant providing they are not, and do...

NSSF warns of threat to ammunition availability, calls for action

12:05am Friday, December 11, 2009
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has notified members that, as demand for ammunition continues to outpace supply, "it is critically important that an amendment authored by Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) to a seemingly obscure hazardous material bill (HR 4016) be attached to the legislation during consideration on the House floor." The NSSF notes that the amendment being pushed by Graves will help...

Exposed: Virginia Tech officials took care of themselves after ensuring the kids in their care could not

12:05am Wednesday, December 09, 2009
By Jim Irvine New evidence about the 2007 Virginia Tech killings shed new light on the arrogance and hypritical stance of University leaders. The murder of 32 students was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history until the Ft. Hood massacre last month and remains the worst school shooting ever on U.S. soil. Virginia Tech is no stranger to violence. They had two shootings in the 2006-2007 school...

Tuscarawas County Leads 2009 Ohio Deer-gun Harvest

12:05am Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Ohio hunters took 114,633 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, weeklong deer-gun season, which ran November 30 through December 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2008, hunters killed a preliminary total of 116,798 deer during the same time period. Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer brought to Ohio check stations last week...

Holiday bloodshed in Chicagoland highlights the sheer impotence of gun control laws

12:05am Monday, December 07, 2009
By Gerard Valentino The holiday season is supposed to be a time when Americans reflect on the good things in their life and give thanks for the blessings they've enjoyed during the year. In Chicago, however, the holidays are yet another time of murder and mayhem – despite the city administration's anti-gun laws and strict gun-control. CBS2Chicago.com is again reporting on the violence plaguing...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Linda Walker quoted in article about rise of female hunters, Ohio woman's buck harvest

12:10am Friday, December 04, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The Lorain Morning-Journal took the occasion of a 60 year-old Carlisle Township woman's harvest of a 10 point buck on opening day of Ohio's deer-gun season to report on the rise of female hunters across the country. Reporter Megan Rozsa sought the expertise of Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker in preparation for her article.

Attorney General announces Third Quarter 2009 CHL statistics

12:10am Thursday, December 03, 2009
2009 already busiest year ever for concealed carry licenses By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the third quarter of 2009. The demand for licenses to conceal carry firearms remained strong last quarter, marking an unprecedented ten quarters in a row with an increased demand compared to the same year over year...

Letter writers set newspapers straight on anti-concealed carry editorial

12:05am Thursday, December 03, 2009
(Note: This story has been updated to reflect the publishing of additional letters.) On November 19, 2009, the Hamilton News-Journal and Middletown Journal , sister papers which are both owned by Cox Ohio Publishing, responded to an anti-concealed carry report issued by the Violence Policy Center ( "Concealed Carry Killers" ) by running an unsigned editorial entitled "Tracking a bad law's...

OSU's Second Amendment Research Center shut down; Anti-gun "think tank" had ties to Obama

12:10am Wednesday, December 02, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Randy Barnett, writer for the pro-gun blog The Volokh Conspiracy , is reporting that the Ohio State University's Second Amendment Research Center (SARC), an anti-gun "think tank" with strong ties to Barack Obama, has been shut down. Barnett notes that the ex-Center's URL [ http://www.secondamendmentcenter.org] is out of service and the OSU operator had no information. The story...

White-tailed Deer Hunters Successful on Opening Day of Gun Season

12:05am Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Statewide harvest up from 2008 COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters had near ideal weather for the opening day of deer-gun season. Hunters took 33,607 white-tailed deer on Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, December 6, and then reopens for two days on Saturday and Sunday, December 19-20. The...

Saturday, December 5 is Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry Day in Ohio

12:10am Tuesday, December 01, 2009
It is free for hunters to donate a deer; no processing cost for the hunter COLUMBUS, OH – With the opening day of Ohio's deer-gun season on November 30, hunters are reminded that donating a deer is free at meat processors participating in the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) venison donation program. Participating meat processors can be found by visiting the FHFH page at www.fhfh.org...

Women hunters on the rise, participation up 3.5% in past 5 years

12:05am Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Between 2003 and 2008, women who hunted with firearms increased 3.5 percent to 2.9 million, according to new data from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). Women who participated in bowhunting rose 1.5 percent to 600,000 during that time. And according to the Shreveport Times , Louisiana can attest to the recent rise in female participation. This year alone, the number of women with...

Hunting season a bonanza for suffering Ohio economy

12:10am Monday, November 30, 2009
The Marietta Times is reporting that today's opening of deer gun season in the Buckeye State will bring some good news regarding the state's suffering economy. From the story : Susie Vance with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the state is rated sixth among the top 10 or 12 states that receive the most economic impact from hunters and fishermen. "Our state is really appealing to...

Ohio's Young Hunters Succeed During Special Two-Day Deer Hunt

12:05am Monday, November 30, 2009
COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio again enjoyed success during the seventh annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22. Hunters age 17 and under killed 9,331 deer during the special two-day season, aimed at providing a high-quality hunting experience for younger Ohioans. Last year's youth hunt saw a deer harvest of 9,852. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources...

Join the Buckeye Social Strike Force -- all it takes is 10 minutes of online volunteer work per week!

12:50pm Friday, November 27, 2009
Success in any political battle requires "spreading the word," aggressively and relentlessly. This is especially true with gun rights. To win hearts and minds, to get pro-gun candidates elected, and to assure good gun laws are passed and bad gun laws are defeated, we must get our message out to as many people as possible.

Cordray Joins in Defending Second Amendment Rights in United States Supreme Court Case

12:10am Friday, November 27, 2009
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Based on his longstanding support for Second Amendment rights, Attorney General Richard Cordray announced today that his office has co-sponsored an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, arguing that these rights should be protected from undue restrictions imposed by state and local governments. The Supreme Court is examining this issue in the case of McDonald v...

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

12:05am Thursday, November 26, 2009
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

Ohio Attorney General race highlights fight for heart & soul of state Republican party

12:10am Wednesday, November 25, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting on a battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party that is going on all over the country, and observes it is best exemplified in Ohio through the primary race for Attorney General.

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 74 - Firearms Busy Season

12:05am Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- 1- Bill of Rights Day is coming again! Mark your calendars, Tue., Dec. 15, to honor the document that helps define who we are and helped set the stage for the greatest nation on earth. Invitation for Phoenix, and details for anyone anywhere: http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2009.htm ----Committees of...

Obama administration push for gun ban continues

12:10am Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Administration's calls for ban echoed by bi-national panel of former government officials and scholars, and by a former Bush administration official By Chad D. Baus On February 25, 2009, headlines such as ABC News' " Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban " turned an election-related spike in gun sales into a frenzy that has only recently begun to moderate. The news of a pending push by Obama to...

Op-ed: Will Gun-Control Case Prompt a Constitutional Reawakening?

12:05am Tuesday, November 24, 2009
By Ashby Jones Our interest in a single Supreme Court case has perhaps never been as high as it is in a case currently being briefed. The issues are fascinating on several levels, and the potential impact of a ruling is big. The case is McDonald v. City of Chicago , for which the court granted cert on Sept. 30. The petitioners in the case, a group challenging a gun-control ordinance in Chicago,...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation and USCCA file brief in U.S. Supreme Court case

12:10am Monday, November 23, 2009
Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF) has teamed up with the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) to file a "friend of the court" brief in the McDonald v. Chicago United States Supreme Court case on gun rights. Click here to download the brief as a pdf. The brief, filed on Monday, November 23, 2009, on behalf of the petitioners, is known as a "Brandeis Brief." While traditional briefs...

Cleveland officials should take a lesson from the City of New Philadelphia on gun rights

12:05am Monday, November 23, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Even as the City of Cleveland continues to enforce its local gun control laws and waste tax payer money to fight state law prohibiting same in court, the City of New Philadelphia, OH is taking another route entirely.

FLASH: AG Cordray files motion for stay pending appeal of 8th Circuit ruling on Cleveland preemption challenge

1:44pm Friday, November 20, 2009
Attorney General Richard Cordray has asked for the Cleveland Appellate Court to stay their order finding R.C. 9.68 unconstitutional . A stay means that the Appellate Court's decision will not be in force while the Supreme Court considers the case and issues their decision. AG Cordray is representing the state of Ohio in this case against the City of Cleveland. A stay, which should be granted,...

Will Ted Strickland choose Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee as 2010 running mate?

12:10am Friday, November 20, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting on a list of potential running mates for Governor Ted Strickland in his 2010 re-election bid. While Strickland has lived up to his billing as a staunch pro-gun Democrat during his first term in office, the same could never have been said of Lt. Gov Lee Fisher, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Strickland's choice...

No-guns signs not working: Columbus city bus passengers now asked to submit to "voluntary" searches

12:05am Friday, November 20, 2009
By Gerard Valentino 10TV in Columbus reported recently that the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), which illegally posts its busses with "no-guns signs", is still finding it necessary to increase security on city busses (see " Argument on COTA bus leads to teen's shooting " for an example of why). Their latest plan includes asking people to submit to searches of their bags and person. In...

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