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ODOT confirms all "NO GUNS" signs at rest stops and visitor centers have been removed

4:42pm Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Last fall, Buckeye Firearms Association was pleased to report that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had ordered all "NO GUNS" signs at state rest stops and visitor centers to be removed. This action was in response to passage and implementation of Senate Bill 184 , which included several major fixes to Ohio's concealed handgun licensure (CHL) law, including a change designed to allow...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, March 04, 2009
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a home invasion to a bulletproof hair weave, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What follows...

Illinois gun legislation should be Trap Shooters' Wake-Up Call

12:10am Wednesday, March 04, 2009
By Larry S. Moore I've been a hunter my entire life, or at least since about age 10. I started participating in trap shooting when I was about 16 years old. While I hunt every year as much as possible, my trap shooting activities have experienced peaks and valleys. The peak of my trapshooting was from about 1990 through 2005. I believe the first Grand American Trap Shoot was held in Sparta,...

Legislators and Sportsmen to Meet at Reception

12:05am Wednesday, March 04, 2009
(Columbus) - The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) will host a legislative reception for the members of Ohio's Congressional Delegations and General Assembly with state sportsman leaders on March 10, 2009. The event is part of the organization's annual effort to connect Ohio's sportsmen's community with state and federal legislators. The reception will be March 10 at the Athletic Club of Columbus...

2008 Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: Record year for Ohio concealed handgun licenses

12:05am Tuesday, March 03, 2009
By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the year-end report, Ohio Concealed Handgun Law - 2008 Annual Report . Just as we have seen a spike in demand for guns, we see a strong surge in concealed carry applications from people who want to carry a concealed weapon (CCW). The fourth quarter...

GOP Senate candidate Rob Portman addresses League of Ohio Sportsmen

12:10am Monday, March 02, 2009
By Larry S. Moore The League of Ohio Sportsmen recently held their 101st annual convention in Marietta, Ohio. I attended for a portion of the conference and the evening banquet. In addition to talking sportsmen and conservation club leaders from around Ohio, I wanted to hear Rob Portman's key note address. Portman is the announced Republican candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator...

Semi-Automatic Rifle Ban Would Reduce Jobs, Not Crime

12:10am Friday, February 27, 2009
Firearms Industry Reminds Congress to Respect Second Amendment Rights Responding to Attorney General Eric Holder's comment Wednesday that the Obama Administration will attempt to reinstate a ban against semi-automatic rifles, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminded Congress and all Americans that such a ban would cause jobs to be lost in a difficult economy, have no effect on reducing...

No U.S. Ammo in Canada?: Politics and Pistols, Pt. 2

12:05am Friday, February 27, 2009
Editor's Note: The following commentary was published as a follow-up to the article published on this website here . By Jim Shepherd [Recently], we reported that Canadian authorities had sent word of a United States State Department proposal that would ban several ammo calibers sale by United States companies to Canada. It's safe to say that the story kicked off quite a storm on both sides of the...

Obama's anti-gun Attorney General makes it official: Gun bans are coming

1:21pm Thursday, February 26, 2009
"Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear...I think people can take me at my word." - President-elect Barack Obama, just weeks before his inauguration. By Chad D. Baus Attorney General Eric Holder has just confirmed what pro-gun activists warned of before Election Day - the Obama administration is going to try to ban your guns.

Controversy over the Division-Proposed Move of the Deer Statewide Muzzle Loading Season

12:10am Thursday, February 26, 2009
Editors Note: District Open Houses on Sunday March 1 provide an opportunity to give feedback on proposed moves. For all the regulation changes and Open House information click here . By Larry S. Moore The Ohio Division of Wildlife is proposing moving the muzzle loading season for deer. It is good to question the status quo. I enjoy a good debate and applaud the Division biologists for examining...

No U.S. Ammo in Canada?: Politics and Pistols, Pt. 1

12:05am Thursday, February 26, 2009
Editor's Note: The following commentary was published by The Outdoor Wire on February 13. A follow-up article, published days later, will follow tomorrow . By Jim Shepherd Despite the fact that tomorrow's supposed to be the day to show love and affection, it looks like Canadian firearms enthusiasts aren't much in love with parts of the government right now. The reason? A report making the rounds...

Athens County, Ohio joins rest of America, stocks up on guns

12:05am Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Athens News is reporting that Athens County, Ohio is a part of the growing national trend toward increasing firearms purchases. The story notes that while other businesses are tanking in the shaky economy, the firearms industry is growing rapidly due to widespread uncertainty about the markets and future legislation.

Buckeye Firearms Foundation sues Cleveland to stop enforcement of unconstitutional gun laws

1:55pm Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc. , an Ohio not-for profit foundation, filed a lawsuit today in the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio seeking a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction to stop the City of Cleveland from prosecuting law-abiding gun owners under local ordinances that restrict gun ownership and concealed carry (CCW). The lawsuit also asks the Court to declare...

Dayton Daily News (accidentally) educates readers on need for national reciprocity law

12:10am Tuesday, February 24, 2009
By Chad D. Baus While it obviously wasn't the intent of Dayton Daily News reporter Laura Bischoff, whose most memorable gun-related story came after passage of Ohio's concealed carry law in 2004, when Bischoff suggested that the "gun lobby" bought the law by outspending gun control extremists, a pair of stories on the subject of out-of-state licenses are serving to expose the need for a national...

$30,000 in College Scholarships Available to Students

12:05am Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Application Deadline - March 2nd Just a reminder that the National Rifle Association is currently taking applications from outstanding high school sophomores and juniors to participate in the 13th Annual Youth Education Summit July 6th-12th. Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity! Approximately 40 students are chosen to take part in this expense-paid, seven-day event in Washington...

Cuyahoga Co. Sheriff Gerald McFaul deputized son so he can carry a firearm; Refused to issue CHLs to constituents

12:10am Monday, February 23, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The list of abuses of power by city and county officials in Cleveland is long and distinguished - so much so that each individual report barely raises eyebrows anymore. For example, 23 years after telling an employee (whom he was dating) how to avoid a subpoena so she wouldn't have to testify against him in a sexual harassment suit, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul is finally...

Encourage lawmakers to support excise tax reform

12:05am Monday, February 23, 2009
The National Shooting Sports Foundation encourages all members of the firearms and ammunition industry to voice their support of H.R. 510, legislation that will rectify a longstanding inequity in the collection of the firearms and ammunition excise tax -- a major source of wildlife conservation funding.

Municipalities continue to be upset with Ohio Supreme Court over gun rights

12:15am Friday, February 20, 2009
By Tim Inwood An old friend of mine, who is on the city council in my hometown, has given me the February 2009 copy of Risky Business , a newsletter put out by the Miami Valley Risk Management Association . He was concerned over comments made on the second page. Though the article is subtle, it is clearly an advocacy piece about a ruling with which they are unhappy. MVRMA seems to be bothered...

Major Victory for American Workers' Right to Self-Defense

12:10am Friday, February 20, 2009
On Wednesday February 18, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in support of allowing employees to store legally owned firearms in locked, private motor vehicles while parked in employer parking lots. This decision upholds NRA-backed legislation passed in 2004.

My move to the Rebel Colonies, Pt.2: Living in America and buying my first handgun

12:05am Friday, February 20, 2009
Part I of this series, "Living in England disarmed", is available here . By Ray Butler In 2002, after marrying a lovely American lady in Northeastern Ohio, we went back to live in England. Over the years we traveled back and forth across the pond two or three times a year, especially in November for Thanksgiving. In May 2007, on our last vacation here, we decided to sell up and move to the USA...

"Zero Tolerance": Invasion of the Brain Snatchers

12:10am Thursday, February 19, 2009
By Bruce A. Beatty Marie Morrow, Honors student, Young Marine, and Drill Team Commander at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, Colorado, knows how it feels. So does Jeffery Maxwell, and honorably discharged (I never did like the term "ex") Marine and veteran of the war on terror in Iraq. And, of all people, suspended Wisconsin schoolteacher Betsy Ramsdale. All have become the latest victims of...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, February 18, 2009
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From an air rifle championship at Camp Perry to destroying the "evil gun" myth, these articles should be a part of your...

Leading Conservation Groups Respond to Attacks on Alaska Governor

12:10am Wednesday, February 18, 2009
(Columbus) – A consortium of conservation organizations today sent a letter of support of Alaska's wolf management program to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The letter, spearheaded by the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and signed by 8 other organizations representing nearly 3 million conservationists nationwide, came in response to unwarranted attacks on the Alaska wolf management program by the animal...

Changing attitudes in Chicago: 150 First-Timers give shooting a try

12:05am Wednesday, February 18, 2009
In an effort to help educate the Chicago-area public about gun ownership, shooting and firearm safety, three ranges around the Windy City teamed up with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to hold a total of nine First Shots seminars -- all of them filled to capacity. About 150 people took their First Shots, including husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, members of the media,...

Obama's "Drug Czar" pick offers more proof of anti-gun agenda

12:10am Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Reports that Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske has been tapped to become the nation's next "drug czar" offer more proof of the anti-gun intentions of the Obama administration, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "During his eight-year tenure as Seattle's police chief, Gil Kerlikowske has established himself as a devoted lobbyist for every restrictive gun law...

Proper trigger management

12:05am Tuesday, February 17, 2009
By Jim Irvine Every spring baseball players arrive at spring training and practice the basics of their game. If the best players in the game take time to review the basics, it stands to reason that shooters should review our basics occasionally too. One of the NRA safety rules is, "Always keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire." Always is a powerful word. Following this rule...

Obama, Ginsburg and Guns

12:10am Monday, February 16, 2009
By Ken Blackwell Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being treated for pancreatic cancer. While Americans pray for her recovery, this sad news is a sobering reminder that President Obama is likely to appoint several justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. And in the aftermath of last year’s landmark decision on the Second Amendment, gun owners need to zero in on what these events mean for the future of...

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