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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...

Poachers Pay $13,277.60 for Illegally Killing Trophy Buck

12:05am Monday, February 16, 2009
Largest fine to date involving Ohio's updated restitution value for wildlife COLUMBUS, OHIO - Two men convicted of the illegal taking of white-tailed deer from Side Cut Metro Park in Maumee have been ordered to pay restitution of $13,277.60 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The revised restitution law went into effect March 2008 and allows the ODNR...

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's 18-21 Firearms Ownership Ban to be reintroduced

12:10am Friday, February 13, 2009
By Chad D. Baus & Ken Hanson, Esq. Even as the City of Cleveland continues to be the only municipality in Ohio illegally enforcing local firearm laws , while at the same time lying about it to the media, Buckeye Firearms Association has learned that the anti-Second Amendment, anti-self-defense, anti-hunting legislation which Mayor Frank Jackson tried unsuccessfully to get passed in the 127th...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 59 - Million Gun March?

12:05am Friday, February 13, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: Bill of Rights Day -- my reply to you Dear "Committee for the Bill of Rights" members, I can't reply to all the email I received from my report on Bill of Rights Day in Phoenix, http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2008-Report.htm , there was too much, and it's still coming. It seems I touched a...

Ohio CHL-holder and Marine amputee acquitted on D.C. gun possession charges

12:10am Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Washington Post is reporting that, after being deadlocked twice, a D.C. Superior Court jury has acquitted a Marine amputee and Ohio CHL-holder on felony charges of gun possession stemming from an arrest while he was on the way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

SB49: Better to slowly burn a child to death than to shoot her with a gun?

12:05am Thursday, February 12, 2009
Editor's Note: The article below was originally published on June 17, 2008, about Senate Bill 348, introduced by Senator Eric Kearney (D-9). While that bill, which was co-sponsored by Senators Sue Morano (D-13), Teresa Fedor (D-11), and Capri Cafaro (D-32), died at the end of the 127th General Assembly, the necessity of republishing this article is again apparent, because Sen. Kearney has...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, February 11, 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 attempted attack at a Denny's to Eric Holder, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What...

Potential exists for GOP primary contest in race for Chief Justice of Ohio Supreme Court

12:10am Wednesday, February 11, 2009
By Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor will run next year for chief justice, the state's highest judicial post, and that a potential GOP primary challenge could be in the works if former Attorney General Jim Petro also decides to run.

Ohio Wildlife Council Hears 2009-2010 Deer Hunting Regulations Proposal

12:05am Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Reduced-cost deer permits show results COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters may again have the opportunity to use reduced-cost deer permits if a proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Under the proposal, hunters could again buy antlerless deer permits at reduced prices for hunting in an urban...

Firearms transport: Lessons learned after major roll-over accident

12:10am Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Larry S. Moore Any discussion of traveling with firearms usually involves the legal transportation of firearms and the duty of the CHL holder to inform law enforcement if the holder is carrying. Some discussion centers on the best gun cases or range bags for use. Like most CHL holders, target shooters and hunters, I suspect, I gave little consideration to how my firearms were secured in a vehicle...

No Surprises Here: Former President Clinton Advocates New Gun And Magazine Ban

12:05am Tuesday, February 10, 2009
With President Barack Obama stating that his "urban agenda" includes reimposing the former federal ban on "assault weapons" and "large" magazines, it's out-of-date to refer to that law as it was known at the time--the Clinton Gun Ban. On second thought, maybe not just yet. In January, speaking at a meeting of the anti-gun U.S. Conference of Mayors, former president Bill Clinton took credit for...

Democrat House Speaker's choices for Criminal Justice Committee cause concern among gun-owners

12:10am Monday, February 09, 2009
By Jim Irvine Speaker of the House Armond Budish (D-8) has announced the committees for the 128th General Assembly. While the Democratic House leadership is noticeably pro-2nd Amendment , the Ohio Criminal Justice Committee (CJC) is not. This is of concern to gun owners because the CJC has been where gun bills are typically assigned. After a bill is introduced, it is assigned to one of the...

Guns in Boston with ‘Boston Legal’

12:05am Monday, February 09, 2009
By John Lott Guns have figured frequently in "Boston Legal," with Denny Crane (William Shatner) using them defensively from time to time. Recently, in episode 3 of season 5 ("Dances with Wolves"), Denny fired a gun to defend himself from a robber who also had a gun. The robber was not really threatening, and as Denny's friend and fellow partner Alan Shore (James Spader) asked him: "Did you...

Gangs behind up to 80% of U.S. crime, yet gun ban lobby focuses on the law-abiding

12:10am Friday, February 06, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Recently, USA Today reported that a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials estimates that criminal gangs in the United States have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation. Meanwhile, the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence has released its 2008 State Scorecards, which grade states on how they are...

Interpreting the Second Amendment

12:05am Friday, February 06, 2009
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. By Jeff Knox It has been famously said and often repeated that the Constitution means what the Supreme Court says it means. While this statement is generally true, it is incomplete. Regardless of what the Supreme Court says, the Constitution ultimately...

It is time for mandatory gun accident prevention education in schools

12:10am Thursday, February 05, 2009
By Chad D. Baus In the past month, no less than four Ohio children, aged eleven, ten, eight and four, have injured or killed people with firearms. Two of the victims, aged eight and two, were shot by their respective siblings. One of the victims, shot by his eleven year-old neighbor, was seven. Three of the victims died of their injuries. In all but one case (wherein a four year-old boy shot his...

Firearm sales continue upward in January

12:05am Thursday, February 05, 2009
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Despite a weak economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales continued to increase in January, continuing an upswing that began after November's election. Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show background checks on the sale of firearms jumped 28.8 percent in January when compared to January 2008. The increase follows a 24 percent...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, February 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 an accidental shooting to a woman shot to death while calling 911, these articles should be a part of your required...

Help Buckeye Firearms stop Cleveland's abuse of law-abiding gun owners

12:10am Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Law Applies to the Little People in Cleveland, but Not Mayor Jackson? Fresh on the heels of a poll naming Cleveland the second least-desirable U.S. city to live in, Mayor Jackson appears determined to make a run at the top spot as Cleveland continues to be the only municipality in Ohio illegally enforcing local firearm laws. The victims? Cleveland's own taxpayers. Local firearm laws were...

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2009

12:10am Tuesday, February 03, 2009
By Alex Payton What follows is the third annual list of the ten greatest threats to our gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still threats to our Ohio gun rights. Some of those threats have become even more powerful and there are new threats that we are facing. In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. There are actually...

An Ohioan survives post-Heller Chicago

12:05am Tuesday, February 03, 2009
By Gerard Valentino As a victim of the recession and massive lay-offs that followed, I lost my job and was forced to fly to Chicago for a job fair this past weekend. It was my first trip to Chicago (my hometown) in quite some time, making me wonder how Chicagoland had prepared for the expected mayhem after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Second Amendment is an individual right. The reaction of...

Cleveland Plain Dealer misses point on homicide data

12:10am Monday, February 02, 2009
By Jim Irvine The Cleveland Plain Dealer has started posting data on homicides on its web site. The move was highlighted in a front page story in the Metro section on Sunday, January 25, 2009. On the site they will "list information on every 2009 homicide in its seven-county coverage area. The searchable database ... will include details of the slayings, photos of the victims and links to stories...

Deja Vu: More muscle should have been flexed in the fight against Eric Holder

12:05am Monday, February 02, 2009
By Jeff Knox When Barack Obama announced that he intended to nominate Eric Holder to be his Attorney General, we at The Firearms Coalition launched an aggressive campaign to block the appointment and urged all other Second Amendment organizations to do likewise. Holder was Janet Reno's top deputy in the Clinton administration and has proven himself to be a radical opponent to the rights of...

Listen to David Kopel on Firearms Forum this Sunday at 10pm on 1420AM!

12:10am Friday, January 30, 2009
David Kopel is one of the leading voices in the pro-gun movement. And he'll be talking to Jim Irvine on the Firearms Forum radio show this coming Sunday. David is a research director at the Independence Institute and the author of No More Wacos: What's Wrong with Federal Law Enforcement and The Cowboy: Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies? He is an expert on firearms policy...

Op-Ed: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Civil Rights

12:05am Friday, January 30, 2009
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence hailed the 2008 presidential election as "a decisive victory for common sense gun laws." Sarah Brady said: "There is no indication that any candidate, at any level, lost their election because of their support for reasonable gun measures."[1] But what exactly qualifies as "common sense gun laws" or "reasonable gun measures?" A recent paper answered this...

Op-Ed: Stop This Man

12:10am Thursday, January 29, 2009
By Ted Nugent One sector of the American economy that is booming is the absolute orgy of guns and ammunition sales. I am pretty certain President Obama will not say anything positive about this economic news. I have read more than one report that shows how the surge of civilian firepower sales began back when it appeared that Obama was likely to be elected. The already-brisk guns and ammo market...

Grants to Develop "WILD School Sites" Available

12:05am Thursday, January 29, 2009
Project WILD-certified educators may apply to create outdoor classrooms on their school grounds COLUMBUS, OHIO - Ohio teachers who have successfully used Project WILD in their classrooms can now provide students additional hands-on learning about wildlife and habitat through grants available from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Grants totaling $500 each will...

Republicans' attempt to remake party must include focus on Second Amendment

12:10am Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Chad D. Baus While the major media focus continues to be on the Obama administration's infancy, the choosy newsreader can also find a number of stories covering various aspects of the Republican party's attempts to "rebrand" itself in the wake of major losses at the ballot box, both in Ohio and nationally, over the past two election cycles. As party leaders continue their soul-searching, they...

Ohio Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Announce 2008 Habitat Accomplishments

12:05am Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Spend $1 million on habitat mission for third straight year; State Meeting this weekend Waldo, Ohio - For the third consecutive year, Ohio's Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) chapters have surpassed the $1 million mark in expenditures, spending $1,066,731 on the organization's wildlife habitat mission in 2008. Ohio PF/QF celebrated these accomplishments at the Annual Ohio PF/QF State...

Personal freedom begins with gun rights

12:10am Tuesday, January 27, 2009
By Gerard Valentino Of all the issues being debated in today's marketplace of opinion, one issue remains inviolate – the belief that everyone is free from bodily harm. Whether it takes the form of being beaten, murdered, raped or unfairly searched is irrelevant - any attack, no matter how placid, on a person's own body is, by definition, immoral. How that right is protected is where the true...

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