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"Supreme Court Hangs On Election": Do you feel lucky?

12:10am Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Supporters of Barack Obama's attempt to rewrite the history of his anti-gun record say voters need not worry about losing their gun rights, thanks to the great victory Second Amendment advocates enjoyed in District of Columbia v. Heller . Leaving aside for a moment questions over why Obama, who now claims to agree with the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision, spoke in favor of the D.C...

Senator McCain Addresses Ohio Sportsmen (Full Transcript)

12:05am Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Larry S. Moore A record crowd of 1300 sportsmen converged on Columbus, Ohio for the annual U.S. Sportsmen Alliance's 12th Annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" on September 27. In addition to the opportunity to win new firearms or perhaps that dream hunting or fishing trip (or 20 acres of hunting ground!), many also came to hear Senator John McCain, the Republican Presidential candidate. The...

Barack FACT: Obama joined former terrorist and friend Bill Ayers on stage in 1997 to fight crime bill

12:10am Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin delivered headlines across America this weekend by drawing attention to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's long-time connections to unrepentant former terrorist Bill Ayers. Obama's campaign surrogates at the New York Times is attempting to pass off the connection as nothing more than "crossed paths" and "casual encounters...

Barack "LIES": GOP responds to new Obama ad claiming support for hunting rights & self-defense

12:05am Tuesday, October 07, 2008
“Barack Obama is running TV ads about guns without telling the national media because he knows they would never pass a credible fact check. Obama is the most anti-gun candidate for President in American history. He consistently worked to undermine Second Amendment rights, which is why respected pro-gun groups are harshly critical of him. Obama owes it to voters to be more upfront and honest about...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2008 CHL statistics

12:10am Monday, October 06, 2008
Improvements to law spark continued surge in demand for concealed handgun licenses By Jim Irvine The Ohio Attorney General’s office has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2008. Demand continues to be strong. It was the fifth straight quarter that demand increased over the same period a year prior Ohio is now into its fifth year of licensing citizens...

Undeterred: "NRA plans a wider ad assault on Barack Obama in battleground states"

12:05am Monday, October 06, 2008
Despite threats of lawsuits from the Obama campaign, termed by a campaign finance expert as "frightening" and "dangerous" , the National Rifle Association has announced that it is about to turn up the volume on its campaign against Barack Obama by airing more commercials taking him to task over his anti-gun record.

Ohio Voting Has Begun – What Have You Done For A Pro-Gun Candidate Today?

9:53am Friday, October 03, 2008
By Ken Hanson Absentee and same day voting has begun in Ohio. Perhaps you have seen the videos of the community organizers picking up drunk and homeless people in Ohio and running them to the polls to vote for Obama , or about poll observers being turned away from polling places ? Buckeye Firearms Association believes that every effort must be made to aid pro-gun candidates, whatever office...

SAF National Gun Rights Policy Conference: Gun Rights Proponents Meet as Absentee Voting Begins

12:10am Thursday, October 02, 2008
By Ken Hanson The Second Amendment Foundation's (SAF) National Gun Rights Policy Conference was held at the beautiful Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend. I had the honor of attending on behalf of Buckeye Firearms Association and was one of the presenters during the state rights panel. This three-day conference served as a final “pep rally” as pro-gun teams headed into...

Why Do We 'Keep and Bear Arms'? Part 1

12:05am Thursday, October 02, 2008
By Larry Elder A prominent 20th-century Democrat made the following statement about the purpose of the Second Amendment: "Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. … The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard, against the...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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 the City of Cleveland arresting a law-abiding gun owner to a robbery, these articles should be a part of your...

Obama says gun owners are bitter clingers; Supporter now says we're racist anti-Semites

12:10am Wednesday, October 01, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Barack Obama had not yet locked up the nomination for his party when he revealed his true feelings about gun owners to attendees of a private fund raiser in San Francisco last April : “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them,” Obama said. “And they fell through...

Family vacation – a lesson in other state gun laws

12:05am Wednesday, October 01, 2008
By Jim Irvine I just finished a family vacation traveling through and spending time in several states including West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is interesting what is legal or illegal as you travel across state lines. I have concealed carry licenses from Ohio and Florida which allowed me to carry in each mentioned state, except...

McCain receives warm reception at USSA's 12th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally

12:10am Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Several members of Buckeye Firearms Association joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across the state this past weekend at the United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 12th Annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" held in Columbus on September 27th. The event, as always, was a well-organized flurry of activity, as guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories were auctioned off and given away...

Faith & Joy Ferkel making headlines as Ohio concealed handgun license instructors

12:05am Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mother & daughter team Joy & Faith Ferkel are making headlines in Ohio and across the nation as concealed handgun license (CHL) instructors. The Fremont News-Messenger recently featured photos of the pair, decked out in Second Amendment Sisters t-shirts, explaining pistol mechanics and proper loading techniques to students during one of their women's-only training sessions for the...

'Nobody knows Obama's record on guns better than I do,' says Illinois gun rights activist

12:10am Monday, September 29, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 24 -- The following is a press release by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): "One of the most blatant lies ever to come from a politician's mouth," is how the ISRA is characterizing a recent statement by U.S. Senator Barack Obama. Speaking in the latest issue of "Field & Stream," Obama claims that Illinois sportsmen know him as an advocate for their rights...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 53

12:05am Monday, September 29, 2008
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” ---------- 1- Brady Schemes Exposed The lamestream media told you: There are many good ideas for cutting “gun deaths,” according to a Freakonomics quorum run by The New York Times http://tinyurl.com/5fn62u . “Let’s put aside for a moment the standard discussions about the right to bear arms,” quotes the piece,...

National Hunting and Fishing Day, September 27, 2008

12:05am Saturday, September 27, 2008
Everyone knows about the great traditions and family values that make hunting and fishing special, but fewer people realize the tremendous conservation and economic benefits provided by America’s sportsmen and women. Are you aware of the benefits to your state? Take a closer look at a force as big as all outdoors. Please join our nationwide celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day and help...

Hating on the First AND Second Amendments: Obama campaign threatens to sue over NRA ads

6:48am Friday, September 26, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has sent threatening letters to news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio to stop airing ads exposing his anti-gun record sponsored by the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). The kicker? NRA-PVF's Ohio’s ads have not yet begun running. “Barack Obama and his campaign are terrified of the truth,” declared Chris W. Cox, Chairman of NRA-...

Chicago’s Sad Summer; Barack Obama and Mayor Daley's continued ignorance

12:10am Friday, September 26, 2008
"I know that what works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne." - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on gun control, June 26, 2008. By Gerard Valentino "What exactly do you think is working in Chicago," Sen. Obama? Sadly, the hometown we share reached another deadly milestone this summer due to the decision to disarm law-abiding citizens. CBS2chicago.com reported recently that 123 people were killed over...

BOOK REVIEW: The Great New Orleans Gun Grab (Descent into Anarchy)

12:05am Friday, September 26, 2008
By Jim Irvine As I started reading “The Great New Orleans Gun Grab, Descent into Anarchy” , by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson, I wondered how I could relate the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and the dire conditions that followed to residents of Ohio and beyond. As I finished the book, many people in Ohio and beyond were getting ready to start day five without power. Hurricane Ike ravaged...

Clyde case yields first protections for gun owners

12:15am Thursday, September 25, 2008
On September 18, 2008 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that R.C. 9.68 is valid , and that municipalities may not infringe on the broad statutory and constitutional right to carry firearms. Within a few days, this opinion saw application in courtrooms around the state. Readers of this website are familiar with the story of Damon Wells , the young man in Cleveland who shot at thugs in self-defense last...

Ray Schoenke's American Hunters and Shooters Assoc. receives frigid reception in the Buckeye State

12:10am Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ray Schoenke, president of fake gun group American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), received a cold reception from Ohioans during a swing through the state to campaign for former Joyce Foundation board member Barack Obama, and judging by a follow-up press release, he is still feeling the sting. On Wednesday, September 17, Buckeye Firearms Association published a story detailing how AHSA...

FactCheck.org in the tank for Obama over NRA ads

12:05am Thursday, September 25, 2008
Analysis: Fact-Checkers Fall Short in Criticizing NRA's Anti-Obama Ads By John R. Lott, Jr. Guns have become an important issue for Barack Obama's campaign. Starting around the Pennsylvania primary, Obama and his campaign surrogates began strenuously assuring gun owners that he supports gun ownership, and it appears to be paying off. A poll in August showed that John McCain only led Obama among...

Radical anti-hunting organization endorses Obama for President

12:05am Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would." – Wayne Pacelle, who is currently President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), to the Associated Press, 1991. “Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as cock fighting and dog fighting. Our opponents say that hunting is a tradition. We say traditions can change.” - Wayne Pacelle, who is...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States

12:10am Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to make its first-ever endorsement in a Presidential race, and announces the endorsement of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States. Sarah Palin is more familiar with the Second Amendment issues important to average American gun owners than any Vice Presidential (or Presidential) candidate in decades. She doesn't wear gun rights on...

Australian media covers election angle Ohio media ignores: "Ohio voters warn Obama on gun control"

12:05am Tuesday, September 23, 2008
By Chad D. Baus While the Ohio media fawns over a recent visit from Ray Schoenke, President of the fake gun group known as American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has done the job of providing a much better look at how the gun issue is hurting the campaign of Barack Obama in the Buckeye state.

Value of Directly-Elected Judges Proven Once Again in Clyde Case

12:10am Monday, September 22, 2008
By Ken Hanson, Esq. Nationwide there has been a great debate over “merit selection” of judges versus direct election of judges, driven largely by the role that campaign money plays in judicial elections, and the taint casted upon judicial impartiality as a result. Ohio is not immune to this discussion, and Chief Justice Moyer has been a nationwide leader in the quest to strip citizens of the...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 52

12:05am Monday, September 22, 2008
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” STARTERS: The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed! will be off press next week! Hurry to get yours while you still can at the discounted pre-press price! This "first edition of history" captures the excitement of "The Case That Saved the Second Amendment." Find out how the antis plan to use the case to eliminate...

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