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A grandmother's gun

12:10am Monday, May 19, 2008
By Breda of The Breda Fallacy Too often I am saddened by stories of women who fall victim to predators and I am left thinking, "If only..." If only they hadn't walked home alone, if only they hadn't trusted the wrong man...if only they'd had a gun so they could have fought back and won. Grim statistics and grisly forensics are often all that's left of what was once a bright future or a beautiful...

City of Cincinnati defiantly flaunts state law

12:05am Monday, May 19, 2008
"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." - Louis D. Brandeis By Jeff Riley Regular readers of the Buckeye Firearms site are well aware of crimes occurring in the State of Ohio and local city/municipal parks year after year. Some recent...

Marc Dann resigns amid scandal; Governor should appoint a pro-gun replacement

12:10am Friday, May 16, 2008
By Chad D. Baus While it is now quite apparent from the ongoing sexual harrassment scandal that Democrat Marc Dann managed the office of Attorney General poorly over the past 17 months, many Ohio gun owners will no doubt still receive news of his resignation this week some sadness. Thanks in large part to the hard work of Buckeye Firearms Association, the National Rifle Association, and pro-gun...

Big Brother Sam: Wal-Mart to videotape gun buyers

12:05am Friday, May 16, 2008
In a recent outdoors column, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asked if America's largest retailer is getting out of the hunting and fishing business. Wal-Mart may not think so, but that's really up to their customers to decide, now that they have announced a partnership with the anti-gun extremist and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to video-tape and keep records on gun buyers.

Castle Doctrine sponsor testimony heard in committee; Vote rescheduled for May 21 after possible amendment

5:08pm Thursday, May 15, 2008
State Sen. Steve Buehrer (R-1) offered sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation on Wednesday, May 14. The bill, which received unanimous support in the Senate, is now being considered by the House Criminal Justice Committee. Although originally scheduled for a vote this week, Chairman John White (R-38) has rescheduled SB184 for a second hearing next week. The...

Governor's First Annual Turkey Hunt is a Success!

12:10am Thursday, May 15, 2008
Governor Ted Strickland and many current and former NFL players participated COLUMBUS, OH – Governor Ted Strickland enjoyed a day in the field on Saturday, May 10, during the first-ever Governor’s Annual Turkey Hunt. The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area...

Surveying Dem & GOP Presidential candidates, Brady bunch President declares "we got the ball back"

12:05am Thursday, May 15, 2008
We're All Gun Nuts Now By John McCormack WeeklyStandard.com During a campaign debate on April 16, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were asked if the District of Columbia's ban on gun possession, now facing a challenge before the Supreme Court, is constitutional. "I think a total ban, with no exceptions under any circumstances, might be found by the Court not to be. But I don't know the facts,"...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, May 14, 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 increased police patrols to a teenager fighting off a rapist, these articles should be a part of your required...

We hope to see you at the NRA Annual Meetings this weekend!

12:10am Wednesday, May 14, 2008
By Jim Irvine This weekend, May 16 - May 20, the NRA Annual Meetings will be held in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to being a huge gun show, you can also attend seminars about gun laws, concealed carry, and self defense, as well as meet Eddie the Eagle and learn about the NRA’s gun safety programs. The Second Amendment is about more than CCW, or hunting, or target shooting – it’s about all of...

USA Today: Reagan's influence lives on in U.S. courts

12:05am Wednesday, May 14, 2008
They became the first judges in more than a half-century to say the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns... They are prominent appeals court judges appointed by President Reagan in the 1980s — the products of an unprecedented, meticulous and often controversial screening process that transformed the politics of judicial nominations. Named to an influential set of 13...

Give an hour or two and advance our gun rights

12:10am Tuesday, May 13, 2008
By Scott Seibert Last week I received a call from Brian, a campaign aid for Ohio Senate candidate Jim Hughes ( http://www.vote4hughes.com/ ). His staff and a bunch of volunteers were getting together again Saturday May 10 to commence another "lit drop" [literature drop] in the Hilliard neighborhoods. I had participated in an earlier lit drop a couple weeks ago, and found it to be a very...

Bloomberg Outrage: Asks judge to ban Second Amendment references!

12:05am Tuesday, May 13, 2008
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has moved from outrage to atrocity by asking anti-gun activist federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein to ban any reference to the Second Amendment during a civil lawsuit trial beginning May 27 against Georgia gun dealer Jay Wallace, proprietor at Adventure Outdoors. The New York Sun reported that Bloomberg’s attorneys made the request. Alan Gottlieb, founder of the...

Gun Rights Week Coverage on Glenn Beck

12:05am Monday, May 12, 2008
In honor of NRA's upcoming annual meeting and his keynote address to NRA's annual banquet on Saturday May 17, Glenn Beck is holding "Gun Rights Week" on both his radio and T.V. shows. These shows will be broadcast on the Premiere Radio Network's 280 stations from 9 a.m. to noon, Eastern, and on CNN Headline News Network every night at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Each day, Glenn will feature a new gun...

Castle Doctrine hearing & vote rescheduled for May 14

11:32am Friday, May 09, 2008
House Criminal Justice Committee Chairman Rep. John White's office has been doing a yeomans' job as he works to juggle both the House and Senate versions of Castle Doctrine legislation. The House version, HB264, has received four hearings in White's committee, and a fifth hearing and possible vote scheduled for yesterday was put off until next week, when the committee will instead take up...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman posts open letter to Justice Paul Pfeifer as another brutal crime occurs in Ohio park

9:13am Friday, May 09, 2008
"What's the need to be packing in a public park? What's the compelling need?" - Republican Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer, April 9, 2008 Two weeks ago, it was a man stabbed in the face in a Toledo park at the conclusion of an evening jog. This week, it's a woman kidnapped from the Equestrian Center of the Lorain County Metro Parks’ Carlisle Reservation, raped and shot in the back before...

My new normal

12:10am Thursday, May 08, 2008
By Breda of The Breda Fallacy The state of Ohio says that I am now allowed to carry a concealed handgun. The license itself is a little plastic thing, similar to my drivers license. I keep looking at it, somewhat bemused. It bears a photo of me looking grim, some personal information, and a number that I can only assume represents my place in the line of people who have applied and been accepted...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, May 07, 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 robberies to kidnapping, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What follows is several days of...

The Good Fight

12:10am Wednesday, May 07, 2008
By Gerard Valentino Every vocal pro-gun advocate is familiar with the condescending look of so-called friends or family members who are sure we're nothing but bloodthirsty members of the NRA cult. We've all been there when someone belittles our judgment by asking, "I hope you have those guns locked up so your kids won’t get them" or "aren’t you afraid you will shoot a family member by accident?"...

Meijer Ends Promotion with HSUS

12:05am Wednesday, May 07, 2008
(Columbus, OH) - Midwest Retail Giant Meijer, Inc. has ended its promotion with the nation’s largest anti-hunting organization. The leadership at Meijer, a Michigan-based regional chain of retail superstores, has responded to the concerns of the sportsman community and ended its partnership with the anti-hunting group, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), in an online pet photo contest.

Another Ohio journalist stands up for the Second Amendment...and you won't believe who her editor is

12:10am Tuesday, May 06, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Mention the words " Sandusky Register " or "Editor Matt Westerhold" to a Concealed Handgun License (CHL)-holder and the reaction will not be pleasant, even nearly a year after one newspaper editor's declaration of war on Ohio CHL-holders. Though Westerhold refused to remove from the Register website information that is considered private under Ohio law (or even apologize for...

A Celebration of Freedom: 1st Annual Patriots' Day Open Carry Walk

12:05am Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Original post at PatriotsDayWalk.blogspot.com The 1st Annual Patriots' Day Walk was held on April 19th, 2008 in Urbana, Ohio. This event was a celebration of freedom to commemorate the 233rd anniversary of "the shot heard round the world." On April 18th, 1775 Governor Gage ordered the redcoats to march into towns and seize and destroy all munitions. On April 19th, 1775 the first shots were fired...

USSA/BFA 2008 Candidates Reception a complete success

12:15am Monday, May 05, 2008
By Linda Walker Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association had the privilege to co-sponsor a Candidates Reception with the US Sportsman Alliance (USSA). This is the third year that Buckeye Firearms has played a major role in this worthy event. This was the first year that the Ohio Republican and Democrat parties also joined as co-sponsors of the event, amongst other organizations. Candidates,...

LIE: “Va. Tech more secure a year after massacre”

12:10am Monday, May 05, 2008
By Jim Irvine In a recent story titled, “Va. Tech more secure a year after massacre,” USA Today promotes lies and the exact feel good head in the sand mindset that helped a sick man kill 32 innocent people a year ago. The sad fact is that the school is NOT more secure today than it was. School administrators have spent a lot of time and money on everything but the real issue; enabling those...

Op-Ed: Why Liberals Should Love The Second Amendment

12:05am Monday, May 05, 2008
by Angry Mouse Liberals love the Constitution. Ask anyone on the street. They'll tell you the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a liberal organization. I know liberal couples who give each other pocket size copies of the Constitution for Christmas. Ask liberals to list their top five complaints about the Bush Administration, and they will invariably say the words "shredding" and "...

Castle Doctrine bill amended in 4th House Hearing; Scheduled for possible vote!

4:20pm Friday, May 02, 2008
On Thursday, May 1, the House Criminal Justice Committee held a fourth hearing for House Bill 264, that chamber's version of the Castle Doctrine bill. The committee adopted amendments to the bill via a substitute bill (which can be downloaded via a link below), essentially modifying the House bill to nearly identical language as the version of Castle Doctrine which unanimously passed in the...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 purchase); Bill passes out of committee

12:15am Friday, May 02, 2008
Buckeye Firearms Central Ohio Chair Gerard Valentino testified in favor of HB450 at the House Criminal Justice Committee hearing on Thursday April 17th. The bill, which will give veterans between the age of 18 and 21 the right to own a handgun, was voted out of committee and will now go to the House floor for a vote. This common sense pro-gun legislation is likely to receive overwhelming bi-...

Fake Pro-Gun Group Endorses Fake Pro-Gun Candidate

12:10am Friday, May 02, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Pro-gun groups have been trying to sound the alarm about Barack Obama’s extreme anti-gun record since his Presidential campaign began. While his record includes opposing letting people use a self-defense argument if charged with violating local handgun bans by using weapons in their homes, and being a member of the Joyce Foundation (which provides groups like the Ohio Coalition...

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