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Self-Defense 101

12:05am Monday, April 07, 2008
By Emily L. Mullin With school violence on the rise and campus shootings becoming increasingly more common, some states are rethinking their gun laws. Instead of putting more useless restrictions on guns, many of these states are looking into the possibility of allowing people with valid permits to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. Arizona State Senate Bill 1214, for example, would allow...

Castle Doctrine Receives 4th Senate Hearing

12:10am Friday, April 04, 2008
By Linda Walker After several weeks delay, Castle Doctrine (SB184) received it’s 4th opponent/proponent hearing in the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice. John Murphy, with the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, once again provided opponent testimony. Mr. Murphy explained that the main concern is civil action, in which the burden of proof...

Lead found in donated venison

12:05am Friday, April 04, 2008
By Larry S. Moore According to a Minneapolis Star-Tribune story , Dr. William Cornatzer, a Bismarck physician and hunter, alerted health officials after he conducted tests on venison using a CT scanner and found lead in 60 percent of 100 samples. The North Dakota Health Department confirmed the results on at least five samples of venison destined for food pantries and told food pantries in the...

SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for fifth hearing in Senate committee

1:10pm Thursday, April 03, 2008
Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the fifth hearing of the bill by this committee. The committee chairman has indicated that the committee may adopt amendments via a substitute bill. For more information on Ohio's...

Buckeye CCW Cards a huge success in first year

12:10am Thursday, April 03, 2008
A year ago, we came up with the idea of printing wallet cards with basic CCW rules and giving them to instructors around Ohio. We expected this to be a simple way to help instructors add value to their classes, educate CCW students, and introduce citizens to Buckeye Firearms Association. What we didn't expect was the overwhelming response to this idea. The program launched with little fanfare on...

CCRKBA calls on Obama to apologize to millions of license-holders for anti-CCW remarks

12:05am Thursday, April 03, 2008
BELLEVUE, WA - Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday insulted millions of legally-armed American citizens when he told a Pennsylvania newspaper that concealed carry poses a threat to innocent people, and he should immediately apologize for that remark, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Senator Obama, quoted by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review , admitted, "I am not in...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, April 02, 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 a robbery at a video store to an elderly woman being carjacked, these articles should be a part of your required...

Dealer in Stupidity...The Toledo Blade and Guns on Campus

12:10am Wednesday, April 02, 2008
By Jeff Riley The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade has outdone themselves this time and has become hysterical to the point of incontinence. The subject: Internet sales of guns and gun related parts (a legal activity) and the responsible carry of handguns for self-protection by college students. The editorial, entitled " Trading in death ", begins by slandering Eric Thompson, president of...

Why a Peaceful Society is an Armed Society

12:05am Wednesday, April 02, 2008
By Gerard Valentino To hear the left scoff at the premise that an armed society is a polite society, you would think Americans are uncivilized barbarians just waiting for a chance to shoot each other. Such a backwards thought process isn’t limited to gun control, their distrust of average Americans is rampant in the left’s pantheon of ridiculous beliefs. Their duplicitous ways are exposed most...

SB184: Castle Doctrine scheduled for another Senate committee hearing

6:13pm Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. This will be the fourth hearing of the bill by this committee. For more information on Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation, see: Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB264/SB184; Castle...

Tactical Handgun Choices for the Organic Lifestyle - What Would Al Gore Pack?

1:10am Tuesday, April 01, 2008
By Ken Hanson Today's progressive lifestyles often run into an unavoidable conflict with the tactical warrior mindset. Specifically, how does one balance one-shot stopping power with the desire to leave a carbon-neutral footprint? In an effort to aid the eco-warrior in making environmentally friendly choices in carry gun and ammunition choices, this article will examine defending yourself and...

Another Pinhead Commentator Lives the Gun Control Dream

12:05am Tuesday, April 01, 2008
By Gerard Valentino As it becomes clear to the anti-gun minority that the District of Columbia v. Heller case will ultimately be decided in the favor of the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms, they are becoming increasingly hysterical. It is already clear their talking points are based on convincing people that “over 70 years of legal precedent” needs to be overturned to find in...

Download the Pro-CCW Sign and send a message to bad guys!

12:10am Monday, March 31, 2008
Are you getting tired of seeing only "no gun" signs around Ohio? They do nothing but create victim zones and tell criminals, "Hey, come on in! Everyone here is totally helpless!" Really bright, huh? Well, now there's an alternative sign created by one of our volunteers. This pro-CCW sign tells criminals that maybe they should move on. And it informs anyone entering the building that it's a much...

NPR: Students Make a Case for Carrying Guns to School

12:05am Monday, March 31, 2008
March 19, 2008 National Public Radio After deadly shootings at schools in Illinois and Virginia, 12 states are considering legislation to allow guns on college campuses. Stephen Feltoon, a director for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), is part of a movement that says college students should have the same gun ownership rights as others. Feltoon says he purchased his first gun for...

Still a lot of fishing, hunting positives

12:10am Friday, March 28, 2008
By Jack Kiser It's an increasingly rare event in our culture for a hunter or fisherman to experience or even see cultural images or reminders at all beneficial or in any way even inferring even a hint of positivity towards the American outdoors tradition. The precipitous decline in sales nationwide of hunting and fishing licenses continues to fuel and propel the politically correct cultural...

Home Invasion has Happy Ending

12:05am Friday, March 28, 2008
By Gerard Valentino If journalists and police spokespeople describe a home invasion "gone wrong" as one in which the victim is murdered, I would suggest that the following is an example of a home invasion gone right. WCMC.com from New Jersey is reporting that two home invaders were shot and killed by an armed homeowner.

Massive, house-to-house searches now on tap in nation's capital

12:10am Thursday, March 27, 2008
They're Still Coming For Your Guns By Brian S. Stewart I recently wrote on Washington D.C.'s "Gun Recovery Unit", a group of officers tasked with hunting down guns in D.C. neighborhoods. Due to the D.C. gun ban, gun ownership in the city is illegal, and the police use traffic stops as an excuse to commit gun searches. That's if they aren't knocking the door down with a search warrant. Now Mayor...

Defenseless California woman murdered while on phone with 911 operator

12:05am Thursday, March 27, 2008
By Gerard Valentino A few days ago, another American did what the establishment media and so-called security experts recommend by calling 911 as someone was breaking into her home. Just as recommended, she stayed on the line while waiting for the cavalry to arrive. And unfortunately, yet again, an honest person died while waiting for the police to come and save her.

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, March 26, 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 a 13 year old kid being shot to a woman being murdered WHILE calling 911, these articles should be a part of your...

Liberal mindset can lead to creation of killing zones

12:10am Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Editor's Note: The following column by Buckeye Firearms Association Leader Larry S. Moore, was published in response to guest column published in the Xenia Gazette on March 12, entitled "The Second Amendment, guns and death" . The author of that anti-gun piece, attorney Jack LeMoult, once wrote that "most men are emotionally frail aggregations of self-doubt and vulnerability. The possession of a...

Anti-gun employers endanger our Second Amendment rights

12:05am Wednesday, March 26, 2008
By Gerard Valentino For years, pro-gun advocates have rightfully pointed out that several key groups are a serious threat to our gun rights. Most are avowed anti-gun organizations or have some other emotion based argument for wanting to confiscate the guns of law-abiding citizens. But, a bigger and more dangerous threat continues to put our firearms rights in jeopardy – employers.

Op-Ed: D.C. v. Heller Eyewitness Report — Analysis 1

12:10am Tuesday, March 25, 2008
By Alan Korwin It is a most dangerous game we’re playing here. The major “news” outlets seemed to agree with my assessment (and I went out on a limb with that, 12 hours before any of them), that the High Court seemed ready and willing to unequivocally affirm an individual right to keep and bear arms. [NOTE: see my pre-game and post-game eyewitness reports here: http://www.PageNine.org] But it...

Our Biggest Problem: Anti-gun Gun Owners

12:05am Tuesday, March 25, 2008
By Gerard Valentino The District of Columbia v. Heller case was argued before the United States Supreme Court just a few days ago. If the arguments were indicative of the final ruling, gun owners are in for the victory of our lifetime – or any lifetime. It will take months for the ruling to come down and as usual, different factions of gun owners are hoping for different outcomes. Self-defense...

Diligence Required (Angst Need not Apply)

12:10am Monday, March 24, 2008
By Gerard Valentino There is a great deal of angst in the pro-gun movement over the impending ascendancy of anti-gun politicians to the presidency. All three current presidential contenders have serious black marks on their gun resume. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have long-standing ties to the anti-gun movement and want to reinstate the expired ban on semi-automatic rifles. Clinton has...

Sportsmen and Candidates Will Get an Opportunity to Visit and Discuss Issues at Candidates Reception

12:05am Monday, March 24, 2008
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Leaders from the Ohio sportsmen’s community will be meeting with state and federal legislative candidates next month, rubbing elbows and voicing their concerns at the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance 2008 Candidates Reception. Most notably this year, the event is being sponsored and co-hosted by the Ohio Republican Party and the Ohio Democratic Party. Leaders from both organizations...

Op-Ed: Heller Case Goes Better Than Expected

12:10am Friday, March 21, 2008
By Alan Korwin The bottom line is, I think we’re going to be OK. When Justice Kennedy flat out said he believes in an individual right under the Second Amendment, there were no gasps in the hush of the High Court, but you could tell the greatest stellar array of gun-rights experts ever assembled, all there in that one room, breathed a sigh of relief — we had five votes to affirm the human and...

Legislators fail the Second Amendment when gun owners fail first

1:10am Thursday, March 20, 2008
By Gerard Valentino There can be little doubt that gun control debate in the United States is far from over. Even with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton refusing to admit their continued willingness to kneel at the altar of gun control, there can be little doubt they will work to disarm honest Americans if elected. Everyone who takes the time to objectively investigate the gun control issue...

Concealed Carry On Campus...workplace...airports..public buildings...

1:05am Thursday, March 20, 2008
Keep Your Hands Off My . . . Burdens. By John Longenecker Numerous articles are surfacing in support of concealed carry of handguns for students, faculty and visitors. I support Concealed Carry Of Weapons [CCW] for students and visitors, but not for faculty. Faculty is too ever-present and recognizable. All a shooter need do is identify them and avoid them. Liberty enthusiasts observe that it is...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:00pm Wednesday, March 19, 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 criminals running for Cleveland City Council to a man who was trying to stop a hostage situation being shot by the...

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