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SAF, CCRKBA ask candidates to sign 2008 Presidential Gun Rights Pledge

12:10am Monday, February 11, 2008
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today are transmitting to each of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates the “2008 Presidential Gun Rights Pledge.” In a letter to the candidates, SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb and CCRKBA Executive Director Mark A. Taff note, “It is not enough for a candidate for this nation’s...

Unarmed Homeowner vs. Home invaders: At the mercy of animals

12:05am Monday, February 11, 2008
By Tim Inwood In August of 2007 I wrote about the July 23rd home invasion that befell the family of Dr. William Petit. It is a sort of thing that happens too often in the United States: criminals, who have been paroled then repeatedly go back to a violent life of crime, plus another family lulled into a false sense of security thinking the police will be there to protect them in their “good...

Three gun-free zones, three public shootings

4:56pm Friday, February 08, 2008
Louisiana Gun Free Zone? It is illegal to bring a firearm onto a college campus in the state of Louisiana. All of the defenseless students at Louisiana Technical College complied with the ban. One murderous 23 year-old woman did not. The results speak for themselves. Missouri Gun Free Zone? It is illegal to bring a firearm into a government building or government meeting in the state of Missouri...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation Files Brief in D.C. Gun Ban Case

12:10am Friday, February 08, 2008
The police can never be everywhere at once, and simple logic dictates that the one best able to resist criminal attack is the one being attacked. The victim will always be present at the time of the crime; the police will almost never be present, serving instead to respond to the crime after it has happened. The most fundamental rights enshrined in our legal tradition were summarized as the right...

Perfect storm for gun owners? McCain, DeWine and Giuliani join forces

12:10am Thursday, February 07, 2008
FLASH UPDATE: ROMNEY SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN - "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror." ----- Author's note: Clearly the events of the day have rendered a few of the...

House schedules two hearings on pro-gun bills

12:05am Thursday, February 07, 2008
Two pro-gun bills will receive hearings today in the Ohio House of Representatives. The House Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Rep. John White (R-38), will hear sponsor testimony on Representative Adams' HB225 (Alaska-style CCW) and Rep. Wachtmann's HB264 (Castle Doctrine). The hearing will be held at 11:00a.m. in Statehouse Room 121. Thank you for responding to our call to use our Write...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

4:00pm Wednesday, February 06, 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 worthless protection order to students getting robbed, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

Senate Committee Cancels Hearing on "Castle Doctrine" Legislation!

5:49am Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Last week our summary of the third hearing for Ohio's critical Castle Doctrine legislation included a note that "it is expected that the committee will resume hearing testimony on SB184 next week." The day has come, but the Senate Judiciary - Criminal Justice Committee has taken this critical legislation off of the agenda for their Wednesday, February 6 meeting. Indeed, with session days waning,...

Watch videos on gun rights and gun control

11:48pm Tuesday, February 05, 2008
We've started a collection of videos on guns rights and the gun control debate. It includes the following video of Charlton Heston uttering those famous words that have become the rallying cry for gun rights supporters across America and worldwide. Click here to watch more videos. Help us build this collection of videos. If you have a link to a video you think we should include, contact us.

Gun grabbers' gun violence grade cards; Media ignores trend of higher grades for more violent states

12:10am Tuesday, February 05, 2008
By Chad D. Baus & Dean Rieck The Brady Campaign has released its annual "State Report Cards," scoring the states according to their gun control laws. What is most curious about this ranking is that, once again, there is an obsessive focus on guns rather than on crime. If anti-gun groups talk about crime at all, it's always focused specifically on "gun crime," as if getting killed by a gun is...

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12:05am Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Fighting for gun rights doesn't have to be hard work. Sometimes it can be as simple as pushing a button. Have you noticed the "Bookmark" button at the end of our articles? That's a nifty little tool that can help you share our articles with millions of people. Since spreading the truth about gun rights is one of the most important things you can do, this simple act can make a HUGE difference...

Free Chicago! (Has a massacre happened in YOUR gun free zone today?)

12:10am Monday, February 04, 2008
By Gerard Valentino Five more of my hometown brethren were killed this weekend, just outside Chicago at a Lane Bryant clothing store in Tinley Park. Unlike many cities, Chicago’s suburban population never admits they are from Cicero, or Naperville, or Westmont, they always say they are from Chicago. Many old northern cities have evolved to the point where the main city became irrelevant, like...

Op-Ed: In Election Season, Mum’s the Word about Gun Control

12:05am Monday, February 04, 2008
By Don B. Kates Jr. Are this year’s U.S. presidential candidates avoiding the gun issue? Last week, San Francisco’s First District Court of Appeal struck down that city’s two-year-old law that confiscated all handguns and rendered all other guns useless by banning ammunition sales. And on March 9 of last year, a federal court of appeals invalidated District of Columbia laws that banned handguns...

Ohio House of Representatives Honors Buckeye Firearms Association with Proclamation

12:10am Friday, February 01, 2008
The Ohio House of Representatives, under the sponsorship of Representative Tom Patton, House District 18, has issued a proclamation of congratulations to Buckeye Firearms Association. Here is the text of the proclamation: "On behalf of the members of the House of Representatives of the 127th General Assembly of Ohio, we are pleased to congratulate the BUCKEYE FIREARMS ASSOCATION on being named...

Castle Doctrine: Interested party hearing in Senate brings out the gun ban extremists

12:25pm Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday was another great day for pro-gun, pro-self-defense, and good people of Ohio. SB184, known as Castle Doctrine, received a third hearing and the anti-gun, anti-self defense, anti-crime victim social do-gooders had their say. While anyone would have a hard time explaining and defending their view of the world, the people they chose looked more inept than ever.

Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 restores gun rights to young troops

12:10am Thursday, January 31, 2008
State Representative Bruce Goodwin (R-74) has introduced legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21. The bill would allow these servicemen and women to purchase a handgun if the person has received firearms training. Under current state law, even the young men and women who are asked to fight and die...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

5:50pm Wednesday, January 30, 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 Captain America packing heat to Cleveland's new crime fighting plan, these articles should be a part of your...

The long-awaited return of the Gun Show to Columbus!

12:10am Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Update: PRO/C&E show this weekend at Vets Aug 9-10 Well, here we finally are. Last March I was preparing to announce here BFA's inclusion in the First Gun show in Columbus in 20 years. This show was only made possible by our passage of HB 347 which preempted local ordinances and gun bans. If you've been paying attention you also know that the show was unavoidable put on hold due to...

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus planning another national protest

12:05am Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The grassroots group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus has announced that they are organizing another national empty holster protest (EHP). The Spring 2008 EHP will be held from April 21st to April 25th. Campus leaders are encouraged to contact the organizers listed at http://concealedcampus.org/contact.htm about other activities to hold on their campus to make the EHP even more successful...

D.C. v. Heller: Militia, you say.. Part II

12:05am Tuesday, January 29, 2008
2008 Candidates, call your office. It's what 80 Million gun owners aren't that wins this issue. By John Longenecker The District of Columbia, which had gotten justice three times in adverse decisions that its gun ban was unconstitutional, does not debate, nor follow the law — it quarrels with a civil right. That quarrel involves defying the rulings handed them, being slippery, as in asserting...

Here's a new way to subscribe to BFA News!

12:03am Tuesday, January 29, 2008
If you want to keep up on the battle for gun rights in Ohio, there's no better way than to subscribe to our news stories. The best way is to do what thousands of Ohio gun rights activists do and subscribe to our weekly newsletter by e-mail. It's now easier than ever. Just enter your main e-mail address in the upper left corner of any page and click on "Subscribe." That's it! You will get our...

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman coming to Northwest Ohio!

12:15am Monday, January 28, 2008
There is a Lt. Col. Dave Grossman seminar in NW Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and it has only recently been opened up to the public. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Lt. Col. Grossman teaches fantastic mindset. Any...

Attorney General Mukasey, Charles Schumer’s Trojan Horse?

12:05am Monday, January 28, 2008
By Tim Inwood From where the Bush administration’s Justice Department began, I find myself shaking my head in disbelief at where we are now. In 2001, Senator John Ashcroft was appointed Attorney General. Shortly thereafter John Ashcroft put forward a statement concerning the fact the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was in fact an individual right. To most of us this is common sense, but...

SB184 (Castle Doctrine): Senate Proponent/ Opponent hearing scheduled January 30

8:14am Friday, January 25, 2008
Senate Bill 184 will have a third hearing next week. The bill has been added to the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee's agenda for January 30 at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Building, North Hearing Room. This legislation would restore the right of individuals to respond in force in defense of their lives and family without fear of civil lawsuits by criminals.

Op-Ed: Justice for gun owners

12:10am Friday, January 25, 2008
By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Special to the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram Martin Luther King Jr. put it best: "A right delayed is a right denied." The lesson appears to have been lost on the Department of Justice and Solicitor General Paul D. Clement in the amicus curiae brief submitted recently for the government in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller , which challenges the city's 31...

Balance of power: The Second Amendment and self-defense

11:05pm Thursday, January 24, 2008
By Charles Bloomer Remarks delivered to the Prince William County (VA) Republican Women's Club, January 7, 2008. " 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. " The debate surrounding the Second Amendment generally falls into one of three categories – esoteric and philosophical, emotional, or...

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