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Report: Joyce Fndn. anti-gunners wrote Intl. Assc. of Chiefs of Police ''report'

12:10am Monday, September 24, 2007
The mainstream media is running wild with the latest anti-gun "report", this time purported to have been completed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). But as firearms law expert David Hardy reports on his website, Armsandthelaw.com, there is far more than meets the eye when it comes to measuring the report's objectivity. Click 'Read More' for the entire story. The IACP...

In memory of Vernon Ferrier

12:05am Monday, September 24, 2007
By Tim Inwood In late August I was asked by my friend Christa Criddle to come down to speak at the September meeting of the Springfield Township Republican Party on the issue of concealed carry in Ohio. In preparing my remarks I looked back over the past several years of our battle to restore our right to self-defense in Ohio. I paused as I thought about my friend Vernon Ferrier. Vernon was one...

Giuliani Seeking Support From NRA, Group He Once Likened to 'Extremists'

12:15am Friday, September 21, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Just how stupid does he think we are? The Washington Post is reporting that today is the day Rudy Giuliani will go before the rank and file of the National Rifle Association - a group he once likened to "extremists" for its efforts to repeal the ban on assault weapons - seeking support for his Republican presidential campaign. The Post notes that even as the former New York mayor...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. attends USSA's 11th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally

12:10am Friday, September 21, 2007
By Gerard Valentino Several members of Buckeye Firearms joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across that state at the recent United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 11th Annual Save Our Heritage Rally held at the Aladdin Shrine Temple on September 15th. The event, as always, was well organized and guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories were given away by the truckload - including a...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: A Criminal Mind

12:05am Friday, September 21, 2007
Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... A Criminal Mind By...

National Hunting and Fishing Day

12:10am Thursday, September 20, 2007
By Larry S. Moore National Hunting and Fishing Day is September 22nd. This is an annual celebration of our hunting and fishing heritage as set by Congress. It provides a day for celebrating our freedoms to hunt and fish, as well as the Second Amendment. Whether you are a hunter, fisherman, trapper or shooter take some time this special day to think about that heritage. Even better would be to...

Cleveland Mayor 'All Wet' on Anti-Gun Proposal to Stem Crime

12:05am Thursday, September 20, 2007
A proposal by anti-gun Cleveland, OH Mayor Frank Jackson to make firearm possession illegal by anyone under age 21 is a non-solution to a genuine problem of violent crime, and like all gun control laws, it targets the wrong people, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said in a recent press release. Mayor Jackson's suggestion came after the killing of a 12-year-old girl...

Mindset: Where It All Begins and Ends

12:10am Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Brian LaMaster, president and chief instructor at Innovative Tactical Concepts, LLC ( www.right2defend.com ) is offering an Advanced Pistol Fighting Level II class at a discounted price as a fundraiser for Buckeye Firearms Association on November 3 - 4, 2007. The class is limited to the first 15 paid participants! Get complete details here . By Brian K. LaMaster In order to survive a life-...

Op-Ed: D.C. Handgun Ban

12:05am Wednesday, September 19, 2007
By John R. Lott. Jr. FOXNews.com Is banning handguns a "reasonable regulation"? The District of Columbia certainly hopes that the Supreme Court thinks so. D.C. filed a brief last week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep its 1976 handgun ban, but how the city argued its case was what was most surprising. Instead of spending a lot of time arguing over what the constitution means, the city...

Another newspaper op-ed recognizes the folly of Mayor Jackson's gun control

12:10am Tuesday, September 18, 2007
As an anti-gun politician, you know it's a bad, bad, really bad day when not just one, but two newspapers publish editorials against your latest legislative proposal on gun control. And that is just what has happened concerning Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal to ban firearms ownership for persons under 21 years of age. Just 3 days after the Cleveland Plain Dealer said " New gun laws wouldn't solve...

Several previous Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees consider run for Congress

12:05am Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a special election will be held on December 11 in Ohio's 5th Congressional district so that northest Ohio voters may chose a replacement for the recently-deceased Rep. Paul Gillmore. Perhaps more interesting will be the primary, scheduled to coincide with the statewide general election on November 6. According to the Blade, several proven pro-gun state...

Challenges lie before us

12:10am Monday, September 17, 2007
By Tim Inwood For many years, the enemies of gun ownership have hatched various plots to take our firearms. Outright bans have been met with resistance, and so these folks have had to resort to less overt, but just as nefarious, plots to reach their goals. I have noted that there are several things coming together at this time that are a huge threat to we, the gun owners in the United States...

Dispatch/Blade editorials reveal media misunderstanding about CHL records

12:05am Monday, September 17, 2007
With each newspaper editorial expressing journalists' misgivings with the pending changes to the media access to concealed handgun license (CHL) records loophole, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Cleveland Plain Dealer isn't the only newspaper to fail to read legislation before editorializing on it. Last week, in an editorial entitled "Idea misfires: Pending law on conceal-carry...

Columbus Dispatch editorial: Amend law on conceal-carry records

12:15am Friday, September 14, 2007
By Chad D. Baus When Ohio House Bill 9 was signed into law, the media gave it surprisingly little attention (especially given how hard the media pushed for the open records bill for the past two years). But now that a provision modifying how Ohio's sheriffs are to handle the confidential records of concealed handgun licenseholders is about to take effect, the editorial boards are beginning to...

The Cost

12:10am Friday, September 14, 2007
By Gerard Valentino Imagine that someone broke into your house and forced you to defend your family by using the gun kept stored in your nightstand. The instant you pulled that trigger your life has changed in ways you cannot fathom. Right now your ears are straining to hear the sirens that trumpet the arrival of the people that will save you from this nightmare – the local police. As a law-...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK! And They Ask Me Why I Carry? Part II

12:05am Friday, September 14, 2007
Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... And They Ask Me Why...

Plain Dealer Editorial: New gun laws wouldn't solve Cleveland's crime problem

12:10am Thursday, September 13, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Having taken the Cleveland Plain Dealer to task for grievances ranging from reversing their editorial position on statewide preemption of local gun control laws without acknowledging the reversal (let alone explaining it), to publishing false information on campus "no-guns" zones, to failing to read legislation before editorializing on it, and stalling for weeks before publishing...

Another murder, in another “gun free” zone

12:05am Thursday, September 13, 2007
By Jim Irvine This week, a former employee killed a current employee while she was working. The victim could not legally defend her life because she lived and worked in Wisconsin, one of only two states that have no concealed carry program. After killing his victim, the killer turned his gun on himself and took his own life. It is common for criminals to be cowards and be unwilling to face the...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:55pm Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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 violence in Cleveland to a cannon shell in West Toledo, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

New ATF report again shows Bloomberg lies about trace data

12:10am Wednesday, September 12, 2007
SAF.org [Last weeks'] release of aggregate gun trace data in the New York City region by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) once again puts the lie to long-standing claims by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that this data is not available to law enforcement, the Second Amendment Foundation said. Click 'Read More' for the entire press release. William G. McMahon, ATF Special...

The cost of ammunition is rising

12:05am Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The Fresno (CA) Bee is reporting that the cost of ammunition is rising, with retailers saying prices have climbed between about 10% and 20% this year -- and some even higher. From the story : "As a percentage, it's the biggest we've experienced in my lifetime," said Barry Bauer, president of Herb Bauer Sporting Goods in Fresno. Ammunition made from copper, lead and brass is affected. The cost of...

Cleveland Mayor Jackson proposes new gun control law

12:10am Tuesday, September 11, 2007
By Chad D. Baus In his continuing struggle to get ahead of the public relations debacle he faces while presiding over a 14.1% increase in homicides already this year (and a 26.5% increase in homicide with firearms), and seeking to justify his use of taxpayer resources on a go-it-alone court challenge of HB347 , a new state law which preempts local gun control laws, Mayor Frank Jackson has...

Senate Votes To Address U.N. Gun Ban Crusade

12:05am Tuesday, September 11, 2007
NRAILA.org With the United Nations continuing its efforts to enact draconian, transnational gun control laws in countries around the world, yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the Foreign Operations appropriations bill, which included an amendment by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) that seeks to address the U.N.’s ongoing international gun ban efforts. Click 'Read More' for the entire NRA-ILA...

New law on media access to CHL records confuses...just about everyone

12:10am Monday, September 10, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Ohio gun owners and privacy advocates will forever remember the summer of 2007 because of Sandusky Register editor Matt Westerhold's decision to follow in the footsteps of other newspapers by abusing the special access journalists have been granted to Ohio concealed handgun license-holder's confidential information. Although many state legislators, county sheriffs and even...

Ohio and Arkansas sign concealed handgun license reciprocity agreements

12:05am Monday, September 10, 2007
By Jim Irvine Last week, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann (D) signed another concealed handgun license reciprocity agreement. With the addition of Arkansas, your Ohio Concealed Handgun License (CHL) is now valid in 25 states. Earlier this year, Arkansas Senator Steve Faris (D) sponsored SB268, with expanded Arkansas' reciprocity. The new law requires Arkansas to honor the license from any state...

GOP finally has a pro-gun Presidential candiate among frontrunners

12:15am Friday, September 07, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The lack of a pro-gun Presidential candidate among the front-runners in either major political party has been a subject of much discussion in the pro-gun grassroots community for the past 8 months. From Hillary Clinton and Obama Hussein Barack on the Left to Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain on the "Right", the spectre of a another anti-gun presidency loomed large in the...

RAPIST PROTECTION ZONE: Midday rape at Tiffin University

12:10am Friday, September 07, 2007
By Chad D. Baus She can vote. She can join the Armed Services in defense of her country. But in the eyes of Ohio law, she cannot be trusted to carry a firearm in defense of her dignity at her chosen place of higher learning. As if we needed any more evidence of the terrible danger of marking off Ohio's college campuses as defenseless victim zones, the Toledo Blade is reporting that an 18-year-old...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: And They Ask Me Why I Carry

12:05am Friday, September 07, 2007
Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... And They Ask Me Why...

Anti-hunting PETA at work in the Buckeye State; Is your legislator helping?

12:10am Thursday, September 06, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The Middletown Journal is reporting that People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a radical anti-hunting organization that has financially supported organizations identified by the Federal government as domestic terrorist groups, is making inroads in the Ohio legislature. According to the story, it's not only the newspaper that is promoting PETA's legislative agenda...

Column: Dove hunters take aim at hard target

12:05am Thursday, September 06, 2007
By Jim Robey Dayton Daily News Thousands of Ohio hunters have been spending time at state dove fields since the dove season opened on Sept. 1 and many are finding this is not an easy bird to hit. The rapid-flying game bird moves quickly over the fields in an erratic flight and poses a challenge for the hunters. Some of the more experienced shooters have admitted the bird is not an easy target...

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