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Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

1:42pm Wednesday, September 05, 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 the fundamental right of gun ownership to a women's shooting event, these articles should be a part of your required...

Panel On Virginia Tech Murders Pushes Anti-Gun Agenda

8:30am Wednesday, September 05, 2007
NRAILA.org The “Virginia Tech Review Panel” has released its report on April’s horrific mass murder on campus. Most media attention has rightly focused on failures of communication. These include failures to share information between university officials, mental health counselors, campus police, and killer Seung Hui Cho’s parents, as well as the university’s failure to promptly notify students,...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorses Matthew McGowan for Mayor of Cheviot

12:05am Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Matthew McGowan in his race to become Mayor of Cheviot, Ohio in the primary and general election. As a political action committee, Buckeye Firearms Association has been in the forefront of battling a number of cities in Ohio that have infringed on the rights of our fellow Buckeyes. Matt McGowan is a staunch supporter of our Second Amendment rights...

Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2007 CHL statistics

12:10am Tuesday, September 04, 2007
By Jim Irvine Attorney General Marc Dann has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the second quarter of 2007. Once again, the numbers prove there is continued demand for CHL’s, and those who have a license are following the laws. Click on ‘Read More’ for the entire story. There have been 98,989 regular, and 233 temporary emergency licenses (TEL's) issued by Ohio's 88...

Op-Ed: Why Are Pastors Agreeing To Violate The U.S. Constitution?

12:05am Tuesday, September 04, 2007
By Brannon Howse The same federal government that has outlawed a pastor or priest from offering an invocation or a benediction at a high school graduation ceremony now wants to use them to usher in martial law. In a television news report about this new government program, a pastor can be seen and heard declaring his willingness to assist in taking away your 2nd Amendment right to defend your...

Claims of 'huge' anti-gun protests were lies, says CCRKBA

12:05am Saturday, September 01, 2007
A Brady Campaign news release headline claiming that "huge" crowds turned out across America for anti-gun protests on Tuesday was both false and misleading, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said this week. The [Brady bunch] news release went out over the national PR Newswire service Tuesday evening at 9:56 p.m., Eastern Time. "Careful analysis of news coverage, or the...

Outdoor Column: Dove season to take flight on Saturday

7:42am Friday, August 31, 2007
By D'Arcy Egan Cleveland Plain Dealer Outdoors Writer The Ohio dove hunting season opens Saturday, and veteran hunters know the more the merrier. Dove hunting on opening day is best when there are lots of hunters surround the dove fields to keep the swift-flying birds on the wing. The dove hunting fields managed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife are magnets for mourning doves and for hunters, a...

Op-Ed: More Guns, Not Less, Would Prevent Shooting Massacres

12:10am Friday, August 31, 2007
By John R. Lott, Jr. and Maxim C. Lott FOXNews.com Few tragedies make their victims feel more helpless than multiple-victim shootings. Imagine the terror: Unable to escape, simply waiting for the killer. With school starting, the April 16 attack at Virginia Tech that left 32 dead is still on many people’s minds. Some are looking for guarantees that such an attack won’t happen again. But Virginia...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Responder Zero

12:05am Friday, August 31, 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.... Responder Zero By...

CNSNews.com: Media Aim at Gun Rights with 'Loaded Coverage'

12:10am Thursday, August 30, 2007
The Cybercast News Service is reporting that, as gun-control advocates prepared to hold a "National Day of Protest Against Gun Violence" on Tuesday, a group dedicated to correcting misconceptions in the media about social conservatism and religious faith issued a study claiming that news outlets regularly "take potshots" at rights provided by the Second Amendment. Click 'Read More' for details...

Ask Me About: ''Shall Not Be Infringed.''

12:05am Thursday, August 30, 2007
Counterpoint, not Gunpoint. You never know who may be hearing the liberty message for the very first time. By John Longenecker As always, I write for the Non-gun owner sovereign in America. 2008 Candidates, listen up – some of whom own guns or bodyguards. Or both! If I had interested people stopping me on the street in response to my button, I'd reduce my answers to an intelligent few sentences...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

9:20pm Wednesday, August 29, 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 a recently released felon striking again to a 13 year-old being suspended for drawing a gun, these articles should...

Former Attorney General Petro to run for state Supreme Court in 2010

12:10am Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Northeast Ohio native and former Attorney General, Jim Petro, has set his sights on becoming Ohio's next Supreme Court chief justice. From the story : Party leaders, including U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio, had urged Petro, a moderate Republican who made an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2006, to run next year for a seat being...

Ohio Sheriff: Concealed carry works for citizens

12:05am Wednesday, August 29, 2007
August 28, 2007 Chillicothe Gazette By Ross Co. Sheriff Ron Nichols It was a law that had the support of politicians and law-enforcement personnel, alike, three years ago when it was enacted. The so-called "concealed carry" law gave honest citizens the right to apply for a permit to carry a concealed weapon - legally. The sheriff's office has issued hundreds of these permits, and we have yet to...

Appropriately Suspected

12:10am Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Reprinted by permission of the National Rifle Association. By Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President National Rifle Association “Thousands Wrongly Listed on Terror Watch List”—Newsday “U.S. to Block Gun Buyers Tied To Terror”—New York Times Those two headlines tell the story of deep media duplicity. When it comes to well-placed fears over widespread errors, civil liberties abuses and injustices...

Poll Finds 66% Of Voters Want No New Gun Laws

12:05am Tuesday, August 28, 2007
NRAILA.org A recent Zogby International poll conducted for Associated Television News found that 66% of the American voting public rejects the idea that new gun control laws are needed. The poll asked: “Which of the following two statements regarding gun control comes closer to your own opinion? Statement A: There needs to be new and tougher gun control legislation to help in the fight against...

'Career criminals' case parking lots, drivers store valuables ripe for picking

12:10am Monday, August 27, 2007
By Chad D. Baus It's getting a bit confusing trying to come up with the reasons being offered for a crime wave in Cleveland. First anti-gun Mayor Frank Jackson pointed to a "drought" in the supply of powdered cocaine to his city that "could be to blame for a spike in certain violent crimes close to home". A week later, he decided to blame HB347 , a law which took effect in March, which acted to...

Numbers don't lie, Ohio deer hunting has never been better

12:05am Monday, August 27, 2007
By Art Holden, Outdoor Editor (Wooster) Daily Record Before we know it, it'll be deer hunting season. It's barely more than 30 days before bow hunters will be in the woods, and the serious whitetail enthusiasts are already patterning deer, setting stands and going over equipment. Why all the early fuss? Plain and simple, deer hunting in Ohio has never been better. Oh, there's some old-timers out...

Understanding the distancing and reaction time continuum

12:15am Friday, August 24, 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 For the most part, we would all...

Op-Ed: A New York State of Mind

12:10am Friday, August 24, 2007
By Fred Thompson When I was working in television, I spent quite a bit of time in New York City. There are lots of things about the place I like, but New York gun laws don’t fall in that category. Anybody who knows me knows I’ve always cared deeply about the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. So I’ve always felt sort of relieved when I flew back home to where that particular civil...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Banning the guns (or the iPods) can't replace common sense

12:05am Friday, August 24, 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.... Banning the guns (...

'I just knew I had to stop them,' Ohio CHL-holder says

10:43am Thursday, August 23, 2007
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohio concealed handgun license-holder Robert Bragg apprehended an armed suspect just moments after a fatal shooting in a nearby laundromat. From the story: Robert Bragg said he had no time to consider the risks to himself when he confronted two ski-mask-wearing gunmen headed down his street Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old Ohio Air National Guardsman, who...

Baseballs to Starter Pistols…Mark Mallory embarrasses Cincinnati again

12:10am Thursday, August 23, 2007
By Tim Inwood I love Cincinnati. It is a great town with a rich history. The Museum Center in the old Union Terminal train station lays it all out before you. I can easily spend days down there reading the panels and admiring the displays. The mock up of a river boat, the old Crosley car and of course the scale model of Cincinnati in the World War II era are so fascinating. Some of my favorite...

Take it from Bloomberg: 'Nobody Will Elect Me President'

12:05am Thursday, August 23, 2007
Just two months after bolting the GOP and setting up a mike2008.com website, it appears as though anti-gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg recognizes his threatened independent presidential campaign is going no where. In an interview with Dan Rather , scheduled to air next week, Bloomberg admitted what gun owners have been saying for months: "Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States." It...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

5:10pm Wednesday, August 22, 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 bulletproof backpacks to a lawsuit over the names of DUI offenders, these articles should be a part of your required...

Buckeye Firearms Association at work in the first half of 2007

12:10am Wednesday, August 22, 2007
By Jim Irvine, Chairman Thanks to you, we had a good first six months, receiving a donation per day. We collected over $11,000 from more than 180 donors. Those are our strongest numbers ever, and position us well for the future. We spent over $6,000 during the period in our continuing effort to restore firearms rights. Click on 'Read More' for the entire story. How we spent your money:

PETA Employee Arraigned On Felony Dog-Napping Theft Charge

12:05am Wednesday, August 22, 2007
According to a press release issued by The Center for Consumer Freedom, a hunting dog snatched by a People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employee may have been slated for death at PETA's Norfolk headquarters. Click 'Read More' for the entire story. From the press release : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employee Andrea Florence Benoit will be arraigned today in...

Cleveland Mayor's latest theory on cause of crime wave: Statewide Preemption

12:10am Tuesday, August 21, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The City of Cleveland is now considered to be one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in America. Cleveland’s homicide rate has been on the rise ever since drastic cuts in the police department’s manpower and programs were made. Just one week after Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson rightly theorized to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that a "drought" in the supply of powdered cocaine...

Arguing Gun Laws and Original Intent

12:05am Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Anti-violence, Anti-gun organizations abuse due process in bringing the issue to non-gun owners. By John Longenecker Anti-gun activists are again quarreling with the brilliance of the Founding Fathers. In answering them, I usually write for the non-gun owners and connect the intent of the Founders to modern times as they wished. My motto is that you never know who may be hearing the liberty...

Parker case now known as “Heller” as it is appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

12:10am Monday, August 20, 2007
UPDATE: Editor's Note - The official name of the case remains Parker vs. District of Columbia . Due to legal technicalities we will not know what the Supreme Court case will be called until first or second week of November 2007. The anti-gun side will be referring to it as Heller because they don't like being in the position of having to attack Parker, an African-American woman. By Tim Inwood For...

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