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USSA: Microsoft Funds the Anti-Hunting Movement

12:10am Thursday, June 07, 2007
(Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization. Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live...

Immigration Bill Could Outlaw Gun Shops

12:05am Thursday, June 07, 2007
First, there was the McCarthy-Dingell bill. The folks on Capitol Hill have been telling you we need HR 297, a bill to greatly expand the Brady Law. They say it will stop future Virginia Tech shootings. And, oh yes, there's one more thing: they want you to believe the McCarthy-Dingell gun control bill isn't really gun control. Now, they want to bring you an anti-gun immigration amnesty bill...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

7:14pm Wednesday, June 06, 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 crime rate in Cleveland to the NRA intervening in Cleveland's lawsuit over HB 347, these articles should be a...

YOU are invited to attend SAF Gun Rights Policy Conference Oct. 5-7, 2007

12:10am Wednesday, June 06, 2007
On Oct. 5-7, 2007 you have the opportunity to attend the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky (just across the river from Cincinnati). Buckeye Firearms Association leaders will be joining leaders of other grassroots organizations from Ohio and Kentucky. This event is free to participants and all costs for publications and lunch are...

Op-Ed: Gun Control Does Not Stop Violence

12:05am Wednesday, June 06, 2007
By Matthew Thomas Gross The (OSU) Sentinel Everybody's first reaction to the massacre at Virginia Tech was one of shock and sorrow, but, for some, what followed that initial reaction was an angry and ridiculous call for more gun-control. If you, dear reader, were one such person, who believes that tragedies like the one at Virginia Tech would be stopped by taking guns out of civilians' hands, you...

Guns and Rudy - The Whole Story

12:10am Tuesday, June 05, 2007
...'I only hope that [Bill Clinton] is right, and that Congress is finally ready to recognize that the vast majority of Americans want more gun control. It makes sense. It is time. And we can no longer let special interests dominate this vitally important issue.' - Rudy Giuliani, 1997 By Michael Gaynor Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has dressed up as a woman on several occasions, but he...

Police chiefs argue against gun ban; judges rely on anti-gun info from Supremes

12:05am Tuesday, June 05, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reported last week that police chiefs from Lorain County are trying to persuade the 10 judges who work at the Lorain County Justice Center to lift a ban on officers carrying their firearms inside the courthouse. When the county judges (many of whom are now no longer serving at the courthouse) made the decision three years ago to enforce the ban, the...

So you think banning guns will end mass homicide?

12:10am Monday, June 04, 2007
By Chad D. Baus In the wake of the nation's worst mass shooting on the 'no-guns' campus of Virginia Tech, gun ban extremists like Ohio's Toby Hoover couldn't even wait until the bodies were counted before attempting to exploit the dead by calling for tighter gun control measures. From the OCAGV statement released just hours after the VT massacre, entitled "It's About the Guns" : Our weak gun laws...

USCCA: Exclusive live audio interview with OH Rep. Michael DeBose

12:05am Monday, June 04, 2007
The U. S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), for which several Buckeye Firearms Association Leaders are contributing writers (and members), has posted an exclusive audio interview with Rep. Michael DeBose, who went public with a decision to change his viewpoint on concealed carry after suffering a violent attempted mugging. From USCCA's most recent weekly newsletter: This week, we have a very...

Another innocent life saved with gun after attempted mugging

5:36pm Saturday, June 02, 2007
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a man with a concealed handgun license shot at an armed robber who was among a group of four teenagers who tried to mug him. From the story: Raphael L. Owens, 24, told police that the group approached him about 11:30 p.m. near the Elmore Avenue and South Portage Path. One of the youths pointed a chrome-plated gun at him and demanded his cell phone,...

Buckeye Firearms Association has a new address!

12:00am Saturday, June 02, 2007
Our continued success and growth has created the need and importance for a centrally located office. As such, our address has changed. Effective immediately, all mail should now be sent to: Buckeye Firearms Association 15 West Winter Street Delaware, OH 43015 With the new address, Buckeye Firearms Association now has an office near Columbus in order to facilitate a better relationship with...

Rep. Danny Bubp: Second Amendment Legislation is necessary

12:10am Friday, June 01, 2007
May 30, 2007 People's Defender By Rep. Danny Bubp It is interesting how events in our lives affect us. When I first arrived in Columbus, it was made clear to me that most legislators have strong opinions concerning Second Amendment rights. There are legislators that are pro-gun and there are those that are not. A recent confrontation has changed one legislator's anti-gun stance. Earlier this...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Summertime Fun

12:05am Friday, June 01, 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.... Summertime Fun By...

Jesse Jackson Is ''Gunning For Guns''

12:10am Thursday, May 31, 2007
By Chris Chumita & Chad D. Baus Having experienced humiliation by supporting the false accuser of the Duke lacrosse players, the Reverend Jesse Jackson's latest race-baiting initiative (read: his latest attempt to get his face in front of the media) involves taking up the mantle of gun control. The fruit of his labor was an article called "Gunning For Guns" , published, among other places, in...

NBC's Tim Russert shows ignorance on guns during Bill Richardson interview

12:05am Thursday, May 31, 2007
During a weekend Meet the Press interview with pro-concealed carry Democrat presidential candidate Bill Richardson, NBC anchor Tim Russert exhibited exactly why Buckeye Firearms Association's Larry Moore wrote "The media and guns – things they should know" . More than two years after it sunsetted, Russert's grilling of Bill Richardson over his support for the sunsetting of the Clinton Gun Ban...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

1:10pm Wednesday, May 30, 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 official release of the JPFO's new movie to dogs being shot in a robbery, these articles should be a part of...

Guns: Turn 'em In, Officials

12:10am Wednesday, May 30, 2007
By John Longenecker Senator Dianne Feinstein said, "Turn 'em in, America," a very unpatriotic command nobody has to obey because it was against the law. She might as well have urged Americans to purchase other Americans while it's against the law to own another person in this country. As civil rights, both are absolute, and for good reason. Who in her right mind could urge Americans to surrender...

Representative Adams introduces HB225: Alaska-style CCW

12:05am Wednesday, May 30, 2007
By Jim Irvine Representative John Adams (R-78) of Sidney, Ohio has introduced HB225 . The bill is substantially similar to HB559 from 2004 and HB91 from 2005, which were both sponsored by Representative Tom Brinkman. HB225 would repeal many of the onerous provisions of our current concealed carry law and allow law abiding citizens to carry concealed without a license.

Another GOP Presidential wanna-be flip-flops on guns

12:10am Tuesday, May 29, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Last month, I asked the nation's gun owners if they were willing to be Mitt Romney's cheap date - if they were willing to forget his years of anti-gun philandering and buy into his election-season pandering. "Is it just me," I asked, "or is it incredibly insulting every time a politician expects America's hunters, sportsmen, concealed handgun license-holders and gun owners to fall...

Yet Another Case for Allowing Concealed Carry at Work

12:05am Tuesday, May 29, 2007
By Joe DeVito A recent event in downtown Columbus furthered the case long since proved by concealed carry advocates, that leaving employees defenseless at work is dangerous and irresponsible. A very well known Fortune 500 company has just such a policy, despite the repeated attacks on employees walking to and from their cars parked off of company property. The area between the work building and...

Memorial Day - Remembering Those Who Gave All to Defend Our Rights

12:05am Monday, May 28, 2007
By Jim Irvine We are often thanked for all we do to secure firearms rights in Ohio, but this Memorial Day, it's important to remember all those who have come before us, and won all of the big battles. It is only through their sacrifice and perseverance that we are able to fight today's battles. While it's easy to get caught up in the moment of your own struggles, our lives as we know them would...

City of Toledo to remove illegal ''no-guns'' signs from parks

1:50pm Saturday, May 26, 2007
Grassroots volunteers have been asking the question for more than two months now - "If gun laws are now uniform across Ohio, and if local gun control laws are now preempted, why are there still "no-guns" signs in my local park or on public property other than buildings?" ABC Toledo's Bill Hormann deserves kudos for posing this question to Toledo city managers, and for promoting action on the part...

Ohio Spring Turkey Season - Tough and Confusing

12:15am Friday, May 25, 2007
By Larry S. Moore As the Division of Wildlife press release on the conclusion of the spring turkey season notes, the harvest was down 7 percent. Spring turkey hunters found a mixed bag of weather and hunting results. Many reasons, or excuses, are being offered. Dayton Daily News outdoors writer Jim Robey writes : Some hunters blame a cold snap about the time the hunting began. Others question...

Op-Ed: Democrats show some common sense on guns

12:10am Friday, May 25, 2007
By Mike Hudson Niagara Falls Reporter Having been a registered Democrat since the Ford administration, I know better than to say my party is a lead-pipe cinch in next year's presidential election. If there is any way to screw it up, the Democrats will find it. The wretched candidacies of Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis and John Kerry provide ample evidence of that. I am happy, then -- and...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Which One Would You Prefer?

12:05am Friday, May 25, 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.... Which One Would You...

Anti-gun Plain Dealer readers upset over politician's pro-gun conversion

12:10am Thursday, May 24, 2007
On Tuesday, May 15, Plain Dealer columnist Phillip Morris published a story detailing State Rep. Michael DeBose's mugging and subsequent conversion experience to a pro-gun point of view. There appear to be a few Plain Dealer readers who - much like DeBose before that fateful night - have likely never experienced a violent attack, yet think they know better than DeBose about how to survive one...

Headline: OSU Pistol Club takes aim at gun education

12:05am Thursday, May 24, 2007
The (OSU) Lantern has published an informative article on the Ohio State University Pistol Club, and comments posted by readers prove there is a demand for more of this type of coverage. From the story: Gunshots rang out from several .22-caliber pistols during the Ohio State Pistol Club's weekly meeting at the firing range in Converse Hall Thursday evening. The group exists to promote...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

7:40pm Wednesday, May 23, 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 murder of a new father to a possible Bloomberg presidential run, these articles should be a part of your...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2007 CHL statistics

12:10am Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Attorney General Marc Dann has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2007. Once again, the numbers prove that CHL holders are law-abiding citizens, and demand remains steady. Click on ‘Read More’ for the entire story. There have been 92,121 regular, and 217 temporary emergency licenses (TEL's) issued by Ohio's 88 sheriffs since Ohio began issuing the...

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