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Book Review: The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws

12:15am Tuesday, March 13, 2007
By Jim Irvine Attorney and Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson has done a magnificent job with the second edition of “The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws.” This is the definitive book on Ohio’s firearms laws, including concealed carry. It is updated to reflect the changes HB347 made to Ohio’s laws, as well as some real “Gotcha’s” that have come to light because of poor drafting...

Dispatch: Hunters’ concealed-carry a hot topic

12:10am Tuesday, March 13, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch's Dave Golowenski has written an article noting that Ohio's Wildlife division sees benefits of CHL-holders being able to tote a concealed handgun while hunting. From the story: While there is bound to be some honest disagreement on the matter, concealed-carry advocates figure the woods will be safer in coming years. "A hunter should be able to carry a gun for self-defense,"...

Record number of Buckeye state deer harvested in 2006-2007 season

12:05am Tuesday, March 13, 2007
237,316 deer harvested; tops previous record of 216,443 set in 2004 COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio deer hunters took a record 237,316 deer during the 2006-07 hunting season and for the third year in a row the harvest surpassed 200,000, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The total number of deer taken was 13 percent above last year's season total of 209,513. "...

The importance of the Parker (D.C. gun ban) case

12:10am Monday, March 12, 2007
By Ken Hanson The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is making some significant and breathtaking progress in the field of Second Amendment jurisprudence. SAF, together with Virginia attorney Alan Gura, has come up with an exquisite legal strategy to get the question of the Second Amendment as a fundamental, individual right squarely before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the...

CCW for Hunters Proposal Submitted to Ohio Wildlife Council

12:05am Monday, March 12, 2007
Buckeye Firearms was the only statewide firearms group to have a leader in attendance at the Ohio Wildlife Council meeting on Tuesday, March 8. The Division of Wildlife reported on the comments from the March 4 open houses, formally submitted the proposals for consideration and answered questions from Wildlife Council Members. In summarizing the comments from the open houses, Dave Risley noted...

FLASH – DC COURT OF APPEALS STRIKES DOWN GUN BAN!

12:13pm Friday, March 09, 2007
In what may be the most earth-shattering case on the Second Amendment ever, a panel of three Appellate Judges has thrown out the D.C. gun ban, ruling once and for all that the Second Amendment Guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. During a congratulatory phone call between Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson and Plaintiff’s Attorney Alan Gura, Alan noted: “...

Owning the Power to Control My Destiny

12:10am Friday, March 09, 2007
By Linda Walker I have great respect and adoration for financial guru, Suze Orman. She is an intelligent, financially brilliant and witty lady (If she's anti gun, please don't tell me!) Recently I watched The Suze Orman show on the local PBS channel. The show was entitled "Women & Money". Now you ask, what does that have to do with gun rights? Certainly Buckeye Firearms Association hasn't...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Self-Defense Bill of Rights: Part 1

12:05am Friday, March 09, 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.... Self-Defense Bill...

Radio report: State to Hear from Public on Handguns and Hunting Issue

12:10am Thursday, March 08, 2007
89.7 WKSU, which is a service of Kent State University and Ohio Public Media, reported this week on the outcome of Sunday's Ohio Division of Wildlife Open Houses. Aside from the obligatory inflammatory language we've grown to expect from the anti-gun media ("Some Ohio concealed-carry permit holders want laws changed so they can pack small-caliber heat in the woods during hunting season."), the...

2008: Gun Control Candidates Need Not Apply

12:05am Thursday, March 08, 2007
By John Longenecker For the American electorate, candidates who commit to the concealed carry bills and who see them signed into law will show a deeper respect for citizens and the law of the land than gun control obsessives. How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual… as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

6:54am Wednesday, March 07, 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 home owner fighting back to a petition to stop another assault rifle ban, these articles should be a part of your...

Report: Gun accident deaths now at all-time low

12:10am Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Article originally published in America's 1st Freedom magazine, March 2007 issue According to data released recently by the National Center for Health Statistics, between 2003-2004 gun accident deaths in the United States fell 11 percent and the per capita rate of such accidents fell 12 percent, to their lowest points in recorded history. Over the last 20 years, along with a steady increase in...

2008 Pilot Program: Repeal All Gun Laws For Five Years

12:05am Wednesday, March 07, 2007
By John Longenecker Given the successes of those states issuing concealed carry permits to citizens, I suggest a nationwide pilot program: the repeal of all anti-gun laws – all 22,000 of them — for a period of five years. This includes a moratorium on all new gun laws for five years, and suspension of all court cases pending for weapons charges with the exception of violent crimes involving a gun...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report - No. 25

12:05am Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Taken from this week’s “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The uninvited Ombudsman Report” 4- Toys For Police The lamestream media told you: In order to reduce violence, protect the innocent, and fight rampant corruption in Mexico, Mexican federales confiscated all firearms from the police in Tijuana. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

Article: Dealers claim need for self-defense

12:05am Monday, March 05, 2007
By Chad D. Baus As a fourth-generation car dealer working in my family business, I took special interest in a story recently published in the industry trade publication Used Car News, highlighting stories proving the dangers of being a car dealer, and interviewing several dealers who have taken steps to be prepared to defend themselves. Click on 'Read More' for the entire story. From the story:...

Concealed Carry for Hunters Proposed by OH. Div of Wildlife

3:36pm Sunday, March 04, 2007
Division of Wildlife Open House Update By Larry S. Moore Today the Division of Wildlife put forth a proposal href=" http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3526.html " target="_blank"> src=" http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/publicfiles/OhioDNRlogo.gif " height=140 width=110 border=0 align="right">to allow concealed carry for hunters who possess a concealed handgun license. The Division of...

WTOL Toledo story proves city's gun control policies a failure

12:15am Friday, March 02, 2007
By Chad D. Baus WTOL.com (CBS Toledo) recently published an article entitled "In Toledo, Guns are Easy to Get, Even for Teenagers". A simple scan of the story proves beyond all doubt that Toledo's many gun control laws, which city officials claim are essential crime-fighting tools, have been a complete failure at meeting their stated goals. From the story: Detective Keith Dressel died from a...

League of Ohio Sportsmen honors award-winners

12:10am Friday, March 02, 2007
By Larry S. Moore On February 17, 2007, the League of Ohio Sportsmen recognized some leading conservationists, foresters, etc. Hunter Educator of the Year – Phyllis Herrington Phyllis has gone above and beyond the call of duty in the preparations and teaching of Hunter Education classes. She has frequently run virtually all the classes in Williams County. She has a natural love of the outdoors...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Saving The Children

12:05am Friday, March 02, 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.... Saving the Children...

Guns are back on the table

12:10am Thursday, March 01, 2007
By Gerard Valentino During the last ten years as concealed carry and castle doctrine laws swept the nation, Sarah Brady repeatedly remarked that the anti-gun movement would rise again. She was clear to remind everyone that all they needed was a good break. Since the Democratic leadership in the House, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and all of the Democratic front-runners for the 2008...

Tax time – don’t forget your donation credit

12:05am Thursday, March 01, 2007
By Jim Irvine It’s tax time, and while few of us “like” doing taxes, there is a nice repayment coming to many of us. It’s time to get our money back! For all those who made a campaign donation last year to any candidate for Ohio Representative, Ohio Senator, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor or Supreme Court Justice there is a little something extra in your refund...

Girl raped at gunpoint in ''no-guns'' Toledo park

12:10am Wednesday, February 28, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo police are seeking information about the sexual and physical assault of a 16-year-old city girl last week at Highland Park in South Toledo. From the story: The teenager was approached by two suspects about 7 a.m. as she was putting air into a tire on her vehicle at South Avenue and Spencer Street, police said. She was shoved into the...

Legislative Reception Will Foster Relations Between Sportsmen and Lawmakers

12:05am Wednesday, February 28, 2007
(Columbus) – Ohio sportsmen leaders will be rubbing elbows and voicing their concerns as they meet with lawmakers next month at a special reception being hosted by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. The reception will be March 13 at the Athletic Club of Columbus from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The Athletic Club is located at 136 E. Broad St. in downtown Columbus. Ohio legislators will field questions and...

Attorney General announces Fourth Quarter 2006 CHL statistics

12:10am Tuesday, February 27, 2007
By Jim Irvine Attorney General Marc Dann has released the concealed handgun license statistics for the fourth quarter of 2006. There were 4,232 regular licenses, and 13 temporary emergency licenses issued, bringing the total to 86,973 Ohioans issued a licensed to carry a concealed handgun. Nearly 19,000 law-abiding citizens obtained their CHL in 2007. There have been no shootouts over fender-...

New FBI Study Again Proves the Lie of Gun Control

12:10am Tuesday, February 27, 2007
By Dean Rieck Force Science News recently reported on a landmark 5-year study of cop killers conducted by the FBI and detailed in a 180-page summary called “Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers.” While the study focused specifically on criminals who have assaulted officers, the facts emerging from this study are a damning indictment of the...

FLASH: Court rules against employer – Employee’s gun rights protected

2:37pm Monday, February 26, 2007
A Federal district Court has ruled that a former Ohio UPS employee’s case alleging wrongful termination for a firearm at work may proceed. The court found that the public policy of Ohio permitting citizens to bear arms, as stated in Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio constitution, is clear enough to form the basis of a wrongful termination claim. From Volokh.com :

Wild canines offer yet another example of the need for CCW while deer hunting

12:10am Monday, February 26, 2007
By Larry S. Moore Jim Robey’s recent Dayton Daily News article about an encounter with wild canines raised an interesting discussion about the need for allowing concealed carry during hunting. As I recall, Mr. Robey was grouse hunting and could not get to their firearms before being attacked by a pack of wild canines. This article also drove home a similar experience for me with a coyote...

Armed pilots equal safer airplanes

12:05am Monday, February 26, 2007
By Captain Denny Breslin, National communications chairman; First officer Mike Karn, chairman, Committee for Armed Defense of the Cockpit; Allied Pilots Association - Fort Worth Texas. A heavy, fuel-laden aircraft departing for an international destination is a ripe target for terrorists. But under current agreements, specially trained pilots have been prohibited from carrying weapons on...

FLASH - Concealed Carry for Hunters progress

2:15pm Friday, February 23, 2007
NEWS FLASH!!!!! Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that the Ohio Division of Wildlife is responding to our efforts and sportsmen requests to allow hunters with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun while hunting. Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers have been working with Assistant Chief Dave Graham and Jim Lehman, Law Enforcement Executive...

Latest Blade report on gun violence continues to ask all the wrong questions

12:15am Friday, February 23, 2007
By Ken Hanson The Toledo Blade reaffirms their lack of credibility on gun crime issues in their coverage of the murder of Toledo Detective Keith Dressel. The bias in the story is almost as outrageous as the murder itself. Too often readers are facing bias in news coverage, whether they realize it or not. Since we are facing a very real danger of being desensitized to this bias, it is critical to...

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