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Hanson does Blackwater USA: DAY 2

12:10am Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson recently attend Blackwater USA ’s 5 day pistol/carbine class. While attending class, Ken kept a blog of his experiences. Since most visitors to this site take training very seriously, we thought you would enjoy his ramblings. Ken's five day experience will be published on this website on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of the month...

Veto Over-ride And The Big City Mayors

12:15am Monday, December 18, 2006
Editor's Note: The following op-ed is written in response to this Dayton Daily News story entitled "Officials decry gun law, home-rule threat" By Larry S. Moore Mayor McLin and other big-city Ohio mayors are experiencing angst over the recent over ride of Governor Taft’s veto of HB 347. They are spewing forth venom at the legislators and gun owners while spreading dis-information to the public...

A look back at the Alrosa murders, from someone who was there

12:10am Monday, December 18, 2006
By Linda Walker Dec. 8, 2004 is a date that is emblazoned, in the minds of many central Ohio individuals, as the night that the Alrosa Villa nightclub came under attack by a deranged man by the name of Nathan Gale. Several people died that night as the metal band Damageplan took to the stage. Gale had stalked Daryl "Dimebag" Abbott for several months, supposedly because he was upset that Abbott's...

Senate passes HB 9, attempts to clean up media access loophole

12:35pm Friday, December 15, 2006
By Chad D. Baus Little noticed after the first veto-override in more than a quarter-century was Senate passage of House Bill 9, the public records bill, which contains an attempt by the legislature to clarify its intent for giving journalists access to records of concealed handgun license-holders. On Wednesday, December 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice, chaired by Sen. David...

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY - December 15th, 2006

12:15am Friday, December 15, 2006
By Rick Jones and Larry Moore As the old saying goes, “if you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any”. In today’s society of hustle and bustle one really doesn’t take the time to really think about what their rights are. We take these rights for granted. Just about everyone knows what the First Amendment to the Constitution is, freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and freedom to...

Media temper tantrums in full swing over HB347

12:10am Friday, December 15, 2006
The temper tantrums of the anti-gun media elites are in full swing following the override of Bob Taft's veto of HB347. Akron Beacon Journal: Gunning to be mayor : Jim Irvine, the chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association, applauded the Ohio Senate for joining the House in overriding Gov. Bob Taft's veto of legislation concerning the carrying of concealed weapons. He added that lawmakers...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Sex and Guns

12:05am Friday, December 15, 2006
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.... Sex and Guns By...

Plain Dealer journalist "in closest touch" proven out of touch on HB347

12:15am Thursday, December 14, 2006
By Chad D. Baus On December 4, I wrote an article drawing attention to two editorials in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the first editorial, dated August 7, the editorial board endorsed the idea of statewide preemption of local gun laws, saying: This page continues to look skeptically on concealed carry, but consistency in the form of statewide, uniform standards makes more sense than a confusing...

City officials admit their local gun laws did nothing, whine about preemption

12:10am Thursday, December 14, 2006
The Elyria Morning Journal is reporting that Elyria city officials "aren't quite sure how the state's new gun legislation will affect their local ordinance banning concealed weapons in city parks, but they're pretty sure it should be Elyrians making those decisions, not Columbus legislators." From the story: ''This is another case of the state legislature in Columbus thinking that they know...

Hanson does Blackwater USA: DAY 1

12:05am Thursday, December 14, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson recently attend Blackwater USA ’s 5 day pistol/carbine class. While attending class, Ken kept a blog of his experiences. Since most visitors to this site take training very seriously, we thought you would enjoy his ramblings. Ken's five day experience will be published on this website on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of the month...

Frequently Asked Questions on HB347

3:48pm Wednesday, December 13, 2006
IMPORTANT NOTE: House Bill 347 has an effective date of March 14, 2007. Until then, the laws we have been laboring under for the past few years still apply. Who voted for the veto-override in the Senate? The question being, "Shall the bill, Sub. H. B. No. 347, be passed notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" The yeas and nays were taken and resulted - yeas 21, nays 12, as follows: Those...

AP: Anti-gun mayors contemplate legal challenge to Preemption Law

12:15am Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The Associated Press is reporting that anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson plans to waste tax-payer money in a legal challenge to the state's new firearms law preemption statute. From the story: Local laws include current assault-weapons bans in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo. Mayors were weighing their legal options after the vote, with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson saying...

Media promotes anti-gun poll to accompany veto override news

12:10am Wednesday, December 13, 2006
By Chad D. Baus In an effort to staunch the bleeding of the anti-gun lobby in Ohio, and in anticipation of a Senatorial veto-override, the Ohio media conspired to publicize a poll at the same time as the override vote, purportedly showing that Ohioans did not support the move. From the Quinnipiac University poll : By a 54 - 35 percent margin, Ohio voters say it's a "bad idea" to give state...

CCRKBA Applauds Ohio Senate, State Gun Rights Groups

12:05am Wednesday, December 13, 2006
For Immediate Release: December 12, 2006 BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today offered its congratulations to the Ohio State Senate for overriding anti-gun Gov. Bob Taft’s veto of concealed carry reform legislation, by a vote of 21-12. In overriding Taft’s veto, Ohio has effectively become a state in which residents will enjoy the benefits of preemption,...

Senate overrides Governor's Veto of HB347 21-12

1:50pm Tuesday, December 12, 2006
-----> VOTE TALLIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On December 12, 2006, the Ohio Senate voted to override Governor Taft's veto of HB347 by a vote of 21-12. The House previously voted 71-21 to override Governor Taft's veto. House Bill 347 has now passed into law with an effective date in approximately 90 days, depending upon the exact filing and certification dates. This vote to marks the first joint...

Time Warp: Miss-Led writes as though the past two years never happened

12:10am Tuesday, December 12, 2006
By Chad D. Baus For those of you who are unfamiliar with Miss-Led (the name I gave Toledo Blade op-ed writer and anti-gun bigot Marilyn Johanek in 2004), allow me to catch you up to speed: She has called Ohio concealed carry "legislated lunacy" - a "worst-case scenario when road, work, or play rage finds a trigger within easy reach." She has called gun owners "misguided ideologues with aggressive...

LTE: Stop curtailing rights of legal gun owners

12:05am Tuesday, December 12, 2006
December 07, 2006 Columbus Dispatch In response to Friday’s Dispatch editorial "Veto is way to go," concerning House Bill 347, I am sick and tired of Big Media always condemning legal gun owners for the actions of criminals. The editorial stated that more gun restrictions are needed in cities than in rural counties. It would make more sense to say that inner-city people need firearms for...

Is the OhioGOP (finally) getting the message from gun owners?

12:10am Monday, December 11, 2006
By Chad D. Baus On August 17, 2005, as a second conservative Republican announced his intention to contest the anti-gun Senator Mike DeWine in the GOP primary, a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer quoted OhioGOP spokesperson Jason Mauk as saying his party's commitment to the liberal DeWine remained solid: Jason Mauk, political director at the Ohio Republican Party, said the party is confident that...

Republicans choose Faber to replace Jordan

12:05am Monday, December 11, 2006
On December 4, The Hannah Report noted that the Ohio Senate Republican Caucus screening committee recommended Rep. Keith Faber (a three-time endorsee of this political action committee)) to fill the 12th Senate District seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Jordan, who was elected in November to U.S. Congress. From the story: Faber was one of six candidates who interviewed for the spot, including Rep...

The letter the Cleveland Plain Dealer refused to print

12:10am Saturday, December 09, 2006
Editor's note: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has printed several front page stories about firearms, all with factual errors. The following was submitted to as a letter to the editor, but they chose not to allow this correct information in their paper. They have continued to show their bias by citing anti-gun sources, but refusing to cite information from sources that are actually knowledgeable with...

CCRKBA Applauds Ohio House Override, Urges Gun Owners to Call Senators

12:05am Saturday, December 09, 2006
NEWS RELEASE December 7, 2006 BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated the Ohio House of Representatives for their courageous 71-21 vote to override the veto of concealed carry reform legislation by Gov. Bob Taft. CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron immediately urged Buckeye State gun owners to start calling their state senators to let them...

OH Supremes: Cincinnati gun ban ''not in conflict'' with state law

4:35pm Friday, December 08, 2006
Decision regrettable but not unexpected Buckeye Firearms Association announced today that they regret the Ohio Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in the Cincinnati vs. Baskin case, upholding that city’s assault weapon ban. However, the decision was not unexpected and the preemption language in H.B. 347 addresses every one of the Court’s criteria as set forth in the Baskin opinion. The reason the...

Democrats shedding pro-gun mantle already?

12:15am Friday, December 08, 2006
By Ken Hanson The vote totals from November are not even official in all races yet and a few Ohio Democrats are already giving gun owners reason to question their commitment to firearm rights. This past November, Democrats took control of statewide offices due, in part, to finally running pro-gun candidates. In fact, the two statewide races considered upsets, Attorney General and State Auditor,...

Media Access Loophole fix eviscerated in Senate committee

12:10am Friday, December 08, 2006
By Chad D. Baus Since April 2005, this political action committee has been documenting legislative attempts to remove Bob Taft's ridiculous media access loophole, which calls concealed handgun license records private but gives journalists access to the private, personal information of license-holders. The first attempt involved Rep. Bill Seitz, who tabled a proposal to modify House Bill 9, the...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Making a difference in STATE politics

12:05am Friday, December 08, 2006
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.... Making a difference...

Taft Vetoes HB347; House overrides Taft 71-21

11:31am Thursday, December 07, 2006
NOTE: The contents of this story have been updated throughout the day as circumstances warranted. -----> VOTE TALLIES Today Governor Bob Taft carried out his threat and vetoed HB347, a bill that only the rabid anti-freedom groups oppose. The Ohio House of Representatives responded within about three hours, overriding the governor's veto by a 71-21 margin. Fourteen Democrats joined 57...

Home Rule Champions Need To Be Consistent In Their Logic

12:10am Thursday, December 07, 2006
Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association has learned that the Senate Subcommittee on Civil Justice, chaired by Republican David Goodman , acted Wednesday to remove a provision from House Bill 9 which would have allowed concealed handgun license-holders, in certain situations, to protect their private, personal information from the media, and inserted compromise language, which is still being...

Op-Ed: Election Wasn't a Vote for Gun Control

12:05am Thursday, December 07, 2006
By Lawrence G. Keane, Esq. As the final election tallies come in, with only a few House races still yet to be determined, and the 2008 presidential race begun, a few things are clear: The 2006 midterm elections were a referendum on Iraq and the Republican leadership of Congress. It was a “thumping,” as the President acknowledged. But what they were not, as some on the far left would have you...

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