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Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

8:05am Wednesday, January 17, 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 another attack on the NRA to eighteen million safer kids, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

“Hunt for Disabled continues to grow in popularity”

12:05am Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Originally published in Ohio Outdoor News on January 5, 2007. Republished with permission. By Robert Loewendick Preparing to enter his hunting blind for an afternoon deer hunt, 26 year-old Steve Smith was eager to see deer. Smith’s enthusiasm was to be temporally harnessed by his guide, Brian Bodi, and Smith’s father, Ron, for a few minutes as they helped him into his insulated clothing. Once...

War against guns shows will intensify this year

12:10am Tuesday, January 16, 2007
By Tim Inwood On the weekend of January 6th 2007, the Ohio Gun Collectors Association had their first show of the year at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington Ohio. As I walked the aisles admiring the displays of Colt’s from the American Civil War and Winchesters of the “Old West”, the PA system came to life, and the voice over my head began talking about how the OGCA was celebrating seventy years in...

Why every American should be pro-gun

12:05am Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The following was submitted to this website as News Commentary. If you are a writer and have material you would like to be considered for publication, please use the SUBMIT News feature. The link can always be found in the top-left info block on the homepage. By Michael A. Kotch Why are you a member of the NRA? This is a question that has been asked of me on more than one occasion. My answer can...

Early 2008 Presidential Contenders: Pick your gun control poison

12:10am Monday, January 15, 2007
By Chad D. Baus Traditionally, whomever is leading in polling one year ahead of the Presidential primaries becomes the eventual party nominee. If tradition holds true...there is a storm on the horizon... Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican All gun owners should pass written test "I do not think the government should cut off the right to bear arms. My position for many years has been...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Exposed: Pulling back the curtain on the gun grabbers' Wizard

12:15am Friday, January 12, 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.... Exposed: Pulling...

Strickland taps Sean Logan as the Director of ODNR

12:05am Friday, January 12, 2007
By Larry S. Moore Governor Ted Strickland tapped Sean Logan as the new Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Logan is taking the helm of a fine ODNR organization. Ohio is blessed with outstanding natural resources and beauty across our state. ODNR manages more than 470,000 acres of land including 73 state parks, 20 state forests, 120 state nature preserves and 80 wildlife...

Letter-writer receives response to ''Wake up ODW'' email

12:10am Thursday, January 11, 2007
On January 4, 2007, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader John Salyers published a story on this website entitled " Hello Ohio Division of Wildlife? ", in which he addressed the problem of Ohio being behind the curve vs. neighboring states on the issue of carrying a concealed handgun while hunting. Several days later, the following was submitted as a news story to www.buckeyefirearms.org...

Digging for diamonds amidst continued HB347 coverage

12:05am Thursday, January 11, 2007
So many news articles were written covering passage of HB347 that it was difficult to cover them all. Following are a few more worth noting, including quotes from two county sheriffs who have no problems with HB347, and yet another city administrator who admits they have never enforced the gun control laws they claim they so desperately need: Click on 'Read More' for more. (Defiance) Crescent...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

9:38pm Wednesday, January 10, 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 tougher sentences on illegal guns to another attack on the NRA, these articles should be a part of your required...

HB347 a nice start to CCW Cleanup

12:10am Wednesday, January 10, 2007
By Chad D. Baus When HB347 was first introduced in September 2005, the Ohio media gave almost total focus on a provision which sought to limit journalist access to CHL-holder records. Once that provision was removed and placed in another piece of legislation, very little time was spent by the media to inform Ohioans about the many other improvements to Ohio law contained in HB347. Although it had...

Ohio Game & Fish Mag: Our Finest December Shotgun Deer Hunts

12:05am Wednesday, January 10, 2007
For those who enjoy brushing up on their knowledge of hunting, writer Jared Meighen has written an extremely informative article in Ohio Fish and Game magazine. The Buckeye State has slowly evolved into one of the finest whitetail-hunting hotspots in the country. Every year, hunters tag a plethora of goliath bucks that would make even the late, great Jack O'Connor sweat bullets. Many attribute...

Increased deer scouting aids in fugitive’s capture

12:10am Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Editor's Note: Ohio's hunters should not be forced to chose between the inalienable right of self-protection and following the wildlife regulations established by a state agency. It is far past time for the Division of Wildlife to recognize that the background-checked CHL-holder is not likely a poacher or a threat to the Wildlfie Officers. Article republished with permission . January 3, 2007...

January 8, 2007: Ohio wakes up to a pro-gun governor

8:43am Monday, January 08, 2007
For the first time in at recent memory, Ohioans have a pro-gun Governor sitting in the Bexley Governor's mansion. And for the first time in recent memory, that governor is not a Republican. Democrat Ted Strickland was sworn in after midnight Monday as the 68th governor of Ohio. From the Toledo Blade: Mr. Strickland was sworn in on the 1763 Huntington Bible, the oldest in the collection of the...

2007 - What lies ahead

12:10am Monday, January 08, 2007
By Jim Irvine With a successful election season behind us, pro-gun Governor-elect Ted Strickland about to take office and several adversaries removed from office, some might think that the hard work is done. While most states have made tremendous progress in the last 20 years, Ohio has passed very few good firearms laws. It’s time to make up for lost time, and that will require hard work.

Ohio sets new muzzleloader harvest record

12:05am Monday, January 08, 2007
January 3, 2007 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Hunters took 22,413 deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader season, December 27-30, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 949 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year, a preliminary total of 23,056 deer were taken during muzzleloader season. “With the muzzleloader...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Roundtable Chat With Democrat Ted Strickland On Firearms

12:10am Friday, January 05, 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.... Roundtable Chat...

Op-Ed: The Dirty Little Secret of ‘Gun-Free School Zones’

12:05am Friday, January 05, 2007
December 26, 2006 The Hawaii Reporter By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman This October, there were three fatal attacks on school property in less than a week; more than 20 since February 1996 when a 14-year-old youth strolled into a junior high school in Moses Lake, Wash. and opened fire, killing two students and a teacher. The dirty little secret of all these atrocities is that they happened in so...

Hello Ohio Division of Wildlife?

12:10am Thursday, January 04, 2007
Editor's Note: The Ohio news media are reporting that Governor-elect Ted Strickland has appointed Sean Logan, an ex-Ohio legislator and current county board of commissioners president, to run the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. From 1990 to 2000, Logan was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Buckeye Firearms Association looks forward to working with Mr. Logan to advance the...

History from the Barrel of a Gun

12:05am Thursday, January 04, 2007
By Gerard Valentino Those on the left try to paint the history of humankind as a constant evolving process of refinement and increasing levels of civilized behavior with all major advances discovered by the scientific method. They also try to paint war as barbaric and only useful to cover upcoming administration scandals or, if a Republican president is responsible for using force, as a political...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

6:55pm Wednesday, January 03, 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 self-defense shooting to an increasing murder rate, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

My Home is My Castle

12:10am Wednesday, January 03, 2007
By Rick Jones While reading over some of the newspapers across the state recently, I found an interesting letter to the editor in which a person asked, "If armed felons beat my door in, do I have to worry about legal ramifications if I shoot them?" It really made me think about this and take into consideration some of Ohio's antiquated laws. Ohio has recently had some sweeping improvements in our...

And so it Begins.....Again

12:05am Wednesday, January 03, 2007
By Gerard Valentino Karen Smith is one of America's heroes for gun rights, and I bet nobody remembers her, or what she did. Gun owners and gun rights advocates aren't going to get off that easy. I'm not going to disclose her story in this article as a way of making each and every reader more cognizant of the information available through a little research on the Internet, or at the local library...

Looking Back At 2006 - And Forward To 2007

12:10am Tuesday, January 02, 2007
By Larry S. Moore Ohio sportsmen have many things for which to be thankful. Looking at the national outdoor media, there are states, which still have blue laws prohibiting Sunday hunting. Michigan sportsmen lost their battle over dove hunting which may very well open the door for additional anti-hunting measures in their state. These are non-issues for Ohio sportsmen. While 2006 saw continued...

2006 – The year in review

12:05am Saturday, December 30, 2006
By Jim Irvine As we sit here enjoying the holiday season, we can’t help but reflect on the year past. It has been a fun and challenging one for Buckeye Firearms Association, filled with tremendous growth. But the overall feeling would have to be “satisfied.” HB347 will become law over the Governor’s imprudent veto.

Ohio Game & Fish Mag: Our Finest November Duck Hunts

12:10am Friday, December 29, 2006
For those who enjoy brushing up on their knowledge of hunting, writer Tom Behrens has written an extremely informative article in Ohio Fish and Game magazine. From the article: The single most important factor in waterfowl hunting is the weather. Last year, waterfowl hunting in northeast Ohio started out great, but then fell off when the weather stayed unseasonably mild and no new birds migrated...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Those who oppose self defense at it again

12:05am Friday, December 29, 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.... Those who oppose...

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