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Ohio GOP asks police PACs: Why don’t you call me anymore?

8:52am Saturday, October 28, 2006
By Ken Hanson October 26, 2006 was the deadline to file the pre-General Election campaign finance reports in Ohio. A review of these initial reports reveals a few substantial surprises if you are a GOP office holder. Adding to what certainly will be a tumultuous shakeup of the Ohio GOP party leadership after this election is the fact that the police PACs have decided to throw their money strongly...

CNSNews: 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns' Preparing Their Assault

12:10am Friday, October 27, 2006
CNSNews.com is reporting that more than one hundred of the nation's mayors are breathing new life into the gun control movement. From the story: The "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition," a bipartisan group of 109 mayors in 44 states, is meeting Thursday in Chicago to "share strategies in the fight against illegal guns." According to the coalition's website, those strategies include "how to...

Too many Buckeyes walking about in ''Condition White''

12:05am Friday, October 27, 2006
By Tim Inwood I know I will be preaching to the choir with this article. I hope that you will share this with family members and friends who have not taken the time to evaluate why they have not gotten their concealed handgun license. My fellow Buckeyes sometimes puzzle me. Of late we have been bombarded with stories to convince us that the nation and our state is currently awash in violent crime...

Drunk and Armed: On Duty with the Ohio State Highway Patrol

12:10am Thursday, October 26, 2006
Editor's Note Nov. 2, 2006 : At the time this story was posted, the tests commonly relied upon by the OSHP showed Trooper Joshua Risner to be intoxicated and no news outlets were questioning that "fact". At the request of the OSHP, additional tests not available to the general public were performed on Risner's body, bringing into question the validity of the standard tests. We are continuing to...

Crime Victims: Deadly Force vs. Self Defense

12:05am Thursday, October 26, 2006
Cincinnati's WCPO.com is reporting on two recent incidents involving cases of property owners using a gun to protect themselves during robberies. In each case, the prosecutor is working to decide if these two property owners were justified in using force. From the story : The latest shooting took place at S&S Deli on Winton Road in Winton Place. A male suspect struck the owner with a soda can...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

7:06pm Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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 worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From the sentencing of a criminal protection zone rapist to a clerk shooting back, these articles should be a part of your...

Deja Vu: Senate promises action on gun bill...after election

12:05am Wednesday, October 25, 2006
By Chad D. Baus As regular consumers of the mainstream media know, voting on November 7 will be but a formality. Liberals have already won the election and are busy taking their pick of Congressional office space . While there is plenty of evidence that the conventional wisdom about a "Blue Wave" in national elections may not be all that wise, in Ohio even leading Republicans see that in Columbus...

Crime trends, causes and cures: Do media crime statistics tell the WHOLE truth?

12:10am Tuesday, October 24, 2006
By Jim Irvine American novelist/philosopher Mark Twain once wrote, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." Even in his day, he recognized -- especially in media reporting -- that legitimate statistics are often presented in such a way to create an impression that can be far from the whole truth. For example, last month the FBI released preliminary data indicating an increase in 2005 violent...

Rep. Dan Bubp: They Fear to Run Against Him!

12:05am Tuesday, October 24, 2006
By Linda Walker Leading into this election, all of the politicians are busy on the campaign trail making speeches, shaking hands, passing out brochures, planting signs, walking in yet one more parade, promoting themselves until they are about to drop. That's the name of the game, so they can stay one step ahead of their opponents. There's one State Representative in Ohio who isn't doing any of...

Survey: Amazing growth in female participation in hunting & shooting

12:05am Monday, October 23, 2006
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that a new survey suggests amazing growth in female participation in hunting and shooting. From the report: According to the survey, 72 percent more women are hunting with firearms today than just five years ago. And 50 percent more women are now target shooting. Here's a roundup of specific NSGA findings on female participation from 2001...

OhioGOP: Separating the wheat from the chaff

12:10am Friday, October 20, 2006
By Jim Irvine Earlier this week, Kimberly A. Strassel’s brilliantly written editorial titled “A tale of two GOP’s – The state of the party in Ohio verses Florida” was printed by the Wall Street Journal. While this editorial has nothing to do with guns, it has everything to do with politics. And as we have all seen over the years, Ohio politics has everything to do with your guns. From the article:

Which One Would You Prefer?

12:05am Friday, October 20, 2006
By Chris Chumita The gun-grabbers have a strange view of the world. To them, the world would be a better place if all of the law-abiding citizens were disarmed. It is almost as if they believe that all of the murderers, rapists, and violent felons would suddenly change their ways if you did not own a gun. It also seems that they would rather see a private citizens raped, murdered, or seriously...

''Thank your Senator'' week

12:10am Thursday, October 19, 2006
By Ken Hanson Several well-intentioned (?) friends of mine sent me news clips about the municipal prosecutor who was just arrested for walking around the office naked . These were usually accompanied with "witty" questions about us municipal prosecutors working in briefs, etc. Reading the story, I realized I had been in this particular Court on the case of a CHL who was charged for violating one...

Young hunters can get feet wet during early season

12:05am Thursday, October 19, 2006
Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick on Wednesday noted that Ohio's young hunters will get a jump on upland game hunting this weekend with the opening of two special advance seasons on pheasants and rabbits. From the story: Properly licensed hunters ages 17 and younger, accompanied by non-hunting adults, will be allowed afield Saturday and Sunday and again Oct. 28 and 29. The general upland...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

9:08pm Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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 worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a drunk OSHP trooper to a bank robbery, these articles should be a part of your required reading! What follows is...

The Left Wing's Plan For Guns

12:10am Wednesday, October 18, 2006
"Why would an honest person even want a gun?" by Alan Korwin, Author Gun Laws of America It's time to remember what the Democrat party generally seeks regarding guns and gun rights. The list below was widely circulated while Clinton was in power. (This list and more is available at my website, http://www.gunlaws.com . The democrat-backed Brady group and similar outfits have been quiet about guns...

LTE: School shootings illustrate need for gun ban

12:05am Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Let us never forget that gun grabbers are out there, just waiting for the right opportunity... October 15, 2006 Columbus Dispatch As if the world isn’t experiencing enough senseless violence, we are once again seeing a spate of school shootings in the United States. Every single one of these shooters was mentally deranged or a social misfit who believed the only solution to his problem was to...

Three weeks to Election Day

12:10am Tuesday, October 17, 2006
There are only three weeks left till Election Day. This is your one chance to show our elected officials that we will help them when they need it most. We thank the many Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers who are working on various campaigns. We are happy to report that we have more people working on more campaigns than in any prior election. We will also mail more voter guides and reach...

NRA and the Redemption of Congresswoman Pryce

12:05am Tuesday, October 17, 2006
by Linda Walker Last Saturday, the NRA sponsored a "Mix and Mingle" in the central Ohio area. The purpose of the mix and mingle is to gather like minded grassroots individuals together, to help teach them how to become better grassroots volunteers, how to work on candidate campaigns and also to introduce the attendees to an NRA endorsed candidate. Katrina Ruminski and Ryan Irsik, both Grassroots...

Do anti-gun legislators deserve support simply because they're Republican?

12:05am Monday, October 16, 2006
By Chad D. Baus & Ken Hanson Buckeye Firearms Association has always described itself as a non-partisan political action committee. Yet in recent days, PAC Chairman Jim Irvine has been in conversation with a reader who takes exception to the endorsement of Democrats. (For an excellent article on the NRA's endorsement of Democrats in national races, click here ) In a bit of ironic timing, as...

LTE: Schools are easy targets

12:10am Friday, October 13, 2006
October 10, 2006 USA TODAY In the article “ ‘A horrendous crime scene,' ” the crucial sentence was, “Police believe that he chose the school because it was an easy target.” Schools are not “gun-free” zones; they are killing zones because we insist that no one inside is armed. Feel-good programs only encourage attacks. We've seen many times that police do not arrive in time (News, Tuesday). The...

Op-Ed: There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun, Part III: Let The Heavens Fall

12:05am Friday, October 13, 2006
This the third of a three part series featured at Buckeyefirearms.org. By John Longenecker In Part II , I wrote about how powerful officials can abuse citizens my making an example of them unjustly, emphasis on unjustly on the analogy of a cat producing a mouse from elsewhere just to prove she’s performing. I called the idea being a dead mouse. You don’t become a dead mouse at the hands of...

Ken Blackwell: ‘He sticks to his guns, so to speak’

12:10am Thursday, October 12, 2006
By Larry S. Moore A recent headline in the (Dover-New Philadelphia) Times Reporter pronounced: “He sticks to his guns, so to speak’: Blackwell brings campaign trail through rifle club” Blackwell taking his message to gun owners and organizations is not new. The first time I heard and met Ken Blackwell was at the Ohio Gun Collectors Banquet, probably in 2004. He was already a member of the...

Headline: Apprentice licenses soar among youth

12:05am Thursday, October 12, 2006
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's is D'Arcy Egan reporting that there are a lot of new hunters afield this fall. According to Egan, sales of the new apprentice hunting license are soaring. There have been 2,134 of the special licenses sold to new hunters since the licenses became available last spring, and 1,784 purchased since Aug. 23. The majority have been bought by youth hunters. The apprentice...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

7:03pm Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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 worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From 33-point buck to Libertarian candidate Bill Pierce getting dissed at the University of Cincinnati, these articles should...

Give them what they want, or what they deserve?

12:10am Wednesday, October 11, 2006
By Jim Irvine One of the common cries of the anti-gun crowd is that you should simply give a criminal what he wants, because if you draw a gun, you will “escalate the violence.” Last week, during an armed robbery, a clerk followed those instructions perfectly – right to his death. The Houston Chronicle outlines the death of another victim who followed deadly advice. According to Chief Deputy...

President Bush Signs NRA-backed “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection” Measure

12:05am Wednesday, October 11, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 09, 2006 Fairfax, VA- President George W. Bush signed into law the prohibition of confiscation of legal firearms from law-abiding citizens during states of emergency. This action became necessary following practices by local officials in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This new law was part of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations...

Is anti-gun Brady Campaign's DeWine endorsement MEANT to help him lose?

12:10am Tuesday, October 10, 2006
By Chad D. Baus (UPDATE: This commentary has been published at CNSNews.com ) Since national politics are filled with conspiracy theories these days, I would like to offer up one more theory for them to chew on: Republican Senator Mike DeWine was given an endorsement by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control Inc.) out of a desire for gun controllers to see him lose on...

Op-Ed: There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun, Part II: Dead Mouse

12:05am Tuesday, October 10, 2006
This the second of a three part series to be featured at Buckeyefirearms.org. By John Longenecker In Part I , I answered Jeri Bonavia who represents Wisconsin’s Anti-Violence Effort. Ms. Bonavia’s agency characterizes Congressman Sensenbrenner’s [R-fifth] reasonable questioning of gun data usefulness as handcuffing Mayors and Cops. In Part II, I include a selected excerpt from The Case For...

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