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Miss Led: AP writer dismisses gun owner significance in gubernatorial campaign

12:10am Tuesday, August 08, 2006
By Ken Hanson In her recent article ' God, Guns, Gays may be a stretch for average voter ', the Associated Press' Julie Carr “I don’t like guns or objective reporting” Smyth sets out to prove the case that our Gubernatorial candidates in Ohio are pandering needlessly to gun nuts and Bible thumpers. If the author’s name sounds familiar, it is because until recently she was polluting the pages of...

Ohio media: Two gun stories, one surprise

12:05am Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Ohio Media Gun Story #1 On April 8, 2004, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman staged a press conference next to a jungle gym, lamenting the fact that the city was unable to protect children by posting signs banning concealed handgun license-holders. Coleman called Ohio's concealed carry law "a travesty for our city and for our state." On Monday, the Columbus Dispatch reported on how police have been...

State senator Joy Padgett to seek Congressional seat

11:41am Monday, August 07, 2006
The Associated Press is reporting that U.S. Representative Bob Ney, who has been under scrutiny over gifts he was alleged to have received from a lobbyist, has decided not to seek reelection this November, and has asked state Senator Joy Padgett to run in his place. href="http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/graphics/s_20_large.jpg"> src="http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/...

The Case For Self-Defense at Ohio State University

12:10am Monday, August 07, 2006
Contributed by a Buckeye Firearms Columbus volunteer The area surrounding The Ohio State University is one of the most dangerous areas in the city and state, and there is very little the students can do to counteract it. Additionally students engage in vary risky practices that pre-select many of them for victimization, often without realizing it. Clck on 'Read More' for the entire commentary. We...

OOPS: Toby Hoover admits gun control not a priority for Ohioans

12:05am Friday, August 04, 2006
By Chad D. Baus In 2003, toward the end of the nearly decade-long debate on whether or not Ohio should join the modern world and pass a concealed carry law, gun ban extremist Toby Hoover repeatedly asserted that "The majority of Ohioans oppose carrying concealed guns" and "The majority of Ohioans oppose secretly carrying hidden loaded guns in public." After a mass shooting at a "no-guns" church...

Silly Crime Summit Take II

12:05am Thursday, August 03, 2006
By Gerard Valentino A Crime Summit planned for August 30th in Washington D.C. is expected to attract law enforcement and elected officials from more than a dozen cities. The goal of the meeting is to discuss the increase in crime during 2005. One thing you can take to the bank is that the participants will blame guns for the increase in crime - they always do. It seems to be epidemic among law...

Gerard Valentino article in national mag tells ''How To Help''

12:10am Wednesday, August 02, 2006
An article by Buckeye Firearms Association Central Region Chair Gerard Valentino has been published in U.S. Concealed Carry magazine. In addition to the printed publication, the article, entitled "How to help in the fight for our Second Amendment rights", is available in a members-only section of the USCC website . Finally, the article can also be read in its entirety by clicking here .

OK Democratic Governor wins primary...Lessons for Ohio

12:05am Tuesday, August 01, 2006
By Jim Irvine Last week, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry (D) easily won his primary race and will be on the ballot this November looking to keep his job as Governor. We have received several comments lately from both Republicans and Democrats about supporting candidates of the opposite party. “Is he/she really good?” is a common question. Yes. If the candidate was not good, we would not have...

Surviving Bob Taft

12:05pm Monday, July 31, 2006
By Gerard Valentino Everyone wants their political party and ideology to win acceptance with voters. Oddly enough, there is a point where total control by one party or ideology corrupts. The corruption is not the traditional kind, with bribes and backroom deals, but a more insidious and less tangible. When a party enjoys unchallenged electoral success, the leaders start to believe in their own...

Rep. Joe Uecker stung by article in Enquirer

9:34pm Friday, July 28, 2006
An article in the July 28th Cincinnati Enquirer concerning gunfire in densely populated township subdivisions caught Rep. Joe Uecker by surprise. Uecker, a tireless firearm rights advocate, was originally interviewed as part of a story on the growing conflict between those who move to the country to enjoy the shooting sports as part of home ownership and township zoning regulations that allow...

Annie Oakley Festival at her Ohio hometown draw crowds

11:47am Friday, July 28, 2006
In the midst of what seems like an increasing number of anti-gun mayors and city councils who are seeking to stamp out our gun rights, the Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting on one Ohio town that is, to the benefit of women everywhere, going in the exact opposite direction: A rootin', tootin' affair Legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley may conjure up images of the Wild West, but she has Ohio roots...

Op-Ed: Gun store owners - a thankless job

12:05am Friday, July 28, 2006
Published Wednesday, July 26, 2006, in National Review Online By John R. Lott Jr. It is tough operating a gun shop under harassment from the federal government and unjustified media attacks. But the harassment might soon get a little better, as today the House Judiciary Committee starts marking up a bill by Representatives Howard Coble and Bobby Scott to ease the burden on gun merchants...

Congressional votes on gun seizures don't change need for HB508

12:05am Thursday, July 27, 2006
By Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives voted 402-23 for H.R. 5013, legislation that bars federal officials or local law enforcement agents that get federal money from confiscating legally owned firearms during a natural disaster. A separate bill preventing the use of federal funds for the confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms during an emergency or major...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Reports - No 9

12:05am Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Taken from this week’s “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” The lamestream media told you: The tiny "Register & Bee" in Danville, Virginia, reports that a shooting victim has died. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Luckily, the victim is fine. The man mistakenly identified as the victim was actually the criminal, shot and killed while invading an occupied home...

Show Your NRA Pride

12:05am Tuesday, July 25, 2006
By Chris Chumita It is time to show you openly support the Second Amendment by purchasing a NRA Foundation license plate from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). The license plates have been available since December 12, 2005 and cost an extra $25. A donation of $15 will be made to the NRA Foundation for every license that is purchased. Representative Tim Schaffer (R-5) made this program a...

Marc Dann (D), candidate for Ohio Attorney General

12:30am Friday, July 21, 2006
If you are one of those people who think only Republicans fight to protect your Second Amendment rights, you need to meet Ohio Senator Marc Dann . He was the first, and one of only two elected officials to walk with grassroots activists in an “open carry” walk before concealed carry became law in Ohio. At that time, the House had passed a good concealed carry bill, but the Senate had failed to...

Another Democratic Governor signs castle Doctrine

12:15am Friday, July 21, 2006
By Jim Irvine Yesterday Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) signed “Castle Doctrine” into law. She signed a total of six bills backed by the National Rifle Association. (NRA) NRA’s chief lobbyist Chris Cox said, “The Castle Doctrine is about putting the law back on the side of the victim, the way it’s supposed to be.” What a simple concept. This is something we all learned in grade school,...

A Buckeye survives a trip down south

12:05am Thursday, July 20, 2006
By Ken Hanson It is that time of year again - time to pack up the family in the minivan and head south for some quality time. The vacation this year was to Gatlinburg, ("We have more mini-golf courses per acre than any other place on the planet") Tennessee. As my vacation last year had resulted in my first ever armed encounter with a criminal, I dutifully charted out my course on a map and made a...

Op-Ed: Democrat Courting Gun Owners in Ohio

12:05am Wednesday, July 19, 2006
By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ) The Ohio Republican Party is setting the stage for the end of its control over state government for the first time in over 15 years. Unfortunately, at the same time, the Ohio GOP may also be setting up the national party for failure in the 2008 presidential election. And it all boils down to a pro-gun bill that...

Op-Ed: No Vote for DeWine

12:15am Tuesday, July 18, 2006
By Jim Irvine I have received several comments since I was quoted in the Toledo Blade calling Senator Mike DeWine (RINO) “one of the few politicians who I can’t respect as a man.” Some fellow Republicans are upset that I have proclaimed that I will not vote for him, but many more are echoing my concerns.

Accidental Shooting Tragic

12:05am Tuesday, July 18, 2006
By Larry S. Moore The accidental shooting of a 5-year old Xenia boy is tragic. We can certainly give thanks that it was not fatal. While firearms accidents are declining, it hits home when it is in our community - our children. Statistics are meaningless if it is your child that is injured. The tragic part, in addition to the wounding of the boy and emotional concerns for both youngsters, is that...

Plain Dealer: Mayors fear bill would allow guns in parks

12:10am Monday, July 17, 2006
The anti-gun Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that mayors in Cuyahoga County are saying they fear that state lawmakers soon will rob them of the right to bar gun owners from packing pistols in the park. Newsflash to the Plain Dealer and those mayors - according to the Attorney General of the state of Ohio , state law already prohibits them from enacting these bans, which serve only to render...

Gun Ban Legacy: 13 DAYS, 14 HOMICIDES IN DC...

12:05am Monday, July 17, 2006
The headline says all that needs to be said about this Washington Post article : The surge in killings started just after midnight July 1 and has barely let up. A former church usher was gunned down in a courtyard where flowers bloomed. A 24-year-old woman who lost a close friend to gun violence two years ago was herself shot by a neighbor. Two boyhood friends, who were shot at the same time,...

Ohio House and Senate Candidates Endorsed!

12:16am Friday, July 14, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse 43 candidates for State Representative and two for State Senate! These candidates want to go to Columbus to fight for your rights for the next two years. If we each give two days to help them get there, we will be rewarded with a legislature who understands your concerns and will work with us to address them. All politicians are different, and none...

Open records should not extend to gun owners' private information

8:35am Thursday, July 13, 2006
by Chad D. Baus Gun owners used to finding themselves diametrically opposed to the media when it comes to the topic of concealed handgun license records being publicly accessible might be surprised to find themselves in agreement with much of a recent editorial by Akron Beacon Journal's Managing Editor Mizell Stewart III, entitled "Government records laws benefit us all" . From the editorial:...

Headline: Franklin Board treasurer by day, cowgirl by night

12:05am Thursday, July 13, 2006
An article in the Middletown Journal by Ed Richter this week educated readers to a sport that is racing into popularity. From the story: For the members of the 1st Ohio Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, shooting from the hip is expected. The organization is part of a growing equestrian sport that combines target shooting using .45 caliber, single action revolvers and barrel racing over a timed...

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