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And They Ask Me Why I Carry?

12:10am Friday, September 08, 2006
By Linda Walker Albuquerque, NM - 74 year old Garland Taylor slain while showing a $900,000 home to a well groomed, professionally dressed man. McKinney, TX - Sarah Ann Walker stabbed 27 times while holding an open house at a new housing development. Her body was found on the kitchen floor by a couple house hunting. St. Petersburg, FL - A neatly dressed man posing as a DEA agent attacks a real...

A New Way to Share Our Hunting and Trapping Heritage

12:05am Friday, September 08, 2006
By Larry S. Moore With the start of the fall hunting season last week, the apprentice-hunting license officially became available. The Ohio Division of Wildlife has been a leader in providing opportunities to introduce young people to the outdoors through hunting, fishing, and trapping programs. The Division has special early season youth hunts for upland game the last two weekends of October...

Ohio's Own Silly District Court

12:10am Thursday, September 07, 2006
By Tim Inwood On September 1st , two of the judges of the 6th District Court of Appeals rendered a poor decision in the city of Toledo's case against Bruce Beatty. Judges Arlene Singer and Peter Handwork, with Judge Dennis Parrish dissenting, in short have said the Concealed Carry law passed in 2004 by the state legislature is not general law because the statute allows private property owners to...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

7:13pm Wednesday, September 06, 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 poachers getting busted to the opening of hunting season, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

One-on-one with Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted

12:10am Wednesday, September 06, 2006
By Larry S. Moore Continuing the efforts by Buckeye Firearms to present the qualifications and the sportsmen backgrounds of candidates, I recently spoke with House Speaker Jon Husted. The Speaker is a very busy and important position within state government. The party holding the majority of seats in the House elects a Representative to serve as the House presiding officer. The Speaker will serve...

Pro-gun/ anti-gun Democratic ticket concerns Ohio gun owners

12:10am Tuesday, September 05, 2006
By Chad D. Baus People who still remember John Kerry's favorite phrase, "I voted for it before I voted against it", may have a few flashbacks when they read a September 2 Columbus Dispatch story on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland (pictured at left in 2004 with a shotgun he borrowed for the infamous eleventh hour Ohio goose hunt with John Kerry). The headline of the article...

A Woman’s Right to Choose

12:05am Tuesday, September 05, 2006
By Rachel Chumita A woman has the right to choose. Isn’t that what everyone (especially the media) has been screaming for years? Well, I believe that, to an extent. A woman has the right to choose many things. A woman can choose what she wants to wear, what she wants to eat, where she wants to shop, what she wants to carry, and various other things. Yes, you read that correctly, the right to keep...

Joy Padgett endorsed for U.S. Congress - vote September 14

1:36am Friday, September 01, 2006
Buckeye Firearms is pleased to announce the endorsement of Joy Padgett for the 18th U.S. Congressional district. A special election is scheduled for September 14 to determine who will be the republican candidate on the ballot this November. The special election is needed due to Republican Bob Ney withdrawing after winning the Spring GOP primary.

Disturbing Trend: Robbers More Likely to Shoot Victims

12:05am Friday, September 01, 2006
By Dean Rieck The FBI has released data showing that violent crime is on the rise. There’s also a growing trend of teenagers shooting their victims. From a recent article in USA Today: Violent crime continued to increase in the first six months of this year, highlighted by a growing trend of teenagers shooting robbery victims even if they surrender their valuables. ...“Crime is coming back, and...

Attorney General Announces Second Quarter 2006 CHL Statistics

6:39pm Thursday, August 31, 2006
By Linda Walker Ohio's Attorney General Jim Petro announced the 2nd quarter statistics today for concealed handgun licenses issued during this past quarter. Ohio continues to gain at a steady pace new licensees, adding 5489 CHL's and 15 emergency licenses to the ranks. The latest numbers confirm what pro-gun groups claimed before the law went into effect – that concealed carry works, and that...

Join House Speaker Jon Husted for The Annual John Wayne Clay Shoot

12:05am Thursday, August 31, 2006
Here's your chance to meet Speaker Jon Husted, thank him for his work on HB296, HB347, and HB367, and find out about his plans for HB9, HB460, HB508, and HB541, etc. THE ANNUAL JOHN WAYNE CLAY SHOOT with special guest Jon Husted, Speaker of the House Ohio House of Representatives Saturday, September 30, 2006 8:30 am - 11 am Black Wing Shooting Center 3722 Marysville Road, Delaware (3 miles west...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:39pm Wednesday, August 30, 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 school shootings in Vermont to school shooting sports programs, these articles should be a part of your required reading...

Ken Blackwell shines in NW OH Clay Shoot

12:10am Wednesday, August 30, 2006
By Chad D. Baus On Saturday, August 26, I had the opportunity to attend a Clay Shoot/ Cookout fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell. The family event was an afternoon filled with the sounds of children laughing and splashing in the backyard pond, friends and neighbors sharing tales of their summer vacation adventures, and the sharp reports from a host of shotguns. About...

AP: ''If freed rapists return, armed victim ready''

12:15am Tuesday, August 29, 2006
As astute gun owners are already aware, the Associated Press is not typically known for its fair and balanced coverage of self-defense issues. So it will probably come as a surprise that the AP has published a story that shows exactly what all the hard work to pass Ohio's concealed carry law was about... A woman who was repeatedly raped 23 years ago has learned self-defense and how to shoot a gun...

Bloomberg refusing to release 'evidence' collected at gun shows

12:10am Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The New York Post is reporting that NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was recently named on this website as one of the Ten People Who Are Threatening Your Ohio Gun Rights , is refusing to turn over the evidence the city gathered, after sending private investigators into five states to catch gun dealers making illegal sales, to the federal agency that investigates illegal guns. From the story:...

LTEs: Responsible gun owners not a threat

12:10am Monday, August 28, 2006
It it apparent greater-Cincinnatians have a better understanding of the responsibility of law-abiding citizens and the nature of criminals than Miami Twp. Trustee Ken Tracy does... August 27, 2006 Cincinnati Enquirer Miami Township Trustee Ken Tracy bemoans the fact that Ohio citizens who have passed a background check, demonstrated a high level of proficiency, and met state-established criteria...

Worthington Shooting Was Irresponsible and Illegal

12:25am Friday, August 25, 2006
By Dean Rieck Anti-gun activists will undoubtedly pounce on the tragic shooting in Worthington, Ohio, and claim that it is proof that no one can be trusted with a gun. This is to be expected since such incidents are so rare and anti-gun arguments so flimsy. They have to latch onto anything and everything. But most people will recognize this tragedy for what it is: simply an irresponsible person...

No, Mr. Trustee, it's CRIMINALS that don't belong in our parks

12:05am Thursday, August 24, 2006
By Chad D. Baus Just 8 days after the Miami Twp. (Clermont Co.) Board of Trustees voted to remove illegal "no-guns" signs from entrances to the township's five parks, one of the trustees has explained that his wasn't a pro-gun vote after all. Click on 'Read More' for complete details. In a Cincinnati Enquirer op-ed entitled "Guns don't belong in our parks", Trustee Ken Tracy (incorrectly) states...

Cleveland courting the 2008 GOP convention

12:00am Thursday, August 24, 2006
By Jim Irvine I attended the rallies and the gala at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum this week. Cleveland has an enthusiasm that has surprised me in its quest to land the 2008 Republican National convention, where President George Bush will make one of his last big speeches and the Republican Party will officially name its President and Vice President Candidates they hope will succeed...

Ohio Gun Owners Critical to National GOP Hopes

12:10am Wednesday, August 23, 2006
By Publius As we roll into the campaign season for the upcoming fall elections, Ohio is taking on added importance as the national political parties seek to make the Buckeye State a scrimmage for the upcoming Presidential campaign season. With Presidential hopefuls making the photo-op rounds at the Iowa State Fair, nervous eyes are cast upon Ohio, and it isn’t because the Buckeyes are pre-season...

Writer: Ohioans do well in rifle, shotgun matches

12:05am Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick is covering the just-ended National Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and at the Clay Target Championships in Sparta, IL (the Grand American World's Trapshooting Championships, held in Vandalia, OH for 81 straight years, were forced out last year by Dayton airport expansion). From the story: Ohio shooters have made their marks...

Columbus Dispatch the latest to editorialize against gun bill(s)

12:10am Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Columbus Dispatch is the latest participant in the Ohio establishment media's coordinated editorial attack on the issue of open records and concealed handgun licenses. Dispatch editorial commentary appears in black font, with Buckeye Firearms Association's Chad Baus responding in scarlet . August 21, 2006 Columbus Dispatch The law that allows Ohioans to carry concealed weapons was supposed to...

LTE: Useless gun law wasn't applied to Clarett

12:05am Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer John Litle spreads a little common sense with readers of the Columbus Dispatch... August 20, 2006 Columbus Dispatch I have been following with great interest The Dispatch's coverage of Maurice Clarett's ongoing troubles. From his descent into criminality through his most recent arrest, The Dispatch has noted criminal charge after criminal charge against the...

Terminally ill youth get hunting wish

12:05am Monday, August 21, 2006
By Larry S. Moore The Statesman Journal our of Salem, Oregon has published a great story about a non-profit group called Hunt of a Lifetime: After hearing testimony that was emotional, even tearful, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved issuing up to 25 free hunting tags to be used by terminally ill youngsters. Danny Benson of Klamath Falls, the Oregon ambassador for the non-...

Ten People Who Are Threatening Your Ohio Gun Rights

12:10am Friday, August 18, 2006
By Chris Chumita Article 1, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution states “The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security.” While our right to keep and bear arms is clearly stated in our state constitution, it is constantly under attack. In order to defend our rights, we have to know who is threatening them. The following is a list of ten people who are threatening our Ohio gun...

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