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Hamilton and Cuyahoga County Action Needed!

3:01pm Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Gun Rights supporters in Hamilton County and Cuyahoga County, we need your help tonight. Republican Committees in these two Ohio counties will be endorsing for the May primary this Thursday. Grassroot efforts have already helped Senator Grendell obtain endorsements from Clermont, Knox and Geauga County Republican Parties and we must keep this momentum going. It is critical for any supporters who...

The Gun Vote

12:10am Tuesday, February 07, 2006
By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ! Much like most members of the establishment media don’t know anyone that voted for President Bush they also don’t know anyone that admits to owning a gun. For many the only exposure they have to guns, and gun owners, is when they are covering a murder or working to sensationalize the rare case when a child is...

Op-Ed: Let people defend themselves within the law

12:05am Tuesday, February 07, 2006
February 3, 2006 Atlanta Journal Constitution By Dave Workman Professional doomsayers are preaching paranoia in Georgia because lawmakers are considering a so-called "stand your ground" law that expands and protects an individual's right of self-defense. Predictably, opponents are conducting a campaign of hysteria. In their latest tirade against such legislation, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun...

Buckeye Firearms Association Announces Endorsements in GOP gubernatorial primary

12:00pm Monday, February 06, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce our co-endorsement of Ken Blackwell and Jim Petro for the office of Governor in the 2006 Republican primary. Since 2002, this political action committee has been striving to help pro-gun voters make informed choices between candidates in races where there is clearly a better choice for gun owners. In the past few elections, there have been...

Report: Blackwell to name Rep. Tom Raga as running mate

12:10am Monday, February 06, 2006
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell will name two-time Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and state Representative as his running mate Monday. The Enquirer reports that Blackwell and the new candidate for lieutenant governor will kick off their joint campaign with stops in Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati. Click on the "Read More...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. addresses Cincy's Blue Chip Young Republicans

12:05am Monday, February 06, 2006
More than 30 people attended the January meeting of the Cincinnati-based Blue Chip Young Republicans, which featured legislative updates from Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Region Leader Collin Rink and Attorney John Fenton. The speakers discussed who is qualified and how to obtain a CHL, Ohio Self-Defense law and the potential for improvements, as well as HB347. After the presentation,...

Southeastern Ohio Voter Action Item

3:30pm Friday, February 03, 2006
Gun Rights supporters in SE Ohio, we need your help tonight. Republican Committees in several SE Ohio counties will be meeting Saturday morning 02/04/06 to discuss endorsements for the May Primary. It is critical for any supporters who live and vote the counties listed below to immediately contact the county chairman and also their specific precinct committee member tonight. Gun owners need to...

Ohio News Network details Ohio Police Chief Assoc. concerns with HB347

11:00am Friday, February 03, 2006
The Ohio News Network (ONN) is running a segment on HB347. The segment includes statements in support of HB347 from the bill's sponsor, Representative Jim Aslanides, who said that an amended version of the bill would be introduced soon, as well as from Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson. (Note: graphics in video incorrectly identify Rep. Aslanides as Mr. Hanson and vice...

Grendell for Attorney General

11:36am Thursday, February 02, 2006
By Larry S. Moore As a sportsman and gun owner, I have been aware of the name Tim Grendell for several years. As an outdoor writer, his office has supplied background information on several Lake Erie issues in support of my writing efforts. Last year during the budget issues and the fight to protect the sportsmen dollars in the Division of Wildlife budget, I joined other sportsmen gathered at the...

The NRA and hunters: friends in the good fight

12:05am Thursday, February 02, 2006
By Larry S. Moore Outdoor writer Pat Wray has authored a story titled, “NRA is no friend of hunters: Members’ dues fed to political machine” . Whether the sensational title is Wray’s or his editor’s, it certainly grabbed my attention. The article, which makes some valid points, is not nearly as sensational as the headlines. It basically accuses the NRA of selling out hunter rights and...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

3:57pm Wednesday, February 01, 2006
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 weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From at least two instances of persons being made victims by criminals who should have been in jail to the latest political moves in...

Opposition hearing on HB347 brings the same old show

12:18am Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association was on hand for opposition testimony on House Bill 347 today in Columbus, and fresh on the heels of our recent investigation into how the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover operates at these hearings, our representatives were keeping a watchful eye for the Puppetmaster's strings. And it didn't take long to spot them... Linda Walker, Joey Lee, Dean Rieck...

Concealed Handguns: Danger or Asset to Ohio?

12:10am Wednesday, February 01, 2006
By Howard Nemerov The purpose of this study is to determine the relative criminality of concealed carry licensees versus the general population of Ohio. In order to do this, we will compare the number of concealed carry license suspensions and revocations to the arrest rates for the entire state population in 2004. This paper begins with a section displaying the raw data for the Federal Bureau of...

Refuse to be a Victim Instructor to donate class proceeds to Buckeye Firearms

12:05am Tuesday, January 31, 2006
By Jim Irvine Recently, several Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers have become Refuse To Be A Victim® instructors. Refuse To Be A Victim® is an NRA course, but it is a personal safety course, not a firearms course. The only thing better than having a firearm when you need it to defend your life, is avoiding the life threatening event in the first place. That is the purpose of this class. It’...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. on hand as Petro names Sen. Joy Padgett as running mate

3:30pm Monday, January 30, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson was on hand at the Statehouse Monday as current Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jim Petro announced that state Sen. Joy Padgett, of Coshocton, will be his Republican running mate for governor. The announcement was made in the Capitol atrium to a crowd of about 100 people, including numerous senators and representatives who...

Blackwell & Petro both see positives in latest GOP polling data

12:10am Monday, January 30, 2006
Late last year, a spokesman for Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett announced that the party would conduct a poll before the Feb. 16 candidate filing deadline in hopes of persuading at least one among the three statewide officer-holders seeking the Republican nomination for governor to seek another office. It became obvious last week that the results of that poll were made known to the...

NEW! News comments feature for Buckeyefirearms.org community of readers

12:05am Monday, January 30, 2006
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce the introduction of a new feature at Buckeyefirearms.org. Beginning with this article, registered users of this website will be able to contribute their own thoughts on the news of the day. After reading a story, registered users may post comments by clicking on the "Post a Comment" button located at the bottom of each story. To register for a...

Dems' pro-gun/anti-gun gubernatorial ticket latest in a series of 2006 surprises

12:10am Friday, January 27, 2006
By Chad D. Baus For political junkies, the 2006 Ohio Governor's race has been providing fix after fix for well over a year now. Among Republicans, battles between Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, Attorney General Jim Petro, and Auditor of State Betty Montgomery have been a microcosm of the larger power struggle in the Grand Old Party of late between conservatives and moderates. Among Democrats,...

HB347: House OPPONENT hearing scheduled January 31

9:55am Thursday, January 26, 2006
House Bill 347 will have another hearing next week. The bill has been added to the House Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for January 31 at 2:30 p.m. in Statehouse Hearing Room 121. The purpose for Tuesday's hearing is so that the committee may hear testimony on HB347 from opponents of the legislation. Buckeye Firearms Association will be on hand, but will not testify. Filling hearing rooms...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. announces more 2006 Primary endorsements

12:10am Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce several more endorsements in both party primaries, focused on key races to be decided on May 2, 2006. Endorsement announcements have been previously made for U.S. Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (R-2), and state Rep. Tim Schaeffer (R-33) for State Senate, and additional attention is now being brought into focus in races for party nominations for...

Op-Ed: Why gun bans don't work…and what to do

12:05am Thursday, January 26, 2006
By Larry S. Moore In a recent op-ed for ESPN Outdoors , entitled "Why gun bans don’t work...and what to do", author James Swan has hit another bull’s eye. In the article, Swan, author of the acclaimed book “In Defense of Hunting”, covers a great spectrum of the gun ban issues. He stresses the need for hunters and shooters to combine our efforts. What Swan is suggesting is the same thing many of...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:46pm Wednesday, January 25, 2006
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 weekly review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Find out about what turned out to be an embarrassingly bad week for the promoters of "no-guns" school "safety" zones and other "no-guns...

Ohio Senate unanimously passes Apprentice Hunting License bill

12:10am Wednesday, January 25, 2006
HB296, the Buckeye Firearms Association-endorsed Apprentice Hunting License bill sponsored by Representative Steve Buehrer (R-74) of Delta, Ohio was passed unanimously by the Ohio Senate on Tuesday, January 24, 2006. The bill will help Ohioans introduce new hunters and trappers to the outdoors. Click on the "Read More" link below for further details. All 33 Ohio Senators voted for the bill, which...

Gun grabbers' British legacy: ''More carrying firearms as fashion accessories''

12:05am Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Despite the fact that handguns were banned in that country in 1997, the (UK) Independent is reporting on record levels of gun crime in Great Britain, and says Scotland Yard blames the rise on the fact that teen-aged criminals, who increasingly believe that illegally carrying firearms is "fashionable", are now more willing than ever to settle "trivial disputes" with a gun. From the story: Record...

Dispatch: Anti-gun Montgomery to quit governor’s race; campaign for Atty Gen

1:14am Tuesday, January 24, 2006
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that State Auditor Betty Montgomery, who has voiced her personal opposition to an Ohio law which allows law-abiding citizens to bear arms for self-defense, will announce later today that she will quit the Republican race for governor and announce her candidacy for attorney general. The move comes less than three months after she told attendees at a central Ohio...

Canada's Liberal (gun control) party ousted from power

12:30am Tuesday, January 24, 2006
After a campaign which featured Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin of the Liberal Party blaming the United States for a recent surge in violent crime in his country, a campaign in which Bowling for Columbine 's Michael Moore may have broken Canadian law (s. 331 Non-interference by Foreigners) by attempting to induce voters against the Conservative leader, and in the wake of a failed $2 billion...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. to address Cincy's Blue Chip Young Republicans

4:31pm Monday, January 23, 2006
The Cincinnati-based Blue Chip Young Republicans has announced that this month's meeting will feature legislative updates from Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Region Leader Collin Rink and Attorney John Fenton. When: Monday, January 23rd, 7 p.m. Where: O'Bryon's Pub (1998 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45208) Collin and John will be updating this powerful southeast Ohio activist group on...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee Jean Schmidt faces primary challenger

12:05am Monday, January 23, 2006
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that in spite of having been defeated by Jean Schmidt in a special election last June, Republican Bob McEwen has returned to Southwest Ohio from his job as a Virginia-based lobbyist once again, to try to unseat the Congresswoman in the 2nd Congressional District's May 2006 primary. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more. After defeating McEwen and...

Let Me Live

8:20am Friday, January 20, 2006
By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ! There are few things in life more precious than the safety and security felt in one’s own home. For most Americans it is where their children play and a personal sanctuary from the frantic pace of modern life. In many states however, a person’s home is free for the taking. Not only by unethical politicians willing to...

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