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Two opportunities to rub elbows with your elected officials this weekend

12:10am Friday, November 04, 2005
There are two great opportunities for Ohio gun rights activists to get to know their elected officials this weekend. Ohio Attorney General and gubernatorial-hopeful Jim Petro is inviting constituents to attend the 19th Annual Petro Pancake Breakfast in the Cleveland area. From the invitation: This year's special guest is Commissioner Phil Heimlich (Hamilton County), who is running as Jim's Lt...

Report shows that young hunters are safe hunters

12:05am Friday, November 04, 2005
The following report from the National Wild Turkey Federation gives good support to the need for Rep. Steve Buehrer's HB296 , Apprentice Hunting License bill. A new report shows that young hunters supervised by an adult mentor have one of the lowest injury rates of all hunters. "The most important factor affecting youth hunting safety is the presence of a responsible, attentive adult hunter,...

Concealed carry in the Buckeye State - 18 months of success

12:35pm Thursday, November 03, 2005
UPDATE November 4, 5:00 P.M.: Thanks to the alertness of a reader of this website, an error was discovered on the Ohio Attorney General's website with regard to CHL statistics. For the past several months, the AG's office has been offering a Quarter 2, 2005 report that inadvertantly contained totals for two quarters. That problem has now been corrected on the AG's website , and the story below...

Democrat councilwoman confronted with vote on Mentel Ban while stumping

12:10am Thursday, November 03, 2005
In a story about how Republicans for Columbus City Council are working largely grassroots campaigns, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that one Democrat incumbent who hit the streets to campaign was confronted over her vote for the Columbus Assault Weapons (or Mentel) Ban... [Democrat Councilwoman Mary Jo] Hudson, her friends, her supporters, and her parents and their friends have spent the past...

Toledo Blade's Steve Pollick offers good info for NW OH hunters

12:05am Thursday, November 03, 2005
Readers of the Toledo Blade have been treated in the past few days to two informative articles about this years hunting seasons by outdoors writer Steve Pollick. From where to find a bumper crop of pheasants in northwest Ohio counties to how to make sure a bumper crop of acorns doesn't ruin your deer season, click on the "Read More..." link below to read exerpts from Pollick's stories, and for...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

3:26pm Wednesday, November 02, 2005
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 comment. What follows is our weekly view of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for seven days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis. Thursday from Dayton:...

Two-time Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsee urges defeat of Issues 2-5

12:15am Wednesday, November 02, 2005
By Chad D. Baus On October 25, I listened in as Rep. Jim Trakas addressed attendees at the Fulton County Republican party's annual Fall picnic. In a speech that I expected to be a kickoff for his 2006 bid to become Ohio's next Secretary of State, this strong friend to gun-owners spent very little time discussing himself or his campaign. The focus of his attention? Defeating Issues 2, 3, 4 and 5...

NRA 1st VP to Speak at the Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association's Annual Meeting!

12:10am Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Please plan to attend the Ohio Rifle & Pistol Association's 2005 Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 12. Located at the Canton McKinley Rifle and Pistol Club, about 8 miles southeast of Hartville, Ohio, this venue is 10-12 miles from the Akron-Canton Airport. Committee Meetings begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 12:00 p.m. A Membership Meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. The Banquet at 6...

Virtual Hunting: Entertainment or Alternative Hunting Opportunity?

12:10am Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Recently, NBC4i.com published a story examining an Internet phenomenon known as "virtual hunting", and noting that Ohio Division of Wildlife Officials would like to see Ohio join the 13 states, including Michigan, that have outlawed virtual hunting. Two of Buckeye Firearms Association's resident experts on hunting have taken a look at some of the complex questions surrounding the practice of "...

State of Michigan considers Castle Doctrine, cops discount gun ban lobby

12:05am Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The Port Huron (MI) Times Herald is reporting that legislation introduced in the Michigan state House would allow residents who feel they are being threatened to use force against an intruder without facing criminal or civil prosecution. From the story: The legislation, introduced by state Reps. Tom Casperon, R-Escanaba, and Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, will allow a resident to use whatever force...

Dayton newspaper reports 'short list' of running mates revealed for Blackwell

12:10am Monday, October 31, 2005
The Dayton Daily News is reporting that State Rep. John White, R-Kettering, and Sen. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, are on Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell's "short list" of possible lieutenant governor running mates in next year's governor's race. Buckeye Firearms Association can report that both of the named front-runners have a strong history of supporting gun rights for individuals. Click on...

Canadian security analyst: Blaming America for our gun problem is prejudicial

12:05am Monday, October 31, 2005
After weeks of blaming America for the increasingly public failure of gun control in their country, the Canadian Press is reporting that even as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered assurances that the United States is cooperating to try to stop the smuggling of guns into that country, Canadian officials are being told to look to their own policies rather than focus blame on America...

2nd Amendment supporter promoting Central OH Meet & Greet

12:00pm Friday, October 28, 2005
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to pass on word of a Central Ohio Meet & Greet to be held in Pickerington, OH on Sunday, November 6. Event organizer Linda Walker originally announced the event to fellow Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers in the Columbus-area, and also on several Internet discussion forums. Walker also asked Gerard Valentino, Buckeye Firearms Association Central...

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt completes CCW course, urges improvements to OH law

12:20am Friday, October 28, 2005
On October 15th, Congresswoman Jean Schmidt of Ohio's Second District attended and successfully completed a Concealed Handgun License training class held in the Clermont County town of Miamiville, near Cincinnati. Instructor Collin Rink, co-owner of FRST training ( www.frst.org ), and Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer said, "I was very impressed with Congresswoman Schmidt. She has been a...

Ohio Supremes hear promising case for ending municipal gun control...or IS it?

12:15am Friday, October 28, 2005
"The NRA is going to work with the people of Columbus and the Ohio Legislature to pass state preemption legislation and restore freedom to the people of Columbus. When the Ohio legislature enacts preemption, freedom will be restored to the people of Columbus. And when freedom comes back to Columbus, we will come back to Columbus." - Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President Newspapers...

Rep. Mary Taylor's campaign for Auditor of State hosts clay shoot fundraiser

12:10am Friday, October 28, 2005
Two-time Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and State Representative Mary Taylor recently announced her candidacy for Auditor of State, and is hosting a Clay Shoot at the Hill ‘n Dale Club (billed as one of the best sporting clay courses in the Midwest) in Medina on Thursday, November 3. Details can be found by clicking on the "Read More..." link below for more. Please join State...

Cincy-area gun store needs one more big voter turnout

12:10am Thursday, October 27, 2005
For a year and a half, Shooters Supply Shop in the Cincinnati-area suburb of Loveland has been working towards opening a state-of-the-art indoor shooting range. Despite the support of the Loveland Police Officers Association, the Loveland City Planning Commission, Loveland City Council, the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce and a great majority at the ballot box, the anti-gunners are trying to...

''Everyman'' candidate for Ohio Secretary of State weighs in on gun rights

12:05am Thursday, October 27, 2005
As we reported last August in a Q&A sent to us by Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Draganic, Ohio's 2006 gubernatorial race has already been a politics junkie's dream, and promises to offer even greater fixes as the primaries grow closer. But the gubernatorial race isn't the only GOP primary in which a political outsider is hoping to capitalize on poll after poll showing that Mr...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

8:55pm Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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 comment. What follows is our weekly view of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. Click on the "Read More..." link below for seven days of headlines accompanied by short, concise pro-gun analysis. Wednesday from...

FLASH: HB347 assigned to House Committee on Criminal Justice

4:10pm Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that Rep. Jim Aslanides' sweeping firearms law reform bill, House Bill 347, has received a committee assignment: H.B. No. 347 - Representative Aslanides, et al To revise the laws regarding licenses to carry a concealed handgun and the authority to carry a concealed handgun under such a license; to limit journalist access to information regarding...

Buckeye Firearms endorsees Wachtmann & Buehrer host Sportsmen's Hurricane Relief

10:02am Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Press release courtesy of the NRA-ILA: Join State Senator Lynn Wachtmann (R-01) and State Representative Stephen Buehrer (R-74) for a Sportsmen's Hurricane Relief Breakfast. "One of the most generous groups in supporting any community project is sportsmen. Time and time again, we have seen local sportsmen give their time and financial support to local and national projects. We would like to make...

Dayton Daily News story highlights reasons why HB296 is so important

12:10am Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Commentary by Larry S. Moore The Dayton Daily News recently published a touching story on the strong parent-child bonding time that occurs each year during hunting season, and it is apparent from the story that Ohioans should support the opportunity for such bonding to be increased through HB296. From the story: Logan Murray is an 8-year-old who knows what he wants. He wants to go hunting with...

Buckeye Firearms endorsee attacks Columbus council for 'liberal agenda'

12:05am Wednesday, October 26, 2005
2005 Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee Phil Harmon is making news by pointing out that liberal politics are affecting more than just gun control in the City of Columbus: October 23, 2005 Columbus Dispatch In the past two years, the Columbus City Council has banned smoking in public places. It banned assault weapons. And couches on porches. And it gave the green light last week to installing...

Gun ban extremist Toby Hoover to speak at UT Law School

12:15am Tuesday, October 25, 2005
The University of Toledo Law School has announced that Toby Hoover, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, will be speaking in the College of Law auditorium at noon on Wednesday, October 26. On the law school's website, Hoover's appearance is inserted among guest speaker list that includes Marquette University Law School Professor Janine Geske, Capital University Professor...

Tracing cash from wealthy law firms to Senators who voted 'nay' on S397

12:10am Tuesday, October 25, 2005
With the exception of a pro-S. 397 editorial from a California news daily, most in the media are still writhing in agony over the pass age of the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act." Instead of their anti-gun rhetoric, an recent op-ed shows that what a responsible media should be reporting on is how greedy lawyers were behind most of the fight on this sensible tort reform legislation. In...

There, but for the Second Amendment and its Defenders, go all of us

12:05am Tuesday, October 25, 2005
From the socialist utopia of Great Britain, gun control capital of the West... October 20, 2005 Derbyshire Times Grandad lives in fear A defiant grandad, who claims his drug-hit neighbourhood has become overrun by crack and heroin dealers, has put knives in every room of his home in case he has to defend himself. Ron Coleman fears drug addicts on the troubled Grangewood Estate could raid his home...

No real reason: Toledo Blade opposes firearms law reform bill

8:34am Monday, October 24, 2005
When one first learned of some of the sweeping changes proposed in Rep. Jim Aslanides' firearms law reform bill, House bill 347, it would have been logical to predict that establishment media opposition would come on language which would make all firearms laws in the state uniform, or language which would redefine what constitutes a "loaded" firearm in a motor vehicle. On the other hand, the...

USSA: Hearing Scheduled for Bill to Eliminate Hunting Barriers in Ohio

12:10am Monday, October 24, 2005
October 21, 2005 U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Action Alert An Ohio bill designed to help increase the number of sportsmen in the field will be heard in a house committee next week. The bill is part of a national effort to recruit hunters to the sport. Ohio HB 296, introduced by Rep. Stephen Buehrer, R-Delta, will create an apprentice hunting license. It is scheduled for sponsor testimony in the...

As Holiday Season Approaches Be A Smart Shopper

12:05am Monday, October 24, 2005
By Larry S. Moore It is that time of year again. Officials in Bellbrook, a suburb south of Dayton/Kettering, are warning to be on the lookout for a seasonal bandit. The WDTN TV-2 Dayton story warns of a bandit who apparently only works in October and November. In a separate WDTN story, pickpockets are targeting area shoppers with the latest a being a Cub Foods store south of Dayton. The story...

LTE: Shooting blanks with factless anti-gun letter

12:15am Friday, October 21, 2005
On Tuesday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published a letter to the editor from gun ban extremist Rosie Craig, in which she asserted that gun control was working to control gun crime in Canada. That kind of outrageous claim deserved a reply, and on Thursday the Plain Dealer published it: October 20, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer What was she thinking? In her Oct. 18 letter, "It's hard to discern gun...

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