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Toledo: Judge mulls dismissing gun activist's city citation

8:49am Saturday, August 06, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo Municipal Court Judge Gene Zmuda heard oral arguments yesterday on a motion to dismiss the charge against a Wood County man who was cited for carrying a gun in a city park. From the story: Bruce Beatty, of Luckey, Ohio, was cited April 9 for carrying a firearm in Ottawa Park during a party he hosted to challenge Toledo's prohibition of concealed weapons...

LTE: A double standard on gun control issue

8:17am Saturday, August 06, 2005
August 4, 2005 Toledo Blade Why do those in Ohio's Legislature who support Second Amendment rights always get labeled as "doing the NRA's bidding," but those who support gun control are somehow doing it for the people? Why the double standard? Does The Blade also scapegoat and stereotype NAACP, NOW, or any other liberal groups like it does the NRA? Would The Blade also accept the argument of...

LTE: All amendments merit vigilant protection

7:48am Friday, August 05, 2005
August 04, 2005 Columbus Dispatch Why is it that The Dispatch fairly seeps righteous indignation when defending The New York Times writer who chose jail over revealing a source but then lauds the assault weapons ban? I agree with The Dispatch that protecting the First Amendment, freedom of the press, is part of protecting our country and all it stands for. I am not a member of the National Rifle...

A Few Gave All ...

4:26pm Thursday, August 04, 2005
The news this week on the deaths of a number of Ohio Marines brings home exactly how much all of us owe to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. These young soldiers gave their lives to allow others to have the freedoms we all hold dear. Buckeye Firearms Association would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these Marines. These soldiers shared a love...

Time to register ''assault weapons''... But do Columbus criminals care?

12:02pm Thursday, August 04, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that starting Aug. 11, "assault weapons" owners will have 90 days to register their guns or risk being charged with a crime. Owners must register guns Columbus law now classifies as assault weapons, but city officials say they won’t make them trek to an office to do it. From the story: Some city officials had proposed requiring all assaultweapons owners to...

Congratulations Jean Schmidt

8:18am Wednesday, August 03, 2005
All of us here at Buckeye Firearms Association would like to congratulate Ohio's newest U.S. Representive and former PAC endorsee Jean Schmidt. She defeated Democratic challenger Paul Hackett 52% - 48% for the 2nd Congressional District seat in Tuesday's election.

Editorial: Toronto's mayor on a wild gun chase

6:18pm Monday, August 01, 2005
Last week, the mayor of the City of Toronto, Ontario (Canada) decided that he could shift the blame for a recent spate of gun violence in his city off of himself by blaming America. In a (Canada) National Post story entitled "Shootings leave Toronto bloody", it is the sub-heading which takes the cake: Mayor blames lax U.S. gun laws after day of gunplay . The story quoted Mayor David Miller...

My Victim Zone Encounter

12:31pm Monday, August 01, 2005
By Ken Hanson There has been much said about Ohio's prohibition on carrying in a state owned restroom. That's right, if you pull over in a state park or state rest area, you are technically committing a felony if you go inside armed. Needless to say it has been a banner year for weeds around Ohio's restrooms. This really hit home in a kind of hybrid way two weeks ago. After spending 12 hours...

Montgomery fundraising trails Blackwell and Petro almost 2 to 1 in 2005

11:29am Saturday, July 30, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that State Auditor and anti-concealed-carry gubernatorial primary candidate Betty Montgomery was out-paced on fundraising nearly 2 to 1 by her Republican counterparts Ken Blackwell and Jim Petro in the first half of 2005. According to reports filed Friday, Montgomery collected just $670,000, compared to Blackwell's $1.2 million, and Petro's $1.1 million...

NRA Statement on passage of ''Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act''

10:55am Saturday, July 30, 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005 Today, in an historic vote in Second Amendment history, freedom prevailed. When it comes to something as fundamental as the Second Amendment, the American people are determined to protect this freedom. That’s what happened in the United States Senate today. The final outcome of the U.S. Senate vote on S. 397 -- the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” -- is a...

Dispatch: City asks judge to throw out challenge to gun ban

11:22am Thursday, July 28, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reported recently that Columbus city attorneys have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Columbus’ assault-weapons ban. From the story: Assistant city attorneys Joshua T. Cox and Daniel W. Drake filed a motion yesterday to dismiss the suit because they said Franklin County Probate Court doesn’t have jurisdiction. The motion also says Phil Harmon, a lawyer...

John Mitchel runs for US Senate

12:42pm Wednesday, July 27, 2005
John Mitchel is running against Mike Dewine in the May 2006 U.S. Senate Primary. John is a genuine conservative who holds strong conservative values, including supporting our Second Amendment rights. On the other hand, former Democrat Mike Dewine is a moderate at best and often embraces liberal ideals such as when he voted to renew the federal Assault Weapon Ban. For more information on John...

Dispatch: Columbus doesn’t plan to track weapons ban

12:38pm Wednesday, July 27, 2005
"Don't judge us by our results. Judge us by our intentions." This is the message being sent by the City government in Columbus and other Ohio cities with so-called assault weapons bans on the books. The Columbus Dispatch is reported Sunday (instead of before passage of that city's ban, when it might have made a difference) that "banning guns has produced loud arguments, but very little hard data...

Pro-gun Democrats struggle for prominence

10:33am Wednesday, July 27, 2005
As we reported recently, the 2006 gubernatorial race is shaping up with pro- and anti-gun candidates on both sides of the ballot. Closer on the calendar is a special election race in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, which pits the pro-gun former state representative Jean Schmidt, a Republican, against pro-gun Iraq War veteran and Democrat Paul Hackett. Fighting for votes in an extremely...

John Lott: City’s assault-weapons ban ineffective and unneeded

9:23am Saturday, July 23, 2005
By John R. Lott. Jr. Archived at JohnRLott.com Published Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at Columbus Dispatch When the federal assault-weapons ban expired in September, its fans claimed that gun crimes and police killings would surge dramatically. Sarah Brady, one of the nation’s leading gun-control advocates, warned, "Our streets are going to be filled with AK-47s and Uzis." The Columbus City Council...

Dispatch: Council candidate sues city over ‘reckless’ weapons ban

9:15am Saturday, July 23, 2005
On Thursday, July 21, the Columbus Dispatch reported that Columbus City Council candidate Phil Harmon has filed the first of what may become several lawsuits against the City of Columbus, challenging Columbus’ assault-weapons ban and asking the court to prevent it from going into effect. From the story: Harmon, a longtime activist and lawyer and one of six candidates running for three seats on...

Cincy Post editorial: ''A suspicious about-face''

1:30am Saturday, July 23, 2005
Newspapers in Ohio are awash with editorials criticizing the NRA's decision to cancel its 2007 national convention in Columbus after the city held sham hearings in which public testimony was overwhelmingly opposing before passing a ridiculous assault weapons ban written by an anti-gun extremist group from California. From the Cincinnati Post : The NRA said it would hold a convention in Ohio only...

Ohioans For Concealed Carry PAC Changes Name to Buckeye Firearms AssociationTM

12:28pm Tuesday, July 19, 2005
New Name Reflects Broadening of Organizational Focus to All Firearms-related Issues in Ohio Cleveland – The Ohioans For Concealed Carry PAC announced today that it has changed its name to the Buckeye Firearms Association TM . The goal of the name change is to answer repeated calls from legislators, other pro-gun organizations and our many supporters to broaden our involvement in firearms issues...

10TV: ''NRA Stuns City With Decision''

12:27pm Tuesday, July 19, 2005
WBNS10tv.com is reporting that the National Rifle Association’s announcement that it was canceling plans to bring the Association’s 2007 Annual Meeting and Convention in the wake of passage of a municipal ordinance that would ban otherwise perfectly legal firearms "is a decision city leaders say was a shock." From the story: "Mike Mentel and your city council has embarrassed the city in the eyes...

NRA Exec VP Wayne LaPierre to Make Major Announcement in Columbus Monday

3:43pm Friday, July 15, 2005
Central Ohio Coordinator Gerard Valentino, who has served as NRANews.com's eyes and ears during this fight in Columbus, has been invited and will be in attendance. Thursday, July 14, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY (FAIRFAX, VA) – National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre will be in Columbus, Ohio on July 18, 2005 to make a major announcement. Members of the media are invited...

NRA Endorses Jean Schmidt for US Congress

6:14pm Wednesday, July 13, 2005
by Chad D. Baus, Vice Chairman Ohioans For Concealed Carry PAC Making endorsements can be an extremely difficult endeavor. In late 2003, the OFCC PAC made an endorsement among two candidates who were friendly to the concealed carry issue. To illustrate the difficulty in making such decisions under these circumstances, the headline over the endorsement was titled " Choosing among friends ". In the...

Could have been a victim...

2:19pm Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Submitted by reader as PAC news... This bright and beautiful morning could have turned ugly in an instant and I was reminded how quickly a situation can change. As I exited my local Circuit City (Best Buy is still posted with the NO GUNS sign) I found myself a few feet from a guy sitting on broken glass and ripping out a stereo from a new Lincoln Navigator. It was parked in the very first spot,...

LTE: Concealed-carry can prevent crime tragedy

10:11am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
June 7, 2005 Columbus Dispatch The May 24 Dispatch article "Missing daddy" was extremely powerful, especially to me. If it weren’t for my father-in-law having a Tennessee permit to carry a concealed handgun, an article in Nashville back in 2000 might have been headlined, "Missing papa," the name my kids have for their grandfather. After shooting another driver in the face after she gave him her...

Editor’s Note

8:01am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Today, June 7, 2005, will be my final day posting daily news stories to this website. I have found it necessary to take on a reduced volunteer role at OFCC, and plan to spend more of my time on family, firearms and self-defense instruction and my family business. I do hope to contribute a story now and again, when something piques my interest and when time allows. Many thanks to those of you who...

Newspaper: Tips for surviving a stalker - Are you prepared?

7:59am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Commentary by John Salyers The Sandusky Register ran a story recently on what it takes to survive a stalker. Unfortunately they left out the one best defenses that law-abiding Ohioans now have as an option. That is the right to obtain a license and carry a concealed handgun for self defense. While stalking cases may not make the news and be as high profile for everyday citizens as other crimes...

Robber sought after victims fight back inside ''no-guns'' UDF store

7:50am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Columbus' NBC41.com is reporting on yet another violent encounter inside a "no-guns" United Dairy Farmers location in Ohio. And this time, the incident was caught on camera. From the story: Shortly after 12:30 a.m., police said Kaya Horn and Bradley Treneff were ordering ice cream inside United Dairy Farmers, located at 530 S. Hague Ave. Police said that when Horn opened her wallet to pay for her...

91-year-old Toledoan fends off would-be purse thief

7:46am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a would-be purse snatcher thought he had an easy mark: a frail-looking elderly woman. But Saturday afternoon, says the Blade, "when the thief approached 91-year-old Katherine Woodworth in a West Toledo parking lot and demanded her purse, he got more than he bargained for. He got a whuppin' instead." From the story: Angered by the thought of being robbed, Ms...

Dayton: Man critically hurt in foiled carjacking

7:41am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
In an incident that recalls memories of the carjacking murder of Tony Gordon in 2003, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that two men shot the owner of a tricked-up late-model GMC Yukon during an attempted carjacking outside of a state-mandated victim zone on West Third Street early Saturday. From the story: The victim, shot twice, was in extremely critical condition following emergency surgery...

Latest round of motions filed in OFCC Inc. v City of Clyde

11:10am Monday, June 06, 2005
On Friday, attorneys for Ohioans For Concealed Carry, and (separately) for Attorney General Jim Petro, filed additional Motions in Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde . The Motions, which can be downloaded from links at the end of this story, mark another stage in written arguments, and put the case on a time-line for a ruling in mid-July. The Fremont News Messenger is reporting on...

Man describes attack by teen robbers; defense of his own life

7:11am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Dayton Daily News has published an interview with what police say is the first CHL-holder in Dayton to have fired their weapon in self-defense since OhioCCW became law last year. From the story: Facing two armed teenagers intent on robbing him early Friday, Mark Hill pulled out his Glock 23 handgun, then hesitated. "These kids reminded me of my kid," Hill said Saturday. "Then I really had to...

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