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Hearings on pro-gun rights bills scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 26, 2020

3:00pm Monday, February 24, 2020
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, the House Federalism Committee committee will hear testimony from proponents, opponents and interested parties on HB 425 (sponsored by Rep. Scott Wiggam) . The hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. in room 116 at the Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215. It is very important to have strong turnout! If you are able to attend the hearing and testify in favor of...

Bloomberg first tried to hide, now tries to distance himself from racist gun control comments

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 24, 2020
Former New York Mayor and anti-gun rights billionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is doing his best to sneak in under the radar and buy his way to the Democratic nomination for President. Whether his strategy of ignoring the first four primaries and focusing on midwestern states including Ohio will pay off remains to be seen, but it is clear that the vetting of Bloomberg as a...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. leaders testify on HB 425 (Duty to Notify)

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, February 21, 2020
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, the House Federalism Committee heard testimony on HB 425 (Duty to Notify). HB 425 CHL NOTIFICATION (WIGGAM, S.) To modify the requirement that a concealed handgun licensee must notify a law enforcement officer that the licensee is authorized to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun when stopped. Current law states that if you have a...

2020 Starts with Another NICS Record

7:00am Thursday, February 20, 2020
The American people respond the same way every time anti-gun politicians think they have an opening to make their gun control dreams a reality. Law-abiding gun owners buy firearms. A lot of them, because there are a lot of us. Last month, there were more than 2.7 million NICS firearms background checks. January 2020 was the busiest January on record and the sixth-busiest month for NICS ever. The...

First Impressions: The Henry Big Boy Lever-Action Rifle

by Gary Evens
7:00am Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The Henry Repeating Arms Company has been around since 1996 and is probably best known for their brass-framed .22-caliber lever-action rifles. More recently they have expanded their offerings beyond just lever-action rifles to include centerfire cartridges, and rifles made of carbon steel and stainless steel. In 2015-2016, Henry brought out their Big Boy lever-action rifles and chambered them for...

Mark Robinson to Deliver Keynote Address at 2020 Buckeye Bash

7:00am Tuesday, February 18, 2020
UPDATE March 14, 2020: As a result of the coronavirus and Governor DeWine's order banning events of 100 or more people, the Buckeye Bash scheduled for April 4 has been postponed. We ask for your patience as we watch how this situation develops and consider our options. It is possible that we will reschedule, but we'll see how things go. We will announce our plans as we have more information. When...

Hearing on HB 425 Duty to Notify Bill Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020

3:00pm Monday, February 17, 2020
It is very important to have strong turnout at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in room 114 at the Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215. The committee will hear testimony from those who support HB 425 (sponsored by Rep. Scott Wiggam) . Buckeye Firearms Association will give testimony in support of this bill. If you are able to attend the hearing and...

Report: Mike Bloomberg assembles massive Ohio campaign staff

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, February 17, 2020
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported recently that former New York Mayor and anti-gun rights billionaire Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a massive state campaign staff that includes some of Ohio’s most notable Democratic consultants and strategists. From the article: Bloomberg campaign state director Aaron Pickrell, who previously served in the same capacity for President Barack Obama’s 2008...

LOVE: Henry Raises $78,250 to benefit Ohio and Texas children's leukemia treatment

7:00am Friday, February 14, 2020
Henry Repeating Arms President and Owner, Anthony Imperato, designed and donated 60 rifles for 4-year-old Beckett Burge of Princeton, Texas, and 66 rifles for 3-year-old Sadie Kreinbrink of Ostrander, Ohio to assist with the medical expenses associated with their leukemia treatments. The firearms were sold directly through Henry Repeating Arms’ website and sold out within hours, and serial number...

Report: Dark money group pushing Ohio gun control bill has ties to DeWine

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, February 13, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a newly-minted "dark money" group trying to drum up support for Governor Mike DeWine's gun control bill, SB 221 , has ties to the governor himself. From the article : Standing By Ohio, which advocates for a "safe, secure and free future," recently spent about $8,000 on Facebook advertisements urging people to ask their state senators to support DeWine's gun...

Committee hearings to begin again on HB 178 (Constitutional Carry, Concealed Weapons License & Remove Duty to Notify)

3:41pm Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Representative George Lang (R-West Chester Twp.), who chairs the House Criminal Justice Committee, has announced that his committee will hear sponsor testimony on House Bill 178 (Constitutional Carry, Concealed Weapons License & Remove Duty to Notify) on Thursday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 017. HB 178, introduced last year by Reps. Ron Hood (R-Ashville) and Tom Brinkman (R-Mt. Lookout...

When the Criminal Doesn’t Obey Your Commands

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, February 12, 2020
It’s a rewarding thing to watch my firearms students as they learn and progress. They start with safe gun handling skills, the basics of marksmanship, and learning when it is legally appropriate to shoot someone. If they continue training, they might learn more “tactical” or combative shooting skills. As their abilities improve, they might move on to more scenario oriented classes using role...

“Journalist” Can’t Decide: Slumping Gun Sales or Best Year Ever?

7:00am Tuesday, February 11, 2020
On the eve of the annual Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Associated Press reporter Lisa Marie Pane wrote an article titled, “Gun industry gathers amid slumping sales, rising tensions.” But it seems as though the AP and their reporter were more concerned with promoting an agenda than accurately reporting the news or reviewing readily available data. The story was...

Meet & Greet at Dillon Sportsman Center

7:00am Monday, February 10, 2020
Buckeye Firearms Association invites you to attend a meet and greet at Dillon Sportsman Center (5200 Pleasant Valley Rd, Nashport, OH 43830) on Sunday, February 23, 2020 starting at 1pm. This is an informal gathering for supporters and volunteers to meet BFA leaders and discuss issues that affect gun owners and sports men and women in the Buckeye state. The ranges will be open, so you can make a...

NSSF Launches Campaign to Highlight Gun Owners’ Contributions and Concern for Safety and Community

7:00am Friday, February 07, 2020
Gun Owners Care SM Pushes Back Against Shaming Good and Responsible Citizens LAS VEGAS — With gun owners increasingly the target of efforts to shame and disrespect them simply for exercising their constitutional right to own a firearm, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is responding with a campaign to educate the public about the care gun owners have for their neighbors and...

Trump Administration Publishes Historic Rulemaking to Modernize America’s Firearm Export Regime

7:00am Thursday, February 06, 2020
On Jan. 23, the Trump administration published rules that will be a boon to the United States firearms industry and all who utilize its products. The new regulations will become effective March 9, 2020. The rules update America’s regulatory regime for the export of firearms, as well as related parts, components, and accessories. They are the result of an intensive, years-long interagency review...

Latest Guns & Ammo "Best States for Gun Owners" shows improvement for Ohio, with work still to do

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Since 2013, GunsandAmmo.com has ranked the 50 united States and Washington D.C. according to "Best States for Gun Owners." The 50 united States and Washington D.C. are ranked by Guns & Ammo on the following criteria: Right to Carry Black Rifles NFA Castle Doctrine Miscellaneous (incl. red flag laws, preemption statutes, as well as the availability of places to shoot, etc.). Here are...

Second Amendment Rally Seems to Have Anti-Gun Extremists Disappointed…That it was so Peaceful

7:00am Tuesday, February 04, 2020
In the days leading up to the annual lobby day in Richmond, Va.—where thousands of Virginians traditionally lobby their legislators on numerous issues – an unprecedented number of supporters of the Second Amendment were expected to show up in opposition to the virulently anti-gun legislative agenda of Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Democrats. In response, anti-gun advocates and their...

Firearms and Churches: Time for the Ohio legislature to correct this repugnant law

by Sean Maloney and Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, February 03, 2020
People, politicians and the media get all wrapped up about active killers in schools. We cry about the losses and there are demands to “do something.” But the dirty little secret is that twice as many people are killed on church property every year compared with the number killed on school property. While the death count is smaller per killer, there are many more lethal events at churches. This...

BFA PAC Announces 2020 Primary Grades and Endorsements

7:00am Friday, January 31, 2020
The Buckeye Firearms Association PAC has released grades and endorsements for the 2020 Ohio primary election. Because there are hundreds of candidates and the process of evaluating them is labor intensive, the Endorsement Committee is focusing first on contested races. Then they will move on to other races. Click here to see our current grades and endorsements . Everyone always says “every vote...

December attack at Texas church draws attention to Ohio ban on concealed carry in places of worship

7:00am Thursday, January 30, 2020
On November 5, 2017, a deranged man entered First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX and began shooting. He was able to kill 26 and wound more before a citizen, armed with an AR-15, responded to the sound of gunfire and stopped the killing. While we will always be grateful for the responding citizen, the heavy loss suffered by that congregation left many to wonder how things might have been...

BFA-PAC Endorses Terry Johnson for Ohio Senate

7:00am Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Buckeye Firearms Association's Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) has endorsed Terry Johnson (R) in his Republican primary for Ohio's 14th Senate district with an "A+" rating. Sen. Terry Johnson is a retired military officer who recently concluded 4 terms in the Ohio Legislature as a Representative. Last year, he was chosen to fill the Senate seat vacated by former State Sen. Joe Uecker, who...

Vote Linda Walker for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors

by Linda Walker
7:00am Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Dear Fellow Second Amendment Brothers and Sisters, Ammoland readers and NRA Members, My name is Linda Walker and I am asking for your vote for re-election to the NRA Board of Directors. In 2011, when I ran for the NRA Board of Directors the first time, I ran on the platform of bringing more women into the Second Amendment fold. Not just as shooters, but supporters to the Second Amendment as a...

Second Amendment sanctuary movement comes to Ohio

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 27, 2020
A movement that has seen growth across the United States has come to Ohio in response to efforts to pass gun control laws in the Buckeye State, including Gov. Mike DeWine's SB 221, dubbed "STRONG Ohio." "Second Amendment sanctuary" is an idea inspired by "sanctuary cities" that refuse to assist the federal government in efforts to enforce immigration laws. A Second Amendment sanctuary is a city...

Ohio General Assembly now broadcasting all committee hearings

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 24, 2020
Persons interested in listening in on committee hearings the Statehouse received some great news last week. As of Thursday, January 16, all committee hearings will either be streamed live or recorded and broadcast later via www.OhioChannel.org . According to the Statehouse News Bureau , the move comes after years of work from journalists and other groups pushing for more government transparency...

Dispatch op-ed documents how our "justice" system puts criminals who use guns back on street

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, January 23, 2020
Recently, Columbus Dispatch reporter Theodore Decker informed readers of a problem Buckeye Firearms Association has long-been warning about: criminals who have previously committed crimes with guns are being released back into society, only to strike again in spite of the gun control laws that were passed to "protect" us. From the article : Khalil Swayne, 20, the 103rd homicide victim of 2019,...

Headline: In one Ohio county, teachers now carry guns in 5 school districts

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that two new school districts in Tuscawaras County approved allowing staff members to carry firearms in 2019. This brings the total number of school districts in the county that allow staff members the ability to respond immediately to protect their students to five. From the article : As 2019 draws to a close, the number of school districts in one...

Eric Trump Meets with Ohio Sportsmen and Second Amendment Leaders

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Tuesday, January 21, 2020
On Thursday, January 16, 2020, LEPD Firearms & Range hosted a Sportsmen / Second Amendment roundtable with Eric Trump. Leaders from across Ohio, representing the state's leading Second Amendment and sportsmen organizations, were invited. LEPD owners Eric Delbert, Phil Delbert and Lori Delbert were most gracious hosts. Attendees included: Dean Rieck, Executive Director, representing Buckeye...

Two gun rights-related bills to receive hearings in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, January 20, 2020
Gun ban extremists are sure to be out in full force in Columbus on Tuesday, January 21. Senator William Coley (R-4), who chairs the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced that opponent testimony will be heard on Sen. Terry Johnson's (R) SB 237 (Remove Duty to Retreat). The hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 3:15 p.m. in the South Hearing Room. SB 237 REMOVE...

Active Killer Response Options for Armed Citizens

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, January 17, 2020
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about active killer events. I’m convinced that it is getting incrementally more and more dangerous to intervene in such an attack. A study came out ... stating that 8% of Americans have a CCW permit/license. Unlicensed concealed carry is also completely legal in 16 states. Those residents can carry without getting a permit. The bottom line is that a lot of...

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