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Hundreds of courts ignore Gov. Kasich's executive order on background check records

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, July 16, 2018
On April 23, 2018, Governor John Kasich (R) issued an executive order demanding that government agencies do the job they're already supposed to be doing. The order came seven and a half years into his administration, with Kasich desperately seeking a way to get immediate media attention and future presidential campaign fodder for having done "something" about mass killings. The order came two...

BFA and OFCC Win Bump Stock Lawsuit Against Columbus

by Dean Rieck
5:40pm Friday, July 13, 2018
We told them not to do it. We told them we would sue. We told them we would win. But they just didn't listen. Franklin County Common Pleas Court today (July 13, 2018) ordered a permanent injunction against the City of Columbus, forbidding it from enforcing its ban against so-called "bump stocks." Click here to read the ruling . Buckeye Firearms Foundation and Ohioans for Concealed Carry lodged...

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidates to Keynote 2018 "Save Our Heritage" Rally presented by Rocky Boots

7:00am Friday, July 13, 2018
The candidates to be Ohio’s next governor will address sportsmen at the 22nd Annual “Save Our Heritage” Rally presented by Rocky Boots on Saturday, Saturday, Aug. 18, at Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio. “It’s great to see that both candidates recognize the important role that sportsmen and women play in conservation,” said Evan Heusinkveld, Sportsmen’s Alliance...

NRA & NSSF Applaud Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court

7:00am Thursday, July 12, 2018
Fairfax, Va. -The National Rifle Association (NRA) applauds the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme Court. “President Trump has made another outstanding choice in nominating Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court. He has an impressive record that demonstrates his strong support for the Second Amendment,” said Chris W. Cox,...

Bloomberg meddles as Ohio judge extends restraining order barring enforcement of local gun control

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, July 11, 2018
A Franklin County judge has extended a temporary restraining order halting enforcement of two gun ordinances in Columbus while he considers a suit filed by Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohioans For Concealed Carry. From the Columbus Dispatch : After arguments for and against the injunction Monday, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David E. Cain extended the temporary order. He is...

BFA PAC Endorses Judge Craig Baldwin and Justice Mary DeGenaro for Ohio Supreme Court

3:00pm Monday, July 09, 2018
Buckeye Firearms Association PAC (BFA PAC) is pleased to announce our first two endorsements of the 2018 general election season. With so much attention given to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement and speculation on who President Donald Trump will nominate to replace him, it is fitting that our first two endorsements are for the Ohio Supreme Court. BFA PAC endorses Judge...

With Kennedy Retirement, Trump Can Secure and Strengthen a Pro-Second Amendment Supreme Court

7:00am Monday, July 09, 2018
On Wednesday [June 27], Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he is retiring effective July 31. The move signals the end of Kennedy’s 30-year career on the nation’s highest court, which bore witness to its most important decisions concerning the Second Amendment. It also creates the opportunity for President Trump to appoint a replacement who will help reinvigorate...

Supreme Changes Ahead

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Friday, July 06, 2018
With [last week]’s announcement that 81-year old Justice Anthony Kennedy would be retiring from the United States Supreme Court effective July 31, both sides of the respective political aisle went, for lack of a better term, nuts. For the conservative side, Kennedy’s retirement means the opportunity for President Trump to nominate another solidly-conservative justice to the Supreme Court. That...

Should school teachers be armed?

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, July 05, 2018
CQ Researcher plans an upcoming feature on armed teachers, asking the question, "Should school teachers be armed?" I was asked to write 400 words for the pro side of the argument. Here is what I submitted. Arming teachers and school staff sounds radical to some people, but it's a simple and effective option. Objections spring from ignorance about the reality of mass murder and the role teachers...

Independence Day 2018

by Rick Jones
7:00am Wednesday, July 04, 2018
With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

Historic Vehicles, Amputee Skydiver Headlines CMP’s 2018 National Matches First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Brugnone
7:00am Tuesday, July 03, 2018
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to announce the lineup for the 2018 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Monday, July 9, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the base’s Rodriguez Range and is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to come and witness the parade of...

A look at “red flag” laws (that a non-gun owner might understand)

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, July 02, 2018
Everyone agrees that certain people are a danger to society, and that bad people sometimes use guns to commit crimes and to injure or kill others. Most even agree that people who are “crazy” are not entitled to their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. And no one likes an angry man with a gun. We all wish something could be done to stop that person before they harm themselves or others...

Op-Ed: Locking guns won't do anything to save lives

by John R. Lott, Jr.
7:00am Friday, June 29, 2018
After [the] attack at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick forcefully told people of their “responsibility” to lock up their guns. We all want to do something, but everyone locking up their guns will cost more lives than it saves. Santa Fe High School had received an award for school safety but it was helpless to stop this latest nightmare. We need to rethink school safety. Despite...

VIDEO: Active Killer Demonstration

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, June 28, 2018
After the mass murder on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded, our Foundation decided to host a town hall titled Experts Town Hall: Effective Response to Active Killer Events . Read our report on the town hall here . Earlier in the day, John Benner, founder of Tactical Defense Institute and creator of...

Judge suspends enforcement of Ohio city’s bump stock ban

by Chris Eger
7:00am Wednesday, June 27, 2018
A county court in the Buckeye State has sided with a pair of gun rights groups challenging the city of Columbus over their recently enacted prohibition on bump stocks. Judge David Cain in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Friday issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Columbus from enforcing their bump stock ban pending a July 9 hearing on a lawsuit brought against the city...

Attorney General and gubernatoral candidate Mike DeWine seeks to join fight against Columbus/Cincinnati gun control

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is siding with gun-rights groups suing to overturn local restrictions on firearms enacted in Columbus and Cincinnati. DeWine is asking Franklin County and Hamilton County judges to allow him to join the lawsuits filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court last week. Click here to read the proposed briefs. From the article...

House Republicans back away from plan to vote on HB 228 before summer recess, hold another hearing on Kasich gun control bill

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, June 25, 2018
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that House Republicans have backed away from a plan to vote on House Bill 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/Concealed Carry Modernization). From the article : Gun supporters and gun-control advocates had been gearing up for a show-down this week, particularly following comments last week from Speaker Ryan Smith, R-Bidwell, who said a vote was expected, with enough...

HB 228 Scheduled for Vote This Week

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, June 25, 2018
UPDATE 6-25-18: This morning, the plan was to have a House vote on this bill on Wednesday. Now, a few hours later, we've learned the vote has been canceled . Many in the media are saying that the "stand your ground" bill will be voted on this week in the Ohio House. That's misleading. The Ohio House of Representatives is expected to vote on HB 228 this Wednesday, and this is the bill the media is...

Lawsuits Filed Against Columbus and Cincinnati Over Bump Stocks

3:00pm Thursday, June 21, 2018
COLUMBUS, OH - Simultaneous lawsuits were filed on Thursday, June 21, 2018, against the cities of Columbus and Cincinnati over recently introduced ordinances banning the possession, use, or acquisition of so-called "rate-of-fire firearms enhancers," commonly referred to as bump stocks or trigger cranks. Buckeye Firearms Foundation and Ohioans for Concealed Carry are named as plaintiffs in the...

CMP Awards 151 Scholarships to Student Athletes for 2018-2019 School Year

by Ashley Brugnone
7:00am Thursday, June 21, 2018
CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has awarded $151,000 towards outstanding junior marksmen through its CMP Scholarship Program to be used for the 2018-2019 term. A total of 279 applications were received, with 151 awarded to both junior males and females. The $1,000 CMP Scholarships are available to graduating high school JROTC, 4-H and other junior shooting club members...

Report: DOJ Says Federal Gun, Violent Crime Prosecutions in Ohio Up 60 Percent

by Stephen Gutowski
7:00am Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced 13 new gun-related indictments in Ohio on Friday bringing the number of gun and violent crime indictments up about 60 percent over the previous two fiscal years. The crimes included in the indictments ranged from illegal possession of a firearm by a felon to lying on a background check in order to purchase a firearm to possessing a firearm in furtherance...

An Open Letter to GOP Legislators on HB 585 from a fellow Republican

by Tim Inwood
7:00am Tuesday, June 19, 2018
I have several very blunt things to say about Governor Kasich's gun control bill as embodied by House Bill 585. It's absolutely stupid. The provisions within it are largely redundant, already codified by law. It's already illegal to do straw man purchases under federal law. To write it into law again is pointless. As evidenced by the recent arrest of a young man in Lima, Ohio planning to attack...

84 year-old Ohioan uses firearm to protect own life during violent home invasion

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, June 18, 2018
Cincinnati.com reported last week that an 84-year-old man exchanged gunfire with two other men who broke into his Silverton home. From the article : The victim was struck by gunfire and the two suspects fled the scene on Sampson Lane and are still at-large, a spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. The victim's 17-year-old grandson was also inside the residence. It is unclear if...

VIDEO: Experts Town Hall - Effective Response to Active Killer Events

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Friday, June 15, 2018
After the mass murder on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded, our Foundation decided to host a town hall titled Experts Town Hall: Effective Response to Active Killer Events . Read our report on the town hall here . Over 200 concerned citizens attended the event and asked dozens of intelligent and...

Deputies confiscate AR-15 and ammo from potential Ohio school shooter

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, June 14, 2018
Despite Governor John Kasich's (R) claims that a so-called "red flags" provision in his gun control bill (HB 585) is needed to allow law enforcement to confiscate firearms from potential threats, the Allen Co. (OH) sheriff's office proved last week that existing law is well up to the task. From NationalReview.com: Another school shooting was prevented on Thursday when four Ohio students warned...

Tell the BATFE what 93% of BFA poll respondents know: Banning Bump Stocks is Wrong

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, June 13, 2018
In November 2017, President Donald Trump, who had a record of support for gun control before his latest run for president, directed his Attorney General Jeff Sessions to have the Department of Justice to "review" whether or not bump stocks could be banned through means other the legislation. This "review" was something that had been done twice before by their predecessors, President Barack Obama...

Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Shoot 2018

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Shooters dodged the predicted thunderstorms to complete the fifty-bird sporting clays shoot of the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus. Many shooters agreed that the windy conditions preceding the storm resulted in a few extra missed targets. The wind certainly made many of the targets jump and dance just as I pulled the trigger. The shoot was once again held at the Cardinal Center Sporting Clays...

Firearm Instructors: List your Ohio CCW and gun classes at the NEW OhioGunClass.org

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, June 11, 2018
We've just unveiled our brand new website for firearm instructors to promote their gun classes. It's called OhioGunClass.org . And you're invited to get your classes listed right now. NOTE: This new listing will replace our current listing page, so if you have a previous listing, please visit OhioGunClass.org to create your new account . We offer 3 different listing options, including a FREE...

Do Dogs Deter Criminals?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, June 08, 2018
I investigated a recent break in and the victim told me “ I’m going to get a big dog. This will never happen again. ” I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the presence of a dog may or may not prevent a burglary. The dog may also fail to deter crimes like robbery or assault. A quick internet search shows several incidents of people being targeted for robbery or assault even while walking their...

Secretary Zinke Announces Members of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council

7:00am Thursday, June 07, 2018
WASHINGTON - On May 22, 2018, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the newly appointed members of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council. The Council was established on January 9, 2018, and is intended to provide the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with advice regarding the establishment and implementation of existing and proposed policies...

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