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Gun stocks are down, but our opportunities are sky high

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, December 12, 2016
So Hillary didn’t win. She will not appoint the next four, three, two, or even one Supreme Court Justice. She will not sign more executive orders aimed at stripping us of our God-given rights. We will continue to be able to buy guns and ammunition. Thank God! But many of us don’t need to buy ammo. We have years of it stored in our houses in case we lost the ability to buy more. We may have bought...

Pro-gun rights legislation passes in Ohio General Assembly, on way to Governor's desk [UPDATE: VOTE TALLIES]

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 09, 2016
Editor's Note: This article is being updated as additional information becomes available. Despite opposition from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Ohio Manufacturer's Association Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, not to mention gun ban extremists funded by a certain out-of-state billionaire, the Republican-dominated Ohio General...

Pro-gun rights legislation advances in Ohio General Assembly; More action needed today [UPDATE: VOTE TALLIES]

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association is please to announce passage of important pro-gun rights legislation on Wednesday, December 7. The Ohio Senate amended and passed Substitute House Bill 48 by a 23-9 vote. HB 48 allows for concealed carry in places it is already legal to open carry guns. It removes many "victim zones" which are places that are easy for bad people to kill many innocents, such as day-...

Nearly 67,000 Deer Checked during Ohio's Weeklong Gun Hunting Season

3:00pm Wednesday, December 07, 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters checked 66,759 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016 deer-gun hunting season, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, hunters checked 73,392 deer over the weeklong deer-gun season. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 7-10, 2017, and archery season remains...

BFA's Jim Irvine testifies in support of HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones)

by Jim Irvine
3:00pm Tuesday, December 06, 2016
The fate of HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) - a bill that was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives over one year ago by a whopping 68-29 vote - may come down to what happens in Ohio Senate the next 48 hours. HB 48 makes several critical changes to Ohio firearms laws. Currently it is against the law to possess a firearm on school property. There is an exemption for license-...

ACTION ALERT - Gun Bill Needs Your Support TODAY

2:12pm Tuesday, December 06, 2016
Earlier, we asked you to contact your legislators about HB 48 to eliminate victim zones and THOUSANDS of you sent emails. The effect was amazing and YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD! NOW another bill needs your IMMEDIATE support ... SB 199 is an important bill that would allow active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces to carry a handgun without a license AND an amendment to this bill would allow employees...

ACTION ALERT - Write your legislators NOW!

7:00am Tuesday, December 06, 2016
We're close to passing an important bill that will help eliminate many no-gun "victim zones" throughout Ohio. But Bloomberg is fighting us! We need your help now. TODAY! House Bill 48 (HB 48) allows for concealed carry in places it is already legal to open carry guns. It removes many "victim zones" which are places that are easy for bad people to kill many innocents, such as day-care facilities,...

Giving a Firearm as a Gift? Some (Updated) Reminders from NSSF

by Bill Brassard
3:00pm Monday, December 05, 2016
The holidays are just around the corner. As hunters, shooters, collectors or just plain plinkers, it’s a natural instinct to want to share our enjoyment of firearms with others. What better way to do that than to make a gift of a firearm to a family member, close friend or relative? The first thing to remember if you’re thinking about giving someone a gun is that . . . it’s a gun! You already...

Remember to fight for your Second Amendment rights with year-end donations

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, December 05, 2016
As you are going over your end of year “to do” lists, there are some donations you can make to support your ideals. Tax credit – the gift that costs you nothing! You can make a donation of $50/100 per person/couple to an Ohio statewide candidate, State Representative or State Senator and receive a tax credit for the entire donation. This is not a “tax deduction” where you get a portion back; this...

Lively testimony on HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) follows OSU attack

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, December 02, 2016
Just 24 hours after a man influenced by Islamic extremism slammed his car into a crowd of Ohio State students and then began slashing at them with a butcher knife, OSU students and others presented testimony on a bill pending before the Ohio Senate that would allow universities the option of restoring their students' self-defense rights on campus. HB 48 passed the Ohio House over one year ago by...

Experts say more than 175 school districts in Ohio now have armed staff members

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, December 02, 2016
The Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum is reporting on the growing trend of school districts around Ohio that have authorized teachers and school staff members to carry concealed firearms in classrooms. From the article : The next time a person is shot in an Ohio school, it could be at the hands of a teacher allowed to carry a gun. In a trend that has grown rapidly since the late 2012 school shooting at...

Op-Ed: Arcane OH Self-Defense Law Leaves Officer at Risk of Conviction

by Andrew Branca
3:00pm Thursday, December 01, 2016
Editor's Note: Since this article was written, a mistrial was declared in the court case discussed below, and prosecutors have announced that they will retry the case. Today is the third day of deliberations in the murder/manslaughter trial of police officer Ray Tensing, and this afternoon Judge Megan Shanahan once again sent the jury back to deliberations after they told her that they were still...

2017: What gun rights advocates should expect at the state & local level - Part 2

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Thursday, December 01, 2016
Yesterday , the feature focused on what the firearms and ammunition industries might expect under a Trump administration. Today, we're playing "what if" at the state and local level. There are a dizzying number of options, despite the fact that 33 states now have Republican governors (the most in 94 years) and Republicans control 68 of the 99 state legislative chambers. There are also a record...

Florida concealed carry licensee saves officer's life

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, November 30, 2016
FoxNews.com reported recently that a driver who attacked a Florida sheriff's deputy Monday morning was shot and killed by a concealed handgun licensee who warned him to stop beating the officer. From the article : The incident began at around 9:30 a.m. when the Lee County deputy tried to make a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Estero. Instead of complying, witnesses said the driver took off,...

2017: What gun rights advocates should expect at the national level - Part 1

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Wednesday, November 30, 2016
[Recently,] the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) held a webinar to offer their insight as to what the firearms and ammunition might expect when the Trump administration takes over the White House. Those observations were tempered with an opening reminder to participants: controlling the White House and Congress doesn't guarantee instantaneous change. Our founders intentionally created...

OSU Knife Attack Proves the Urgency of Passing HB 48 to Eliminate No-Gun Victim Zones

3:00pm Tuesday, November 29, 2016
COLUMBUS, OH - The attack at The Ohio State University today is yet another reminder that no-gun "victim zones" do not make anyone safer. According to The Columbus Dispatch , "Nine people were injured when a man ran into pedestrians with his car on the Ohio State University campus, then exited the vehicle with a butcher knife and started cutting victims." Fortunately, an OSU police officer was...

Anti-gun media blows pre-meditated plan to blame gun owners for attack at OSU

by Chad D.Baus
7:00am Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Gun ban extremists were so eager to pin another violent attack on your right to bear arms that they got caught blaming Ohio gun laws for what turned out to be a violent attack on The Ohio State University by a person armed with a car and sharp-edged tool. For school shooting victims it's not too soon to discuss our nation's lax gun laws - it's too late Ohio State University pic.twitter.com/...

New York Attorney General Publishes Phony “Trafficking” Study With Flawed, Incomplete Data

3:00pm Monday, November 28, 2016
[In October,] the New York Attorney General’s Office, led by Eric T. Schneiderman, released a report entitled “Target on Trafficking: New York Crime Gun Analysis” (the report). The report – accompanied by an interactive website – uses ATF trace data to attempt to build a case that the “lax” gun laws of other states lead to firearms being illegally “trafficked” into New York, which has some of the...

Great Tips to Consider for Firearms Deer Season

by Kevin Steffey
7:00am Monday, November 28, 2016
Most deer hunters measure achievement in terms of camaraderie, enjoying the autumn wood, seeing games, et cetera. Those are incredible yardsticks for the bow hunting season, probably, which in many states runs sufficiently long to give a hunter a few chances to hunt down a deer. When talking about the firearm deer season, however, achievement means every one of those things, a safe hunting trip,...

Ohio's Traditional Deer-Gun Hunting Season Begins Nov. 28

3:00pm Friday, November 25, 2016
COLUMBUS, OH – Deer hunting is an extremely popular activity for sportsmen statewide, and Ohio’s white-tailed deer continue to provide hunters across the state with excellent opportunities for success as they head out into the field. Ohio’s deer-gun season opens Monday, Nov. 28. Hunting remains the most effective management tool for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer population, according to the...

HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) scheduled for hearings in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, November 25, 2016
Chairman William Coley II has announced that the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee will be hearing proponent testimony on HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) on Tuesday, November 29 at 8:30 a.m. in the North Hearing Room, and proponent/opponent/interested party testimony on Wednesday, November 30 at 8:45 a.m. in the Finance Hearing Room. The chairman has indicated that...

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

3:00pm Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

NRA Moving National High Power Rifle Championships from Camp Perry

by John Parker
7:00am Wednesday, November 23, 2016
In an effort to keep the National High Power Rifle Championships up to the high standards that competitors have enjoyed for over one-hundred years, the NRA will move the Championship from its historic home at Camp Perry, OH, to Camp Atterbury, IN. This change in venue will take effect during the 2017 National Matches, pending approval by the NRA Board of Directors in January 2017. Dennis Willing...

The “Educational Beatdown”

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Rory Miller and Marc MacYoung often talk about social dynamics and what they call an “Educational Beatdown.” The best description of this phenomenon is found in Rory Miller’s article More About Violence Dynamics . Rory says: “Most of the people reading this will be comfortable products of comfortable homes with significant education and socialization. This is the norm in North America, where I...

What is a trauma class and why is it worth three hours of my time?

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, November 22, 2016
It has been well over two years since we called for a trauma kit in every school building . At first only a few schools took the call seriously, but over the past year we have seen a steady increase in interest in both the supplies, and the training to use them. This year several districts have held trauma classes for staff. The class we offer is a three hour class. It is a distilled class taking...

Just in Case: The Rationale of Spare Magazines

by Keith Coniglio
3:00pm Monday, November 21, 2016
From our friends at Second Call Defense ... Whether it's because of the inconvenience of yet another item to carry (and conceal), or the old saw, "if I can't get it done in [insert an arbitrary number of rounds here], more probably won't help," many gun owners who carry a defensive firearm "just in case" deride fellow CCW holders who choose to carry one or even two spare magazines ... "just in...

Are Those Really Gunshots?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Monday, November 21, 2016
[Recently], I was reading an article about last year’s San Bernardino active killer attack. The article summarized the attack which eventually led to 14 people being killed and 22 more being wounded. While reading through the victims’ statements, I was stunned yet again to see how many of the victims were in denial about the attack, even after hearing gunshots. Like many other active killer...

Police, Firefighters Urge Support For Bill To Arm Tactical Medics

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, November 18, 2016
The Gongwer News Service is reporting that police and emergency medical personnel told a House committee this week that a pending bill ( HB 529 ) to arm tactical medical responders would enable them to better protect victims and themselves. Those testifying were met with objections from Rep. John Boccieri (D-Alliance). From the article : The representative's sticking point is language granting...

The “Shall-Issue” Concealed Carry Movement

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, November 18, 2016
With the enactment of a “Shall Issue” concealed carry law in Illinois (the law was passed in 2013, but did not take effect until 2014), all 50 states now authorize some legal means for their citizens to carry concealed firearms. Of those, 41 states have “Shall Issue” laws, while the remaining 9 have “May-Issue” laws. In those states with “Shall-Issue” laws, a citizen must be granted a license if...

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