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Your Tactical Training Scenario…Nosy Shopper

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Thursday, November 17, 2016
Imagine standing in line at the grocery store waiting as your spouse pays for your purchases. As your spouse keys in the pin number for the debit card, a man behind you in line pushes past you and begins trying to see the numbers your spouse is inputting on the keypad. You tell the man to step back. He ignores you and continues to try to get a closer look at your spouse’s pin number. What do you...

GOP: Pass bill to restore Second Amendment rights

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Thursday, November 17, 2016
In the wee hours of the morning of Nov. 9, a collective sigh of relief flowed from the hearts of millions of American gun owners. Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party had pushed gun control as a major issue in the election, raising serious anxiety among GunVoters. In the end, that GunVoter concern exacted a heavy toll. While GunVoters can’t take sole credit for Hillary Clinton’s defeat, we...

8 Quality Carry Guns for Under $400…Or Not

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Guns and Ammo ’s online magazine ran an article touting the 8 best “quality” handguns available for under $400. I like the premise of the article, but I can’t say that I agree with the author’s choices. Check out the article HERE . The author chooses the following guns as “affordable, reliable carry guns“. I don’t think he’s ever shot any of these monstrosities. Let’s take a look at his list: 1)...

BFA endorsees to pack Senate majority leadership for 132nd General Assembly

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions for the 132nd General Assembly, which convenes in January. The incoming Senate Republican Caucus elected BFA "A+"-rated Sen. Larry Obhof to serve as Senate President. The other members of next year's Senate Republican leadership team are: "A"-rated Sen. Bob Peterson (R-Sabina),...

Why your firearms training MUST include stress inoculation drills

by Gary Evens
3:00pm Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The FBI has decided to switch back to the 9mm Luger/Parabellum cartridge after using the more powerful .40 S&W cartridge for many years. Their move away from the 9mm was prompted by the 1986 Miami shootout between FBI agents armed with 9mm handguns and two armed robbers where the rounds fired by the FBI agents proved to be woefully lacking in stopping power. The FBI began experimenting with...

BFA endorsees to pack House majority leadership for 132nd General Assembly

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by House Republicans to a majority of leadership positions for the 132nd General Assembly, which convenes in January. The incoming House Republican Caucus elected BFA "A"-rated Rep. Cliff Rosenberger to continue serving as speaker of the House. The other members of next year's House Republican leadership team are: "B+"-rated Rep. Kirk...

Multiple pro-gun rights bills scheduled for hearings in House committee

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Monday, November 14, 2016
Chairman Ron Maag has announced that the House State Government Committee will be hearing testimony on multiple pro-gun rights bills this week. On Wednesday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 121, the committee will hear: Propontent testimony on SB 199 (Active Duty Armed Forces Concealed Carry/ Handgun Transfer), which seeks to modify Ohio law to allow our active duty military to carry firearms...

A Historic Election Night for the Second Amendment

7:00am Monday, November 14, 2016
[Recently], we observed how the mainstream media – which had become little more than a super PAC for Hillary Clinton – had already tried to write-off Donald Trump and his supporters. “But the media and Clinton campaign … don’t get to write the final chapter to this story,” we noted. “You do.” And you did. Did you ever. Once again, NRA’s members and supporters proved to be the most potent...

Two Discovery Channel shows on Henry Rifles this Saturday

3:00pm Friday, November 11, 2016
Please join us for an action-packed hour filled with everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Henry Rifles and the Henry Way of treating our customers. The first show starts at 7:00AM ET and will go through our entire product line, including new models that have never been seen before and our new shotguns that will be available in January. The second show starts at 7:30AM ET and features an...

What You Don’t See Can Get You Killed!

by Gary Evens
7:00am Friday, November 11, 2016
Duhhh...but what you should see, but don’t, is the real problem! When I was still on active duty with the Air Force, it was not that unusual to hear about fighter-bomber aircraft crashing on the bombing and gunnery range during training. Investigators often found that there was no mechanical problem that caused the aircraft to crash. As a result, the cause for the crash was often attributed to “...

Choosing a Firearms Instructor

by Gary Evens
7:00am Thursday, November 10, 2016
When you decide to take a firearms training course, what criteria do you use to choose which one to take? Is it the content of the course? The cost of the course? When the course is available? Or, what the qualifications of the instructor are? When you take your first course, the factors that guide you are probably a combination of the content of the course—i.e. what you want to learn or get out...

Campbell, Ohio Police Department holding gun raffle

by Dean Rieck
3:00pm Wednesday, November 09, 2016
WKBN 27 is reporting that the Campbell, Ohio Police Department is holding a gun raffle to raise money for a new K9. Storm, the department's current K9, was involved in a car accident in July, forcing him to "retire" to lighter duty. Replacing him will be expensive, costing about $15,000. Campbell Officer Eric Manning says Storm has had quite a career. "He's had hundreds of drug-related arrests...

Ted Strickland's absolute implosion a lesson to would-be Second Amendment turncoats

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Wednesday, November 09, 2016
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R), a 2016 Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) endorsee who has been repeatedly attacked over the past few years by gun ban extremists funded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has been re-elected to his seat by a stunning 22% margin over his opponent, former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D). In the run-up to the election, Portman was polling...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC 2016 Endorsees Overwhelmingly Successful on Election Day

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorsees were overwhelmingly successful on Election Day 2016. Every BFA PAC statewide endorsee sailed to victory. Pro-gun rights candidates were also victorious in many national races for U.S. House and Senate, as voters sought to repudiate President Obama and Hillary Clinton (the person he endorsed to carry on his agenda), including efforts to pass a universal...

ELECTION DAY 2016 - VOTE YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!

7:00am Tuesday, November 08, 2016
THE POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Download your Pro-Gun Voter Guide NEW! Use our BFA Voter App to look up candidates on your computer or mobile device: OhioGunVote.com by Jim Irvine Election Day is here. Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed more county and local candidates than ever before. We have advised supporters on NRA-endorsed federal candidates for races we did not...

Labels Matter (Rebranding Gun Control)

3:00pm Monday, November 07, 2016
Proponents of gun control are fond of fiddling with terminology in an effort to make their “product” a better sell. “Gun control” has been rebranded as “gun safety,” new gun restrictions automatically are tagged with the prefix “common sense,” skeptical gun owners are “the gun lobby,” and “I support the Second Amendment” comes with the invisible caveat, “except when I don’t.” In a similar vein,...

GunVoters: List of 7 toss-up Senate races

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Monday, November 07, 2016
GunVoters don’t like to reward squishy Republicans, but in this very high-stakes election year, who you vote against is just as important – if not more so – as who you vote for. Just as many GunVoters distrust Donald Trump – especially after his unfortunate comments and missed opportunities during the first debate – but intend to vote for him anyway, as a vote against Hillary Clinton, so too are...

Bloomberg’s “Scientists” Hoping to “Disprove” Your Fundamental Rights

3:00pm Friday, November 04, 2016
On October 15, a group of researchers at the Michael Bloomberg funded Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research did what they are paid to do: deliver “evidence” to support the necessity of banning guns. This time, they went after firearms on college campuses. Spoiler alert: they determined “the research” showed it’s a bad idea. There are plenty of sound reasons to criticize the findings of...

Clinton's Top 4 Gun Lies

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Thursday, November 03, 2016
Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party have declared war on “the NRA,” meaning all gun owners. The truth is a frequent casualty in their war, as they inflate statistics, make false associations and offer up simplistic “solutions” that seem reasonable, but actually can’t possibly accomplish anything positive, while they do real harm to innocent people who have done nothing wrong and are not part...

Vote for Lisa Woods for State School Board in District 5

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Thursday, November 03, 2016
If you are a voter in State Board of Education District 5, I urge you to vote for our friend Lisa Woods for State School Board. This is a critical "down ticket" race that we can greatly influence because it relies on grassroots support, not money. School safety is a priority for every parent, but unfortunately not every school board. We need someone on the State School Board who can lead on the...

So What Are YOU Afraid Of?

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Wednesday, November 02, 2016
We hear a lot about what we as Americans fear. In fact, we're bombarded daily with a litany of things we're allegedly afraid of. But, the more often I hear a pundit or a politician say "Americans are afraid ..." my skeptical nature kicks in. I've heard we're afraid of so many things I wonder if everyone isn't curled up in a corner somewhere with their eyes screwed shut while we wait for some...

Clinton Pushes Semi-Auto Ban as Public Rejects Gun Bans in Record Numbers

7:00am Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Hillary Clinton has made clear that she would make gun control a top priority of her presidency, and has pointed to a new ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms as one of her chief goals. At a June 17, 2014 CNN “town hall” event, Clinton was asked, “Do you think that reinstating the ban on assault weapons and banning high capacity magazines would do any good?” Clinton affirmed her support...

Trick or Treat Will Be Determined Next Week

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Tuesday, November 01, 2016
[On Monday], small children don[ned] their halloween costumes and go door-to-door to (hopefully) solicit something good from everyone who opens their doors to be greeted by their admonition: "Trick or treat." Halloween notwithstanding, no matter what "treats" children of today receive[d], their elder generations have actually left them with a handful of problems that make pandora's box look like...

Wayne LaPierre - An Urgent Message to the NRA's 5 Million Members

7:00am Tuesday, November 01, 2016
NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre looks at what eight years of a Barack Obama presidency has done to our once-great nation. And he warns what will happen if Hillary Clinton is elected. "She will launch an all-out war on the Second Amendment," declares LaPierre. "There is no red line President Hillary Clinton will not cross when it comes to attacking your...

SCARY: “Smart” Gun Glitches Confirm Gun Owner Concerns

3:00pm Monday, October 31, 2016
As part of his executive gun-control fixes, President Obama has endorsed so-called “smart” gun technology on the premise that if “you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, why can’t we do the same thing for our guns?” Never mind that smartphone technology is currently far from infallible. A fingerprint ID feature is liable to fail when it is cold outside, or when...

Are firearms owners under attack by the BATFE?

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Monday, October 31, 2016
Over the last few months, we've received an unusually high number of calls from people who have been legal gun owners for years, and in most cases decades, but now find themselves with firearms disabilities. In the past week I received a call from a gentleman who was renewing his CHL. But the sheriff said he no longer qualified and he was denied. And his current CHL was revoked. Nothing had...

Judge Strikes Newtown Parents' Suit Against Remington

3:00pm Friday, October 28, 2016
On October 17, a Connecticut Superior Court judge decided in favor of the Remington Outdoor companies, Camfour Holding and Riverview Sales and struck the amended case brought by some families of the victims in the Sandy Hook School tragedy based on allegations of negligent entrustment. In the decision, the judge said that the plaintiffs' allegations did not meet the narrow exception for "...

“Safe Storage” Media Blitz Ignores Historic Trend of Firearm Safety

7:00am Friday, October 28, 2016
For months, the Clinton campaign has dealt with a series of damaging and embarrassing email leaks that indicate widespread collusion between the campaign and the Democratic National Committee (during what was supposed to be a contested primary) and with the media (including in debates). This has reinforced the belief of many that the so-called “independent media” is anything but, and in fact...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Haunted Forest Shooting

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Thursday, October 27, 2016
(Image source: FreeImages.com/mailsparky) Halloween is right around the corner. ‘Tis the season for scary houses and “haunted forests.” Have you ever thought about what you would do in one of these “haunted” houses or forests if real life gunplay starts to occur? Consider the following scenario: You are waiting in line to enter a “Haunted Forest”. The event is in a deeply wooded rural area...

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