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Obama SCOTUS nominee has ‘very liberal view of gun rights’

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, March 17, 2016

Amidst the excitement from many about the opportunity to elect the first black President in 2008, and amidst many gun owners' decision to sit out the 2012 election due to the sketchy record of Mitt Romney on guns, there were loud warnings from groups like Buckeye Firearms Association and the National Rifle Association that an Obama presidency could mean the end of the Second Amendment. Those...

Ohio CHL-holder detains home-invasion suspects for police

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Details are still sparse, but WBNS (Columbus CBS) is reporting that a Cosochton County CHL-holder who arrived home and interrupted a home invasion in progress was able to detain two of the four suspects for police. From the article : According to the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was placed about a home invasion last Friday on County Road 23. While officers were on their way, the...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorsees and A-rated candidates perform well in primary

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorsees had a strong performance in Tuesday's primary. On the Republican side, BFA PAC endorsed in six contested Ohio Senate races, and endorsees won five. BFA PAC endorsed in 12 Ohio House races and endorsees won nine. In races where BFA PAC graded but did not endorse, A or Aq-rated candidates won in 2 contested Senate contests, and 5 contested House races. On...

To the Editor: Politically motivated gun control

3:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor of the Toledo Blade was published in response to that newspaper's latest anti-Second Amendment editorial entitled " Local gun control ," which sought to prop up a push by a Cincinnati city council member to overturn Ohio's statewide preemption of local gun control laws. Because The Blade heavily edited the original letter, the entire thing is...

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BFA-PAC highlights 2016 Primary endorsements; VOTE TODAY! POLLS ARE OPEN!

7:00am Tuesday, March 15, 2016

VOTE TODAY! The Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) is asking voters to consider its endorsements for a host of local, statewide and federal offices before heading to the polls in the March 15, 2015 primaries. As a political action committee, BFA has been issuing endorsements in every election season for the past ten years. Through a system of weighing candidate...

Has the VA Deprived You of Your Second Amendment Rights? NRA Wants to Hear From You!

3:00pm Monday, March 14, 2016

As we have reported several times in the past, the Veterans Administration (VA) has been reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of its beneficiaries who have been assigned a “fiduciary” to manage their benefits. The VA claims that such determinations constitute an “adjudication of mental defectiveness” under federal law, thereby prohibiting the...

No, Hillary, the Firearms Industry Isn't Immune from Liability

7:00am Monday, March 14, 2016

NSSF Corrects the Record on Firearms Industry Liability NEWTOWN, Conn. - The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, issued a statement today to correct the record and refute ongoing misrepresentation of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) by Hillary Clinton. In a Democratic presidential primary debate in Michigan, Mrs...

Band Member Targeted in Paris Terror Attacks Stresses Importance of Armed Self-Defense

3:00pm Friday, March 11, 2016

[Recently], heavy metal rock group Eagles of Death Metal made a triumphant return to Paris. The American band performed before a sold-out crowd at the city’s Olympia music hall only three months after terrorist gunmen attacked an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan theater, killing 89. By all accounts the concert was an enormous success, but even before the band took the stage, Eagles...