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Headline: Man practicing open carry law robbed of gun

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 18, 2015

As editor of BuckeyeFirearms.org, I have the opportunity to read articles posted to our site well in advance - even weeks in advance, as is sometimes the case when an author submits a draft for consideration. And so it is that I've had several weeks to ponder Gerard Valentino's recently-published " Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2015 ," and his decision to list "Open Carry Extremists" as the...

Mission Creep: DEA Contemplated Mass Surveillance of Gun Show Attendees

3:00pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Recent revelations about a proposed federal law enforcement program might have some friends and families drawing lots to decide who drives to the next gun show. Criminals rarely obtain guns from gun shows. A Department of Justice survey of state and federal inmates, found that only 0.7 percent of those polled had acquired a firearm that they possessed at the time of their offense from a gun show...

NRA Backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill

7:00am Tuesday, February 17, 2015

On behalf of its five-million members, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has announced its support for S. 498--The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 --which was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). The legislation would respect the rights of individuals who possess concealed carry permits from their home state...

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Applications Being Accepted: Memorial Scholarship Honors Wildlife Officer Larry A. Hart

3:00pm Monday, February 16, 2015

EATON, Ohio — The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the Ohio Wildlife Officers’ Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County. Larry A. Hart was a thirty-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For most of...

BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo

7:00am Monday, February 16, 2015

In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unexpectedly announced today that it intends to ban commonplace M855 ball ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition.” The decision continues Obama’s use of his executive authority to...

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Judge overturns federal interstate handgun sales ban

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015

Another big legal win for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) in a federal district court in Texas. While some sections of the country seem dead-set on putting more restrictions on firearms owners - especially the legal ones, other parts of the nation - even in federal courts- see things somewhat differently. In the case of Mance v. Holder (yes, that Holder- he's...

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Bloomberg’s Professional Liars Keep on Lying

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Friday, February 13, 2015

Claim that NRA wants “more guns for everyone, everywhere, anytime” is simply not true John Feinblatt, Mike Bloomberg’s top flunky in his gun control operations, [recently] doubled down on the anti-rights lobby’s lies in a piece on the leftist web site The Daily Beast . As I have been pointing out in my ongoing series about the lies of the anti-rights lobby, virtually everything that comes out of...

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Rep. Ron Maag introduces legislation to eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 12, 2015

by Chad D. Baus Ohioans would be able to carry concealed guns on college campuses, places of worship, day-care facilities, private airplanes, school safety zones and certain government buildings under House Bill 48, legislation introduced by Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon. The bill is similar to HB 231, which Maag introduced in the previous General Assembly. That bill received several hearings but...