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Women Outpace Men as New Hunters

3:00pm Thursday, July 22, 2010

More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association. While total hunters in the U.S. decreased slightly (.05 percent) between 2008 and 2009, the number of female hunters increased by 5.4 percent, netting 163,000 new participants. Growth areas for women included muzzleloading (up 134.6 percent), bowhunting (up 30.7 percent) and...

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The Role of Single Issue PACs

7:00am Thursday, July 22, 2010

An editorial response by multiple contributors On July 11, 2010, Buckeye Firearms Association, a single issue Ohio political action committee (PAC), endorsed the reelection of incumbent Democrat Governor Ted Strickland over Republican challenger John Kasich. To "insiders," this endorsement decision was expected. However, we realize that not all of our readers are "insiders" and do not necessarily...

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Gun Control Doesn't Work

3:00pm Wednesday, July 21, 2010

by Jeff Knox If firearms were indeed as inherently dangerous as gun control advocates suggest, there should be millions of crimes, murders, suicides, and accidents involving firearms each year, and those numbers should be escalating since the total number of firearms and firearms owners have risen substantially over the past few years. In reality, numbers of firearms related crime and accidents...

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Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Richard Cordray for Ohio Attorney General

7:00am Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Richard Cordray (D) for Ohio Attorney General in the 2010 general election. Cordray has exhibited strong support for the Second Amendment and for the rights of Ohio gun owners during his first term as Attorney General. In 2009, Buckeye Firearms Foundation sued the city of Cleveland seeking a court order to stop the city...

Let's Face It, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley Wants to Ban Guns, All Guns

3:00pm Tuesday, July 20, 2010

by John Lott As always, gun control proponents say they merely want "reasonable" gun control laws. Yet, when listing the actual laws they favor, they go well beyond what most people would possibly consider "reasonable." Just look at the gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C. that local politicians and gun control organizations such as the Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center have...

Ohio Restaurant Association continues opposition to SB239

7:00am Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Editor's Note: On June 16, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader published an open letter to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members. Following is a response from the Association, and follow-up commentary from Mr. Moore. Dear Larry: I received your letter this morning and read it with interest. it was well-reasoned and well-written. You very effectively articulated your point of view...

Reminder: Now's the Time to Enroll for Hunter Education

3:00pm Monday, July 19, 2010

If you're a new hunter or you're planning to take someone on a first hunt this fall, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds you that summer is the perfect time to take a hunter education course and acquire the certification necessary to purchase a hunting license. "Don't have your fall hunting plans spoiled by forgetting to take that all-important hunter education course," said Chris...

City of Franklin, OH considers enacting gun control laws, decides otherwise after residents show up in force

8:52am Monday, July 19, 2010

Akron's South Side Leader is reporting that despite pressure from one local resident, the City of New Franklin's council has decided not to make any changes to gun control laws in the city. The newspaper reports the decision was announced July 7 after Council members heard from a room packed with people who came out to support the gun laws as they stand. From the article : Currently, the city...