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Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 restores gun rights to young troops

12:10am Thursday, January 31, 2008

State Representative Bruce Goodwin (R-74) has introduced legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21. The bill would allow these servicemen and women to purchase a handgun if the person has received firearms training. Under current state law, even the young men and women who are asked to fight and die...

AP: State asks high court to throw out challenge to gun law

12:05am Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Associated Press is reporting that Attorney General Marc Dann asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday to throw out the city of Clyde's challenge to Ohio's concealed handgun licensure law.

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus planning another national protest

12:05am Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The grassroots group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus has announced that they are organizing another national empty holster protest (EHP). The Spring 2008 EHP will be held from April 21st to April 25th. Campus leaders are encouraged to contact the organizers listed at http://concealedcampus.org/contact.htm about other activities to hold on their campus to make the EHP even more successful...

Here's a new way to subscribe to BFA News!

12:03am Tuesday, January 29, 2008

If you want to keep up on the battle for gun rights in Ohio, there's no better way than to subscribe to our news stories. The best way is to do what thousands of Ohio gun rights activists do and subscribe to our weekly newsletter by e-mail. It's now easier than ever. Just enter your main e-mail address in the upper left corner of any page and click on "Subscribe." That's it! You will get our...

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Lt. Col. Dave Grossman coming to Northwest Ohio!

12:15am Monday, January 28, 2008

There is a Lt. Col. Dave Grossman seminar in NW Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and it has only recently been opened up to the public. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Lt. Col. Grossman teaches fantastic mindset. Any...

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Op-Ed: Bush Administration Wrong on Guns

12:10am Monday, January 28, 2008

The fallout continues over the Bush administration's Russian roulette-style legal maneuvering on the D.C. gun ban case. Following are excerpts and links to two excellent op-eds examining the potential motives, and the obvious mistakes, being made by the Bush Justice Department.

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Attorney General Mukasey, Charles Schumer’s Trojan Horse?

12:05am Monday, January 28, 2008

By Tim Inwood From where the Bush administration’s Justice Department began, I find myself shaking my head in disbelief at where we are now. In 2001, Senator John Ashcroft was appointed Attorney General. Shortly thereafter John Ashcroft put forward a statement concerning the fact the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was in fact an individual right. To most of us this is common sense, but...

SB184 (Castle Doctrine): Senate Proponent/ Opponent hearing scheduled January 30

8:14am Friday, January 25, 2008

Senate Bill 184 will have a third hearing next week. The bill has been added to the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee's agenda for January 30 at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Building, North Hearing Room. This legislation would restore the right of individuals to respond in force in defense of their lives and family without fear of civil lawsuits by criminals.