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Polls Show Americans Reject So-Called “Assault Weapons” Ban

3:00pm Friday, January 15, 2016

Just as anti-gun advocates are happily misconstruing the Supreme Court’s recent decision not to hear a case challenging a local ban on popular semi-automatic firearms as pointing to a way forward for gun control, available evidence shows that the American people reject such measures in record numbers. [Recently] we brought attention to a New York Times/ CBS News poll conducted December 4-8, which...

Meet Division of Wildlife Chief Ray Petering

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Friday, January 15, 2016

Ray Petering joined the Classic Country Outdoors radio show hosts, myself and David Linkhart, prior to officially assuming the duties as Chief of the ODNR Division of Wildlife. We have known Petering from his previous work with the Division. He retired from the ODNR Division of Wildlife in 2011 as the executive administrator of fish management and research. Petering continued his association with...

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Hunters Encouraged to Attend Ohio's Deer Hunting Summits

3:00pm Thursday, January 14, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters and others interested in the state’s white-tailed deer management programs have the opportunity to provide feedback about hunting regulations and season structures in central Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 23, and in northeast Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 30, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). After input from last year’s deer summits and considering...

BOOK REVIEW: The Handgun Guide for Women

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Thursday, January 14, 2016

As a longtime shooter (for approximately 55-years now) I've read my share of books about the various aspects of firearms, ownership and shooting. I've been primarily focused on hunting and the shotgun sports, but when concealed carry became law in Ohio tactical shooting entered the picture. As a member of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio, I've been asked to judge writing contests and review many...

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Reality Check: Is President Obama "All Talk" When It Comes To Enforcing Gun Prosecutions?

3:00pm Wednesday, January 13, 2016

President Obama got emotional talking about the need for gun reform last week...but is the President "all talk" on this issue... and instead of creating executive orders, why doesn't his administration start enforcing existing gun laws? This is a Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.

Judges already have tools to keep guns from abusers

by Ken Hanson

7:00am Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Editor's Note: The following article was originally published in the Columbus Dispatch and on BuckeyeFirearms.org in Agust 2014. It is republished in response to news that Rep. Nickie Antonio (D) plans to introduce state legislation that would bar individuals convicted of domestic violence crimes from possessing guns. Recently, Everytown for Gun Safety published a report in support of new gun-...

In the wake of San Bernadino terror attack, December 2015 firearms sales jump 37.6% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Tuesday, January 12, 2016

In the wake of the December 2 terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, firearms retailers and concealed carry instructors reported a marked increase in business, as more and more people came to realize that the federal government has failed in it's primary job of protecting the homeland from attack. The numbers are now in, and the jump was sizeable. The December 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant...

SHOCK: Man obtains 17 firearms in less than two minutes without background check

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, January 12, 2016

To listen to President Obama and his gun ban extremist friends tell it, all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)...