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Gun Control: Washington Whispers, Industry Prepares

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Tuesday, June 16, 2015

If the whispers in the hallways of Congress are any indication, the Obama administration is gearing up for as many as a dozen regulations which, although described as public safety issues are really gun restrictions. Their titling's based on the tried-and true political strategy of calling something potentially distasteful a "safety" issue when in fact it's something else entirely. Measures being...

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To the Editor: Loophole is used to harass gun owners

3:00pm Monday, June 15, 2015

The following letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch was published on Friday, June 12. Addressing a Senate proposal to close the media-access loophole to concealed-handgun license records, Ohio Newspaper Association Executive Director Dennis Hetzel was quoted by the Northeast Ohio Media Group as saying he couldn’t think of any instance in which Ohio journalists have used their ability to...

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BFA's Sean Maloney seeks reelection to NRA Board of Directors

7:00am Monday, June 15, 2015

Editor's Note: Here's a message from Sean Maloney, one of our Volunteer Leaders who helps protect and advance your firearm rights. Please give Sean the support he needs to collect signatures and get reelected to the NRA Board of Directors. If you are an NRA Life Member or higher or if you have been a regular annual member for 5+ consecutive, uninterrupted years, email Sean today at smaloneyesq@...

HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) scheduled for 4th hearing, possible vote in House committee

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, June 12, 2015

Chairman Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) has announced that the House State Government committee will be hearing testimony on substitute HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones) next Wednesday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 121. The chairman has also schedule the bill for a possible vote. Substitute HB 48 seeks to restore Ohioans' right to carry in day-care facilities (unless they post "no-guns"),...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses SB 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights)

7:00am Friday, June 12, 2015

(Columbus, Ohio) On Wednesday, June 10, Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) introduced Senate Bill 180, which would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers exercising constitutional rights. Ohio is an “at will” employment state, meaning that workers can be fired for any reason, or no reason. There are many protected classes or exemptions to the general rule. A person may not be...

House committee accepts substitute language in HB 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones)

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, June 11, 2015

The House State Government committee has adopted a substitute House Bill 48 (Eliminate many 'no-guns' victim zones). Under the original bill introduced by Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon), Ohioans' right to carry would have been restored on college campuses, places of worship, day-care facilities (unless they post "no-guns"), private airplanes, school safety zones, non-secure areas of police stations...

Ohio Senate proposes changes to concealed carry law in biennium budget bill

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, June 11, 2015

Dix Communications is reporting that changes which would effect gun owners are among the Ohio Senate's proposed changes to the 2015-2016 biennium budget bill currently being debated in the Statehouse. The article outlines two amendments that deal with changes to state firearms laws: 1. Guns: Senators added language to block journalists from viewing concealed firearm licensing records, including...

How Sportsmen Make the Great Outdoors (The Pittman-Robertson Tax)

by Tisma Juett

3:00pm Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Did you know that as active outdoors people and shooting sports participants we all help contribute to making the outdoor world the great place that it is? We do this through a special excise tax collected on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment. These monies are part of a piece of legislation called the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. Monies from these taxes are...