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SAF sues Eric Holder, FBI over misdemeanor gun rights denial

3:00pm Monday, October 18, 2010

Acting on behalf of a Georgia resident and honorably discharged Vietnam War veteran, the Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit last week against Attorney General Eric Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of a federal statute that can deny gun rights to someone with a simple misdemeanor conviction on his record. The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court...

Video: Ohio Supreme Court hears case challenging statewide preemption City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

7:00am Monday, October 18, 2010

On Tuesday, October 12, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. The state's top court has released an audio and video recording of the arguments in the case known as City of...

Firearms Industry Matches ATF Reward in Bedford Heights Firearms Theft

3:00pm Friday, October 15, 2010

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry --announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons(s) responsible for the theft of firearms from Atlantic Gun and Tackle, 5425 Northfield Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio. This reward offer matches a $2,500 reward offer by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

Another formerly skeptical Ohio law enforcement official admits concealed carry has worked

7:00am Friday, October 15, 2010

by Chad D. Baus The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that another law enforcement official has admitted that previous skepticism about Ohio's concealed carry law was unwarranted. From the story : Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton said he had issues about the law when the Ohio legislature passed it in 2004. "I had concerns at first," Bratton said, "but since then we've had no issues."...

Polls: Ohio governor's race a "toss-up"; Race for U.S. Senate looks to be a blow-out

3:04pm Thursday, October 14, 2010

by Chad D. Baus After showing as much as a eight point spread in August (and with some polls having burdened Governor Ted Strickland with a double-digit deficit as recently as a few weeks ago), Rasmussen Reports now shows John Kasich's lead over Strickland down to just three points (48% - 45%), and within the margin of error. The tightening of this race has also been reflected in other recent...

BFA / NRA endorsee Rob Portman submits to interview with USSA/ Outdoor Writers of Ohio

7:00am Thursday, October 14, 2010

Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association was the only Ohio gun group to have an outdoor writer (Region Leader Larry S. Moore) at the recent U.S. Sportsmen Alliance/Outdoor Writer of Ohio interviews with Rob Portman, former Congressman and current candidate for U.S. Senate. Also represented at the interviews were Ohio Outdoor News, Ohio Valley Outdoors, Akron Beacon Journal, Columbus Dispatch,...

Ohio Supremes consider Cleveland's challenge of statewide preemption of local gun control laws

11:51am Wednesday, October 13, 2010

by Chad D. Baus The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns on Tuesday, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. From The Columbus Dispatch : Cleveland officials said their local regulations would not violate a 2007 state law...

Senators to Secretary Clinton: Backdoor Gun Ban Violates Americans' Constitutional Right

7:00am Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Cornyn Leads Bipartisan Letter to Sec. Clinton on the Sale of Antique Rifles U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today led a bipartisan group of Senators including Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), and others in sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to reverse the State Department's reported decision to ban the sale of surplus antique rifles from South...