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Attorney General announces Third Quarter 2010 CHL statistics

7:00am Monday, December 27, 2010

by Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the third quarter of 2010. During the quarter ending September 2010, Ohio surpassed 200,000 outstanding concealed handgun licenses. The quarter ended with a record of approximately 208,350 Ohio residents licensed to carry concealed firearms. (See chart) We are in our seventh...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

7:00am Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

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Ohio college among those receiving grants from NSSF to build target shooting programs

3:00pm Thursday, December 23, 2010

According to a press release, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded 38 grants, a record number totaling $190,000 to help both new and existing collegiate target shooting programs flourish. Among those institutions receiving grants is Ohio's Marietta College. Only two years old, NSSF's Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative has helped establish competition and club shooting...

Letter supportive of restaurant carry legislation yields death threat from anti-gun reader

7:00am Thursday, December 23, 2010

by Chad D. Baus A letter to the editor of The Columbus Dispatch , written in response to that newspaper's negative take on Ohio's restaurant carry legislation (SB239) has earned the man who wrote it a death threat. After Mark McGlone's letter, entitled " Editorial off-base about guns in bars ," was published on December 15, his family received a startling phone call. In correspondence with BFA,...

Marietta city council members hear from citizens concerned about proposed gun range

3:00pm Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Marietta Times is reporting that plans for an open gun range at Washington State Community College met with some neighborhood resistance during a public meeting about the proposed facility earlier this month. According to the article, many expressed concern about the safety of a firing range in proximity to their homes and properties, and it appears members of Marietta's City Council would...

Giving Up Rights for Security in Chicago: A Total Failure

7:00am Wednesday, December 22, 2010

by Gerard Valentino Chicago is known world-wide for having everything a world class city has to offer. From a great nightlife, to the arts, to ethnic cuisine, championship caliber professional sports teams, great universities and an excellent public transportation network, the city has something to offer just about everyone. What many don't realize, however, is that Chicago also boasts one of the...

BOOK REVIEW: After You Shoot: Your gun's hot. The perp's not, Now What? – By Alan Korwin

3:00pm Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Reviewed by Chris Knox During a typical state-mandated defensive firearms class there comes an hour – usually during that sleepy time after lunch – where the instructor gives some obligatory advice on what to do should you ever be forced to use the skills you're learning. Generally the advice comes down to two points: Call 911. Don't say anything. The reason you call 911 is to demonstrate your...

Editorials opposing restaurant carry expose coordinated anti-gun bias

7:00am Tuesday, December 21, 2010

by Gerard Valentino By running nearly identical anti-gun editorials on the same day, The Columbus Dispatch and The Toledo Blade have finally given up their longtime charade that coverage of the gun issue is unbiased and independent. The Dayton Daily News joined the party about a week later by running an equally one-sided editorial that relied on similar mistruths, misquotes and outright...