Another city nullifies gun ban under statewide preemption; City of Cleveland still in violation of the law

By Chad D. Baus Even as the City of Cleveland continues to enforce its local gun control laws and waste tax payer money to fight state law prohibiting same in court, the City of Newark, OH is taking another route entirely at a council meeting to be held tonight.

Op-Ed: Law-abiding citizens don't commit crimes

The following guest op-ed appeared in The Chillicothe Gazette on April 22, 2010. By Mike McCoy When Ohio's original legislation allowing law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun passed in 2004, there were dire predictions by the anti-gun crowd that there would be shootouts in the streets or worse. Fast forward six years, and guess what? None of it happened. How could the anti-gun crowd...

Learn what is really takes to survive ... with the FIGHT! Integrated Concealed Carry class

You may know how to use your gun, but do you know how to win a real fight? Now you have the chance to learn what it really takes to survive when it's up close and personal. Buckeye Firearms Foundation is pleased to announce that Brian LaMaster, President of Innovative Tactical Concepts, will teach his acclaimed FIGHT! Integrated Concealed Carry class on July 17 and 18, 2010. This 2-day class is...

Gun control laws fail to keep Time Square terror-bomber from purchasing a gun, yet oblivious Bloomberg demands more

By Chad D. Baus Judging by the events of the past week, it's a good thing for billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that he uses taxpayer funds to hire others to carry guns for his protection ( even when he's visiting his mansion in the "no guns" country of Bermuda). If he carried a gun himself, he'd constantly be shooting himself in the foot. Take for example Bloomberg's reaction...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Jim Irvine on Armed American Radio

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine was a co-host on the Armed American Radio Network, in conjunction with the United States Concealed Carry Association, Sunday, May 9 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM Jim joined Armed American Radio (AAR) host Mark Walters and an impressive list of guests. Armed American Radio is broadcast live from the Intelligent Talk 920 WGKA studios in Atlanta and syndicated...

You are invited to the Buckeye Firearms Assoc. 2nd Annual Central Ohio Meet & Greet!

Please join us for an excellent meal and informative list of speakers, including Tim Schaffer (State Senator), Linda Walker (Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Central Ohio Chair and winner of the NRA's Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award), and Clint Lake (Buckeye Firearms Association Minute Man). The second annual Central Ohio BFA Meet & Greet will be held at Miller's Essenplatz Family Restaurant at...

Civil rights and double standards: Gun owners are forced to "show papers," but media say illegal aliens shouldn't have to

By Tim Inwood I've been watching with some interest the fallout over the new Arizona law dealing with illegal aliens. I hear the news media moaning that the new law "makes it a crime to be an illegal alien." I'm not joking, that is exactly how they phrased it on several networks and cable news shows. Wow, that is what I always thought illegal meant. I really wish the media would think about what...

Governor Strickland to Hold Third Annual Youth Turkey Hunt

Be a mentor, take a child hunting Saturday, May 8 marks the third annual Youth Turkey Hunt hosted by Governor Ted Strickland, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. "Governor Strickland and I are committed to mentoring youth in many Ohio outdoor pursuits," said Sean Logan, director of the ODNR. "Encouraging young people to enjoy the outdoors will...

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