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Burglaries of gun store and trooper's car prove criminals not deterred by background checks or waiting periods

12:05am Monday, August 24, 2009

Bu Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that thieves stole nearly $30,000 worth of guns, knives and ammunition during a break-in Monday at the Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware, and the county sheriff is asking for citizens' help to recover the stolen property.

Ohio mayor's resignation from Bloomberg gun control front group gains national attention

12:10am Friday, August 21, 2009

By Chad D. Baus On Tuesday, Buckeye Firearms Association broke the news that Village of Walton Hills, OH Mayor Marlene Anielski had submitted to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg her resignation from the gun control front group known as Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). Since then, the news has been spread far and wide, and Anielski is doing some high-profile interviews to further explain...

MSNBC plays racial politics with deceptive editing, says SAF

12:05am Friday, August 21, 2009

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today accused MSNBC of using deceptively-edited video from a Phoenix, Arizona anti-tax rally on Monday to invent a racial stereotype in its on-going effort to demonize and marginalize American firearms owners as "racists." The MSNBC video, narrated by reporter Contessa Brewer, appearing with "Morning Meeting" host Dylan Ratigan, shows an AR-15 rifle...

Doomed to fail: Latest Chicago gun "buy-back" scheme focuses on "assault-type" weapons

12:10am Thursday, August 20, 2009

By Gerard Valentino CBS 2 in Chicago is reporting that Mayor Daley announced a continuation of his failed gun "buy-back" program. According to the story, if a resident turns in an "assault-type gun" they get a $100 gift card from the City.

Background checks on fiream sales up 8.4% in July

12:05am Thursday, August 20, 2009

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 966,162 checks in July 2009, an 8.4 percent increase from the 891,224 reported in July 2008. This latest jump in background checks follows the release of the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report by the Department of the Treasury just two weeks ago. The report noted that firearm and...

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California micro-stamping law stalled just months before scheduled implementation

12:10am Wednesday, August 19, 2009

By Chad D. Baus The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that, two years after California passed a gun control law requiring the next generation of semi-automatic handguns to leave a microscopic identifying code on spent casings, the controversial technology appears no closer to being introduced in that state, let alone anywhere else. The story notes that California Attorney General Jerry Brown...

ODNR to Offer Youth Deer Gun Hunts at State Nature Preserves

12:05am Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Permits to participate in youth gun hunts will be awarded by lottery COLUMBUS, OHIO - An increasing deer population, resulting in extensive damage to plant communities, has led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to coordinate special controlled deer hunts including youth hunts at four state nature preserves—Desonier (Athens County), Goll Woods...

Another pro-gun mayor wises up to Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" charade

12:10am Tuesday, August 18, 2009

By Chad D. Baus For the past several years, Buckeye Firearms Association has published a series of articles entitled "All Politicians Are Not The Same," highlighting elected officials who have proven strong support for the Second Amendment. Today, I believe we can add two more names to the list: Rep. Josh Mandel and Village of Walton Hills Mayor Marlene Anielski. Many pro-gun voters will already...