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Let's Face It, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley Wants to Ban Guns, All Guns

3:00pm Tuesday, July 20, 2010

by John Lott As always, gun control proponents say they merely want "reasonable" gun control laws. Yet, when listing the actual laws they favor, they go well beyond what most people would possibly consider "reasonable." Just look at the gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C. that local politicians and gun control organizations such as the Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center have...

Ohio Restaurant Association continues opposition to SB239

7:00am Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Editor's Note: On June 16, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader published an open letter to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members. Following is a response from the Association, and follow-up commentary from Mr. Moore. Dear Larry: I received your letter this morning and read it with interest. it was well-reasoned and well-written. You very effectively articulated your point of view...

Reminder: Now's the Time to Enroll for Hunter Education

3:00pm Monday, July 19, 2010

If you're a new hunter or you're planning to take someone on a first hunt this fall, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds you that summer is the perfect time to take a hunter education course and acquire the certification necessary to purchase a hunting license. "Don't have your fall hunting plans spoiled by forgetting to take that all-important hunter education course," said Chris...

City of Franklin, OH considers enacting gun control laws, decides otherwise after residents show up in force

8:52am Monday, July 19, 2010

Akron's South Side Leader is reporting that despite pressure from one local resident, the City of New Franklin's council has decided not to make any changes to gun control laws in the city. The newspaper reports the decision was announced July 7 after Council members heard from a room packed with people who came out to support the gun laws as they stand. From the article : Currently, the city...

NRA Supporting Chicago Residents New Suit Against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago

3:00pm Friday, July 16, 2010

The National Rifle Association is supporting a lawsuit against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago's newly adopted gun control ordinance, which violates the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago . Last Friday [July 2], the City Council rushed through passage of this ordinance in response to the Court's June 28th decision rendering Chicago's draconian handgun...

Democrats mistaken to think Supreme Court ruling took guns off the table in 2010 election

7:00am Friday, July 16, 2010

by Chad D. Baus As the dust begins to settle on the historic McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court ruling, the analysis of the political fallout has begun in earnest. One opinion piece, scurrilously mislabeled as a "news article" by The Politico , deserves some attention. According to a June 29 article by Kasie Hunt, entitled " Democrats quietly cheer high court gun ruling ", Democrats "won the day...

Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Improvement Act Moves Forward in the Senate

3:00pm Thursday, July 15, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), joined by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a bipartisan group of senators, offered the Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act of 2010 (S. 632) as an amendment (No. 4444) to the Small Business Lending Act (HR 5297), which is now pending in the Senate. Earlier this week, the House passed (412-6) the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Rob Portman for U.S. Senate

7:00am Thursday, July 15, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Rob Portman for United States Senate in the 2010 general election. Portman previously served as a Congressman from the Ohio Second District, Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, and also as Trade Director. His record on Second Amendment issues is solid. Portman voted for the "Protection of Lawful...