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Buckeye Firearms Association leaders to speak at Second Amendment Town Hall

7:00am Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Dublin Republican Club of Northwest Columbus is sponsoring a Second Amendment Town Hall meeting, to be held on April 28 in Dublin, OH. Guest speakers include Col. Danny Bubp, a State Representative from the 88th District; Linda Walker, Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair and winner of the NRA's Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award; Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association...

Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Restore Gun Ownership Right to Ohio Citizens

3:17pm Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced that a bill to restore gun ownership rights has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. Senator Jason Wilson (D-Columbia) introduced SB247 to align Ohio law with federal statutes regarding the restoration of rights to Ohio firearms purchasers. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Niehaus, Cafaro, Grendell, Buehrer, Coughlin and Seitz. Due to a U.S...

Shots fired after attempted robbery at gun show

7:00am Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Gun ban extremists, and politicians like Republican attorney general candidate Mike DeWine, advocate regulating gun shows out of existence because they erroneously believe criminals buy their guns at shows. These criminals, it seems, weren't content to wait until the doors opened last Sunday morning...

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March second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

3:00pm Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,300,100 checks in March 2010, ranking the month the second highest March (fifth highest month overall) for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a 3.3 percent decrease from the 1,345,096 checks conducted in March 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales -- is an...

Judge advises Ashtabula County residents to "arm themselves" in face of law enforcement cut-backs

7:00am Tuesday, April 13, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Ashtabula County Common Pleas Judge Alfred Mackey made national headlines over the weekend after he advised residents to "arm themselves" in the face of severe budget cuts that have reduced the number of sheriff's deputies in the state's largest county by land area from 112 to 49, and parked all but one patrol car.

Ohio Second Amendment March a complete success

3:00pm Monday, April 12, 2010

Several hundred Ohioans who share a passion for gun rights advocacy, but who knew they would be unable to make the journey to our nation's capital on April 19 for the Second Amendment March , gathered at our state capitol in Columbus this past weekend to voice their support for pending concealed carry reform legislation. Video snippets from Saturday's march: It's not too late to get your bus...

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The anti-gun Brady Campaign's (anti) Second Amendment census

7:00am Monday, April 12, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Dear John, What best describes your feelings about guns? What do you think the Second Amendment means? We want to know your answers to these questions and to learn more about your preferences. ...As the fight against gun violence continues, our goal is to learn more about you and to develop a better understanding of what you and others think is important in the battle against gun...

SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) scheduled for proponent testimony in Senate committee

3:04pm Friday, April 09, 2010

The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee , chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear proponent testimony on SB239 , sponsored by Senator Shannon Jones and Senator Tim Schaffer to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport a firearm in a car, on...