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Survey: America is a pro-gun nation!

12:10am Wednesday, October 07, 2009

The Los Angeles Times recently reported on a Rasmussen Reports poll commissioned by Outdoor Life Magazine , which sought to gauge opinion on whether the Constitution guarantees the right to own a gun and, asked for opinions on what was behind the recent increase in gun sales. An overwhelming majority of Americans, including Republicans and Democrats, agree that the Constitution guarantees an...

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NRA notifies instructors of problems with 2009 NRA Basic Pistol, credits Ohio instructor for the fix

12:05am Wednesday, October 07, 2009

According to letter from NRA National Instructor Trainer John Howard to NRA certified instructors, the organization was mistaken in its initial believe that old basic pistol shooting course examiniations could be used with the newly revised Basic Pistol Handbook. And the NRA is thanking an NRA Certified Instructor from Ohio for not only notifying them of changes, but also for submitting a...

NSSF Urges Supreme Court to Support First Amendment Use of Hunting and Fishing Images

12:10am Tuesday, October 06, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn. — With the U.S. Supreme Court slated to hear arguments today in the United States v. Stevens, No. 08-769, the National Shooting Sports Foundation encourages the court to support the First Amendment rights of all media to show images of hunting and fishing. The case centers around a 1999 federal statute used to prosecute a Virginia man on animal cruelty-related charges that because...

More Ohio local chapter coordinators needed to fight hunger

12:05am Tuesday, October 06, 2009

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) in an effort to assist with the processing costs associated with donating venison to a food bank. A $100,000 subsidy grant has been awarded to FHFH to help pay the processing fee on donated venison. The grant money is to be matched with funds generated or...

We need $30,000! The 2nd Amendment is at stake!

11:47am Monday, October 05, 2009

Please read this carefully. We have never needed your help more than we need it now! Dear Friend, Last year, in a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court clearly proclaimed that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Not a collective right. Not a right of the "militia." A right of each American citizen. You might think that would have ended the debate, but it didn't. Even after this...

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Linda Walker accepts NRA's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award in D.C.

12:10am Monday, October 05, 2009

Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker made the trip to Washington D.C. recently to receive the National Rifle Association's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award at the NRA's fall Board of Directors meeting. Walker shown here with other past recipients, from left: Marion Hammer 1995, Linda Walker 2009, Edie Reynolds 2007, Patty Clark 2005. According to the NRA, "the...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 72 - Ammo Shortage Ending

12:05am Monday, October 05, 2009

Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: BILL OF RIGHTS DAY FAST APPROACHING Dec. 15 this year is a Tuesday, mark your calendars now. Committees of Correspondence nationwide are beginning to prepare for the Bill of Rights Day commemoration that left people delighted with the grandeur and significance of the public reading of our...

Ohio State Highway Patrol study highlights need for changes in concealed weapons laws

12:10am Friday, October 02, 2009

By Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine A study released last week by the Ohio State Highway Patrol is highlighting the need for reforms to concealed weapons laws in the Buckeye State. According to the report , which covered January 2008 through August 2009, OSHP Troopers made 447 arrests for illegal weapons, or less than one per day. OSHP District 9 (south-central Ohio) accounted for the largest number...