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BFA is a big hit at Cleveland Tea Party

12:05am Monday, July 27, 2009

Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers are what make this organization successful. Our successes can be directly attributed to the work they do. The following is a report from one such volunteer, who represented the PAC at a recent Tea Party. Volunteers are active all over the state - please join the team ! By Greg Wilk Buckeye Firearms Association welcomed Second Amendment...

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NICS background checks up 18% in June; Year to date sales up 24.5% over 2008

12:10am Friday, July 24, 2009

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show an 18.1 percent increase in background checks on the sale of firearms in June. Background checks for the first six months of 2009 are up 24.5 percent over the same period in 2008. FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either newly manufactured or used firearms...

A senseless crime leaves me wondering, "What if...?"

12:05am Friday, July 24, 2009

By Tim Inwood I, for one, was nauseated by the news of the slaughter of Byrd and Melanie Billings at their home in Pensacola, Florida. These were wonderful people who had done very well in life and were using their fortune to help raise special needs children whom they had adopted. Sadly, media coverage of their large family and unusual circumstances brought unwanted attention from the criminal...

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For GOP to have chance at 2010 governor's race, Kasich and party must work to regain gun owners' trust

12:10am Thursday, July 23, 2009

By Gerard Valentino A lot has been made recently in Ohio's pro-gun community about Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's congressional vote in favor of the 1994 Clinton Assault Weapons ban. As it stands, Mr. Kasich refuses to disavow the vote on the record, and will only go so far as to state the bill didn't have the intended effect . To pro-gun advocates, that response is simply not...

Attorney General Rich Cordray affirms he would not support 'assault weapons' ban

12:05am Thursday, July 23, 2009

By Chad D. Baus Democrat Attorney General Richard Cordray, who was recently criticized by a potential 2010 Republican contender, Prosecutor Dave Yost, for not signing on when twenty-three other attorneys general sent a letter asking the federal government in a letter to not re-impose the so-called assault weapons ban, has been quoted in an interview at RightOhio.com as saying he would not support...

National reciprocity for concealed carry holders fails to pass in U.S. Senate

12:43pm Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Two Republicans, including Ohio's lame duck Republican Senator George Voinovich, voted AGAINST nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license-holders. The resulting 58-39 vote failed to overcome a Democrat filibuster. By Jim Irvine The United States Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have made concealed carry licenses valid in all states that issue them. This is another blow to law...

The criminals are training...are you?

12:10am Wednesday, July 22, 2009

By Gerard Valentino The entire nation is engrossed by the media coverage of the armed thugs that killed a Florida couple known for adopting developmentally challenged children. It seems that the criminals attacked and killed a truly generous and caring couple who had dedicated their life to helping the less fortunate. What most people missed in the coverage, however, is that the criminals...

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Ohio Man Pays Nearly $10,000 For Poaching Trophy Deer

12:05am Wednesday, July 22, 2009

HILLSBORO, OHIO - A Highland County man will pay a hefty fine after his recent conviction in Hillsboro Municipal Court for wildlife violations involving the unlawful taking of a trophy class white-tailed deer. In January and February 2009 acting on calls to the statewide Turn In A Poacher (TIP) hotline, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife conducted an...