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In the wake of San Bernadino terror attack, January 2016 firearms sales jump 29.5% over prior year

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2016

In the wake of the December 2 terrorist attack in San Bernadino, CA, firearms retailers and concealed carry instructors reported a marked increase in business, as more and more people came to realize that the federal government has failed in it's primary job of protecting the homeland from attack. The numbers are now in, and the jump was sizeable. The January 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant...

SHOCK: Person obtains 10+ firearms without background check

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2016

To listen to President Obama and his gun ban extremist friends tell it, all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)...

Justice Scalia's death provides Obama opportunity to overturn Second Amendment ruling

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, February 15, 2016

Amidst the excitement from many about the opportunity to elect the first black President in 2008, and amidst many gun owners' decision to sit out the 2012 election due to the sketchy record of Mitt Romney on guns, there were loud warnings from groups like Buckeye Firearms Association and the National Rifle Association that an Obama presidency could mean the end of the Second Amendment. Those...

FBI: Michigan jihadist chose church as target because it was a "no-guns" zone

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, February 15, 2016

(Image source: WDIV-TV) Ohio law gives exact same assurance to would-be attackers WDIV (NBC Detroit) reported recently that a Dearborn Heights resident who was arrested for his allegiance to ISIS told an undercover FBI agent he had decided to target a church specifically because "people are not allowed to carry guns in church." From the article : Khalil Abu-Rayyan, 21, was being watched by the...

Headline: Gun enthusiasts outnumber protesters Saturday at Summit County Fairgrounds

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, February 12, 2016

(Image source: FreeImages.com/Gary Cowles) The Akron Beacon-Journal reported recently that a small group of protesters standing outside a gun show at the Summit County Fairgrounds waving signs opposing assault weapons and supporting tighter gun controls were dwarfed by the dozens waiting in line and the hundreds already inside. From the article : “Did you see all of those Hillary Clinton voters...

Vote to Re-Elect Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

3:00pm Thursday, February 11, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association's own Sean Maloney is seeking re-election to the NRA Board of Directors. If you are an NRA voting member, you will receive your ballots soon. We ask that you VOTE TO RE-ELECT SEAN MALONEY. Here's a message from Sean Maloney along with his bio: To My Fellow Voting Members of the NRA: My name is Sean Maloney, and I’m asking for your vote when you receive your ballot for...

Lots of exciting news for FASTER Saves Lives program in 2016

by Joe Eaton

7:00am Thursday, February 11, 2016

The start of 2016 also marked the start of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation (501c3) Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response (FASTER) program's fourth year. What began simply as a pilot class of 24 teachers and administrators shortly after the horrific murders at Sandy Hook elementary school has grown and expanded into a multi year safety program which is reaching schools...

House Democrats Ask Obama to Expand Rifle Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2016

On January 11, approximately 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to use his executive authority to tighten restrictions on the importation of detachable-magazine, semi-automatic rifles. Back in 1989, ATF reversed its interpretation of federal law to ban the importation of 43 makes and models of rifles functionally identical to...