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Firearms Training: How Much Should Be Required?

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, February 23, 2015

Ohio has required individuals that want to obtain a concealed handgun license to complete a minimum of 12 hours of training, but that is about to change. As I’ve previously recorded, the mandatory topics Ohio requires include being able to: Name, explain, and demonstrate the rules for safe handling of a handgun and proper storage practices for handguns and ammunition; Demonstrate and explain how...

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Woman shoots home invader with gun son gave her week before

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, February 20, 2015

Columbus media are reporting on a home invasion that ended when a woman whose son had given her a gun only last week was able to defend herself. From WBNS (CBS Columbus) : Columbus Police at the scene tell 10TV a widow heard someone breaking in, grabbed her gun and shot the intruder. “She was armed and apparently fired multiple shots at him,” said Sgt. Dave Sicilia. The woman’s son says he bought...

NRA Backs Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015

3:00pm Thursday, February 19, 2015

Bill Would Protect & Enhance Opportunities for Hunting, Shooting and Fishing Fairfax, VA - On behalf of its five-million members, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) announced its support for The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 , introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). This legislation seeks to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational...

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Strickland quits anti-gun organization after BuckeyeFirearms.org article

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 19, 2015

Last week, amidst news that former Governor Ted Strickland (D) is considering a run for U.S. Senate against Senator Rob Portman (R), Buckeye Firearms Association published my article informing voters of Strickland's involvement over the past year as President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, an anti-gun rights lobbying group in Washington D.C. After providing many examples of CAP'...

Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act Introduced

3:00pm Wednesday, February 18, 2015

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) recently introduced S. 263 and H.R. 578, which are designed to protect the rights of gun owners on lands owned or managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). This legislation would help end the patchwork of firearm laws and regulations that govern different federal lands managed by different federal agencies. On...

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Headline: Man practicing open carry law robbed of gun

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 18, 2015

As editor of BuckeyeFirearms.org, I have the opportunity to read articles posted to our site well in advance - even weeks in advance, as is sometimes the case when an author submits a draft for consideration. And so it is that I've had several weeks to ponder Gerard Valentino's recently-published " Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2015 ," and his decision to list "Open Carry Extremists" as the...

Mission Creep: DEA Contemplated Mass Surveillance of Gun Show Attendees

3:00pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Recent revelations about a proposed federal law enforcement program might have some friends and families drawing lots to decide who drives to the next gun show. Criminals rarely obtain guns from gun shows. A Department of Justice survey of state and federal inmates, found that only 0.7 percent of those polled had acquired a firearm that they possessed at the time of their offense from a gun show...

NRA Backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill

7:00am Tuesday, February 17, 2015

On behalf of its five-million members, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has announced its support for S. 498--The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 --which was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). The legislation would respect the rights of individuals who possess concealed carry permits from their home state...