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Several gun rights bills receive hearings in Columbus

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Thursday, May 22, 2014

There were hearings held in the Statehouse on multiple bills of interest to gun owners on Wednesday, May 22. The House Education Committee, chaired by Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancaster), heard testimony on HB 454, sponsored by Representative Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville). Guns on school grounds have always been a contentious topic, and that has caused problems with all legislation on topic. Current...

First Ohio school joins Buckeye Firearms Foundation's "trauma kit" initiative

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, May 22, 2014

WRGT (Fox Dayton) is reporting that the Sidney (OH) City School District has expressed its intention to participate in Buckeye Firearms Foundation's "A Trauma Kit in Every School" initiative.

Hillary: On guns, "We're way out of balance"

3:00pm Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The NRA has always supported laws prohibiting violent felons and certain other categories of potentially dangerous persons from possessing guns, and it’s a position we’re confident is shared by the vast majority of gun owners nationwide. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said, "I think that we've got to rein in what has become an almost article of...

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Anti-gun Journalist Admits Wife Wished for Gun When Criminal Struck

7:00am Wednesday, May 21, 2014

On Wednesday, [May 1] gun control supporter and Fox News contributor Juan Williams appeared on the Lars Larson radio show and shared with listeners a personal incident that will hopefully have him questioning his long-held anti-gun positions. Williams told Larson, "My wife went to the gas station, and while she's trying to put the credit card in some guy rushes by her, gets in the car, and drives...

Ohio Hunters Check more than 16,500 Wild Turkeys during Spring Season

3:00pm Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Ohio hunters checked 16,556 wild turkeys during the combined 2014 wild turkey hunting season and youth wild turkey hunting season, April 19-May 18, 2014. To see county-by-county results from Ohio's 2014 wild turkey hunting season, click here . The top 10 counties for the wild turkey harvest were Ashtabula (615), Tuscarawas (493), Coshocton (484), Guernsey (466), Muskingum (453), Belmont (444),...

Heart attack free zones

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States accounting for approximately 600,000 deaths annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to all the dead people, heart attacks also have a negative effect on the family members who’ve lost a loved one, and all of the innocent bystanders who witness this horrible death. It is time to outlaw...

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Headline: Dayton VA Medical Center shooting revives gun ban debate

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, May 19, 2014

The subject of so called "no-guns" victim zones is once again being discussed, and this time by those not often willing to give the problem the kind of attention the subject deserves: the media. From a report by WXIX, Dayton's Fox affiliate: In the wake of a shooting early this month at a VA hospital in Dayton, that city's FOX affiliate is asking if the hospital's ban on concealed carry should be...

Two BFA-supported bills to receive hearings in Senate committee

7:00am Monday, May 19, 2014

Chairman Bill Coley has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on Senate Bill 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) and HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) on May 21, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the North Hearing Room. This will be the first hearing for HB 234,and sponsor-only testimony will be considered. Buckeye Firearms Association has previously provided...