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Report: Ohio Education Association Helps Obama Campaign Lobby for Gun Control

8:00am Thursday, September 12, 2013

by Chad D. Baus MediaTrackers.org reported recently that The Ohio Education Association (OEA) is assisting Organizing for Action (OFA) in its lobbying for new gun control laws, using social media accounts maintained with teachers' mandatory union dues. From the article : The afternoon of August 22, OEA linked to a BarackObama.com gun control petition from the union's official Facebook page: At...

Colorado sends a message to politicians: Vote against your constituents, and your constituents will vote against you

12:00pm Wednesday, September 11, 2013

by Jim Irvine After very hard-fought, highly-contested recall races in Colorado, which saw hundreds of thousands of dollars from out of state, the votes are counted. Two anti-gun, anti-freedom, anti-self-defense Democrats who voted to trample on individual rights and support a radical agenda being pushed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have been voted out of office. The importance of these...

One of these news reports is not like the others... Columbus ABC buries news of Bloomberg anti-gun group's failed rally

8:00am Wednesday, September 11, 2013

by Chad D. Baus Last week, Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers made national news after they succeeded in out-numbering a tiny rally (mostly-paid staffers) organized by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The turn of events was covered by everyone from the Washington times to Breitbart.com, all of whom noted the fact that MAIG produced a tiny turnout, with BFA...

Common-sense restrictions

4:00pm Tuesday, September 10, 2013

by Aaron Kirkingburg and Jim Irvine We often hear calls for "common-sense" firearms restrictions. All these restrictions on the transfer, ownership and use of firearms is common sense to those who dislike others' ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights without undue infringement. But what about the First Amendment? As with all rights, there are limitations. One cannot yell "FIRE!" in a...

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Why the NSA surveillance program matters for the universal background check debate

8:00am Tuesday, September 10, 2013

by Mike Horning, PhD Last week's anti-gun protest in Columbus seemed to fizzle when BFA supporters turned it into a pro-gun rally , but that doesn't mean the debate on universal background checks is even close to being over. If the lack of gun control support suggests anything, it is that Ohioans aren't interested much in Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to bring New York-style gun laws to the state of...

"Thank God I had a gun!": Dog awakens woman to home invader; Glock ends the confrontation

3:00pm Monday, September 09, 2013

by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati News is reporting that a disabled 64-year-old woman, who just got her license to carry a concealed weapon in June to protect herself, repeatedly fired her gun at an intruder during an attempted home invasion robbery last week. From the article : "I can shoot good. If I'd a had my glasses on, I probably would have shot better," said Mabel Fletcher. "But who thinks...

Misinformed South Euclid Council President David Miller sponsors resolution opposing guns in bars...two years late

8:00am Monday, September 09, 2013

South Euclid Police Chief Kevin Nietert also seems unaware of current state law on the subject by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer 's Cleveland.com is reporting that South Euclid, Ohio Council President David Miller has sponsored a council resolution opposing a portion of House Bill 203 involving proposed modifications to Ohio's self-defense law, as well as another modification to Ohio law...

Op-Ed: How to keep gun rights for the long term

4:00pm Friday, September 06, 2013

Editor's Note: The following op-ed, which can be read in its entirety at WorldNetDaily.com, was written by Buckeye Firearms Foundation Board of Directors member Gerard Valentino. Students of history and pro-gun advocates know that every case of genocide or political oppression was preceded by the confiscation of privately owned firearms. We also know that it wasn't the immortal words Thomas...

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