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HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for second hearing in Senate

7:00am Monday, December 03, 2012

Chairman Mark Wagoner has announced that his committee will be hearing proponent/opponent/interested party testimony on Representative Terry Johnson's (R-McDermott) HB495 next Tuesday, December 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the North Hearing Room in the Statehouse. This will be the second hearing for this important bill. Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine will offer testimony on this important...

NICS Checks Soar on 'Black Friday'

3:00pm Friday, November 30, 2012

by Bill Brassard A new single-day record for point-of-sale background checks was established on Black Friday, November 23, when 154,873 were conducted by the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). That total was nearly 20 percent more than the previous high of 129,166 set on Black Friday last year. Since a federal background check is mandatory for every firearm sold at...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees dominate leadership positions in State House & Senate majority caucuses

7:00am Friday, November 30, 2012

Senate President and House Speaker are both BFA "A+" - rated by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association endorsees have been elected by both House and Senate Republicans to a majority of leadership positions in their respective chambers for the 130th General Assembly, which convenes in January. In the Senate, Republicans have elected BFA "A+" -rated Sen. Keith Faber of Celina as Senate President...

Hunters Successful during Ohio's Deer-Gun Season Opening Day

3:00pm Thursday, November 29, 2012

COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 29,297 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov. 26, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Monday’s total represents a 24.1 percent increase from 2011, when rain-soaked hunters harvested 23,600 deer. Counties reporting the highest numbers of deer checked in 2012: Coshocton (1,199),...

The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 Needs Your Help

7:00am Thursday, November 29, 2012

Call your U.S. Senators to keep it Alive! 202-224-3121 The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 (S.3525) still can be enacted in this Congress if we keep the pressure on. All hunters, target shooters and firearms owners should call your senators today and urge them to work in a bipartisan manner to resolve budgetary concerns raised on Monday so the Sportsmen's Act can be brought back to the floor for a vote...

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Senate holds hearing and considers sponsor testimony on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization)

4:27pm Wednesday, November 28, 2012

by Jim Irvine Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) gave sponsor testimony for HB495 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, November 27. Rep. Johnson explained to the committee that the bill, which has already been passed by the House passed in the House by a 59 - 28 margin , would eliminate the ill-conceived "demonstrated competency" requirement that will potentially cause huge...

American Heritage Girls Experience the Great Outdoors

7:00am Wednesday, November 28, 2012

A group of more than 75 women from around the country gained a better understanding of outdoor related activities thanks to the Trailblazer Adventure Program held recently at the American Heritage Girls National Conference for staff and volunteers near Cincinnati, Ohio. The Trailblazer Adventure Program, a youth program of the U.S Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation (USSAF) designed to introduce...

A shooting trip turns very special

3:00pm Tuesday, November 27, 2012

by Larry S. Moore When I first reported on the Clark County Sportsmen Club, I indicated that I really wished I had my shotgun to shoot a round of sporting clays. I soon returned to the club to shoot. It turned out to be more special than I could have ever dreamed. The day started, like many other trips to the range, with deciding what shotgun to use today, gathering the shells and range bag plus...