| Page 1053 | Buckeye Firearms Association

Wisconsin Concealed Carry Debate Mirrors Ohio

2:11pm Thursday, September 01, 2005

Commentary by Larry S. Moore It appears the Wisconsin debate regarding concealed carry is following the same storyline that we dealt with in Ohio. According to the story in the Madison WI Journal Sentinel, the debate is characterized as, “A contentious bill that would allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed guns has acquired a new layer of controversy - this time over the state's public...

Read more about Wisconsin Concealed Carry Debate Mirrors Ohio
1284 reads

Canada backs off ''Blame America'' campaign over increasing gun crimes

6:00am Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Canada's Ottawa Citizen is reporting that Canadian officials are distancing themselves from earlier attempts by the Mayor of Toronto to blame America for a recent gang-related gun crime wave in that city. From the story: Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan says there's no evidence of an increase in gun smuggling into Canada, and that it is too simplistic to blame Toronto's recent spate of gun...

Winburn ads blame Cincinnati city leadership for crime

12:05pm Thursday, August 25, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and candidate for mayor of Cincinnati has taken out television commercials that correctly focus the need for solutions to that city's crime problems on taking criminals off the streets. From the story: Republican Charlie Winburn's first television ad follows a series of direct mail pieces that emphasized his tough-...

LTE: Assault-weapons ban won’t fix city’s many problems

12:00pm Thursday, August 25, 2005

August 20, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I write in regard to the decision from the National Rifle Association to move its convention because of the assault weapons ban. Since Mayor Michael B. Coleman was elected, Columbus has slowly but steadily been going downhill. Unemployment and job losses are at a record high, violent crime, including robbery, thefts and burglaries, are up dramatically and in some...

Ohio's ''Everyman for Governor'' states his case for firearms rights

12:00pm Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Ohio's 2006 gubernatorial race has already been a politics junkie's dream, and promises to offer even greater fixes as the primaries grow closer. Whether they are consumers or business owners tired of ever-increasing taxes, or gun owners stung by years of having to fight a Republican governor over pro-gun legislation, poll after poll shows that Mr. & Mrs. Ohio are tired of the status quo, and...

Exposed: Pulling back the curtain on the gun grabbers' Wizard of Toledo

6:00am Monday, August 22, 2005

Exclusive to Buckeye Firearms Association, reprint only with attribution By Chad D. Baus In the wake of Ohio's adoption of concealed carry reform in early 2004, the news media were searching for a reason why. Why, after they had written hundreds of anti-gun and anti-self-defense editorials, and after they had propped up a push-poll purporting to show majority opposition to this legislation, had...

Another pro-gun opponent for DeWine?

11:05am Wednesday, August 17, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that the field of Republicans looking to dethrone anti-gun Senator Mike DeWine in next year's GOP primary looks to increase to two. (John Mitchel has already officially declared his candidacy ) According to the story, a former president of Middletown-based AK Steel announced Tuesday that he's considering running against Sen. Mike DeWine next year for the GOP...

Read more about Another pro-gun opponent for DeWine?
3316 reads

US Sportsmen Alliance Ohio Legislature Sportsmen's Caucus

9:42am Wednesday, August 17, 2005

By Larry S. Moore The US Sportsmen Alliance (USSA) was formed in the 1970s following a trapping issue on the Ohio ballot. The group was originally named the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America. The name was changed to USSA a few years ago to better reflect the nature of their activities. USSA is a national organization headquartered in Columbus. They work with a broad range of sportsmen issues...