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Two Buckeye Firearms Assoc.-endorsed bills receive hearings

3:00pm Thursday, April 29, 2010

By Jim Irvine SB247 , a bill which will bring Ohio's restoration of rights in line with Federal law and United States Supreme Court ruling, received its first hearing on Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee . The bill's primary sponsor, Sen. Jason Wilson, testified about the need for the bill and how his bill will correct the problem affecting many Ohio gun owners. (see...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns TV ads pose question for DeWine & Kasich

7:00am Thursday, April 29, 2010

By Chad D. Baus In 2009, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the gun control front group run by billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, made news for apparently having added the names of mayors to his group without permission . In 2010, Bloomberg hopes to make news for a different reason. According to a recent MAIG press release , the gun ban group is spending more than a quarter of a...

Springtime is Prime Time for Youth to Enjoy the Shooting Sports

3:00pm Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Parents Can Choose from Shotgun, Rifle and Handgun Programs Warmer weather and more hours of daylight make spring the perfect time to introduce youngsters to the shooting sports. To help get children properly started in these safe, adult-supervised and fun activities, parents have many programs from which to choose. Programs exist for practically every age level, allowing youngsters to find the...

State numbers prove vast majority of CCW licensees comply with gun laws; Ohio gun ban extremist still unsatisfied

7:00am Wednesday, April 28, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Do a few bad apples truly ruin the bunch? Do groups of people truly deserve to be judged by the very worst among them? That's exactly what anti-gun extremists do when they exploit despicable acts of violence, or point to a random example of illegal firearms misuse to support their effort to ban firearms ownership and defensive use. Recently, The Cleveland Plain Dealer published a...

Our Appleseed Experience

3:00pm Tuesday, April 27, 2010

By Aaron Kirkingburg I awoke early in the morning, most of the gear already loaded in the truck. It would be an hour and a half drive down to Athens County Fish and Game where our first Appleseed experience awaited. I woke my oldest daughter, who would be with me on the firing line for the weekend. She prepared for the ride with stoic anticipation. We had only the vaguest idea what we were in for...

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Pro-gun rights advocates turn fear into confidence; raise the level of discourse in policy debate

7:00am Tuesday, April 27, 2010

By Gerard Valentino As evidence supporting permissive gun laws and legal concealed carry mounts, the Ohio anti-gun movement's shrill ravings and outlandish antics are a clear indication of desperation. Recent press releases by anti-gun organizations called for closing a mythical "terrorist loophole," have labeled proponents of the Second Amendment as violent insurrectionists and promised, yet...

Ohio's Spring Turkey Hunting Season Underway

3:00pm Monday, April 26, 2010

Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,874 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 16. Last year's opening day harvest number was 1,712 turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Top counties for wild turkeys killed were: Ashtabula-115, Guernsey and Meigs-94, Tuscarawas...

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Modern Sporting Rifle Owners Are Most Active Shooters, Says NSSF/Responsive Management Survey

7:00am Monday, April 26, 2010

Overall Target Shooting Participation Reaches New High -- 34.4 Million The first comprehensive survey to look at ownership and use of modern sporting rifles reveals that 8.9 million Americans went target shooting with AR-style rifles in 2009 and that participants using this type of rifle were the most active among all types of sport shooters. "These findings underscore that modern sporting rifles...