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Ohio's Trapshooting Hall of Fame Museum leaving soon for Sparta, Illinois

7:00am Wednesday, February 17, 2010

By Larry S. Moore I had not visited the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) since the last Grand American event was held in Vandalia in August of 2005. I returned to pay one last visit to the Trapshooting Hall of Fame Museum located at the ATA headquarters. Returning to what many trap shooters still consider hallowed grounds was bittersweet. I could almost hear the rapid "pop-pop-pop" as...

Second Amendment March Townhall Meeting

10:22pm Tuesday, February 16, 2010

You're invited to attend a FREE townhall meeting on February 20, 2010, at Black Wing Shooting Center to discuss plans for the Second Amendment March on Washington D.C. this April and a separate march at the Ohio Statehouse.

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New Rule On Guns In National Parks Takes Effect February 22

3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2010

On February 22, a new law on guns in national parks takes effect. The law repeals a National Park Service rule that has long prohibited Americans from lawfully possessing firearms in national parks for self-defense. The new law, passed last spring by an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, will allow people to possess, carry and transport firearms in national parks, in accordance with...

Kasich for Governor campaign compiles record of former Congressman's gun-related votes

7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Say the name of the presumptive 2010 Republican nominee for Ohio governor - John Kasich - in a crowd of gun owners, and reactions are likely to vary widely. Many will simply respond with blank stares. That shouldn't be surprising, given that a recent poll recorded 69 percent saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion . Others will respond with skepticism, mistrust...

HB158 (certified instructors' CHL fee exemption) scheduled for testimony in House committee

3:00pm Monday, February 15, 2010

[UPDATE: This meeting has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Further hearing announcements will be posted at BuckeyeFirearms.org.] House Bill 158, which seeks to add instructors who are certified to teach courses that meet the requirements of Ohio's concealed handgun license (CHL) law to the list of persons who are exempted from paying a fee to obtain a CHL, has been added to the House...

January background checks on firearm sales rank second all-time; Tops 2008 by 18.7 percent

7:00am Monday, February 15, 2010

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's research department reports 1,119,229 NICS background checks were conducted on the sale of firearms in January, ranking the month as the second highest January for NICS checks. This figure, while being a 7.8 percent decrease from the 1,213,885 checks conducted in January 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales -- is an...

Sources: Legislation threatening Ohio's deer herd sent back to the drawing board

3:00pm Friday, February 12, 2010

On February 3, outdoor writer and hunter education instructor Larry S. Moore, a long-time volunteer leader for Buckeye Firearms Association and winner of the 2005 USSA Patriot Award and 2007 League of Ohio Sportsmen/Ohio Wildlife Federation Hunter Educator of the Year , offered opponent testimony expressing his personal opposition to Senate Bill 225 , which the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA)...

Pro-gun Facebook fan page sabotaged by anti-gun Brady Center?

7:00am Friday, February 12, 2010

On December 4, 2009, Buckeye Firearms Association launched a Facebook fan page. Within two months, we grew to over 4,400 fans who were hungry for pro-gun news and information. On February 8, 2010, our Facebook fan page vanished. No warning. No reason given. How could this happen? We have only one clue: The day before, our Facebook fan page administrator had the audacity to post a pro-gun message...