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Polls: Ohio governor's race a "toss-up"; Race for U.S. Senate looks to be a blow-out

3:04pm Thursday, October 14, 2010

by Chad D. Baus After showing as much as a eight point spread in August (and with some polls having burdened Governor Ted Strickland with a double-digit deficit as recently as a few weeks ago), Rasmussen Reports now shows John Kasich's lead over Strickland down to just three points (48% - 45%), and within the margin of error. The tightening of this race has also been reflected in other recent...

BFA / NRA endorsee Rob Portman submits to interview with USSA/ Outdoor Writers of Ohio

7:00am Thursday, October 14, 2010

Editor's Note: Buckeye Firearms Association was the only Ohio gun group to have an outdoor writer (Region Leader Larry S. Moore) at the recent U.S. Sportsmen Alliance/Outdoor Writer of Ohio interviews with Rob Portman, former Congressman and current candidate for U.S. Senate. Also represented at the interviews were Ohio Outdoor News, Ohio Valley Outdoors, Akron Beacon Journal, Columbus Dispatch,...

Ohio Supremes consider Cleveland's challenge of statewide preemption of local gun control laws

11:51am Wednesday, October 13, 2010

by Chad D. Baus The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from the City of Cleveland in defense of the city's assault-weapons ban and registration requirement for handguns on Tuesday, as well as reasons why the State Attorney General's office says the anti-gun laws should be struck down. From The Columbus Dispatch : Cleveland officials said their local regulations would not violate a 2007 state law...

Senators to Secretary Clinton: Backdoor Gun Ban Violates Americans' Constitutional Right

7:00am Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Cornyn Leads Bipartisan Letter to Sec. Clinton on the Sale of Antique Rifles U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today led a bipartisan group of Senators including Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), and others in sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to reverse the State Department's reported decision to ban the sale of surplus antique rifles from South...

Op-Ed: Guns and the Drop in the Violent Crime Rate

3:00pm Tuesday, October 12, 2010

by John Lott President Obama undoubtedly didn't intend it, but he deserves some credit for the recent report that all violent crime rates dropped in 2009, murder rates by 7.4 percent, robbery rates by 9 percent: His election caused gun sales to skyrocket, and crime rates to plummet. Gun sales started notably rising in October 2008, and sale really took off immediately after Obama won the...

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NRA-PVF releases new television/ radio ads in support of Rob Portman for U.S. Senate

7:00am Tuesday, October 12, 2010

With early voting already underway, the NRA is seeking to make sure voters are aware of pro-gun candidates running in Ohio so that they can cast their vote prior to or on November 2. To raise awareness among NRA members and pro-gun voters, the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is running ads across Ohio in support of Rob Portman for U.S. Senate. A 60 second radio commercial with similar...

Op-Ed: Why Gun Bans Still Don't Work

3:00pm Monday, October 11, 2010

The following op-ed appeared at FOXNews.com on September 29, the day after yet another attempted mass murder on yet another "gun-free" campus. by John Lott Yesterday's wild shooting spree at the University of Texas fortunately ended without anyone being hurt before the gunman shot himself. Naturally, the incident has yet again raised the question over gun bans, such as the ban currently in effect...

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State Supreme Court to hear preemption case this week!

7:00am Monday, October 11, 2010

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for an important gun rights case, City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio , tomorrow, October 12, 2010. The case came about after the Ohio General Assembly voted to override Governor Bob Taft's veto of HB347 - Ohio's "preemption" law - which codified R.C. 9.68, ensuring that firearms laws would be uniform throughout the state. The City of Cleveland...