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Man shoots sex offender attempting home invasion; Columbus Dispatch describes aggressor as "victim"

3:00pm Friday, April 02, 2010

By Gerard Valentino Yet another potential home invasion ended with an honest law-abiding citizen using a gun for self-defense. According to The Columbus Dispatch , a convicted sex offender was shot while trying to break into an apartment and died from his injuries. From the story : Columbus police yesterday identified the victim in a Friday night shooting on the Northeast Side as Charles R...

A Tribute to Ben & Nikki Goeser

7:00am Friday, April 02, 2010

By Linda Walker One year ago today, the world lost a special man that I never had the privilege of meeting. Yet this man left a huge impact on the world after his death. On April 2, 2009, Hank Wise walked into Johnny's Sports Bar in Nashville, Tenn. He had stalked Nikki Goeser as she and her husband Ben Goeser ran their karaoke business at various clubs throughout the area. Wise had tormented...

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Buckeye Firearms Association 2010 Primary Candidate Grades & Endorsements

5:09pm Thursday, April 01, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is proud to announce endorsements for a host of local, statewide and federal offices in the May 4 primaries. Click here to view BFA's 2010 Primary grades and endorsements. DOWNLOAD the voter guide! Print and distribute to your friends and family! Help spread the word and encourage people to vote their gun rights freedoms first!

A Fool For All Seasons

3:00pm Thursday, April 01, 2010

By Jim Shepherd When I first started in journalism, most of the reporters and editors in the business enjoyed April 1. It was the day we might actually get to write the silly headlines, fabricated stories and outrageous quotes we joked about the other days of the year. Not so much anymore. It would be difficult to make up stories any more bizarre and outrageous than the ones that seem to consume...

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Court Rules Concealed Carry Law Violates Workplace Safety Laws

7:00am Thursday, April 01, 2010

By Ken Hanson, Esq. A three judge panel today ruled that Ohio's concealed carry law impermissibly violates several provisions of the state's employment laws. In what is sure to be a controversial opinion, the court held that "a person's so-called right to self-defense cannot infringe upon the right of a person to be free from violence in their workplace. The evidence before us is clear – allowing...

Buckeye Firearms Association Congressional endorsees schedule skeet shooting and luncheon fundraiser April 17

3:00pm Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, a long-time friend of Buckeye Firearms Association who has once again earned our endorsement in the 2010 Republican primary, has invited supporters to join her and several of her pro-gun colleagues at a Skeet Shooting and Luncheon fundraiser at the Blackwing Shooting Center in Delaware on April 17. Joining Schmidt will be several other Congressmen who have earned our...

Forget turkeys - it's POLLING season in Ohio

7:00am Wednesday, March 31, 2010

By Chad D. Baus It's election season, which means it's polling season. A few recent surveys are worth taking note of as some Ohio gun owners begin early voting, while many others make plans to head to the polls on May 4. From a March 11 The Washington Times editorial entitled " The NRA outshoots Obama ": The National Rifle Association has a higher mean approval rating among likely voters than...

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Book Review: From My Cold Dead Fingers

3:00pm Tuesday, March 30, 2010

By Jim Irvine The Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the states’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program. It matters not whether policy making is involved, and no case-by case weighing of the burdens or benefits is necessary; such commands are...