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Starbucks says "NO" to Brady Campaign no-gun policy

7:00am Tuesday, February 09, 2010

By Linda Walker The anti-gun Brady Campaign certainly put a shot of espresso into Starbucks sales this week when they called for the retailer to place a ban on handguns in their stores. Starbucks shot back with a double dolce of latte on upholding their pro-gun stance for the gun rights of law-abiding citizens. On Feb. 4, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sent out an email to their...

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Sheriff Mack comes to Powell and you're invited!

6:19pm Monday, February 08, 2010

YOU are invited to attend a special liberty event with Sheriff Mack, author of From My Cold Dead Fingers and America's Last Hope. This is part of Sheriff Mack's "No Sheriff Left Behind" Tour to 5 Ohio cities. The event takes place on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at Wedgewood Country Club in Powell. We ask for a small donation of $1, $5, $10, or $25 to help us cover our costs.

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

3:00pm Monday, February 08, 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...

Mike DeWine wants to be Ohio's Attorney General. But is that what YOU want?

7:00am Monday, February 08, 2010

By Chad D. Baus For the better part of the past year, Buckeye Firearms Association has been warning against the potential re-emergence of Mike DeWine into Ohio politics. We've warned that this is the same Mike DeWine who was thrown out of his U.S. Senate seat by voters in 2006, after running around sporting a Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control Inc.) endorsement...

2010 Governor's Youth Wild Turkey Hunter’s Essay Contest Announced

3:00pm Friday, February 05, 2010

March 15 is the deadline for all essays Ohio youth turkey hunters can enter to win a dream hunt with Governor Ted Strickland or nationally-known hunting guides during the Governor's Celebrity and Youth Turkey Hunt according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. To enter the contest, Ohio youth hunters must write an essay on the topic, "My Best Hunt Ever." The essay...

Violent Encounters: A Tale of Two Pizza Shops

7:00am Friday, February 05, 2010

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Akron Pizza Shop Summer 2004 Our readers will remember the horrific July 2004 beating of Joseph Scarpino by convicted felon Mark Jones which occurred while Mr. Scarpino waited in line at DaVinci's Pizza Shop in Akron. Mr. Jones was, at the time he administered the unprovoked beating, on two years probation for possession of cocaine and marijuana trafficking. For those who do...

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Hunting license sales up by 3.5 percent in NSSF Index of States

3:00pm Thursday, February 04, 2010

In a year when one word, "fewer," described life in America -- fewer jobs, fewer home sales, fewer purchases -- hunters were responsible for generating a welcome "more" category, as hunting license sales rose by 3.5 percent in 2009 in states that make up NSSF's Hunting License Sales Index. The 12-state index comprises several states from four main regions of the United States. Nine of those...

Columbus-area neighbors voice concerns about proposed indoor shooting range

7:00am Thursday, February 04, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Amidst news that unemployment rose in most cities in December comes word that some people are opposed to a new business bringing jobs into their Columbus neighborhood.