| Page 844 | Buckeye Firearms Association

Book review: The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws

12:10am Tuesday, May 05, 2009

By Jim Irvine I recently finished reading The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws by Ken Hanson, now in the third edition. For all the people who have acquired their first CHL in the past year, this book should be considered a must-read. For those who have already read one of the previous editions, there is enough new material in the latest version to make it worthy investment of your time and money. If...

Read more about Book review: The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws
2317 reads

Rep. John Domenick introduces HB158, seeks to waive CHL fees for certified instructors

12:05am Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Representative John Domenick (D-95) of Smithfield has introduced 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.

Linda Walker to receive NRA's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award

12:10am Monday, May 04, 2009

Linda Walker, the 2009 recipient of the NRA's Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award, shown here with Gov. Ted Strickland shortly after he signed SB184 into law. The National Rifle Association has selected Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker to receive the 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award. According to the NRA, "the Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award...

Follow BFA News on Twitter!

12:05am Monday, May 04, 2009

Twitter has become the hot new way to keep up-to-date with what people are doing. So we've created our own Twitter page to give you another option to follow news from Buckeye Firearms Association. Click to visit our Twitter page.

Read more about Follow BFA News on Twitter!
1123 reads

Ohio's Alaska-style concealed carry legislation gains press attention

12:10am Friday, May 01, 2009

The (St. Marys, OH) Evening Leader is reporting on State Rep. John Adams' introduction of House Bill 129 , legislation that would amend Ohio's concealed carry law to a model similar to the State of Alaska. Under the proposal, Ohioans who are legally allowed to possess and purchase firearms would not be required to obtain a license to carry one. Other changes include removing the requirement that...

Obama's gun control plans center on South American treaty as an end-run around the Constitution

12:05am Friday, May 01, 2009

CIFTA Gun Treaty Removes Congressional Oversight By Dave Kopel I've completed my review of the South America gun-control treaty that Mr. Obama wants to get ratified. It is known as CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against The Illicit Manufacturing Of And Trafficking In Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, And Other Related Materials. It can be found here verbatim: http://www.oas.org/juridico/...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling sets the stage for another precedent-setting Second Amendment decision

12:10am Thursday, April 30, 2009

By Jim Shepherd When United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia penned the majority-opinion in the landmark Heller decision last year, he was roundly criticized by legal scholars (primarily from the dissenting position) for having created a document that left many legal questions regarding firearms unanswered. Justice Scalia's response was simple: the broad decision was written, and the...

Obama's National Park Service bureaucrats won't defend visitors' civil rights

12:05am Thursday, April 30, 2009

Amend Constitution by Statute, Using EPA Laws By Dave Kopel "The National Parks Service has announced it will not challenge a court order that temporarily stops the late-term Bush administration policy of allowing CCW-permit holders to carry in National Parks." That's the news media's backwards way of saying the bureaucrats running the National Parks are delighted they don't have to allow CCW-...