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Arming teachers – Protecting precious people with guns is already a generally accepted practice

7:00am Monday, December 24, 2012

by Jim Irvine In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings, multiple people have suggested that we must look at arming teachers. This is met by skepticism and thoughts that this approach is radical or politically unattainable. The reality is that it’s already an accepted idea. Each of our Presidents and former presidents are protected by people with guns. We do that because they are...

Transcript of NRA Press Conference: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

1:17pm Friday, December 21, 2012

WAYNE LAPIERRE The National Rifle Association's 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters join the nation in horror, outrage, grief and earnest prayer for the families of Newtown, Connecticut … who suffered such incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime. Out of respect for those grieving families, and until the facts are known, the NRA has refrained from comment. While some...

Armed Teacher Training Program to Provide Free Training to Educators

7:00pm Thursday, December 20, 2012

DELAWARE, OH - Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) announced they have launched a program to provide firearm training to teachers free of charge. The announcement was made at a Town Hall Meeting at Ohio State University Thursday evening where participants debated the gun control issue in light of the recent mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Ken Hanson, BFA's Legal Chair,...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Ken Hanson participates in ABC Town Hall debate on the Sandy Hook Shootings

6:59pm Thursday, December 20, 2012

The shooting at Sandy Hook has ignited a fierce discussion about guns and school safety. On Thursday evening, December 20, Columbus' ABC Channel 6 held a town hall to bring together advocates on both sides of the issue. In advance of the event, we were told this town hall might be picked up by as many as 100 stations around the country. Buckeye Firearms Association Legal Chair Ken Hanson and...

Governor John Kasich signs Am. HB495; Ohio's concealed carry and firearms laws continue to be improved

3:00pm Thursday, December 20, 2012

On Thursday, December 20, Governor John Kasich (R) signed amended House Bill 495 into law. HB495, sponsored by Rep. Terry Johnson (R), makes three changes to current law: Eliminates the "demonstrated competency" requirement for second and future CHL renewals, making CHL training similar to a hunting license. Fixes the definition of a "loaded gun" to match the commonly accepted definition. Allows...

Op-Ed: Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown

7:00am Thursday, December 20, 2012

There were 18 random mass shootings in the 1980s, 54 in the 1990s, and 87 in the 2000s. by David Kopel Has the rate of random mass shootings in the United States increased? Over the past 30 years, the answer is definitely yes. It is also true that the total U.S. homicide rate has fallen by over half since 1980, and the gun homicide rate has fallen along with it. Today, Americans are safer from...

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine calls for arming school employees

3:00pm Wednesday, December 19, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Various Ohio media are reporting that advocates who've long been calling for arming our teachers to deter mass murderers and to stop them if they can, have a new ally: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R). From The Columbus Dispatch : Attorney General Mike DeWine said today that Ohio schools should consider arming at least one staffer in their building in case of a shooting...

Across the nation and around the world: BFA brings facts to an extremely emotional nation following Connecticut killings

7:00am Wednesday, December 19, 2012

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of the Auroro, CO "no-guns" theater shooting, Buckeye Firearms Association published an article entitled " How long is too long to wait to defend the Second Amendment? ," in which we discussed the dilemma we face each time another deranged lunatic decides to murder as many people as they can in a "no-guns" zone. In the article, I outlined how the media and gun control...