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Michigan Man Deserves Praise, Not Firing Says CCRKBA

7:00am Friday, May 25, 2012

BELLEVUE, WA - Wayne County, MI employee John Chevilott should be honored, not fired for turning over a loaded gun to the police that he found while on the job, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "This man was fired by the Wayne County Department of Public Services for doing the right thing," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. "We are stunned that this...

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Ohio Hunters Harvest More Than 17,000 Turkeys During Spring Hunt

3:00pm Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ashtabula County again leads the harvest COLUMBUS, OH- Hunters checked 17,647 wild turkeys during Ohio's four-week statewide spring turkey hunting season that ended May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The preliminary total represents a three percent decrease over last year's harvest number of 18,162. Ashtabula County again led the state in...

BFA leaders spend a day with handgun combatives expert Dave Spaulding

7:00am Thursday, May 24, 2012

by Dean Rieck The leadership of Buckeye Firearms Association spend so much time with politics and legislation, we don't get to enjoy shooting and socializing as much as we'd like. So we were thrilled when an opportunity came along. It all started when we decided to host four separate handgun training classes with Dave Spaulding. Because of Dave's outstanding reputation as a self-defense...

Young shooters invited to the 2012 National Junior Pistol Camp

3:00pm Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Some of America's top shooters will be in the news as they compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Junior shooters with their own Olympic dreams should sign up early for NRA's annual Junior Pistol Camp, to be held July 10-14 2012, at Camp Perry, Ohio in conjunction with NRA’s National Rifle and Pistol Championships. This camp is without doubt one of the single most effective training...

MAIG Coordinators Paid as City Employees, Saves Gun-Hater’s Money

7:00am Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Editor's Note - Last Friday, Buckeye Firearms Association broke the news that anti-gun Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is mailing invitations to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns on official letterhead. The rabbit hole, it appears, goes far, far deeper. The following op-ed originally appeared on the author's blog, AllNineYards.com . Republished with permission. by Sean Caranna Here's a great way to...

Video: Girls and Guns - Behind the trend

3:00pm Tuesday, May 22, 2012

WDTN (NBC Dayton) recently ran an extensive and informative look at the increasing trend in woman purchasing firearms and obtaining their concealed handgun licenses.

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joins coalition urging passage of National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity

7:00am Tuesday, May 22, 2012

As we reported last November, the ongoing effort to fully vindicate the fundamental, individual right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense took a major step forward with House passage of H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011." The bill, sponsored by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), has 245 cosponsors and was approved in the U.S. House of...

Video: OSU Student Group Asks For Dialogue On Allowing Concealed Handguns On Campus

3:00pm Monday, May 21, 2012

WCMH (NBC Columbus) reported recently on a forum held by an Ohio State University student group to encourage discussion on allowing concealed handguns on campus.