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No Hiding the Wide Receiver Now: ATF gun-running scandal #2

7:00am Tuesday, November 29, 2011

by Jim Shepherd A major news feature written by Bloomberg/Businessweek Assistant Managing Editor Paul M. Barrett will likely make it difficult, if not impossible, for the administration to continue to defend Operation Fast and Furious as a one-time bad idea. Barrett's story "The Guns That Got Away" tells the story of Operation Wide Receiver, a 2006 Tucson, Arizona based ATF operation. Begun under...

Op-Ed: Second Amendment Right to Bear and Carry Firearms Rests on 2012

3:00pm Monday, November 28, 2011

by Giacomo Whether we like the system or not, it seems that virtually every gun control law passed ends up being heard by the US Supreme Court. With a renewed effort amongst the Democrats to ban guns and conceal and carry, the makeup of the SCOTUS becomes a critical issue for gun rights. The current Court is made up of five justices that have ruled in favor of the Second Amendment right to bear...

Buckeye Firearms Association leader Sean Maloney honored by Ohio House of Representatives

7:00am Monday, November 28, 2011

Sean Maloney, member of the leadership team with Buckeye Firearms Association, was recently presented the NRA-ILA's "Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year Award" at the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors meeting held in Arlington, VA. Sean was further honored Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Ohio Statehouse, when presented House Resolution No. 197 by Representatives Conditt, Combs,...

Ohio's Young Hunters Get Results during Special Two-Day Deer Hunt

3:00pm Friday, November 25, 2011

COLUMBUS, OH - Young hunters across Ohio enjoyed success during the eighth annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Hunters aged 17 and under, harvested 8,681 deer during the special two-day season, as compared to 8,445 last year. Counties reporting the greatest number of deer killed...

Ohio's Popular Deer-Gun Season Opens November 28

7:00am Friday, November 25, 2011

Donation of extravenison - at no cost to the hunter - is encouraged for Ohioans in need COLUMBUS,OH - Ohio's popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 28, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife...

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Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

7:00am Thursday, November 24, 2011

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

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ODNR Extends Hotline Hours During Deer-Gun Hunting Season

3:00pm Wednesday, November 23, 2011

COLUMBUS, OH - Individuals seeking information about the upcoming youth gun and white-tailed deer hunting seasons, or to report violations of state wildlife laws, can take advantage of extended call center hours from November 19 to December 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The 1-800-WILDLIFE (945-3543) general hunting information hotline will...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation lawsuit yields more positive results: OGCA returns to Cleveland's I-X Center after nearly ten years

7:00am Wednesday, November 23, 2011

by Jim Irvine The Ohio Gun Collector's Association (OGCA) returned to the I-X Center in Cleveland on October 15-16, 2011, for their first event in almost 10 years. The huge crowds that packed the show Saturday made it obvious that they had been missed. As is typical, the show was less crowded on Sunday, but a vendor I bought some supplies from indicated he was actually selling more on Sunday than...