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A look at the GOP's 2012 Presidential field from a gun rights perspective

7:00am Tuesday, September 06, 2011

by Chad D. Baus In 2008, there was much discussion about gun rights during the Republican Presidential primaries. Although there were a number of Republican candidates who had a strong pro-Second Amendment record, the party eventually settled on a candidate with an extremely spotty record on the Second Amendment (as well as other issues important to the conservative base). The end result was that...

What to do if you are involved in a shooting

3:00pm Friday, September 02, 2011

by Ken Hanson This week, Buckeye Firearms received a question asking 1.) how to find a self-defense attorney, and 2.) what to do in the aftermath of a shooting. My book, the Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws , is now out in a Fourth Edition. Something I have been writing about for years, in the past and current editions, is the importance of the legal aftermath of a shooting. The first, last and only...

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50 youth participants enjoy marksmanship training weekend sponsored by Buckeye Firearms Foundation

7:00am Friday, September 02, 2011

by Aaron Kirkingburg Over the weekend of July 29-31st a group of 30 adult volunteers ran a youth shooting event out at Dillon Gun Range. Both firearms safety and marksmanship skills were learned by 50 youth participants, ranging in age from 11-17. Boys and girls from the Licking county area received instruction in proper marksmanship skills, the basic rules of safe gun handling, the importance of...

Report: ATF Director Reassigned; U.S. Attorney Out Amid 'Fast and Furious' Uproar

3:00pm Thursday, September 01, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Fox News is reporting that acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson has been reassigned to a lesser post in the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney for Arizona was also pushed out Tuesday as "fallout from Operation Fast and Furious reached new heights." On July 4, Melson decide to testify about Fast and Furious without having Justice Department counsel present to "advise him" on...

Journalist exploits Ohio media access loophole to expose elected officials who have obtained concealed handgun licenses

7:00am Thursday, September 01, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Jessica Heffner, a staff writer for The Middletown Journal , has used a provision in Ohio law to compile and publish a list of elected officials in the Buckeye State who have obtained concealed handgun licenses. Under O.R.C. § 2923.129 (B) (1), Ohio law specifically states that the CHL list is confidential - not a public record: "The records that a sheriff keeps relative to [...

Where’s the media outrage over Fast and Furious?

3:00pm Wednesday, August 31, 2011

By Tim Inwood After discovering that a friend had no idea what I was talking about when mentioning "Operation Fast and Furious" and "Project Gunrunner," I find myself disgusted with the lousy job the press has done covering this major scandal. CNN is usually on in his workplace, yet he had no clue. In the past, minor issues like Valerie Plame became huge national scandals. However, what might...

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Public records show scant participation in Cleveland's voluntary gun registration scheme; Police unaware of any crimes solved

7:00am Wednesday, August 31, 2011

by Larry S. Moore On May 25, 2011, the City of Cleveland finally lost in the attempt to be a medieval city/state and continue to flaunt Ohio's statewide preemption of gun laws. However, since the city leadership never met a gun control scheme they didn't like, they soon concocted a voluntary handgun registration program . The process involved: Applicants will need to bring a photo identification...

Canton officer who threatened to execute concealed handgun license-holder now under investigation for THIRD violent outburst

3:00pm Tuesday, August 30, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Officer Daniel Harless, who is currently under investigation for threatening to execute a concealed handgun license-holder during a traffic stop, and for a separate incident in which he threatened to send the suspects "to the grave" if they moved, adding, "I will shoot you in the face and I'll go to sleep tonight," is now also under investigation for a THIRD incident which was...