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Strickland quits anti-gun organization after BuckeyeFirearms.org article

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, February 19, 2015

Last week, amidst news that former Governor Ted Strickland (D) is considering a run for U.S. Senate against Senator Rob Portman (R), Buckeye Firearms Association published my article informing voters of Strickland's involvement over the past year as President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, an anti-gun rights lobbying group in Washington D.C. After providing many examples of CAP'...

Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act Introduced

3:00pm Wednesday, February 18, 2015

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) recently introduced S. 263 and H.R. 578, which are designed to protect the rights of gun owners on lands owned or managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). This legislation would help end the patchwork of firearm laws and regulations that govern different federal lands managed by different federal agencies. On...

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Headline: Man practicing open carry law robbed of gun

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, February 18, 2015

As editor of BuckeyeFirearms.org, I have the opportunity to read articles posted to our site well in advance - even weeks in advance, as is sometimes the case when an author submits a draft for consideration. And so it is that I've had several weeks to ponder Gerard Valentino's recently-published " Top Ten Threats to Gun Rights in 2015 ," and his decision to list "Open Carry Extremists" as the...

Mission Creep: DEA Contemplated Mass Surveillance of Gun Show Attendees

3:00pm Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Recent revelations about a proposed federal law enforcement program might have some friends and families drawing lots to decide who drives to the next gun show. Criminals rarely obtain guns from gun shows. A Department of Justice survey of state and federal inmates, found that only 0.7 percent of those polled had acquired a firearm that they possessed at the time of their offense from a gun show...

NRA Backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill

7:00am Tuesday, February 17, 2015

On behalf of its five-million members, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has announced its support for S. 498--The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 --which was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). The legislation would respect the rights of individuals who possess concealed carry permits from their home state...

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Applications Being Accepted: Memorial Scholarship Honors Wildlife Officer Larry A. Hart

3:00pm Monday, February 16, 2015

EATON, Ohio — The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the Ohio Wildlife Officers’ Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County. Larry A. Hart was a thirty-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For most of...

BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo

7:00am Monday, February 16, 2015

In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unexpectedly announced today that it intends to ban commonplace M855 ball ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition.” The decision continues Obama’s use of his executive authority to...

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Judge overturns federal interstate handgun sales ban

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015

Another big legal win for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) in a federal district court in Texas. While some sections of the country seem dead-set on putting more restrictions on firearms owners - especially the legal ones, other parts of the nation - even in federal courts- see things somewhat differently. In the case of Mance v. Holder (yes, that Holder- he's...