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Headline: Gun suppressors gaining popularity in Ohio

7:00am Wednesday, June 04, 2014

WKRC (CBS Cincinnati) reported recently that noise suppressors are becoming more and more mainstream in the world of shooting, and that they've become a hot-ticket item at Ohio gun shops and shooting ranges. Ohio has become the No. 4 state in the nation for the sale of suppressors, and they're expected to become even more popular if a bill to legalize them for hunting passes in the Ohio senate...

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Good Citizens and Good Neighbors: The Gun Owners' Role [UPDATE with video]

3:00pm Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Here at NRA, we are big fans of responsible behavior … legal mandates, not so much. We think the Founders of this country were right to trust its people with the freedom to make their own choices. We also think they were wise to build checks into our constitutional system so that one view could not easily dominate the others and so that officials could be held accountable for their decisions. As...

Two BFA-supported bills to receive hearings in Senate committee; SB 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) scheduled for possible vote

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Chairman Bill Coley (R-Liberty Twp.) has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing testimony on Senate Bill 338 (Concealed Carry Law Reform) and HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting), also on June 4, 2014 at 9:45 a.m. in the North Hearing Room. This will be the third hearing for HB 234, and the committee will be hearing testimony from proponents, opponents and...

Op-Ed: Smart Guns are Dumb

by Chuck Michel

3:00pm Monday, June 02, 2014

Editor's Note: The following op-ed is quite timely, given a Cleveland "interfaith" group's recently-announced effort to convince government agencies to become consumers of the flawed, unproven technology. American media has discovered the staggeringly odd notion of “Smart Guns.” Should we praise the Lord that we are finally safe, and thank MSNBC for our deliverance? Not so fast. The problem with...

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Buckeye Firearms Assoc. President Jim Irvine appears on Sound of Ideas

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, June 02, 2014

On Thursday, May 29, Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine appeared as an in-studio a guest on WCPN's The Sound of Ideas . Jim discussed a proposal by Greater Cleveland Congregations to reduce gun violence by reducing the number of illegal guns on the streets and increasing the sale of "smart guns.". Click here to watch the video. Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association...

Op-Ed: California spree killing argues for guns in the hands of trained, sane people

by Kevin O'Brien

3:00pm Friday, May 30, 2014

What's normal? What's crazy? Across vast tracts of the United States, it's normal to assume that any private citizen who carries a gun is a little off kilter, and thus dangerous to the public. It's normal to think that people pose a threat if they purchase a gun legally, pay for professional training in its use, spend time and money at the shooting range to practice marksmanship and apply for a...

Did UC open carry walk meet its educational goal? Campus newspaper says no.

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, May 30, 2014

Last month, a group of gun owners, embarked on an "open carry" walk through the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The group was motivated by a recent incident in which an engineering student, after being violently beaten by a mob of teenagers outside a fraternity house near the UC campus, spoke out about his status as a concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder who has had his right to bear...

Two BFA-supported bills heard by Senate committee; Opposition from FOP and OACP crazy as ever

by Chad D. Baus & Jim Irvine

3:00pm Thursday, May 29, 2014

On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 two pro-gun bills received hearings in the Senate Civil Justice Committee. HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) sponsored by Representatives Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City) received its 2nd hearing where proponent testimony was offered. Two witnesses testified in support of this legislation. Kelly O’Reilly testified on behalf of Ohio Speech and Hearing...