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Ohio Liber-Tea Party attracts 10,000 people

12:10am Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Linda Walker, Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair, addresses the crowd. By Linda Walker Ohio Liberty Council sponsored the first-ever statewide Tea Party at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on Saturday, August 1. Between eight and ten thousand people attended this massive, well-thought out, well-organized event. TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Parties have popped up all over the...

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Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes up 43%

12:05am Wednesday, August 05, 2009

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- During a time period of great economic uncertainty, firearm and ammunition sales have continued to increase throughout the country. According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released earlier today by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $109.8 million in the first calendar quarter of 2009; up...

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American gun control laws: A shoestring is a gun, but a revolver is not?

12:10am Tuesday, August 04, 2009

By Jeff Knox When a New York City police officer caught a .32 caliber slug in his ribs last week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg was quick to question how the career criminal and convicted felon was able to obtain the gun. I'm afraid that the question is going to lead to attempts at broader restrictions on more items in New York and elsewhere because it's possible that the gun involved in the shooting...

Report shows growth of Buckeye Firearms Association

12:05am Tuesday, August 04, 2009

By Jim Irvine Thanks to your generous support and involvement, Buckeye Firearms Association continues to grow in dollars, in people, and (as a result) in influence. Money and people equals power in politics – and you have contributed greatly this year, even in such harsh economic times. Your all-volunteer leaders at Buckeye Firearms Association continued to be humbled by the trust you put in us...

Wanted: A Few Good Candidates

12:10am Monday, August 03, 2009

By Jim Irvine Are you sick of the same old politicians? Do you with there was a candidate who understood your life and your issues? Do you and your friends wish there was someone like you on the ballot? Tired of having to "compromise" in the voting booth? Now is your chance to have that perfect candidate. He or she is looking back at you in that mirror. Maybe now is the time for you to run for...

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New Yorker fights attempts by city to license his Revolutionary War-style flintlock

12:05am Monday, August 03, 2009

The New York Daily News is reporting that, like America's first soldiers at the Battle of Brooklyn, NYC resident Michael Littlejohn is fighting for his right to bear arms. And his fight proves beyond any doubt that, despite their claims, gun banners want ALL guns.

Kasich signals campaign strategy of running against failures of his own party

12:10am Friday, July 31, 2009

By Gerard Valentino The gloves are officially off in the Ohio gubernatorial race. During a recent campaign speech in Youngstown, presumptive Republican nominee John Kasich ripped Governor Ted Strickland's time in office as a third term of Bob Taft . There are few things in Ohio politics worse than being compared to former Governor Taft, who presided over statewide economic disaster and the...

Home owner defends self, castle and 5 year-old against armed invader

12:05am Friday, July 31, 2009

By Gerard Valentino WCMH TV, Columbus' NBC affiliate is reporting a home owner shot and killed an armed home invader who entered his house on the city's Southwest Side. Also home at the time, according to the report, was a 5 year-old relative of the homeowner, a woman, and another man who is bedridden.