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A year after she defended her fellow church members, CHL-holder Jeanne Assam reflects

12:10am Friday, December 19, 2008

The Associated Press is reporting that after a year of accolades that followed her shooting of a gunman who killed two teenage sisters at her church, concealed handgun license-holder Jeanne Assam remains "low key" and says she thinks of the family of gunman Matthew Murray.

Op-Ed: Put a Hold on Holder's Nomination

12:05am Friday, December 19, 2008

By Brian Darling A conservative senator would be a true American hero if he or she would put a hold on -- i.e., threaten to filibuster -- the nomination of Eric Holder to be the next attorney general. Let me be clear: I don’t believe that conservatives should use the filibuster to block Holder. But I do think the filibuster is an excellent procedural tool to force a needed debate. Senators should...

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Gov. Strickland signs Amended Substitute HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration)

1:20am Thursday, December 18, 2008

Governor Ted Strickland, a former Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, finished off his second year as governor by signing yet another pro-gun bill into law. According to his website , the Governor signed Rep. Bruce Goodwin's Am. Sub. House Bill 450 into law on January 6, 2009. Rep. Goodwin was the primary sponsor of the legislation, which lifts a state law which banned members of the armed...

Preparing for Mumbai - In America

12:05am Thursday, December 18, 2008

By Gabe Suarez There has been a great deal of discussion about what to carry for an event like Mumbai. Gents, let's think about this. If you happen to be caught up in this at its conclusion, facing a dozen riflemen working together as a unit, and you with your Kel-Tec, what do you think your realistic chances of success are? Being real is not being defeatist, but come on. Now, at the outset of...

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Amended HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration) voted out of committee

12:10pm Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Buckeye Firearms Association leaders were on hand today as the Senate's Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice passed Rep. Bruce Goodwin's House Bill 450 , legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, by a 7-2 vote. Sens. Nina Turner and Shirley Smith voted against the restoration of gun rights to...

Obamanation: The Shades of 1992 return to haunt us

12:10am Wednesday, December 17, 2008

By Tim Inwood It is not often a man gets to relive parts of his youth, more than a fifteen years after the first event, but in the aftermath of the November elections I am seeing something I experienced when I was 29 years old. Most men would be delighted to be reminded of their younger days, but to be honest I am very saddened by this. What is this phenomenon I am reliving? Long lines and panic...

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Pro-Gun Buckeye State conservative Ken Blackwell wants to chair Republican National Committee

12:05am Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, a good friend to Buckeye Firearms Association and to Ohio gun owners, has officially declared his candidacy for the chairman's post at the Republican National Committee (RNC). Blackwell, a former endorsee of this political action committee who sits on the NRA Board of Directors, has sent a letter to RNC members seeking their vote. According to The...

Bush pardons have common thread: Gun ownership

12:15am Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Associated Press is reporting that there is common thread among the persons being issued pardons by President Bush: the important role firearms once played in their lives.