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"The Rest of the Story" on Constitutional "modernization" panel's attempts to "clarify" the right to bear arms

by Judge Pat Fischer

7:00am Thursday, March 03, 2016

Editor's Note: In the summer of 2014, Buckeye Firearms Association became aware that an obcure commission was considering "modernizing" Ohio's constitution when it comes to the right to bear arms. We provided a number of articles on the subject (see here and here and here ) which were intended to shed a great deal of light on workings of this commission. The following, written by one of the...

NRA Election: Nugent, Norquist and my Bullet Vote

by Jeff Knox

3:00pm Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Jeff Knox urges members to cast ballot for just 1 man in race for 25 seats Every year the NRA elects one third of its 76-member Board of Directors to a three-year term, plus one to a one-year term, and every year I share my thoughts on the candidates. Only Life Members and Annual Members with at least five consecutive years of membership are eligible to vote. Those members will have received a...

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Forming a Church Safety Team

by Ron Borsch

7:00am Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Editor's Note: Early last year, Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) introduced HB 48 , which sought to remove places of worship from the list of "no-guns" victim zones. Before it was allowed a floor vote, however, the Republican-led House State Government committee adopted substitute language which stripped the fix for places of worship from the bill. How did it get this bad in the Buckeye State, where,...

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Annual Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: 2015 marks second-busiest year on record

by Jim Irvine

3:00pm Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 and the annual report. 2015 saw another increase in demand. It replaced 2014 as the second busiest year (behind 2013) in the history of the concealed carry program, ending with a record 491,000 Ohioans licensed to discretely carry firearms. Demand for CHLs finished the...

Why I'm supporting Sean Maloney for NRA Board of Directors

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Tuesday, March 01, 2016

All NRA voting members will be receiving their ballots this week for NRA Board of Directors (BOD). I’m voting for Sean Maloney. The NRA has 76 BOD members. 25 are elected each year for a 3 year term. These are the ballots that come with your NRA magazine or separately if you don’t get a magazine. To be eligible to vote, you must have been a member for five consecutive years, or be a fully paid...

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Deal Signed in Virginia

3:00pm Monday, February 29, 2016

The National Rifle Association (NRA) commends Virginia’s leaders for reaching an agreement to secure the rights of law-abiding concealed carry permit holders. H.B. 1163 and S.B. 610 which will restore and promote concealed carry reciprocity for permit holders in the Commonwealth and around the country, were signed into law today. “Now, more than six million law-abiding gun owners will be free to...

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Armed Teachers Now Trained in 63 Ohio Counties

7:00am Monday, February 29, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - In response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and 6 adult staff members, Buckeye Firearms Foundation launched an emergency response training program here in Ohio for teachers, administrators, and other school staff. Called FASTER ( Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response), the...

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Op-Ed: The real solution to the 2016 "Make America safe again" rhetoric — concealed carry

by Madison Gesiotto

3:00pm Friday, February 26, 2016

From Gov. Jeb Bush to Sen. Ted Cruz and businessman Donald Trump, the 2016 GOP field has been far from shy when it comes to their promises to make America safer, or as Mr. Trump put it, “make America safe again.” In the wake of recent domestic terrorist attacks and rising global instability, it has become increasingly apparent that Americans are not as safe as they once were. But, while the GOP...