Reps. Maag & Thompson introduce HB422 (Repeal LEO notification) and HB425 (CCW in state-owned parking garages)

by Chad D. Baus State Reps. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Andy Thompson (R-Marietta) have introduced two bills that seek to reform, or "de-Taft," portions of Ohio's concealed carry law. House Bill 422 seeks to repeal requirements that a concealed carry licensee inform an approaching law enforcement officer that the licensee is a licensee and is carrying a concealed handgun. According to Rep. Maag,...

Four months later: Columbus Dispatch writes more about restaurant carry fears instead of facts established since law took effect

by Chad D. Baus On January 23, 2012 The Columbus Dispatch published an article by reporter Dean Narciso, entitled "Guns not welcome in some bars, restaurants." While filled with speculation on the terrible things that opponents still predict will happen under Ohio's restaurant carry law, the article is curiously absent of any recognition of the fact that the law has already been in place for four...

Rumor Alert: The Vehicle Gun Theft “Epidemic”

Long before Al Gore "created" the Internet, gun owners were busy perfecting grassroots networking. Today, gun owners have an almost unlimited number of ways to spread information crucial to our community. And, while the Internet is certainly an indispensible tool for protecting our rights, an unfortunate side effect has been the fast and easy spread of rumors. The latest of these, appearing on...

2012 Events and Goals for Buckeye Firearms Association

by Jim Irvine Recently, leaders of Buckeye Firearms Association met to discuss and plan the coming year. Concealed carry and firearms legislation, elections and endorsements, and fun events were all on the agenda. It's going to be an exciting year. Events On the events front, we start with the Buckeye Bash on February 11. This event is a huge amount of work for us, but the items for auction...

NBC Dayton: Buckeye Firearms Association's Joe Eaton explains Castle Doctrine in wake of home invasion

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of yet another home invasion in which the victim was able to defend himself with a firearm, Dayton's NBC affiliate gave Buckeye Firearms Association's Joe Eaton the opportunity to explain Ohio's law on self-defense, also known as Castle Doctrine.

Headline: NYPD, Feds Testing Gun-Scanning Technology, But Civil Liberties Groups Up In Arms

New York City's CBS News affiliate is reporting on a new technology that could detect weapons on someone as they walk down the street. From the article : Police, along with the U.S. Department of Defense, are researching new technology in a scanner placed on police vehicles that can detect concealed weapons. "You could use it at a specific event. You could use it at a shooting-prone location,"...

NSSF Says 2012 Firearms Sales Outlook Promising after Record-setting Year

LAS VEGAS. -- Many indicators, including a record-setting 2011, show the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and that the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012, reports the National Shooting Sports Foundation®, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. NSSF® made the announcement today at the Shooting, Hunting...

Reynoldsburg police say woman who shot boyfriend acted in self-defense

The Newark Advocate is reporting that Reynoldsburg police have determined that a woman who shot her boyfriend Saturday, January 14 acted in self-defense. From the article : Terrance A. Hughes, 28, was fatally shot at about 10:50 a.m. Saturday at 9148 Firstgate Drive, in a house he shared with his girlfriend of three years, Reynoldsburg police Lt. Scott McKinley said. They recently moved to the...

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