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Letter-writers correct Toledo Blade's erroneous editorial opposing sunshine amendment to Media Access Loophole

3:00pm Tuesday, October 18, 2011

by Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade has published three letters to the editor correcting them on their facts, and opinions, as expressed in an editorial published on October 10, entitled " Don't conceal gun data ." In the editorial, unidentified Blade editors write that legislation that seeks to shine a light of openness on a secretive process by which journalists can gain access to the confidential...

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine interviewed for 30 minute PBS documentary "Guns N' Pubs"

7:00am Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Watch the full episode . See more Western Reserve Public Media Specials. A related blog post from reporter Jody Miller, who decided to obtain her CHL in preparation for this show, is available here . From the article:

OOPS! Obama Spoke About 'Fast and Furious' Before Holder Claimed He Knew...

3:00pm Monday, October 17, 2011

Transcript of the segment that aired on "John King USA" below:

Cleveland officials looking for criminals with guns in all the wrong places

7:00am Monday, October 17, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Violent crimes, including those committed with guns, are on the increase in Cleveland, and city officials continue to attempt to point the blame at everyone but themselves. BFA's Ken Hanson recently wrote about how the city was calling for the repeal of statewide firearm preemption in order to, in their words, address the problem of "gun violence," instead of recognizing that the...

Congress Could Consider National Carry Bill Soon!

3:00pm Friday, October 14, 2011

As we have been reporting, H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011," is on the move in the U.S. House of Representatives. On September 13, House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822. The House could consider H.R. 822 in the next few weeks, so it is critically important that you contact your U.S...

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2011 CCRKBA 'Grassroots Organization of the Year' Award goes to Buckeye Firearms Association

7:00am Friday, October 14, 2011

by Jim Irvine From left: Jim Irvine, BFA Chairman; Alan Gottleib, CCRKBA Chairman (Photo courtesy of Dave Workman) The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) has named Buckeye Firearms Association their "Organization of the Year" for 2011. The award was presented at the 26th Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) by CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, who said "No organization...

Wisconsin Carry, Inc. reaches settlement in lawsuit against City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee police

3:00pm Thursday, October 13, 2011

Buckeye Firearms Foundation-supported civil rights lawsuit against City of Madison, WI alive and well by Chad D. Baus Wisconsin Carry, Inc., a pro-gun group which, with the help of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation and readers of this website , recently successfully defended a group of five of its members who had been arrested for legally open carrying in their local Culvers restaurant, has brought...

Arrest of man accused of brandishing firearm in bar proves new law is enforceable

7:00am Thursday, October 13, 2011

The arrest of a man accused of brandishing a firearm during an argument in a Cincinnati bar proves Ohio's new law allowing law-abiding citizens with concealed handgun licenses in restaurants and other locations that serve alcohol is enforcable, contrary to the claims of opponents. From a Cincinnati Enquirer article entitled " Case tests Ohio's guns in bar law :" A Deer Park man with a concealed...