Toledo police create gun task force that will stop "those who look suspicious"

Toledo's Fox News affiliate is reporting that anti-gun Police Chief Michael Navarre is desperately looking for ways to control crimes committed with guns in the city. From the report : In the wake of at least six shootings and eight people shot over the weekend in the Glass City, Toledo Police Chief Michael Navarre has come up with a new way to stop the violence in the city and put some extra...

Ohio gun owners, energized by Kasich's support for pro-gun legislation, look forward to other critical fixes in months to come

Gov. John Kasich signs Restaurant carry bill. Nikki Goeser's gift of John Lott's "The Bias Against Guns" can be seen at his left. by Jim Irvine With the signing of SB17 and HB54, Governor Kasich provided weight to his supporters' assurances that he would be friendly to Second Amendment issues. Kasich signed the two pro-freedom bills into law in the first six months of a legislative session - the...

If Not Me Then Who?

by Tom Wert On the drive home from Cincinnati, after attending John Giduck's presentation of "Terror at Beslan," hosted by Buckeye Firearms, several thoughts were running through my mind. First, the nightly news doesn't even begin to touch on the brutality that terrorists are willing to inflict on innocent children. Second, I am certain that not only are terrorists planning and training for a...

Lessons from the Terror at Beslan

By Jim Irvine and Alan Wheeler On June 11, close to 100 individuals attended a conference on terrorism presented by John Giduck. Buckeye Firearms Foundation made seats available to state and local school board members as well as numerous teachers and administrators at no charge because the topics covered are critical to the safety and security of our schools and the children who attend them. We...

On Saving the Bill of Rights

Note from Jim Shepherd, Editor of The Outdoor Wire: We first met Frank Miniter at the United States Supreme Court during the historic arguments that preceded the Second Amendment affirming Heller decision. At that time, I didn't know he was already involved in writing a book which documents our gradual surrender of our rights to a government that seems intent on controlling every aspect of our...

Governor Kasich signs Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix & Restoration of Rights bills into law

From left: Larry Moore (BFA), James Wheeler, Rep. Ron Maag, Janet Maag, Gov. John Kasich, Rep. Jarrod Martin, Samantha Cotten (Leg. Aide), Joe Eaton (BFA), Gerard Valentino (BFA) Buckeye Firearms Association Leaders were on hand Thursday, June 30, for the signing of Senate Bill 17 (Ohio's Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix law) and House Bill 54 (Restoration of Rights), by Republican Governor...

Letters to the editor provide common sense answers to newspapers' objections to restaurant carry legislation

In the run-up to final passage of Restaurant Carry legislation in Ohio, newspaper editorial pages have been filled with dire warnings of what would happen if the bill became law. The letters-to-the-editor sections, on the other hand, have been filled with common-sense responses from fair-minded readers. Following are just a few examples. The following letter to the editor appeared in The Columbus...

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