Ohio's white-tailed deer hunters have a successful season

Hunters kill more than 260,000 deer for the first time A total of 261,314 deer were killed during Ohio's 2009-10 hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This season's total surpasses the 2008-09 record total of 252,017. "Ohio deer hunters had another great year and continue to play a vital role in managing Ohio's deer herd. They've...

Homeowner defends self when men invade his home; Toledo Blade describes robber as the "victim"

vic·tim    [vik-tim] –noun 1. a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency By Chad D. Baus A north Toledo homeowner and concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder was the victim of an attempted home robbery last week, and yet in an article covering the homeowner's act of defending himself and shooting two intruders, the Toledo Blade refers only to the dead robber as a "victim...

2009 Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: Another record year for Ohio concealed handgun licenses

Demand continues to soar for concealed carry licenses in Ohio By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the year-end report, Ohio Concealed Handguns Law - 2009 Annual Report . There were 10,687 concealed handgun licenses (CHL's) issued for the period of October through December 2009,...

NRA Board of Directors: The Importance of the Bullet Ballot

Readers are aware that Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair, is on the ballot for the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors. The Ballots are located in the March edition of your NRA magazine. ( American Rifleman , American Hunter , and America's 1st Freedom ) Ken's bio and qualifications can be reviewed in this article or at his Web site . Buckeye Firearms...

Public Comment Invited on Ohio Wildlife Issues

Open houses will be on a Saturday The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual Open Houses on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 12:00 noon until 3 p.m. "At each open house location, fish and wildlife biologists along with law enforcement officers will be on hand to answer questions," said David M. Graham, chief of the Division of Wildlife...

Please Join Buckeye Firearms Association For a Candidates Forum March 9th

For the fifth year in a row, Buckeye Firearms Association has teamed up with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, as well as several other conservation & firearms-related groups, to host a candidate's forum. The event will take place in Columbus on March 9th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and we hope you will make plans to attend! Several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders and volunteers will be on...

Federal agency that labeled millions of gun owners as "rightwing extremists" criticized for casual loss of firearms

By Chad D. Baus Agents and officers of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that 289 of their handguns, shotguns or automatic rifles had been lost or stolen between 2005 and 2008, the agency's inspector general said in a report released last week. Some of the weapons were left in places such as fast-food restaurant restrooms, bowling alleys and clothing stores. From the...

Officials and statistics agree: No need to fear an end to the ban on guns in national parks

A new law allowing concealed carry in national parks went into effect on February 22, and according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the change "got more resistance from the weather than from the handful of visitors in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Monday.

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