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January background checks on firearm sales rank second all-time; Tops 2008 by 18.7 percent

7:00am Monday, February 15, 2010

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's research department reports 1,119,229 NICS background checks were conducted on the sale of firearms in January, ranking the month as the second highest January for NICS checks. This figure, while being a 7.8 percent decrease from the 1,213,885 checks conducted in January 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales -- is an...

Sources: Legislation threatening Ohio's deer herd sent back to the drawing board

3:00pm Friday, February 12, 2010

On February 3, outdoor writer and hunter education instructor Larry S. Moore, a long-time volunteer leader for Buckeye Firearms Association and winner of the 2005 USSA Patriot Award and 2007 League of Ohio Sportsmen/Ohio Wildlife Federation Hunter Educator of the Year , offered opponent testimony expressing his personal opposition to Senate Bill 225 , which the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA)...

Pro-gun Facebook fan page sabotaged by anti-gun Brady Center?

7:00am Friday, February 12, 2010

On December 4, 2009, Buckeye Firearms Association launched a Facebook fan page. Within two months, we grew to over 4,400 fans who were hungry for pro-gun news and information. On February 8, 2010, our Facebook fan page vanished. No warning. No reason given. How could this happen? We have only one clue: The day before, our Facebook fan page administrator had the audacity to post a pro-gun message...

Caught on tape: Dem's Sec. State candidate Maryellen O'Shaughnessy defending Columbus gun ban

3:00pm Thursday, February 11, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Less than two weeks after the Ohio Democrat Party leaders, and Governor Ted Strickland, announced they would not support the candidacy of Jennifer Garrison for Secretary of State due to concerns about her support for gun rights , among other issues, the Democrats' anti-gun replacement, Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, has officially announced her candidacy for the office. To fully...

Obama supporter hosts shooting (!) fundraiser for anti-gun Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger

7:00am Thursday, February 11, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Gun owners and hunters often feel as though the only time some politicians know where they are is during election season. There can be no better example of this than the following Republican campaign fundraiser announcement: Please join Justice Maureen O'Connor and Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger for a Pheasant & Quail Hunt hosted by Rocky Saxbe... To attend the fundraiser, which...

Deer Hunting Regulations for 2010-11 Proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

3:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Reduced-cost antlerless deer permits remain $15 Hunters in seven northwest Ohio counties will be given a higher deer bag limit if the proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. A proposed change to the deer zones includes moving seven northwest Ohio counties from Deer Zone A to Zone B...

Mike DeWine to have pro-gun primary challenger (despite Ohio Republican Party's best efforts)

7:00am Wednesday, February 10, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Just two weeks to the day after Ohio GOP chair Kevin DeWine worked to orchestrate an unopposed primary for his anti-gun cousin Mike by enticing pro-gun candidate Dave Yost to drop out of the race for Attorney General, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that Hardin County attorney Steve Christopher has announced that he will challenge DeWine.

NRA on anti-gunners' protest against Starbucks: "Maybe Brady Campaign Should Switch To Decaf"

3:00pm Tuesday, February 09, 2010

The hand-wringers at the Brady Campaign must have figured out what the rest of us have known for quite some time. Having been rendered all but entirely irrelevant, at least for the time being, the group is resorting to weird publicity stunts, in a vain attempt to again be taken seriously by its former not-so-secret admirers in the national anti-gun news media. Last month, the group gave President...