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New Rule On Guns In National Parks Takes Effect February 22

3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2010

On February 22, a new law on guns in national parks takes effect. The law repeals a National Park Service rule that has long prohibited Americans from lawfully possessing firearms in national parks for self-defense. The new law, passed last spring by an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, will allow people to possess, carry and transport firearms in national parks, in accordance with...

Kasich for Governor campaign compiles record of former Congressman's gun-related votes

7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2010

By Chad D. Baus Say the name of the presumptive 2010 Republican nominee for Ohio governor - John Kasich - in a crowd of gun owners, and reactions are likely to vary widely. Many will simply respond with blank stares. That shouldn't be surprising, given that a recent poll recorded 69 percent saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion . Others will respond with skepticism, mistrust...

HB158 (certified instructors' CHL fee exemption) scheduled for testimony in House committee

3:00pm Monday, February 15, 2010

[UPDATE: This meeting has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Further hearing announcements will be posted at BuckeyeFirearms.org.] House Bill 158, which seeks to add instructors who are certified to teach courses that meet the requirements of Ohio's concealed handgun license (CHL) law to the list of persons who are exempted from paying a fee to obtain a CHL, has been added to the House...

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...