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Boston residents ignore the anti-gun "Safe Homes Initiative"

12:05am Tuesday, May 20, 2008

By Brian S. Stewart The Boston metropolitan area totals 3,406,829 people. As of April 30, it looks like 3 of them have taken advantage of the city's controversial anti-gun program billed as the "Safe Homes Initiative."

Castle Doctrine bill needs your support NOW!

5:17pm Monday, May 19, 2008

UPDATE: (5.22.08 12:00PM) For the fourth time this month, House Criminal Justice Chairman John White (R-38) has put off a possible vote on SB184, the Castle Doctrine bill. Although a Governor Strickland-, Buckeye Firearms Association- and NRA-backed amendment was circulated before the meeting, White did not give the committee opportunity to adopt the amendment. The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police...

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A grandmother's gun

12:10am Monday, May 19, 2008

By Breda of The Breda Fallacy Too often I am saddened by stories of women who fall victim to predators and I am left thinking, "If only..." If only they hadn't walked home alone, if only they hadn't trusted the wrong man...if only they'd had a gun so they could have fought back and won. Grim statistics and grisly forensics are often all that's left of what was once a bright future or a beautiful...

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City of Cincinnati defiantly flaunts state law

12:05am Monday, May 19, 2008

"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." - Louis D. Brandeis By Jeff Riley Regular readers of the Buckeye Firearms site are well aware of crimes occurring in the State of Ohio and local city/municipal parks year after year. Some recent...

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Marc Dann resigns amid scandal; Governor should appoint a pro-gun replacement

12:10am Friday, May 16, 2008

By Chad D. Baus While it is now quite apparent from the ongoing sexual harrassment scandal that Democrat Marc Dann managed the office of Attorney General poorly over the past 17 months, many Ohio gun owners will no doubt still receive news of his resignation this week some sadness. Thanks in large part to the hard work of Buckeye Firearms Association, the National Rifle Association, and pro-gun...

Big Brother Sam: Wal-Mart to videotape gun buyers

12:05am Friday, May 16, 2008

In a recent outdoors column, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asked if America's largest retailer is getting out of the hunting and fishing business. Wal-Mart may not think so, but that's really up to their customers to decide, now that they have announced a partnership with the anti-gun extremist and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to video-tape and keep records on gun buyers.

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Castle Doctrine sponsor testimony heard in committee; Vote rescheduled for May 21 after possible amendment

5:08pm Thursday, May 15, 2008

State Sen. Steve Buehrer (R-1) offered sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine legislation on Wednesday, May 14. The bill, which received unanimous support in the Senate, is now being considered by the House Criminal Justice Committee. Although originally scheduled for a vote this week, Chairman John White (R-38) has rescheduled SB184 for a second hearing next week. The...

Governor's First Annual Turkey Hunt is a Success!

12:10am Thursday, May 15, 2008

Governor Ted Strickland and many current and former NFL players participated COLUMBUS, OH – Governor Ted Strickland enjoyed a day in the field on Saturday, May 10, during the first-ever Governor’s Annual Turkey Hunt. The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area...