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Wild turkey, pheasant & deer hunting underway in Ohio

12:05am Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Coshocton Tribune: Wild turkey numbers up 7 percent Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state's 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on Oct. 13 and ended Oct. 28, according to preliminary figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Preliminary total showed 1,077 birds harvested this...

Taking back their party

11:26am Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Editors note: Buckeye Firearms is a non-partisan PAC focused on the sole issue of firearms rights. We are aware that most people have many issues that are important to them. The same political principles that apply to firearms, apply to other issues of importance, and the lessons apply equally to both political parties and all Ohio counties. We urge you to contact your local party and get...

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Wild turkey, pheasant & deer hunting underway in Ohio

11:13am Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Coshocton Tribune: Wild turkey numbers up 7 percent Ohio hunters increased their wild turkey harvest by nearly 7 percent during the state's 12th annual fall gun-hunting season that opened in 37 counties on Oct. 13 and ended Oct. 28, according to preliminary figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Preliminary total showed 1,077 birds harvested this...

Op-Ed: Teachers Packing Heat?

12:10am Monday, October 29, 2007

By John R. Lott, Jr. Good intentions do not necessarily make good rules. What counts is whether the laws ultimately save lives. Unfortunately, too many gun laws primarily disarm law-abiding citizens, not criminals. Banning guns from schools seems like the obvious way to keep children safe. But a teacher, Shirley Katz, in Medford, Oregon, is proposing the exact opposite and is stirring up debate...

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A National Decline of Hunters, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do

12:10am Friday, October 26, 2007

By Larry S. Moore USAToday ran a story recently about the declining number of hunters in the United States ( "American Hunter is a vanishing breed" ). This is indeed a sad statistic that has been covered by several journals across the country. Rob Sexton of the US Sportsmen Alliance is quoted in the article noting that hunters pay the bill for conservation. That is true across the country. It is...

Op-ed: Get Your Hunt On - It’s good for the animals

12:05am Friday, October 26, 2007

By John R. Lott, Jr. Do vegetarians benefit from hunting? Well, let’s just say that all those vegetarians who have adopted their non-meat eating lifestyles because they abhor harming animals might be in for a real shock. Farms actually depend crucially on the ability to kill animals that eat their crops. So vegetarians might consider whether the fine print under their organic labels actually...

Brady gun ban extremist to security-conscious students: ''DROP OUT''

12:10am Thursday, October 25, 2007

There has perhaps never been a better illustration of how unconcerned the gun ban lobby is about the extreme loss of innocent lives our nation continues to endure in so-called "gun-free" zones. The following is what a spokesperson for the group formerly known as Handgun Control Inc. callously told college students who are protesting the denial of their constitutional right to bear arms and civil/...

Stupid criminal robs Ohio gunshop; caught by armed employees

12:05am Thursday, October 25, 2007

The following story was written by Ralph and Rebecca Scott, owners of the Lock Stock & Barrel Gun Shop in New Boston, Ohio. Saturday afternoon a white male in his probable 30's entered Lock Stock & Barrel Gun Shop in New Boston to look at firearms. He decided he liked a particular AR15 rifle, moved toward the front door proudly holding it up, then politely telling the sales staff "Thank a...