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Op-Ed: Locked and Loaded

12:05am Monday, October 01, 2007

By Ken Blackwell Townhall.com The 2008 GOP presidential primary is shaping up to be the most competitive nominating process the party has seen in decades. It is also the most frontloaded. Candidates are fighting it out in the constantly expanding pool of "early primary" states and hoping to make it to Super Tuesday. With nearly two dozen states up for grabs on that first Tuesday in February, the...

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Fred Thompson wins state Republican straw poll

12:15am Friday, September 28, 2007

The Hannah Report is covering news that the Ohio Republican Party released the results of its recent straw poll for the 2008 presidential primary showing the pro-gun former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson leading the anti-gun former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In the poll, Thompson received 33 percent, Giuliani received 24 percent, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney received 17 percent, U.S. Sen. John...

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Ohio Supremes to hear case of weapons in parks

12:10am Friday, September 28, 2007

The Toledo Blade is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the city of Clyde's ordinance prohibiting the carrying of firearms in public parks. The Blade's headline, "Clyde wins bid to hear appeal of city gun law", appears meant to convey that Clyde is somehow "winning" something, but the story clearly shows that Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC) Inc. was the...

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Attorney General Dann asked to settle questions on media access loophole

12:10am Thursday, September 27, 2007

By Chad D. Baus The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that Trumbull County prosecutor Dennis Watkins has instructed the sheriff not to allow journalists to copy the confidential records of concealed handgun llicense (CHL) holders, and has asked Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann to clarify how information about those who have licenses can be released under an amendment to Ohio's concealed carry law...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc.'s Jim Irvine on FOX News

12:05am Thursday, September 27, 2007

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine was interviewed by FOX News for a story about Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal for a new state gun control law . The segment aired several times on Tuesday, September 25th in various forms. The comprehensive version aired during the 6:00p.m. evening news hour with Brit Hume. Click here to view the FOX News story online. On Wednesday, September 26th,...

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Exposed: Ohio anti-gunners' 2004 & 2005 IRS returns

12:10am Wednesday, September 26, 2007

By Chad D. Baus As I was preparing to put Buckeye Firearms Association's latest set of campaign finance report figures on this website, I was reminded of a figure who has been appearing frequently in news stories about 'Castle Doctrine' legislation - someone I haven't much cared to spend time on in the past year or so because, frankly, she hasn't much mattered. That someone is Toby Hoover, who...

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NRA-ILA's Chris Cox: NRA eyeing role in GOP primaries

12:05am Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The Washington Times is reporting that Chris Cox, Executive Director of The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), says the group is considering stepping into the presidential campaign fray early next year during the primary season. This would mark a significant shift from years past - the NRA-ILA did not endorse President Bush in 2000 and 2004 until just a month...

Lima News: ''Who’s packing? Almost 2,000 area residents''

12:10am Tuesday, September 25, 2007

By Chad D. Baus Gun owners have a general mistrust for the mainstream media, and rightly so. Over the years, having witnessed examples of poor and/or biased journalism ranging from images of fully-automatic rifles being fired during a story about the Clinton assault weapons ban (which had nothing to do with full-autos) to editorializing about gun legislation they later admit to not even having...