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Calling all volunteers!

12:05am Monday, October 02, 2006

By Jim Irvine An email has recently been sent to every volunteer who has signed up on our web site to volunteer for a candidate who supports our Second Amendment rights. If you wish to volunteer , but have not recently received an email with specific contact information about your State Representative, and State Senator if you live in an odd numbered Senate district, please click here to...

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LTE: Appeals court ruling sets bad precedent

12:15am Thursday, September 28, 2006

September 26, 2006 Toledo Blade Recently the 6th District Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Ohio state law licensing qualified persons to carry a concealed firearm is not a "general law." This potentially allows local governments to apply arbitrary restrictions to that state-issued license. Judge Dennis Parish, who voted against the ruling, was quoted in The Blade as saying "If [...

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Op-ed: Gun Control: Does the UN Protect Women’s Rights?

12:10am Thursday, September 28, 2006

September 27, 2006 By Howard Nemerov In order to implement their policies globally, gun control activists promote the idea that more guns means increased victimization of women. This runs counter to established crime trends showing that women in countries instituting gun bans suffered increasing rates of rape while rape decreased in the U.S., where guns are available. But giving the benefit of...

Divert your tax money to pro-gun candidates!

9:06am Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Article compiled from previous commentaries by Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine. How would you like to donate $100.00 of your Ohio's income tax money to a pro-gun candidate? That's right, give $100.00 of your tax money to a pro-gun candidate's campaign. It is easy, it is legal, and Buckeye Firearms Association is about to make it even easier. Ohio tax law gives individuals a tax credit of $50.00, and...

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Op-Ed: Personal Protection, a Personal Responsibility

12:05am Wednesday, September 27, 2006

By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ) The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America brought the horror of that day back into the homes of millions of Americans. As usual, the establishment media exploited the tragedy to bolster television ratings by bringing every possible so-called expert on the air to discuss how 9/11 changed America. Countless...

Roundtable chat with Republican Ken Blackwell on firearms

12:10am Tuesday, September 26, 2006

By Larry S. Moore, Buckeye Firearms volunteer and outdoor columnist As reported last week, the US Sportsmen Alliance (USSA) Tenth Annual Ohio Rally and Banquet on September 16 featured both Ted Strickland and Ken Blackwell as speakers. There have been various media reports about the speeches. The USSA invited the Outdoor Writers of Ohio to conduct press interviews with both Mr. Strickland and Mr...

Husted Selected as Fellow at the Aspen Institute

12:05am Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The Hannah Report September 21, 2006 Following an eight-month search involving input from more than 1,400 business, political, and civic leaders, the Aspen Institute has selected Jon Husted, speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives as one of 24 top young elected officials for a fellowship program honoring public leaders. This class of 24 Fellows, drawn from the ranks of federal, state, and...

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Roundtable chat with Democrat Ted Strickland on firearms

12:10am Monday, September 25, 2006

By Larry S. Moore, Buckeye Firearms volunteer and outdoor columnist As reported last week, the US Sportsmen Alliance (USSA) Tenth Annual Ohio Rally and Banquet on September 16 featured both Ted Strickland and Ken Blackwell as speakers. There have been various media reports about the speeches. The USSA invited the Outdoor Writers of Ohio to conduct press interviews with both Mr. Strickland and Mr...