Show Your NRA Pride

By Chris Chumita

It is time to show you openly support the Second Amendment by purchasing a NRA Foundation license plate from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). The license plates have been available since December 12, 2005 and cost an extra $25. A donation of $15 will be made to the NRA Foundation for every license that is purchased. Representative Tim Schaffer (R-5) made this program a reality and is endorsed by Buckeye Firearms for Ohio Senate.

The NRA Foundation is a charitable organization that helps preserve shooting sports, hunting, and firearm related educational programs. The foundation has awarded over 70 million dollars to the shooting sports and various organizations since 1990.

The license plates are available at your local Ohio BMV office or online. You do not have to wait until your plates are ready to expire to switch to the NRA Foundation plates. Visit your local BMV or go on-line to www.oPlates.com to exchange your existing plates for NRA foundation plates.

I easily ordered my NRA Foundation license plates on the first day they were available. Other Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers have also ordered their plates online without any trouble. To date, there are no known complaints of people being “harassed” by the police over having “gun nut” license plates like some people feared.

Peace Officers, many of whom are NRA members, carry guns as part of their daily lives, and the majority of them support your right to carry a gun as part of your daily life.

With over 200,000 NRA members in Ohio, we can display our pride in the Second Amendment and support a worthwhile cause at the same time.