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To the Editor: Views change on response to shootings

The following letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch was submitted by Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association's Legislative Chair and published on December 12, 2013. On Dec. 14, 2012, a deranged coward entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and committed 26 murders. Saturday's anniversary gives our nation a moment to reflect upon what happened that day. As someone who has...

School safety – what teachers tell us about your kid’s school

by Jim Irvine Saturday, December 14, 2013 marks the one year anniversary since a coward murdered his mother, stole her gun and her car, then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where he brutally murdered his mother, six school employees and 20 innocent children before committing suicide. Buckeye Firearms Foundation recently surveyed school employees to find out what has...

Survey shows nearly two dozen Ohio schools authorize carrying of guns to improve kids' safety

by Jim Irvine Saturday, December 14, 2013 marks the one year anniversary since a coward murdered his mother, stole her gun and her car, then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. There he broke a window through which he entered the school, murdered several administrators then walked down the hallway and shot teachers before killing a classroom full of children. All told...

To the Editor: OACP's "sky is falling" rhetoric hasn't proven true before, so why listen to them now?

The following letter to the editor of the Akron Beacon-Journal was written in response to that newspaper's editorial calling on legislators to support HB 203 (Concealed Carry & Self-Defense Law Reform) because of opposition from John Gilchrist, representing the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. The editorial board noted that Gilchrist "emphasized that changing current Ohio law would be an...

Happy Thanksgiving from Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Even as a teenager, I recognized that it might be even more enjoyable than Christmas. I would see family I had not seen in 11 months and there was no pressure about gifts. People were not all stressed out and the time was spent catching up on the year’s stories over lots of good food. As I pondered all that I have to be thankful for, I...

The Lessons of the Sandy Hook Report

Editor's Note: Tactical Defense Institute's John Benner rarely weighs in on issues, leaving that function to others. When John addresses an issue it is noteworthy and well worth the read. This article was originally posted on the TDI Facebook page. Republished with permission. by John Benner The official report from the Connecticut States Attorney's office on the Sandy Hook Elementary School...

House passes Ohio's Concealed Carry & Self-Defense Law Reform (HB 203) [UPDATE: Vote Tallies]

[Editor's Note: This article was updated as additional information became available.] Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill Closer to Governor's Signature COLUMBUS, OH - HB 203 sponsored by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), a bill that seeks to update Ohio's concealed carry program, has passed the Ohio House with a 63 - 27 vote, and will now be forwarded to the Ohio Senate for consideration...

Ohio's Concealed Carry & Self-Defense Law Reform (HB 203) scheduled for vote in House; BFA offers testimony on two pro-gun bills

by Chad D. Baus Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R) has scheduled House Bill 203 for a vote in the House today, Wednesday, November 20. The move comes after the House Policy and Legislative Oversight Committee passed the bill yesterday on a bi-partisan 9 - 4. Click here to see how they voted. Buckeye Firearms Association leaders are in Columbus this week offering testimony on this and other...

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