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Anti-gun groups once again seek to exploit tragedy

10:30am Tuesday, April 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2007 Gun bans disarm victims, not criminals. That is the simple lesson that anti-gun groups refuse to acknowledge as they race to dance in the blood of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Prior to April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech was an anti-gun “success story.” Tech fought, and won, a battle against a statewide measure that would have guaranteed the right of students to...

A month of concealed carry

12:05am Tuesday, April 17, 2007
By Jim Irvine It has been one month since HB347 went into effect, eliminating the need to carry your holstered firearm in "plain sight" in a motor vehicle. That simple change still brings a smile to my face every time I get in a car. Click 'Read More' for the entire commentary. When it took until mid-December to complete the veto-override required to make HB347 law, I had concerns that we would...

Education Guide Lesson #15: Ohio CHL-holders acting in self-defense

12:05am Monday, April 16, 2007
The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder has acted to defend himself from a dangerous armed criminal. From the story: A 55-year-old man thwarted a carjacking Tuesday morning after exchanging gunfire with the would-be thief. The victim told police he had pulled his vehicle into his Youngstown Road driveway about 12:45 a.m. when one of three men who...

Banning the guns (or the iPods) can't replace common sense

12:10am Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Steve Loos In this latest example of the nanny state mentality comes a ridiculous story. New York State Senator Carl Kruger has proposed banning iPods and the use of other electronics at crosswalks. The reasoning behind this feel-good legislation is the claim that pedestrians are increasingly distracted by iPods, cell phones and Blackberries, allegedly resulting in a rise in traffic accidents...

Buckeye Blast was a BLAST!!

12:00pm Tuesday, April 03, 2007
On Sunday, 60 grassroots activists including U.S. Congresswoman Jean Schmidt and Ohio State Representatives Joe Uecker and Danny Bubp came together to support Buckeye Firearms Association and enjoyed a great day of fun and shooting at Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) in Adams County. The day greeted the crew of almost 40 volunteers and 60 shooters with heavy rain, but by mid-morning, the clouds...

Washington D.C.: Equality under the law and Senatorial privilege

5:10pm Thursday, March 29, 2007
By Tim Inwood There has been a great deal of news coming from Washington D.C. these days concerning firearms. The decision in the Shelly Parker case has certainly shaken up the political establishment, and I for one have been delighted by it. As a political junkie I can hardly wait to see what the courts do next. I only pray it is the right thing. But for a town that virtually banned all private...

USCCA Magazine highlights BuckeyeFirearms.org writer

12:05am Thursday, March 22, 2007
Over the past several weeks, USCCA, the official magazine of the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, has published several online articles written by Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Gerard Valentino, which have appeared in the past on this website. Guns are Back on the Table How to Help Not the Same Old Doctors and Guns Article Each day, the all-volunteer staff at Buckeye Firearms...

Cleveland police union to NRANews: We won’t enforce illegal laws

2:19am Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Cam Edwards, host of Cam & Company at NRANews.com has followed up on a BuckeyeFirearms.org story published last week which revealed that Cleveland's police union is not pleased with Mayor Frank Jackson's order to ignore HB347. Cam interviewed Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Chris Chumita on his show last Friday about the story, and in a follow-up segment yesterday, Edwards blew the...

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