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Buckeye Firearms Foundation commissions six more teacher classes

7:00am Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Jim Irvine In the wake of the killings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Buckeye Firearms Foundation partnered with John Benner of Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) to give teachers and administrators training on the best ways to stop an active killer in a school. The idea garnered worldwide attention and the first class was a resounding success. Many Ohio schools...

Media-backed "PolitiFact Ohio" tries, fails to disprove BFA Chairman Jim Irvine wrong on protection orders' impotence

7:00am Thursday, June 06, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Last month, State Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) introduced House Bill 160, a gun control bill that would force any person named in a domestic violence protection order to surrender their firearms to law enforcement within 24 hours. We quickly pointed out the many flaws with Hagan's proposal, including the fact that, by statistics Hagan himself cited, 20% of women who are killed by...

Zanesville man chooses the winning number in the Ultimate AR Raffle

3:00pm Tuesday, June 04, 2013
When the winning number was drawn for the recent Ultimate AR Raffle , we figured we'd hear from the winner right away. The prize, after all, was an AR-15 with a Pelican case, Eotech tactical holographic sight, Magpul accessories, and more, valued at nearly $3,000. But the Memorial Day weekend came and went and we didn't hear from anyone. Did we have a winner? Yes, we double and triple checked the...

We're Renaming the Armed Teacher Training Program ... Introducing "FASTER"

7:00am Monday, June 03, 2013
by Jim Irvine Last December, Buckeye Firearms Foundation made world-wide news with the introduction of our Armed Teacher Training Program. The program has now been up and running for several months, and along the way we've received some helpful feedback from educators as to how we can best communicate about the program to others in their profession. Some are opposed to the idea of "guns in...

Ashland freedom group holding Bake Sale Lemonade Stand fundraiser to benefit Buckeye Firearms Assoc.

3:00pm Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The Coalition Promoting Freedom is holding its 2nd annual Bake Sale/Lemonade Stand "Freedom Day" on Saturday, May 11th, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Fin-Feather-Fur in Ashland. Celebrating America's freedom will include supporting and promoting the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Right to Bear Arms. Donations only for baked goods (some gluten free) and lemonade. The "Freedom" is...

"Ultimate AR" Raffle - WIN an AR with all the goodies valued at nearly $3,000

9:51pm Monday, May 06, 2013
***SOLD OUT!*** This raffle sold out in 5 hours 37 minutes! Whether you're prepping for a survival situation, need a great home defense gun, or just want to have a little fun blasting targets, this is a set of goodies we know you'll like. And with AR's being so much harder to find these days, getting one FREE is an opportunity that's too good to pass up. So here's your chance to win a complete AR...

NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits underway today

12:00pm Friday, May 03, 2013
[Editor's Note - several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders are on hand in Houston this week for the NRA meetings. If you see them, be sure to say "hi!".] by Jim Shepherd [Today begins] the one hundred and forty second edition of the NRA's Annual Meeting & Exhibitions. The booths are up, prepped and ready for a crowd anticipated to be larger than last year's 72,000+ in St. Louis. It will be...

BFA's Linda Walker to speak at Central Ohio's Dillon Sportsman Center Grand Opening Event April 27

7:00am Friday, April 19, 2013
by Aaron Kirkingburg The Dillon Sportsman Center is under new management and will be re-opening April 27th at 9am to welcome the public. Trap and skeet fields will be open, and all houses have been outfitted with new Atlas AT400 machines. Signup sheets for trap and skeet leagues will be available in the range house. The 100yd rifle range has six cement shooting benches available, with room to set...

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