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Northwest Ohio school employees join area law enforcement for 16 hour active killer training class in Williams Co. school

by Chad D. Baus On the weekend of March 2 and 3, both Buckeye Firearms Foundation President Jim Irvine and I were privileged to attend an Active Killer in Schools training course in the Williams Co., OH community of Edgerton. The training was conducted by the Tactical Defense Institute (TDI) , a world-renowned training facility based in Adams Co., OH that is owned and operated by former SWAT Team...

Is protecting our children in school worth $25?

Dear Gun Rights Supporter, I was speechless. Recently, while reviewing donations, I found myself marveling at the generosity of our many Ohio supporters. From every part of the state, people of all ages were showing their support for our work on our Armed Teacher Training Program. . Checks for $100, checks for $500, and one massive donation for $15,000 from the Ohio Gun Collector's Association (...

WHIO-TV (CBS Dayton) admits awareness of anti-gun protestor's status as a convicted rapist; Other news outlets remain silent

by Chad D. Baus On Wednesday, we reported on the fact that Dayton anti-gun protestor Jerome McCorry, who had staged a small protest outside Bill Goodman's Gun & Knife Show over the weekend and received generous media attention, is also a convicted rapist. Courtesy of DomesticDebacle.com We also pointed out that, despite this fact, media outlets like the Dayton Daily News and WHIO-TV (CBS...

Atty. Gen. Mike DeWine issues letter debunking claim made by Ohio School Board Assoc. attorney re: legality of armed teachers

by Chad D. Baus Although many have been calling for armed protection in schools for some time, in the immediate aftermath of the horrific events in Newtown, CT last month, the calls grew much, much louder, and began coming from more places. In Buckeye Firearms Association's first statements about the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary, Chairman Jim Irvine wrote an article entitled " Our children are...

Buckeye Firearms Assn. informs Ohio mayors of proof they've been misled by Mayors Against Illegal Guns; 11 drop out - Has yours?

This article will be UPDATED as more mayors drop out. by Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association has put Ohio members of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) on notice: They were misled when they agreed to join the group, and they no longer have any excuse to claim they didn't know. In late Spring 2011, after Florida Carry, Inc. founder Sean Caranna uncovered...

Q&A on Armed Teacher Training Program

Over 1,000 educators have applied for training! On December 20, 2012, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced the Armed Teacher Training Program. The original intent was to simply offer free firearm training to 24 teachers in order to show that teachers could be an effective deterrent to mass murder in schools. In just three weeks, we received well over 1,000 requests for this training. So while...

NRA-certified instructor holds free concealed carry class for school employees

Editor's Note: The author's name is being withheld to protect the identities of the school officials involved in these classes. As a service to the schools in my community, I decided to offer an Ohio Concealed Carry Class to any local school employee free of charge. I did not know what to expect or what the response would be. I put the word out with a few phone calls to teachers I knew who had...

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