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Across the Fruited Plain: Concealed Carry Confidentiality

12:05am Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By Chad D. Baus As the fight to restore the right to bear arms for self-defense was waged in various states, one of the toughest opponents to attempts to reform the law was the establishment media. With rare exception, newspaper editorial boards repeatedly took the side of legislators and gun ban extremists who prefer to view citizens more as subjects. Thanks in no small part to media meddling,...

Buckeye Firearms Association joins groups opposing Sotomayor confirmation

12:10am Friday, July 10, 2009
Buckeye Firearms Association has announced that it has joined the rapidly growing coalition of groups that are officially on record opposing the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. "It is critical to the future of our country that we have justices who respect and uphold our Constitution," said Jim Irvine, Chairman of Buckeye Firearms Association. "Judge Sotomayor...

Across the Fruited Plain: Where the Fight for Shall-Issue Still Rages

12:10am Thursday, July 02, 2009
Editor's Note: This article has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com. By Chad D. Baus In my last column, "The People Fighting for Your Gun Rights" , I lamented the fact that more state gun rights organizations had not responded to my invitation to help keep USCCA members up to date on the current battles that they face, what specific activities they are engaging in on each battle, their...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman Jim Irvine featured in Ohio Rifle & Pistol Assoc. member newsletter

12:05am Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The following interview was published in the June-July 2009 issue of Gunsmoke , the membership newsletter of the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (ORPA) . By David Johnson We're starting a series of articles about some of the other fine organizations that promote the shooting sports, hunting, and firearm rights in Ohio. This month, we asked a few questions of James Irvine, Chairman of the...

Pro-gun gay groups seek to add nationwide CCW reciprocity to Kennedy's 'hate crimes' bill

12:10am Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Washington Independent is reporting that, one month after successfully tucking an amendment into the credit card reform bill that expanded gun rights, a small number of Senate Republicans are looking at the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as another chance to score a victory for the Second Amendment. This time, the goal would be to establish nationwide reciprocity for concealed...

Contenders Marksmanship Pistol & Rifle Club Grand Opening a roaring success

12:05am Friday, June 05, 2009
By Steve Loos On Saturday, May 23, Second Amendment advocates and firearms enthusiasts gathered just east of Lancaster near Rushville, Ohio, to celebrate the opening of the new Contenders Marksmanship Pistol & Rifle Club. The program got under way at noon. Following a short prayer delivered by Coach Dave Daubenmire of Pass the Salt Ministries, the coach introduced Larry Pratt, Executive...

Linda Walker to receive NRA's 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award

12:10am Monday, May 04, 2009
Linda Walker, the 2009 recipient of the NRA's Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award, shown here with Gov. Ted Strickland shortly after he signed SB184 into law. The National Rifle Association has selected Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker to receive the 2009 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award. According to the NRA, "the Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award...

Which kind of gun owner are you?

12:10am Friday, April 24, 2009
By Steven Loos Having spent a fair amount of my impressionable years shooting alongside my WW2 veteran grandfather, I was fortunate to have been taught early on the great responsibility that owning a firearm brings. As far back as I can recall I have always understood owning a firearm had a deeper meaning. Later in life, and much to my surprise, I would come to understand that not all owners...

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