National Politics

Firearms Industry Praises House Passage of Bipartisan Sportsmen's Legislation

3:00pm Monday, February 10, 2014
Newtown, Conn. - The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praised the passage [on February 5, 2014] by the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act. "The SHARE Act will help ensure that our nation's outdoor traditions are preserved...

BOOK REVIEW: American Gun - A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, February 06, 2014
When it comes to my experience with guns, I seem to do things in the reverse of many people. I didn't grow up around guns, but became familiar with them as a young adult. While many become familiar with firearms through hunting, my own experience started with a desire for self-protection. Which, of course, means that while many begin shooting long-guns and eventually get around to handguns, I...

BuckeyeFirearms.org: Top Ten News Items of 2013

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, January 30, 2014
On average, we publish two articles a day and 10 to 12 articles a week. Over the years, we have published well over 9,000 articles, covering elections, legislation, and all manner of events and information of interest to Second Amendment supporters. As content editor for BuckeyeFirearms.org, it's always interesting to look back over the year to see which articles captured the most interest. So...

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2014

by Gerard Valentino
7:00am Tuesday, January 28, 2014
As 2014 dawns, the gun community has a lot to be thankful for because of so many hard fought victories in 2013. The Colorado recall election wins, the failure of President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden's anti-gun cabal to create momentum for universal gun registration and the end of Michael Bloomberg's tenure as New York Mayor not only helped our cause in 2013, but will yield benefits for...

Citing Second Amendment, Judge Issues Injunction Against Federal Gun Ban

3:00pm Monday, January 27, 2014
Last Friday, [January 10] Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing a regulation that, with limited exceptions, banned possession of firearms on lands under the Corps' control. The case, Morris v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was brought by plaintiffs in western...

Newspaper conglomerate Civitas Media discusses building nationwide database of CCW licensees

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, January 24, 2014
According to an internal email provided to Buckeye Firearms Association by a confidential source, Civitas Media, which owns some 88 newspapers across the country, has discussed the use of "public records act requests" to "build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry" firearm licenses. The email, dated January 19, 2014, was written by Civitas Media's director of...

Ruger, S&W First to Stop California Sales

3:00pm Thursday, January 23, 2014
by Jim Shepherd "Dear California, Since you insist on passing laws that are not only unenforceable, but technically impossible with which to comply, we have decided to do the inevitable and just write off your state as a marketplace for our products." OK, that was not a real note, but it's a message any number of industries would probably like to deliver to the nanny-statists in Sacramento. The...

Miles of Guns: A bright spot in the US economy

7:00am Thursday, January 23, 2014
by Jeff Knox It has been suggested that Barack Obama is the greatest firearm salesman in history, and with good reason. Gun sales have boomed under Obama’s watch. Gun companies have reported record sales, and, contrary to the claims of the anti-rights crowd, surveys indicate that the growth isn't just due to existing gun owners building bigger collections, but to many new, first-time gun buyers...

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