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2013 Buckeye Firearms Youth Shoot - ONLY $5 PER SHOOTER!

7:00am Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Would you like to give your kids a fun weekend they'll never forget? Enter them in the 2013 Buckeye Firearms Youth Shoot. Entry is just $5.00 per shooter. This is an annual 2-day event that's fun for the whole family. Set up camp. Give your kids two full days of rifle and trap shooting plus an introduction to handgun and skeet for youth with a little more experience. Trophies will be awarded in...

House committee holds first hearing on HB210 (Prohibit Law Enforcement Destruction of Firearms)

3:00pm Tuesday, June 25, 2013
by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 210 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB 210 would prohibit law enforcement agencies from destroying an unclaimed or forfeited firearm, requiring them to instead sell the property to a federally licensed firearms dealer all which are legal for persons to possess,...

Buckeye Firearms Association offers proponent testimony on SB 60 (Close Media Access to CHL Records Loophole)

3:00pm Wednesday, June 19, 2013
by Chad D. Baus Larry S. Moore, a long-time journalist and outdoor writer, offered proponent testimony today for Senate Bill 60 on behalf of Buckeye Firearms Association. Sen. Joe Uecker's SB 60 is legislation that would close the media access loophole that currently allows journalists to view the private, personal information of persons who have obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun...

Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses HB203, Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill

7:00am Friday, June 14, 2013
DELAWARE - Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce its endorsement of House Bill 203. The bill's primary sponsor, Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), has again taken lead in improving firearms laws in the Ohio House. HB203 has significant support as indicated by the bill's 15 co-sponsors. The NRA has also endorsed the legislation. HB 203 seeks to make many improvements to Ohio's concealed...

House committee holds first hearing on HB191 (Align Firearms Definitions)

7:00am Wednesday, June 12, 2013
by Chad D. Baus State Rep. John Becker delivered sponsor testimony on House Bill 191 Tuesday before the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. HB191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading. Section 2923.11...

Ohio: Senate Committee to Hear Important Right-to-Carry Confidentiality Legislation this Wednesday

3:00pm Tuesday, June 11, 2013
This Wednesday, June 12, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will hold its first hearing on legislation to further protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders. Senate Bill 60 , sponsored by state Senator Joe Uecker (R-14), would permanently protect the confidentiality of concealed handgun license holders throughout the Buckeye State by eliminating the journalist access...

Rep. John Becker's HB191 would align Ohio's definitions of automatic firearms with those of federal law

3:00pm Thursday, June 06, 2013
On Tuesday, State Representative John Becker (R-Union Township) introduced legislation related to how Ohio defines certain firearms. According to a press release issued by his office, House Bill 191 would change the state's Weapons Control Law by removing from the definition of "automatic firearm" a semi-automatic firearm that is designed or adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without...

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...

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