Ohio Politics

Ohio Democrats introduce bill to effectively kill concealed carry in Ohio

Editor's Note - the author misread the bill language pertaining to tenants of rental/ lease properties. Corrections added in bold. We regret the error. by Chad D. Baus Two Ohio Democrat State Representatives, Bill Patmon and Ted Celeste, are co-sponsoring a bill "to generally prohibit a person from having a firearm on privately owned land or premises unless the person owns, controls, or resides...

BFA endorsee holds successful machine gun shoot fundraiser; Gun banners' internal emails about similar event last spring exposed

by Chad D. Baus Last spring, Rep. Margaret Conditt, an "A"-rated Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee, announced she was having a "Shoot for Liberty" fundraiser, at which it was originally advertised that participants would be given an opportunity to shoot a machine gun. The response from the gun ban extremist crowd was quick. Reps. Ted Celeste and Tracy Maxwell Heard (Democrats from the...

Congressman Paul Ryan buys hunting clothes for 10-year old daughter

by Larry S. Moore Congratulations to VP candidate and Congressman Paul Ryan for stopping at an Outdoor World store in Ohio to buy hunting clothes for his 10-year old daughter . Double "Daddy-points" for knowing her size too! Too bad he couldn't take her shopping with him. Speaking from experience I can assure Ryan that there is nothing quite like shopping with a 10 year-old in the hunting clothes...

Headline: Gun sales at record high

by Chad D. Baus The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Ohioans are embracing their right to keep and bear arms in record numbers, mirroring a national trend. The article notes that gun manufacturers are making huge profits, which may go higher if President Obama is re-elected. (What the article fails to mention is that this is one of the few industries that can make such claims under the Obama...

NRA Board Member Linda Walker on the role Ohio will play in the upcoming elections

Recently, Executive Producer of NRA News John Popp talked to NRA Board Member Linda Walker from Buckeye Firearms Association about the upcoming elections, and challenges facing gun owners in Ohio. Click here to learn about how YOU can help Ohio elect pro-gun candidates!

WANTED: People Who Like to Attend Gun Shows and People to Support Endorsed Pro-Gun Candidates in Your Area

Do you like guns and the camaraderie of gun shows? Are you interested in talking about politics and politicians? Do you have a few weekends free between now and November? If so, here's a unique opportunity! Buckeye Firearms Association needs to recruit several teams of volunteers to work at gun shows from now through the November elections, as well as to assist the campaigns of endorsed pro-gun...

Behind the Scenes: How we shipped 100,000 Pro-Gun Voter Guides

by Dean Rieck It was a dark and stormy night ... That might sound like the start of a really bad novel. But it's literally how this story begins. Last Friday, a weary UPS driver delivered a truckload of our voter guides to the home of Brad, one of our most dedicated volunteers and our resident logistical genius. Brad had the foresight to cover the exposed boxes with a plastic tarp. Good thing,...

NSSF: Democratic Platform ‘Commonsense Improvements’ Brings Back ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Gun Show Loophole Arguments

The 2012 Democratic National Convention released its party platform this week and it quickly drew fire from several points of the political spectrum for its statement on the Second Amendment and firearms ownership. As we did with the corresponding Republican platform section, we include it in its entirety: " Firearms . We recognize that the individual right to bear arms is an important part of...

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