Ohio Politics

Columbus Mayor, Liberal Groups Worked to Block Gun Rights Bill in Ohio Legislature

7:00am Friday, September 07, 2012
by Jesse Hathaway Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's office worked with liberal activists and employees of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to block a gun rights bill in the Ohio General Assembly, public records obtained by Media Trackers show. Media Trackers has previously reported on the groups' coordination to use shooting deaths for political gain. Senate Bill 17, signed into law by...

Buckeye Firearms Association announces 2012 general election grades and endorsements

7:00am Tuesday, September 04, 2012
by Jim Irvine Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce our 2012 general election candidate grades and endorsements. We offer an online voter guide and a downloadable guide. In addition, you can create a custom guide for the candidates who will appear on your specific ballot. You can print it and take it with you to the polls. Our endorsements cover local, state, federal, and judicial...

Cincinnati police chief advises staff of legality regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio

10:54am Wednesday, August 29, 2012
by Chad D. Baus In the July 3, 2012 Cincinnati Police Department Staff Notes, CPD Chief James E. Craig took the opportunity to inform his department on the law regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio. From the document : 3. LAW DEPARTMENT MEMO ON OPEN CARRY OF A FIREARM IN OHIO Ohio law permits the open carry of a firearm with few exceptions. Citizens may openly carry firearms in public places...

Second Amendment at stake in Ohio - READ THIS

8:28pm Friday, August 17, 2012
Dear Second Amendment Patriot, Buckeye Firearms Association doesn't come to you every day asking for help. If you've been following us for a while, you know we don't cry wolf. But I'm asking for your help today. That's because this is an urgent matter that you probably won't hear about from any other source. And it involves the future of gun rights in Ohio. So PLEASE ... give me just 5 minutes of...

Kasich and Romney school media: Gun bans don't work

7:00am Wednesday, August 15, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Both Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are rejecting gun ban extremists' recent calls for new legislation in the wake of two multiple victim public shootings in "no-gun" zones. Kasich is proving that his words spoken during the 2010 campaign, when he admitted he was "wrong" about his reasons for voting for the 1994 federal Clinton Gun Ban,...

Bloomberg mouthpiece Michael Coleman calls for "reasonable gun control"; BFA's Ken Hanson responds

7:00am Tuesday, August 14, 2012
WCMH, Columbus' NBC affiliate, recently interviewed Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman regarding his latest call for "reasonable" gun control. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson was asked to respond. The heavily edited video (which omits any of Hanson's responses to what Coleman calls "reasonable" gun control) can be seen here: Mayor Coleman holds the title of Ohio Chairman of...

NRA-ILA sets up Second Amendment Activist Centers throughout Ohio - ground zero in the 2012 presidential race

3:00pm Friday, July 20, 2012
Dear Second Amendment Supporters: The NRA-ILA has been busy visiting gun shops throughout the Buckeye State recruiting Second Amendment Activist Centers. These Centers provide NRA members and gun owners with NRA buttons, Fact Sheets on candidates, volunteer sign-up forms, and information on grassroots activities and events. We are asking all of you to visit your local Activist Center, pick up...

Attorney General Mike DeWine uses occasion of annual ice cream social to publicly announce support for HB495

7:00am Tuesday, July 17, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The many gun owners who accepted Buckeye Firearms Association's invitation to thank Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) for his work for gun owners in the AG's office by joining him and wife Fran at their Greene County home for an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social on June 24 enjoyed more than an old fashioned country picnic complete with ice cream and homemade pies. During comments made...

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