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Columbus Serial Rapist Strikes Fear in Area Women

12:10am Friday, November 28, 2008
By Linda Walker June 4, 2008, 5:15 AM, Drivemere Ct., Hilliard, suspect: male, 5’6”-5’9”, skinny, less than 160#, suspect had knife. September 12, 2008 5:30 AM, Smiley’s Ct., suspect: male, suspect had possible firearm. October 1, 2008 4:45 AM, Wakeford St., suspect: male, had “belly”, 5’5”, wearing dark clothing, suspect had knife. October 5, 2008 5:00 AM, suspect: White Cedar Ct., suspect: male...

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

12:10am Thursday, November 27, 2008
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration) scheduled for second hearing & possible vote in Senate committee

12:05am Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear proponent, opponent and interested party testimony on Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 , legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's Finance...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, November 26, 2008
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From an armed teenager fighting of home invaders to a gun in a school, these articles should be a part of your required...

Why the NRA may be America's only hope

12:10am Wednesday, November 26, 2008
By Dean Rieck Five years ago, I was not a gun rights supporter. I was not an NRA member. I didn't even own a gun. In fact, I bought into the common notion, nurtured by nanny state zealots and perpetuated by the media and Hollywood, that guns are bad. And except for the police and military, only bad people have guns. Boy was I wrong. Want to know what changed my mind? I went to see Michael Moore's...

Anti-Hunting Representative Assumes Pivotal Committee Chairmanship in Congress

12:05am Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sportsmen Dismayed by Overthrow of Congressman John Dingell The United States Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) expresses its dismay today over the news that U.S. Representative Henry Waxman (D- CA) toppled Representative John Dingell (D- MI) as Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Dingell has been a tireless champion of sportsmen issues for decades, while Rep. Waxman has a long...

When seconds count – real solutions for real problems

12:10am Tuesday, November 25, 2008
By Jim Irvine When seconds count, police are only minutes away. It’s an old cliché, but every day we have a “news” story that illustrates it's truth. What if a school full of children are being murdered by a killer with a gun? What if police were there, but they waited outside? What if your child died as a result? For too many parents, these are not "what if" questions. They are living with the...

NRA's Wayne LaPierre visits Ohio; Urges gun owners to remain vigilant

12:05am Tuesday, November 25, 2008
“If the founders and framers of our Constitution were sitting here today, they would say we have made progress toward equality, justice and freedom for all people but would they also see storm clouds where other Americans see only change?” - Wayne LaPierre, Ashland, OH, November 17, 2008 The Ashland Times-Gazette is reporting that National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre...

The Coming Battle to Save the Second Amendment

12:10am Monday, November 24, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. ... A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet: That...

Firearms Industry Lauds Development of Electronic Form 4473 at ATF Press Conference

12:05am Monday, November 24, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Speaking at a press conference Wednesday at the Maryland Small Arms Range in Upper Marlboro, Md., the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced the launch of an electronic Form 4473 -- the Firearms Transaction Record which must be filled out any time a person buys a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF...

Buckeye Firearms Association says goodbye to a friend

12:05am Saturday, November 22, 2008
Jacques Jones, a long-time friend and former BFA leader, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Jacques was a lifelong gun rights supporter and instrumental leader in the fight to pass concealed carry legislation in Ohio. Jacques was also a renowned SCUBA Rescue Diver and Instructor, NRA Certified Pistol Instructor, Concealed Carry Instructor, former member of the Akron University Rifle Team...

Ignorance is Bliss...Until the Pain Begins

12:10am Friday, November 21, 2008
By Jeff Knox The reality of the November 4 elections is beginning to settle in and the more people learn about the choices they’ve made, the more concerned they become. It turns out that the McCain campaign’s “Celebrity” commercial was spot-on; Barack Obama was famous for being famous and the masses failed to look behind the curtain or into the promises. What Alan Korwin calls the “lame-stream...

Barack Obama's Chief of Staff is Sarah Brady's "go-to guy" - a "good friend" of gun control

12:05am Friday, November 21, 2008
Judging by our email in box, there are at least a few gun owners who refused to believe the warnings Second Amendment defenders like the National Rifle Association and Buckeye Firearms Association offered about what a Barack Obama administration would mean for gun control. If they didn't believe the evidence provided by his record, and didn't believe an organization with a 137 year record of...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees to hold majority of leadership positions among House Democrats

12:10am Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thanks in large part to having run so many pro-gun candidates in key districts, Democrats will hold a slim majority next year in the Ohio House. The House Democratic caucus has chosen Rep. Armond Budish (D-08) as the next House speaker. He will replace Republican Jon Husted when the 128th General Assembly is formed in January. It is an encouraging sign that, despite a change in party leadership,...

Obama continues to build anti-gun rights team: Nominates Eric Holder as AG

12:05am Thursday, November 20, 2008
The nomination of Eric Holder for the post of attorney general of the United States sends an “alarming signal” to gun owners about how the Barack Obama administration will view individual gun rights, as affirmed this year by the Supreme Court, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. “Eric Holder signed an amicus brief in the Heller case that supported the District of Columbia’s handgun ban,...

Op-Ed: RINO Season Is Now Open

12:10am Wednesday, November 19, 2008
By Ted Nugent Like any entity that abandons basic quality control, political parties rot from within. It happened to the Democrats long ago, and now has become the case with the Republican Party, which has strayed from its conservative underpinnings. There are really only four things I have a strong aversion to: unloaded guns, dull knives, banjos, and Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). The Nugent...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 55

12:05am Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report” ---------- ABOVE THE FOLD -- EMERGENCY Alert Alert Alert Alert Alert Alert "Ten Bills In The First Ten Hours" "Ten Bills In The First Ten Hours" The Uninvited Ombudsman has received reliable confidential reports that the Obama administration, working closely with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, may attempt to...

Two Plead Guilty to Poaching $12,988 Trophy Buck

12:10am Tuesday, November 18, 2008
First case in Ohio involving new restitution value for white-tailed deer Chillicothe, OH - Two men convicted of the illegal taking of white-tailed deer have been ordered to pay restitution of $12,988 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The Honorable Judge Thomas E. Bunch presided and assistant law director Michele Route prosecuted today over the...

Henry and Fulton County Pheasants Forever Chapters Pilot New Upland Habitat Initiative

12:05am Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ohio Upland Habitat Initiative and new CRP SAFE practice target specific focus area Ohio Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) announce a new voluntary conservation program for landowners in Henry and Fulton Counties. The Ohio Upland Habitat Initiative (OUHI) offers landowners cost share dollars for landowners who wish to establish or maintain high quality habitat for pheasants, quail and...

Anti-hunting group which endorsed Obama now calling for ammunition ban

12:10am Monday, November 17, 2008
The extremist animal “rights” group, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is back to its old tricks. Earlier this week, the vehemently anti-hunting and anti-gun group once again called for a nationwide ban on lead ammunition, saying that studies by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the North Dakota Department of Health prove that game shot with lead ammunition poses a health...

Mobility-Impaired Hunting Access Area to Open at La Su An Wildlife Area

12:05am Monday, November 17, 2008
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife has announced that it will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the development of the Mobility Impaired Hunting Access Area at Lake La Su An Wildlife Area on Friday, November 21. The event will begin at 10 AM at this state wildlife area near Montpelier in Williams County. The ceremony will take place off of County Road S...

President-elect Obama's Employment Application Form Demands to Know if Applicants Are "Registered" Gun Owners

12:10am Friday, November 14, 2008
Statement from NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre : The Obama administration’s employment application proves what NRA has been saying: the Obama administration is anti-firearms ownership and anti-Second Amendment. "(59) Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also...

Ladies Only - IDPA, Defensive Pistol Clinic - A HUGE SUCCESS!

12:05am Friday, November 14, 2008
By Linda Walker Buckeye Firearms, in conjunction with Big Darby Shooting Range and Pickaway County Sportsmen, Inc. , hosted a first-ever ladies only IDPA match on Sunday. Sixteen ladies braved the bitter cold to come out for an afternoon of shooting at Big Darby Shooting Range, located in West Jefferson, Ohio.

HB450 (Armed Services 18-21 gun rights restoration) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee

3:03pm Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor testimony on Rep. Bruce Goodwin's HB450 , legislation that would restore gun rights to members of the armed services or the Ohio National Guard who are between the ages of 18 and 21, on Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Building's North Hearing Room. The Ohio House of...

ALERT: ODOT notifies Buckeye Firearms Assoc. visitor center "NO GUNS" signs to come down

11:14am Thursday, November 13, 2008
On October 30, Buckeye Firearms Association was pleased to report that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had ordered all NO GUNS signs at state rest stops to be removed . Buckeye Firearms Association has just received word that Chief Legal Counsel Cathy Cola Perkins has confirmed that "the signs will be coming down in the visitor centers as well."

Headline: "Gun and Ammo Sales Shoot Higher"

12:10am Thursday, November 13, 2008
Even though Barack Obama worked to convince voters that he meant no threat to their gun rights, Americans seem to be casting their votes against Obama - with their wallets. Youngstown's ABC affiliate, WYTV, is reporting that all across the country, including here in Ohio, gun and ammunition sales have shot through the roof in the week since Election Day.

Win the gun debate with a t-shirt

12:05am Thursday, November 13, 2008
By Dean Rieck Click here to buy this shirt. You can't change people's minds about guns by arguing with them. But you can change their minds with a t-shirt. How? Read on. Take a moment to think about how you came to believe what you do about guns. Did someone confront you? Did a gun enthusiast get in your face and scream facts and statistics until you were forced to concede? I am a marketing...

Concealed Carry Equipment Essentials

12:05am Thursday, November 13, 2008
By Chris Chumita It is easy to forget or overlook some of the equipment essentials when it comes to carrying a concealed handgun. Here a very quick and basic over view of some of the essential equipment. The topic of holster or handgun selection could easily fill up several hundred pages and still leave many important points out. So, let’s take a few minutes to review five pieces of essential...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:05pm Wednesday, November 12, 2008
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From shots fired in a gun free zone to CCW permits being revoked in Orange County, CA these articles should be a part of...

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