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Buckeye Firearms Association's Jim Irvine on Armed American Radio

1:56pm Friday, January 29, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine was a guest on the Armed American Radio Network Sunday, January 31 at 8:45 p.m. Jim discussed aviation security and the armed pilots program with Armed American Radio (AAR) host Mark Walters in conjunction with the United States Concealed Carry Association. Special guest Ted Nugent followed Irvine in an hour-long segment of the show. Armed American...

Republican councilwoman rethinking stance on guns in parks

1:22pm Friday, January 29, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Yesterday, the Dayton Daily News published a story entitled "Law allowing guns in parks irks Beavercreek councilwoman," which addressed comments made by Beavercreek Councilwoman Phyllis Howard at a January 25 council meeting. In the story, Howard is quoted as saying she opposed efforts to change to an ordinance prohibiting guns in public parks to comply with a state law passed in...

Protest organizer at Ohio gun show admits necessary laws already in place

7:00am Friday, January 29, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Last October, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg released video taken by people he paid to attend gun shows in Ohio, Tennessee and Nevada. The anti-gun mayor, who has had several Ohio mayors quit his gun control front group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (with many saying they were misled, and others saying they had never agreed to join the first place), claimed the heavily-edited...

Republican councilwoman calls law allowing guns in parks "ridiculous"

3:00pm Thursday, January 28, 2010
January 29, 2010 UPDATE : Republican councilwoman rethinking stance on guns in parks By Chad D. Baus Dayton Daily News writer Christopher Magan is reporting that the City of Beavercreek is considering a change to an ordinance prohibiting guns in public parks to comply with a state law passed in 2007 and upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008. "Unfortunately," Magan editorializes (in what is...

When it comes to gun rights, there is still plenty of need to preach to the choir

7:00am Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Jeff Knox I recently wrote about the need for preaching to the choir – too many of our own friends, family members, and fellow shooters are woefully uninformed about the fight for liberty. A chance conversation in a hardware store this week really brought home just how much work there is to do beyond the choir room doors. At the hardware store I got into a conversation with a fellow shopper...

Ohio Wildlife Council Hears 2010-11 Hunting Regulations Proposals

3:00pm Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Regulations on white-tailed deer to be heard at February 3 meeting Ohio sportsmen may notice a few changes in next year's hunting and trapping regulations, based on proposals presented January 6 to the Ohio Wildlife Council by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. September 1 is again proposed as the kick-off date for the state's fall hunting seasons--with the...

Concealed carry applicants jumped 500% in some northwest Ohio counties; Sheriffs offer words of caution to criminals

7:00am Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By Chad D. Baus The Lima News is reporting that the number of people obtaining licenses to carry a concealed handgun exploded in 2009 to as high as 500 percent in some northwest Ohio counties. And that has county sheriffs offering words of caution - to criminals: "I hope criminals think twice before they attempt to steal from someone or harm someone," remarked Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon...

USSA: Hearing Scheduled on Bill that Would Threaten Ohio’s Deer Herd

3:00pm Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Recently introduced bills in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate could threaten the future of deer hunting in Ohio. The measures, House Bill 410, sponsored by Representative Mark D. Okey (D- Carrollton), and Senate Bill 225, sponsored by Senator Mark Wagoner (R- Toledo), move oversight and regulation of captive deer breeders and deer hunting facilities from the Ohio Division of Wildlife...

Drug bust reveals why concealed carry is a must for outdoor enthusiasts

7:00am Tuesday, January 26, 2010
By Larry S. Moore It was just a few years ago that Buckeye Firearms Association, along with support from the NRA, led the effort to obtain the ability for concealed handgun license holders to carry concealed while hunting. Working with the law enforcement side of the Division of Wildlife and with a major effort at the spring open house events by Buckeye Firearms supporters and volunteers, we were...

Ohio GOP chair Kevin DeWine orchestrates unopposed primary for anti-gun cousin Mike

11:26am Monday, January 25, 2010
By Chad D. Baus On April 18, 2009, Republican Prosecutor Dave Yost announced he would seek his party's nomination for attorney general in 2010, saying Ohio needs "a prosecutor, not a politician" in the state's top law enforcement job. Today, he will announce a decision that ensures his party will nominate a politician after all. According to the Dayton Daily News , Yost will announce his plans to...

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2010

7:00am Monday, January 25, 2010
By Alex Payton In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. While there are actually too many threats to mention, as we have for the past four years, we again seek to list some of the more potent threats to our Ohio gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still dangerous to our rights. However, some of those threats have become...

Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Omits Detroit Bomber, Nabs Cub Scout

3:00pm Friday, January 22, 2010
As we've reported before, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), encouraged by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, wants to prohibit anyone on the FBI's terrorist watchlist from possessing a firearm. Yet, the list and its criteria are secret, and Lautenberg's bill would criminalize the exercise of a constitutionally protected right while denying a person the opportunity to clear himself of...

Ohio GOP chair Kevin DeWine attempts to clear path for anti-gun cousin Mike's return to power

1:59pm Friday, January 22, 2010
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 By Chad D. Baus On November 25, 2009 I wrote an article entitled " Ohio Attorney General race highlights fight for heart & soul of state Republican party ." Today, Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine is offering AG candidate Dave Yost a chance to sell his soul to the...

The U.N. Gun Ban Treaty That Threatens Your Gun Rights

7:00am Friday, January 22, 2010
by Gerard Valentino During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama assured gun owners that he was no threat to gun rights. And so far, his administration has publicly steered clear of the issue. After all, Obama knows that a direct assault on the Second Amendment would be political suicide. However, behind the scenes, he and his staff have shown support for the U.N. Gun Ban, an international...

Former Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee Seth Morgan announces bid for Auditor of State

3:00pm Thursday, January 21, 2010
Pro-gun State Representative Seth Morgan (R-36), a certified public accountant from Huber Heights, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Auditor of State. The seat is being vacated by Mary Taylor, who decided not to seek reelection after receiving an invitation to be presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee John Kasich's running mate. Morgan received an endorsement from...

HB158 (certified instructors' CHL fee exemption) scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

1:25pm Thursday, January 21, 2010
House Bill 158, which seeks to add instructors who are certified to teach courses that meet the requirements of Ohio's concealed handgun license (CHL) law to the list of persons who are exempted from paying a fee to obtain a CHL, has been added to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security agenda for proponent testimony, Tuesday, January 26 at 3:00pm in Statehouse Hearing Room 122...

Strickland chooses another anti-gun running mate

7:00am Thursday, January 21, 2010
By Chad D. Baus For the many pro-gun voters who were lured away from the Ohio GOP in 2006 after years of frustration with anti-gun Republicans like Bob Taft, George Voinovich and Mike DeWine, pro-gun Democrat Ted Strickland's choice of another anti-gun running mate is sure to be met with displeasure. Immediately following the announcement of Strickland's decision on Tuesday, Yvette McGee Brown, a...

Hunters Take 24,078 White-tailed Deer During Statewide Muzzleloader Season

3:00pm Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A 17% increase over last year Hunters took 24,078 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, January 9-12, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 1,345 deer checked. In 2008, a preliminary total of 20,659 deer was taken during muzzleloader season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Counties reporting the highest number of deer...

HSUS Takes Aim at National Columnist for Exposing Agenda

7:00am Wednesday, January 20, 2010
By Greg R. Lawson Wayne Pacelle, the president and CEO, of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) decided he needed to hit back after a recent column in the Washington Times truthfully outlined the reality of HSUS' mission. Gene Mueller, a longtime columnist with the Washington Times recently picked up on a previous blog post where I wrote about Rush Limbaugh winning the Field &...

Buckeye Firearms Association's Linda Walker testifies in favor of HB203

5:27pm Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Earlier today, Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Chair Linda Walker offered proponent testimony on HB203, which seeks to "allow a concealed carry licensee who is not consuming liquor and is not under the influence to carry a concealed handgun in a retail food establishment or food service operation with any class liquor permit issued for the location" before the House Committee on Public...

Gun-control advocates play fast and loose

7:00am Tuesday, January 19, 2010
By A. Barton Hinkle More than 900 black males between the ages of 14 and 17 killed somebody in 2007. Should we be scared of young black guys? Of course not. There are roughly 3 million black males in that age group in the United States. It would be horribly unfair to toss around the first statistic without mentioning the second; doing so would be misleading, if not malicious. Now consider this...

Ohio Gun Collectors Assoc. makes generous donation to Buckeye Firearms Foundation

3:00pm Monday, January 18, 2010
By Jim Irvine Last year Buckeye Firearms Association made a point of working with other groups where specific goals overlapped. One such relationship has been with the Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA). OGCA has been tremendously supportive and Buckeye Firearms leaders were on hand to accept a $2,500 check from them at their show last November. Buckeye Firearms Foundation has filed an Amicus...

John Kasich names former Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee Mary Taylor as running mate

3:00pm Friday, January 15, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich utilized Twitter on Thursday to announce his choice of former multiple-time Buckeye Firearms Association endorsee and current State Auditor Mary Taylor as his running mate, confirming a leak reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Tuesday. Taylor earned the endorsement of Buckeye Firearms Association in her successful 2006 campaign...

More guns, less crime in 2009

7:00am Friday, January 15, 2010
By Gerard Valentino Now that 2009 has come to an end, giving America time to take stock of the year that was, we can once again see the true relationship between guns and crime. Driven by fear of Barack Obama's anti-gun past, Americans bought more guns in 2009 than in any other year on record, and homicide and violent crime rates plummeted nationwide. The most striking decrease took place in...

We need YOU to help put Annie Oakley in Statuary Hall

3:00pm Thursday, January 14, 2010
By Linda Walker If you have ever gone to the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., then no doubt you have walked through Statuary Hall, where each state has two statues depicting someone from its history. One of these statues is slated to be replaced. The Ohio Legislature has been tasked to find the replacement, with the help of all Ohioans. We need YOU to help us put famous Ohio...

HB203 (Restaurant Carry) scheduled for proponent testimony in House committee

12:18pm Thursday, January 14, 2010
House Bill 203, which seeks to "allow a concealed carry licensee who is not consuming liquor and is not under the influence to carry a concealed handgun in a retail food establishment or food service operation with any class liquor permit issued for the location," has been added to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security agenda for sponsor testimony, Tuesday, January 19 at 3:...

Supreme Court Update: McDonald v. City of Chicago

7:00am Thursday, January 14, 2010
By Ken Hanson, Esq. Chicago and Oak Park have filed their brief ( http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/08-1521-bs.pdf ) with the U.S. Supreme Court in the McDonald v. Chicago Second Amendment case. By way of review, this case will decide whether the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies against the states, a process also known as Incorporation. Originally, the Bill...

Ohio Attorney General Candidate Dave Yost visits Xenia

12:02am Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By Larry S. Moore Dave Yost (R-Delaware) made a campaign swing through southwestern Ohio on Tuesday January 5. Xenia was one of several stops. Despite the cold temperatures and snowy conditions, over forty area conservatives turned out to welcome the man they hope will become the next Ohio Attorney General. State Representative Seth Morgan (R-Huber Heights) presented a brief status update...

An End to the Lautenberg Amendment?

12:01am Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By Jeff Knox The Federal Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently accepted the Second Amendment as valid grounds for reversing a conviction under the infamous Lautenberg Amendment, barring possession of firearms from anyone ever convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. That's good news, but don't fire up the band just yet. The actual conclusion of the 7th Circuit panel was that...

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