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2009 Attorney General Summary on Concealed Carry: Another record year for Ohio concealed handgun licenses

2:24pm Friday, February 26, 2010
Demand continues to soar for concealed carry licenses in Ohio By Jim Irvine Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) has released the concealed handgun license (CHL) statistics for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the year-end report, Ohio Concealed Handguns Law - 2009 Annual Report . There were 10,687 concealed handgun licenses (CHL's) issued for the period of October through December 2009,...

NRA Board of Directors: The Importance of the Bullet Ballot

7:00am Friday, February 26, 2010
Readers are aware that Ken Hanson, Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair, is on the ballot for the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors. The Ballots are located in the March edition of your NRA magazine. ( American Rifleman , American Hunter , and America's 1st Freedom ) Ken's bio and qualifications can be reviewed in this article or at his Web site . Buckeye Firearms...

Public Comment Invited on Ohio Wildlife Issues

3:00pm Thursday, February 25, 2010
Open houses will be on a Saturday The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife invites the public to its annual Open Houses on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 12:00 noon until 3 p.m. "At each open house location, fish and wildlife biologists along with law enforcement officers will be on hand to answer questions," said David M. Graham, chief of the Division of Wildlife...

Please Join Buckeye Firearms Association For a Candidates Forum March 9th

7:00am Thursday, February 25, 2010
For the fifth year in a row, Buckeye Firearms Association has teamed up with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, as well as several other conservation & firearms-related groups, to host a candidate's forum. The event will take place in Columbus on March 9th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and we hope you will make plans to attend! Several Buckeye Firearms Association leaders and volunteers will be on...

Federal agency that labeled millions of gun owners as "rightwing extremists" criticized for casual loss of firearms

3:00pm Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Agents and officers of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that 289 of their handguns, shotguns or automatic rifles had been lost or stolen between 2005 and 2008, the agency's inspector general said in a report released last week. Some of the weapons were left in places such as fast-food restaurant restrooms, bowling alleys and clothing stores. From the...

Officials and statistics agree: No need to fear an end to the ban on guns in national parks

7:00am Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A new law allowing concealed carry in national parks went into effect on February 22, and according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the change "got more resistance from the weather than from the handful of visitors in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Monday.

States Get "Humane" Rating from HSUS; Sportsmen's group applauds Ohio and other states with low scores

3:00pm Tuesday, February 23, 2010
We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States...We will take it species by species until all hunting is stopped in California. Then we will take it state by state. - Humane Society of the United States Executive Director Wayne Pacelle The nation's largest anti-hunting group, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), has issued "report...

Headline: "Mrs. Strickland pleases PETA by saying no to fur"

7:00am Tuesday, February 23, 2010
According to the Columbus Dispatch , the anti-hunting animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is applauding Ohio first lady Frances Strickland for not wearing fur. From the story : PETA said it recently sent surveys to first ladies across the country asking them whether they wear fur, and that Strickland was among the first to respond, "No, I do not wear fur." "We're...

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

3:00pm Monday, February 22, 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, opponent and interested party testimony, Tuesday, February 22 at 3:...

Chicago Tribune's Steve Chapman claims Obama is "anti-gun control," ignores proof to the contrary

7:00am Monday, February 22, 2010
By Chad D. Baus In a recent opinion piece ( "Obama Anti-gun? No, anti-gun control" ), Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Champan referenced "Obama's overall refusal to do anything to advance gun control." I contacted Mr. Chapman to advise him that Obama has, in fact, called for the advance of gun control by urging the U.S. Senate to ratify a United Nations treaty on small arms control. I provided a...

Brady gun control group releases study documenting their irrelevance

3:00pm Friday, February 19, 2010
By Ken Hanson, Esq. On February 18, 2010, Handgun Control Inc. (now known as "The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence") released their annual "State Scorecards" , grading states on how closely a state agrees with the gun ban movement's agenda. "As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated...

CA Police Officer Suggests Shooting Open Carry Advocates

7:00am Friday, February 19, 2010
By Gerard Valentino MercuryNews.com is reporting that an East Palo Alto, CA police officer allegedly posted comments on Facebook to advocate shooting citizens who open carry. Detective Rod Tuason's comments angered pro-gun supporters and should have angered all citizens with the flippant tone he took while he discussed killing another human being. From the story: Detective Rod Tuason apparently...

Park officials say little will change under new CCW in national parks rules; Gun ban extremists see "increased risk"

3:00pm Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A new law allowing licensed concealed carry in national parks takes effect on February 22 , and park officials "do not expect a major impact with the easing of firearm restrictions." But that isn't stopping anti-gun extremists from crying foul:

Ohio's Trapshooting Hall of Fame Museum leaving soon for Sparta, Illinois

7:00am Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Larry S. Moore I had not visited the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) since the last Grand American event was held in Vandalia in August of 2005. I returned to pay one last visit to the Trapshooting Hall of Fame Museum located at the ATA headquarters. Returning to what many trap shooters still consider hallowed grounds was bittersweet. I could almost hear the rapid "pop-pop-pop" as...

New Rule On Guns In National Parks Takes Effect February 22

3:00pm Tuesday, February 16, 2010
On February 22, a new law on guns in national parks takes effect. The law repeals a National Park Service rule that has long prohibited Americans from lawfully possessing firearms in national parks for self-defense. The new law, passed last spring by an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, will allow people to possess, carry and transport firearms in national parks, in accordance with...

Kasich for Governor campaign compiles record of former Congressman's gun-related votes

7:00am Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Say the name of the presumptive 2010 Republican nominee for Ohio governor - John Kasich - in a crowd of gun owners, and reactions are likely to vary widely. Many will simply respond with blank stares. That shouldn't be surprising, given that a recent poll recorded 69 percent saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion . Others will respond with skepticism, mistrust...

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

3:00pm Monday, February 15, 2010
[UPDATE: This meeting has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Further hearing announcements will be posted at BuckeyeFirearms.org.] 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...

January background checks on firearm sales rank second all-time; Tops 2008 by 18.7 percent

7:00am Monday, February 15, 2010
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's research department reports 1,119,229 NICS background checks were conducted on the sale of firearms in January, ranking the month as the second highest January for NICS checks. This figure, while being a 7.8 percent decrease from the 1,213,885 checks conducted in January 2009 -- the early stage of an ongoing surge in firearms and ammunition sales -- is an...

Sources: Legislation threatening Ohio's deer herd sent back to the drawing board

3:00pm Friday, February 12, 2010
On February 3, outdoor writer and hunter education instructor Larry S. Moore, a long-time volunteer leader for Buckeye Firearms Association and winner of the 2005 USSA Patriot Award and 2007 League of Ohio Sportsmen/Ohio Wildlife Federation Hunter Educator of the Year , offered opponent testimony expressing his personal opposition to Senate Bill 225 , which the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA)...

Pro-gun Facebook fan page sabotaged by anti-gun Brady Center?

7:00am Friday, February 12, 2010
On December 4, 2009, Buckeye Firearms Association launched a Facebook fan page. Within two months, we grew to over 4,400 fans who were hungry for pro-gun news and information. On February 8, 2010, our Facebook fan page vanished. No warning. No reason given. How could this happen? We have only one clue: The day before, our Facebook fan page administrator had the audacity to post a pro-gun message...

Caught on tape: Dem's Sec. State candidate Maryellen O'Shaughnessy defending Columbus gun ban

3:00pm Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Less than two weeks after the Ohio Democrat Party leaders, and Governor Ted Strickland, announced they would not support the candidacy of Jennifer Garrison for Secretary of State due to concerns about her support for gun rights , among other issues, the Democrats' anti-gun replacement, Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, has officially announced her candidacy for the office. To fully...

Obama supporter hosts shooting (!) fundraiser for anti-gun Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger

7:00am Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Gun owners and hunters often feel as though the only time some politicians know where they are is during election season. There can be no better example of this than the following Republican campaign fundraiser announcement: Please join Justice Maureen O'Connor and Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger for a Pheasant & Quail Hunt hosted by Rocky Saxbe... To attend the fundraiser, which...

Deer Hunting Regulations for 2010-11 Proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

3:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Reduced-cost antlerless deer permits remain $15 Hunters in seven northwest Ohio counties will be given a higher deer bag limit if the proposed regulation is accepted by the Ohio Wildlife Council in April, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. A proposed change to the deer zones includes moving seven northwest Ohio counties from Deer Zone A to Zone B...

Mike DeWine to have pro-gun primary challenger (despite Ohio Republican Party's best efforts)

7:00am Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Chad D. Baus Just two weeks to the day after Ohio GOP chair Kevin DeWine worked to orchestrate an unopposed primary for his anti-gun cousin Mike by enticing pro-gun candidate Dave Yost to drop out of the race for Attorney General, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that Hardin County attorney Steve Christopher has announced that he will challenge DeWine.

NRA on anti-gunners' protest against Starbucks: "Maybe Brady Campaign Should Switch To Decaf"

3:00pm Tuesday, February 09, 2010
The hand-wringers at the Brady Campaign must have figured out what the rest of us have known for quite some time. Having been rendered all but entirely irrelevant, at least for the time being, the group is resorting to weird publicity stunts, in a vain attempt to again be taken seriously by its former not-so-secret admirers in the national anti-gun news media. Last month, the group gave President...

Starbucks says "NO" to Brady Campaign no-gun policy

7:00am Tuesday, February 09, 2010
By Linda Walker The anti-gun Brady Campaign certainly put a shot of espresso into Starbucks sales this week when they called for the retailer to place a ban on handguns in their stores. Starbucks shot back with a double dolce of latte on upholding their pro-gun stance for the gun rights of law-abiding citizens. On Feb. 4, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sent out an email to their...

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