Archive

Urge Senate to Pass Firearms Excise Tax Reform Now

3:00pm Friday, July 30, 2010
On June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (HR 5552) by a vote of 412 to 6. The bill is now pending in the Senate. This legislation corrects a longstanding inequity in the Internal Revenue Code by permitting firearm and ammunition manufacturers to pay the federal excise tax payment on a quarterly basis, like other industries that support...

A Word of Thanks to Four Black Men and A Gun

7:00am Friday, July 30, 2010
by Marcus Cole As an American, I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to many, many people who have risked and given their lives to defend our liberty. But as I reflect on the recent Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago , I thought I should take a moment to mention four Americans who have made a relatively uncelebrated contribution to the freedom I cherish and enjoy. I owe a...

NRA-Backed "Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010" Passes U.S. House

3:00pm Thursday, July 29, 2010
On Wednesday, July 28, by a margin of 307-113, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to amend the federal definition of protected "household goods" to include firearms on the list of items that cannot be seized by creditors in a bankruptcy proceeding. NRA-supported H.R. 5827, offered by U.S. Representative John Boccieri (OH-16), would ensure that a person who files for...

Politics, parties and PACs

7:00am Thursday, July 29, 2010
by Jim Irvine No matter how much the media want to make it a partisan issue, one can not accurately predict a candidate's position on the Second Amendment by looking at his party affiliation. Telling a lie often enough may make more people believe it, but it does not change the facts. One could make a case that the gun issue is an urban versus rural issue. This is far more accurate than the...

Would-be robber shot by potential victim

3:00pm Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a man was fatally shot Sunday while trying to rob someone in a North Side parking lot. From the article : Shawn Mitchell, 23, died behind 6121 Zumstein Dr. after being shot about 5a.m. Police said Mitchell was trying to rob a person in a parked car and was shot by that person. Police would not name the shooter but said evidence in the case will be given to...

Provenance of anti-gun Lee Fisher quote undetermined; Fisher's record as anti-gun politican is fact

8:03am Monday, July 26, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer , in partnership with PolitiFact.com, has begun a new series "addressing the claims, ads and statements of players in the political world." According to the newspaper, "political reporters, assisted by news researchers at times, will review the bills and statistics that are cited. They'll examine data and studies to see if they back up the claims, and...

Tight budgets and fewer cops; time for citizens to 'arm up'

7:00am Friday, July 23, 2010
By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Plunging government revenues may have the unintended consequence - so far as tax-and-spend (and spend some more) public officials are concerned - of reminding people that we are ultimately responsible for our own safety. The pie plate is empty and inevitable cutbacks in important public services, including law enforcement, are on the horizon. It is already...

Women Outpace Men as New Hunters

3:00pm Thursday, July 22, 2010
More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association. While total hunters in the U.S. decreased slightly (.05 percent) between 2008 and 2009, the number of female hunters increased by 5.4 percent, netting 163,000 new participants. Growth areas for women included muzzleloading (up 134.6 percent), bowhunting (up 30.7 percent) and...

The Role of Single Issue PACs

7:00am Thursday, July 22, 2010
An editorial response by multiple contributors On July 11, 2010, Buckeye Firearms Association, a single issue Ohio political action committee (PAC), endorsed the reelection of incumbent Democrat Governor Ted Strickland over Republican challenger John Kasich. To "insiders," this endorsement decision was expected. However, we realize that not all of our readers are "insiders" and do not necessarily...

Gun Control Doesn't Work

3:00pm Wednesday, July 21, 2010
by Jeff Knox If firearms were indeed as inherently dangerous as gun control advocates suggest, there should be millions of crimes, murders, suicides, and accidents involving firearms each year, and those numbers should be escalating since the total number of firearms and firearms owners have risen substantially over the past few years. In reality, numbers of firearms related crime and accidents...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Richard Cordray for Ohio Attorney General

7:00am Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Richard Cordray (D) for Ohio Attorney General in the 2010 general election. Cordray has exhibited strong support for the Second Amendment and for the rights of Ohio gun owners during his first term as Attorney General. In 2009, Buckeye Firearms Foundation sued the city of Cleveland seeking a court order to stop the city...

Let's Face It, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley Wants to Ban Guns, All Guns

3:00pm Tuesday, July 20, 2010
by John Lott As always, gun control proponents say they merely want "reasonable" gun control laws. Yet, when listing the actual laws they favor, they go well beyond what most people would possibly consider "reasonable." Just look at the gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C. that local politicians and gun control organizations such as the Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center have...

Ohio Restaurant Association continues opposition to SB239

7:00am Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Editor's Note: On June 16, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader published an open letter to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members. Following is a response from the Association, and follow-up commentary from Mr. Moore. Dear Larry: I received your letter this morning and read it with interest. it was well-reasoned and well-written. You very effectively articulated your point of view...

Reminder: Now's the Time to Enroll for Hunter Education

3:00pm Monday, July 19, 2010
If you're a new hunter or you're planning to take someone on a first hunt this fall, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds you that summer is the perfect time to take a hunter education course and acquire the certification necessary to purchase a hunting license. "Don't have your fall hunting plans spoiled by forgetting to take that all-important hunter education course," said Chris...

City of Franklin, OH considers enacting gun control laws, decides otherwise after residents show up in force

8:52am Monday, July 19, 2010
Akron's South Side Leader is reporting that despite pressure from one local resident, the City of New Franklin's council has decided not to make any changes to gun control laws in the city. The newspaper reports the decision was announced July 7 after Council members heard from a room packed with people who came out to support the gun laws as they stand. From the article : Currently, the city...

NRA Supporting Chicago Residents New Suit Against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago

3:00pm Friday, July 16, 2010
The National Rifle Association is supporting a lawsuit against Mayor Richard Daley and the City of Chicago's newly adopted gun control ordinance, which violates the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago . Last Friday [July 2], the City Council rushed through passage of this ordinance in response to the Court's June 28th decision rendering Chicago's draconian handgun...

Democrats mistaken to think Supreme Court ruling took guns off the table in 2010 election

7:00am Friday, July 16, 2010
by Chad D. Baus As the dust begins to settle on the historic McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court ruling, the analysis of the political fallout has begun in earnest. One opinion piece, scurrilously mislabeled as a "news article" by The Politico , deserves some attention. According to a June 29 article by Kasie Hunt, entitled " Democrats quietly cheer high court gun ruling ", Democrats "won the day...

Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Improvement Act Moves Forward in the Senate

3:00pm Thursday, July 15, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), joined by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a bipartisan group of senators, offered the Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act of 2010 (S. 632) as an amendment (No. 4444) to the Small Business Lending Act (HR 5297), which is now pending in the Senate. Earlier this week, the House passed (412-6) the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Rob Portman for U.S. Senate

7:00am Thursday, July 15, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Rob Portman for United States Senate in the 2010 general election. Portman previously served as a Congressman from the Ohio Second District, Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, and also as Trade Director. His record on Second Amendment issues is solid. Portman voted for the "Protection of Lawful...

Iraq War vet with Ohio concealed handgun license defends lives during armed robbery

3:00pm Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Cincinnati's NBC affiliate, WLWT News 5, is reporting that a military member and concealed handgun license-holder who just returned from a tour of duty overseas was involved in a gun battle that led to the shooting of an alleged robber late last week.

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Josh Mandel for Ohio Treasurer of State

7:00am Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Josh Mandel (R) for Ohio Treasurer of State in the 2010 general election. Many politicians talk about defending our rights. Josh Mandel shares our values. He knows our Second Amendment rights are essential for safeguarding our families, our homes and our freedoms. He voted for SB184, Ohio's Castle Doctrine law, which...

Why some Ohio Republicans are struggling to gain traction on the gun issue in 2010: A History Lesson

12:00pm Tuesday, July 13, 2010
by Chad D. Baus The campaign run-up to the 2010 elections got in full swing more than a year ago, as primary candidates wrestled for their parties' nomination. But pro-gun rights voters were largely unable to speak into the primary process, since some of the candidates with the more "questionable" gun rights records were unopposed. Now that the primary is behind us, however, some very interesting...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Jon Husted for Ohio Secretary of State

7:00am Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Jon Husted (R) for Ohio Secretary of State in the 2010 general election. As noted in our primary endorsement of Jon Husted, he has a 100% voting record on our issue during his time in the legislature, including State Representative, State Senator and Speaker of the House. He is one of the few political candidates to have...

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland To Open 2010 National Shooting Matches

3:00pm Monday, July 12, 2010
The 2010 National Matches will once again feature traditional National Rifle Association Championships and Civilian Marks manship Program National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches and CMP Games Events plus important training activities and special events like the Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland will open this year's festivities at the First Shot Ceremony...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Ted Strickland for Governor

7:00am Monday, July 12, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has announced Gov. Ted Strickland (D) as its first endorsed candidate of the 2010 general election cycle. BFA made the announcement on Sunday during a fundraising event at the Pickaway County Sportsman's Club in Circleville, Ohio, with the Governor in attendance. Governor Strickland has continued his long tradition of supporting Second Amendment rights during...

Gov. Strickland to appear at shooting event - Buckeye Firearms Association to make major announcement

9:05am Friday, July 09, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association has announced that Governor Ted Strickland (D) will appear at a fundraising / shooting event this Sunday in Circleville, Ohio. At that time, Buckeye Firearms Association will make a major announcement concerning the Governor and the upcoming elections in Ohio. The media is invited to attend. Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010 Time: approximately 12 noon Location: Pickaway...

An open letter to our partners in Second Amendment victory

7:00am Friday, July 09, 2010
Dear BFA Supporters, Recently the Supreme Court of the United States, in McDonald v Chicago, ruled that the Second Amendment applies to the states and cities. For the first time, our highest court has "incorporated" the Second Amendment through the 14th Amendment. No matter what anyone may tell you, understand that this was a HUGE win for gun owners, and those who believe in the rule of law, our...

Two men plead guilty to poaching $12,000 trophy buck

7:00am Thursday, July 08, 2010
Two La Rue men pled guilty to six wildlife violations in Marion County Court and were ordered to pay $12, 845.71 in restitution, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Willard E. Fassler, 56, of La Rue, pled guilty to four charges including hunting without permission, hunting with the aid of a motor vehicle, shooting at a deer from a public road, and...

Pages

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter

Get weekly news and instant alerts on the latest laws and politics that affect your gun rights. Enjoy cutting-edge commentary. Be among the first to hear about gun raffles, firearms training, and special events. Read more.

We respect your privacy and your email address will be kept confidential.

Mission

Buckeye Firearms Association is a grassroots organization dedicated to defending and advancing the right of citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities, including self-defense, hunting, competition, and recreation. Read more.

JOIN

© 2002-2025 Buckeye Firearms Association, PO Box 365, Arcanum, OH 45304. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Opinions belong to their authors. Nothing in this website should be considered personal legal advice. Privacy and Security Policy.

Website by: Midnet Media