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Firearm Accident Fatalities at an All-Time Low

3:00pm Friday, December 30, 2011
Data recently released by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that in 2008, the number and per capita rate of accidental firearm deaths fell to an all-time low. There were 592 accidental firearm deaths (0.19 such accidents per 100,000 population) in 2008, as compared to 613 accidents (.20 per 100,000) in 2007. In 2008, the chance of a child dying in a firearm accident was roughly one...

Christmas Day home invasion foiled by armed homeowner

3:00pm Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a homeowner shot two juveniles who broke into his home and tried to steal items on Christmas Day. From the article : The teens were found with gunshot wounds to their legs outside a residence in the 3600 block of East 114th Street shortly after noon. They were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. Police...

U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel sends fundraising plea to Second Amendment advocates

7:00am Thursday, December 29, 2011
Earlier this month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that, in a recent fundraising letter addressed "Dear Fellow Gun Rights Activist," Ohio's Republican state treasurer touts himself as a "proud pro-gun candidate" for U.S. Senate. From the article : "When it comes to the defense of my own home and wife Ilana, I'm the proud owner of a Berretta handgun and a Marlin .22 caliber rifle," writes the...

Statewide Muzzleloader Season Dates are January 7-10

3:00pm Wednesday, December 28, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH, December 21 – Governor John Kasich today issued an emergency rule reiterating that the statewide muzzleloader season for deer is January 7-10, as published in the 2011-12 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet. The emergency rule was requested by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife because the dates printed in the hunting regulations handbook...

Headline: Gun shop sees increased traffic from customers seeking safety

7:00am Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reported recently that a spate of violence in the area, combined with law-enforcement cutbacks and culminating in the shooting of a sheriff's deputy, is contributing to a boost in sales of firearms and a rise in concealed handgun license applications. From the article : The shooting of a sheriff's deputy in LaGrange Township on Monday night was the last straw for Dee...

2011 - The Year In Review

7:00am Tuesday, December 27, 2011
By Chad D. Baus While there is far too much to cover in a single article, we reflect on some of the important events of 2011. January: The year begins with a chorus of media editorials cheering the death of Senate Bill 239, the restaurant and car carry bill that was killed at the hands of then-Speaker Armond Budish (D), who broke a promise to gun owners and refused to call the legislature back...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

3:00pm Friday, December 23, 2011
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

THIS Canton police officer is extremely thankful for defense-minded citizens

7:00am Friday, December 23, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The City of Canton made national news earlier this year after Officer Daniel Harless threatened to "execute" a concealed handgun license holder at a traffic stop. It was clear from Harless' profanity-laced tirade, which was caught on dash cam video, that the officer doesn't support citizens having the kind of mind-set that might lead them to obtain a concealed handgun license. But...

Wisconsin Carry and Madison Five awarded $10,000 judgment against City of Madison/Madison PD

3:00pm Thursday, December 22, 2011
MILWAUKEE, WI - On September 18, 2010 five law abiding Wisconsin residents were peacefully having dinner at a Culver's Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin. These five individuals, who were legally openly carrying as provided by Wisconsin law had finished their dinner and were preparing to leave the restaurant when they were unlawfully detained by a mass of Madison police officers. Despite the...

Bloomberg's latest stunt: Even local official admits push for new gun control legislation wouldn't stop illegal gun sales

7:00am Thursday, December 22, 2011
by Jim Irvine and Chad D. Baus Last week, anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Joyce Foundation-funded gun control group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), staged a press conference to hype the group's latest effort to institute a new level of gun control on law-abiding citizens. But while he supports the gun control efforts, even the City of Cleveland's Public Safety Director admits the...

Attention Lamestream Media...I Am the Gun Lobby

3:00pm Wednesday, December 21, 2011
by Jeff Knox To all of those "reporters" and pundits at ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, The New York Times and all the other Times , The Boston Globe , The Spokane Spokesman-Review , the Cleveland Plain Dealer , Arizona Republic , all of the Tribunes , Stars , and Ledgers ; Let me make something perfectly clear: The NRA is not the Gun Lobby. Neither is the NSSF, nor the GOA, nor even The Firearms...

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry: I will only appoint pro-gun justices to U.S. Supreme Court

7:00am Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Texas governor "the only candidate trying to connect with gun owners" by Chad D. Baus The only Republican presidential candidate to have made his support for gun rights a part of his campaign is discussing it yet again. On Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry told attendees at a town hall meeting in Manchester, Iowa, that if he is elected president he will only appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices who...

Coshocton County Leads State in Weekend Deer-Gun Harvest Numbers

3:00pm Tuesday, December 20, 2011
80 percent of Ohio's Deer Hunters Choose the Phone or Internet for Checking Game COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters harvested an additional 16,766 deer during the extra weekend of gun hunting, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend was first offered in 2006 in response to hunters' request for an increase in the amount of weekend...

Congress Packs Firearms Riders in "Minibus"

7:00am Tuesday, December 20, 2011
by Jeff Knox Rather than pass a large, all-encompassing omnibus appropriations bill for the new fiscal year – which began on October 1 – Congress narrowed the scope of their first funding bill to cover only certain essential services and agencies in what they dubbed a "minibus" appropriations bill. Even so, the measure, which was finally passed in mid November and signed by the President on...

Op-Ed: The Next Decisive Date in American History

3:00pm Monday, December 19, 2011
by Wayne LaPierre In all of our nation’s history, a handful of dates stand out – dates that meant life or death for America and our freedoms. On July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers put their lives on the line and declared that America would be independent and free. On June 6, 1944, American troops landed at Normandy and America took a critical step toward ending history’s bloodiest war. And on...

A Tale of Two Ohio Elected Officials: Rep. Steve Austria stands up for gun rights legislation that George Voinovich once killed

7:00am Monday, December 19, 2011
by Gerard Valentino A speech given by Congressman Steve Austria (R-OH) during the debate over legalizing nationwide concealed carry was a reminder of how important it is to support candidates dedicated to defending the right to bear arms. It also offered the Ohio Republican Party redemption for the vote cast by former United States Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) that killed a previous attempt to...

Headline: House GOP proposes ‘lost confidence’ resolution on Attorney General Holder

3:00pm Friday, December 16, 2011
TheHill.com is reporting that nearly two-dozen Republicans are backing legislation stating that Congress "has lost confidence" in Eric Holder to continue as attorney general. According to the article, the resolution, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and supported by 21 GOP co-sponsors, resolves "that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has lost confidence in the...

Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee fails to appear for his disciplinary hearing

7:00am Friday, December 16, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that Officer Daniel Harless, who testified just last week in a murder trial , was not present for his long-awaited disciplinary hearing on Thursday. The hearing is the culmination of an investigation of Harless' conduct during a traffic stop in June involving a concealed handgun license holder. The officer's actions were captured on dash cam...

Arizona gun club offers photos with Santa

3:00pm Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Associated Press is reporting that an Arizona gun club is offering a chance for children and their families to pose for photos with Santa while holding pistols and military-style rifles. From the article : One image shows Santa in a wingback chair with a snowflake background, a Christmas tree behind him and flanked by an $80,000 machine gun and a tripod-mounted rifle. Next to Santa is a man...

What lies ahead: There is much work still to be done for Ohio gun rights in 2012 and beyond

7:00am Thursday, December 15, 2011
Editor's Note: The following article was written and submitted on December 8, just hours before yet another campus shooting occurred on the "no-guns" Virginia Tech campus . by Tim Inwood I had an argument with an anti-gun liberal the other day, not exactly a unique event for me. He wanted to know what I would do with myself now that changes to Ohio law concerning restaurant and car carry had come...

Deer-gun Hunting Continues December 17-18

3:00pm Wednesday, December 14, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to requests from hunters for more weekend time to hunt. Hunters can use a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise...

Op-Ed: Gun owners to count at the ballot box

7:00am Wednesday, December 14, 2011
by Wayne LaPierre The fight for 2012 is a fight for our country, our values and our freedom, and if the National Rifle Association (NRA) has anything to say about it, Barack Obama won't get a second term. Mark these words - the NRA and America's gun owners will have plenty to say about it. President Obama doesn’t want to hear that. He doesn't want gun owners active in the next election. He doesn'...

Christmas shopping and your rights

3:00pm Tuesday, December 13, 2011
by Jim Irvine This the season for family and friends, travel and company, traditions and new experiences, and for too many disappointment and loneliness. Through it all, giving and receiving gifts has become a huge part of the holiday season. While many of us would like a new Barrett .50 cal, there are many other gifts to show you care, while helping to further our Second Amendment rights. I hope...

Fast Furious Follies

7:00am Tuesday, December 13, 2011
by Jim Shepherd After spending most of the day [Thursday, December 8] watching Washington's definition of government at "work" on answering questions about Operation Fast and Furious and the failure of MF Global, I found myself looking at more than 28 pages of notes and asking myself a simple question: why bother? In a single day's time, I watched as a former Senator, Governor, and self-described...

Ohio and New Mexico Sign Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreement

3:00pm Monday, December 12, 2011
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and New Mexico Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Gorden E. Eden, Jr. have signed an agreement that permits reciprocity between their states for citizens who have valid concealed carry permits. "I am pleased that this agreement between Ohio and New Mexico will allow Ohioans who have concealed carry permits the same rights to carry a concealed handgun...

Will Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee show up for his own disciplinary hearing?

7:00am Monday, December 12, 2011
by Chad D. Baus As we reported last week, a disciplinary hearing for Canton police officer Daniel Harless, which has already been postponed on two occasions, is scheduled to be held on Thursday, Dec. 15. The hearing is the culmination of an investigation of Harless' conduct during a traffic stop in June involving a concealed handgun license holder. The officer's actions were captured on dash cam...

Divert tax money to pro-gun candidates for FREE!

3:00pm Friday, December 09, 2011
By Jim Irvine This is the time of year when many make charitable contributions. Tax deductible is good, but I've got a much better deal for you. If you pay Ohio income tax this year, you are entitled to a $100 per couple ($50 per person) tax credit for donations to certain politicians. A credit is much different than a deduction. You don't get a part of your donation back, you get the whole...

Attorney General's "Violent Crime with Guns Advisory Group" meets again; DeWine's goal is to "deep six" violent offenders

7:00am Friday, December 09, 2011
The Ohio News Network is reporting that the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine held another meeting of the Violent Crime with Guns Advisory Group on Wednesday, December 7. The group gathered at DeWine's office to look at the statewide numbers and search for solutions. From the article : Ohio State University professor Deanna Wilkinson and other members of the Violent Crimes with Guns...

November sees 16.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 18th straight month over month increase

3:00pm Thursday, December 08, 2011
Black Friday sales record plays a part The November 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,101,076 is an increase of 16.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 945,463 in November 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2011 NICS figure of 1,527,454 reflects an 18.7 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,286,817 in...

Emails expose what gun owners have long suspected: "Fast & Furious" was a plot aimed at making the case for tougher gun laws

7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2011
CBS News is reporting that internal emails obtained by the news organization show that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using their covert operation "Fast and Furious" to argue for controversial new rules about gun sales. From the article : In Fast and Furious, ATF secretly encouraged gun dealers to sell to suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels to go...

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