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Lucas Co. sheriff's deputies proven to be unaware of certain provisions in Ohio's CCW law

7:00am Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Demand for out-of-state licenses proves need for passage of HB495 by Chad D. Baus Although Ohio's concealed handgun license law has been in place since April 2004, it appears the folks at the Lucas County sheriff's office are just now discovering some of the finer details of the law. From The Toledo Blade : Lucas County sheriff's deputies recently responded to a call of a man with a gun. What...

Another successful year for the Ohio State Trap Shoot

3:00pm Monday, July 09, 2012
Editor's Note: Ohio Supreme Court candidate and 2012 Buckeye Firearms endorsee Sharon Kennedy attended the shoot and enjoyed talking with the shooters. by Larry S. Moore MARENGO - The 2012 Ohio State Trap Shoot is officially in the record book. By all accounts it was another great and successful event. The campgrounds and trap line were full of shooters all week. Even if the shooters didn't make...

92 year-old shoots police officer as he was making forced entry into her Toledo home after responding to her 911 call

7:00am Monday, July 09, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The recent shooting of a police officer in Toledo is prompting interesting discussions about the Second Amendment rights of elderly citizens, confiscation of firearms by police, and even Ohio's Castle Doctrine law. 92 year-old Annie Huddleston's home is in a neighborhood that is riddled with crime - the sounds of gun shots can be heard regularly, streets are lined with overgrown...

Google’s Anti-gun Policy

3:00pm Friday, July 06, 2012
by Larry Keane Google, a company that should know better than to censor the flow of online information, has chosen to ban search results related to firearms and other products it deems not "family safe" in its Google Shopping function. Until recently, gun-related products appeared just like other products in search results, giving shoppers a powerful price-comparison tool. But not anymore. Google...

Fast & Furious: No prosecution for Holder; Wiretapping suggests top-level knowledge; Key player in Clinton Gun Ban ran the op!

7:00am Friday, July 06, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Lost in the chaos that ensued over Justice John Roberts' decision to join the liberals and uphold Obamacare last Thursday morning was news of what occurred that very afternoon. Namely, that for the first time in American history, a sitting Attorney General was found by the United States House of Representatives to be in contempt of Congress. The vote came as a result of Eric...

Cincinnati's Xavier University has graduate competing on U.S. Olympic shooting team

3:00pm Thursday, July 05, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Cincinnati Enquirer reported recently that Jason Parker, a 1996 Xavier graduate, has earned a spot on his fourth U.S. Olympic shooting team and will compete in the 50-meter Rifle Three Position event Aug.6 at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. The seven-time All-American is hoping to medal for the first time.

NRA Announces the 2012 National Championships at Camp Perry

7:00am Thursday, July 05, 2012
FAIRFAX, Va. -- The 2012 National Rifle and Pistol Championships begin July 9 at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, Ohio. Conducted by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), with assistance from the Ohio National Guard, these matches are often referred to as the "World Series of the Shooting Sports." A tradition at Camp Perry since 1907, the championships are...

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

3:00pm Wednesday, July 04, 2012
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the...

Independence Day 2012

by Rick Jones
7:00am Wednesday, July 04, 2012
With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

The Classic Shotguns and a Great American Side x Side Shoot

3:00pm Tuesday, July 03, 2012
by Larry S. Moore "Classic" - just say the word and a different image will pop into just about every person's mind. Fishermen may think of the Bass Master Classic, classic fly fishing rods or vintage reels. The car enthusiast may think of a split window Corvette. Whatever your definition of classic, say the word around my house and you'll hear about classic shotguns. There are many shotguns from...

Travel Channel Features Scioto Co. Machine Gun Shoot

7:00am Tuesday, July 03, 2012
WOUB, Ohio University's public broadcasting station, reported recently that "a rather unconventional event" in southeast Ohio is the focus of the season finale of a show on the Travel Channel that aired late last month. From the article : The "Sand Masters" spent three days building their sand sculptures in Scioto County, only to have them blown up in five seconds. Ralph Scott owns the firing...

Denny's restaurants run pro-Second Amendment ad in run-up to Independence Day

3:00pm Monday, July 02, 2012
WorldNetDaily.com writer Drew Zahn recently published an article highlighting a new commercial from Denny's restaurants, a diner chain famous for being open every hour of every day. While many retail businesses around the country have taken up the trend of plastering "no guns allowed" signs on their front doors, one national restaurant chain has boldly declared the right to bear arms key to what...

Hoplophobia Kills: No justice for Erik Scott – gunned down for legally carrying a gun

7:00am Monday, July 02, 2012
by Jeff Knox Erik Scott was a West Point graduate with an MBA from Duke. He served honorably in the Army and establish a lucrative career in real estate and as a sales rep for a medical device company. He was 38 years old when he was gunned down in the portico of a Las Vegas area Costco store by officers from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. While it was seven bullets from the only people...

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