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Dear Editor: What happened to waiting periods for guns?

An open letter to America's news media From: Alan Korwin, The Uninvited Ombudsman, Gunlaws.com Re: The Batman Movie Massacre, Our Forgotten Waiting Periods, The Need for "Gun-Control", Counseling, Banning the Glock, Really Small Bullets, Copycat Heroes, Media Culpability for Massacres. Dear Media Colleagues, Guns can't seem to keep themselves out of the limelight. Urban shootings, outside the...

Tips for Terminating the Second Amendment

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the website for Texas Fish & Game . Republished with permission. by Dustin Ellermann To terminate the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, you would have to work slowly, by eroding the traditions and values that founded this great country. You would need to use news media to ignore positive uses of firearms,...

Owning weapon ensures safety

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Lima News . Republished with permission. by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. Columnist for The Lima News On July 16, a pizza delivery driver in Columbus was delivering a pizza when two men armed with shotguns approached him. The deliveryman, who has a license to carry a concealed handgun, warned the men off. When they ignored his warnings, the pizza...

WIN a customized M&P 40!

Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF) minuteman volunteer Jason Mihalick discusses the full size Smith and Wesson M&P 40 that BFF will be raffling off at "The Bulletproof Mind" with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. The event will be held in Mason, OH (near Cincinnati) on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Kings Island Resort and Conference Center. Click here to reserve your seats. David Bowie has worked...

Cincinnati police chief advises staff of legality regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio

by Chad D. Baus In the July 3, 2012 Cincinnati Police Department Staff Notes, CPD Chief James E. Craig took the opportunity to inform his department on the law regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio. From the document : 3. LAW DEPARTMENT MEMO ON OPEN CARRY OF A FIREARM IN OHIO Ohio law permits the open carry of a firearm with few exceptions. Citizens may openly carry firearms in public places...

Dept. of Homeland Security funds video on surviving a spree killing; Accurately depicts armed attacker passing "no-guns" sign

by Chad D. Baus A video recently published on YouTube by the City of Houston, and reportedly funded by the Department of Homeland Security , may have accidentally brought the reality of where spree killings typically take place to a whole new level of national awareness. The video, entitled "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event," is designed to provide tips on how persons involved...

Today's Bowhunting Gear Often Includes a Handgun

by J.R. Absher Whether today's well-equipped archery hunter is heading to a woodlot treestand just a few miles from home or to a remote meadow high in the Rocky Mountains, there is a good chance he or she carries a standard piece of equipment that would have been unusual-and illegal in some states-just a few years ago: a handgun. Dangerous people and dangerous places are simply an American fact...

Nikki Goeser to receive NRA's 2012 "Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award"

by Linda Walker The leadership team and supporters of Buckeye Firearms Association would like to congratulate Nikki Goeser of Nashville, TN as the latest recipient of the NRA's "Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award." Each year, this prestigious award is given to one woman on the national level for her deep commitment to the Second Amendment through efforts of advocacy, education, legislation and...

NSSF Salutes USA Shooting Team and Medalists in National Ad

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- USA Shooting Team members have stood on the Olympic medal stand, appeared on the NBC Today Show and made millions of target shooters proud with their medal-winning performances at the Summer Olympic Games. As a major sponsor of USA Shooting, the National Shooting Sports Foundation doesn't want the cheering to stop. So [on Wednesday, August 22] NSSF [ran] a full page, four-color...

The Government is Ordering Millions of Bullets…Should I Be Worried?

by Greg Ellifritz I’ve been contacted by several friends recently about the Federal Government’s ammunition purchases. Apparently, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has ordered 750 million handgun, rifle, and shotgun rounds (in addition to the 450 million purchased earlier this year). You can read the actual request for proposal HERE . My friends are concerned that this signifies that the...

Hunter Numbers Up 9% Between 2006 and 2011, Preliminary National Report Shows

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The number of hunters age 16 and older in the United States increased 9 percent between 2006 and 2011, reversing a previous downward trend, a preliminary report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Department of the Interior shows. Preliminary figures show an increase from 12.5 million hunters in 2006 to 13.7 million in 2011. Final data will be included in the...

Crybabies Favor Gun Control

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at Students for Concealed Carry Ohio's website . Republished with permission. by Michael Newbern I frequently openly hypothesize that gun control advocates are really just projecting their own lack of self-control when they say the average citizen can’t be trusted with carrying a firearm for self-defense. They’ll say they don’t need a gun because...

Caretaker at Dayton church shoots burglar

WHIO (CBS Dayton) reported recently that a burglar who broke into a church on Friday night, Aug. 17, was shot by an armed caretaker who was staying there because of prior break-ins. From the article : According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect broke in through the back side of the building, off an alley. There was a gentleman staying inside the building because of prior problems...

2012 Southwest Ohio Gun Skills Challenge

by Joe Eaton This bi-annual event held in Oxford, Ohio is certainly hitting its stride. The Southwest Gun Skills Challenge was started in 2008 to provide local shooters a smaller and more family-focused version of our premier shooting event, the Buckeye Blast, which is held at Tactical Defense Institute every other year in April. This year's shoot was exactly what we hoped it would be. The...

Reports: Colorado U. to segregate dorms for students with gun permits

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of a Colorado Supreme Court decision in March upholding an appeals-court ruling that struck down Colorado University's gun ban, CU has announced that it will segregate dorms for students who have valid permits to carry concealed weapons, The Denver Post reports . From the article: The University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs...

Anti-gun and Anti-Hunting Radicals Attack U.S. Trap Shooter

Corey Cogdell is a two time U.S. Olympian. She shoots trap--and she is one of the best in the world. She is also a big game hunter. And she has been pretty successful at that as well. But when it was publicized as a part of her Olympic bio that she is a hunter, hunting opponents showed their true nature in a series of vile and violent tweets. Here are just a few: "I hope that someone someday...

Mexican Drug Cartel Used "Fast and Furious" Gun in Failed Assassination Plot

Just when you think the news about the disastrous "Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation can't possibly get any worse, a U.S. government report has disclosed that Mexican drug cartel operatives used a firearm from the infamous scheme in a failed attempt to assassinate a high-ranking Mexican law enforcement official. According to a recent Daily Caller article, the gun "was seized in Tijuana in...

Op-ed: The benefits of arming 14-year-olds

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at WorldNetDaily.com . Republished with permission of the author. by Gerard Valentino For the second time this year, the 24-hour news outlets are reporting that a 14-year-old boy used a gun to thwart a violent home invasion. The most recent case took place in Phoenix, Ariz., and the boy not only saved his own life, but also saved two younger...

Second Amendment at stake in Ohio - READ THIS

Dear Second Amendment Patriot, Buckeye Firearms Association doesn't come to you every day asking for help. If you've been following us for a while, you know we don't cry wolf. But I'm asking for your help today. That's because this is an urgent matter that you probably won't hear about from any other source. And it involves the future of gun rights in Ohio. So PLEASE ... give me just 5 minutes of...

Shooter gets a bang out of National Matches at Camp Perry

by Jeff Thomas CAMP PERRY – As the National Matches at Camp Perry wind down and shooters leave after another successful year, it goes without saying it was one heck of a fun time. But isn't it always? I don't know about you, but the National Matches in High Power rifle shooting at Camp Perry is one of my favorite places in the world to be in late July and early August. It goes without saying I...

Interview Request to Ohio Mayor Sets Off Alarms for Bloomberg, Media Matters

by Jesse Hathaway Before responding to a simple May 2012 interview request from Media Trackers Ohio, an employee of Columbus, Ohio Mayor Michael Coleman forwarded the request to Mayor Bloomberg's office and a liberal D.C. consultant, who in turn immediately alerted Media Matters for America. The Coleman staffer, R. Lee Roberts, receives a Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) salary but works from...

Headline: Minford youth wins Junior World Shoot

The Portsmouth Daily Times is reporting that while some of the top shooters in the world were in London for the 2012 Olympics, a rising star in the sport of skeet shooting was just returning home to Ohio after winning the 2012 Junior World Skeet Championship. From the article : Quinten Smith, a 16-year-old from Minford, traveled to Stockton, Calif., last month for the tournament and returned to...

Headline: House GOP sues Holder over 'Fast and Furious' documents

USA Today is reporting that the House of Representatives went to court this week, seeking to force Attorney General Eric Holder to release documents related to the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation - a program which led to the deaths of hundreds of Mexican nationals and at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent. From the article : "By stonewalling Congress and ignoring a contempt order, the...

July sees 25.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 26th straight month over month increase

The July 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 853,355 is an increase of 25.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 680,258 in July 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2012 NICS figure of 1,289,585 reflects an 12.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,147,355 in July 2011. This marks the 26th straight month that NSSF-...

Kasich and Romney school media: Gun bans don't work

by Chad D. Baus Both Governor John Kasich and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are rejecting gun ban extremists' recent calls for new legislation in the wake of two multiple victim public shootings in "no-gun" zones. Kasich is proving that his words spoken during the 2010 campaign, when he admitted he was "wrong" about his reasons for voting for the 1994 federal Clinton Gun Ban,...

Tucson Shooting Used By Columbus Mayor’s Staff to Press for Tougher Gun Laws

by Jesse Hathaway R. Lee Roberts, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman’s lobbyist for Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), worked with staffers of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to leverage the shooting of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords for new federal gun restrictions. His work with the Bloomberg-founded national group and other Coleman staffers to use the Tucson rampage as a selling point...

Bloomberg mouthpiece Michael Coleman calls for "reasonable gun control"; BFA's Ken Hanson responds

WCMH, Columbus' NBC affiliate, recently interviewed Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman regarding his latest call for "reasonable" gun control. Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson was asked to respond. The heavily edited video (which omits any of Hanson's responses to what Coleman calls "reasonable" gun control) can be seen here: Mayor Coleman holds the title of Ohio Chairman of...

Op-Ed: Sikh temple shooting will disappoint gun prohibitionists

by Dave Workman As the history of slain gunman Wade Michael Page continues to surface in the wake of the Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, the Associated Press and Seattle Times are reporting some facts that will not help gun control proponents. They are having quite a chat about this on the Seattle Times reader feedback site. When he was living in North Carolina, Page reportedly obtained five...

Romney chooses strong Second Amendment advocate and avid hunter as running mate

by Chad D. Baus For gun owners who have been less than enthused to have another "so-so" Republican nominee to face the vehemently anti-gun Barack Obama, Mitt Romney's choice of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate is sure to lift their spirits. Much like Gov. Sarah Palin in 2008 , Ryan brings a strong understanding of Second Amendment rights and hunter's issues to the ticket. Ryan...

$27,000 in Prizes at the NRA/Springfield M1A Match

FAIRFAX, Va. - The sixth annual NRA/Springfield M1A Match will take place this weekend at the NRA National Rifle and Pistol Matches in Camp Perry, Ohio. The richest High Power event ever held, Springfield Armory is offering more than $27,000 in cash and merchandise prizes. "The National Matches at Camp Perry are a world-class event thanks to partners like Springfield Armory and their sponsorship...

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