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To the Editor: Concealed-carry stand was wrong

3:00pm Wednesday, April 09, 2014

The following letters to the editor of the Toledo Blade were published on April 3, 2014 in response to an editorial calling on the Ohio Senate and Governor Kasich to oppose H.B. 203: Your March 24 editorial “Standing down” asserts that Ohio House Bill 203, which would remove the “duty to retreat” from a violent attacker who is threatening one’s life, “would almost surely encourage gun violence —...

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Buckeye Firearms Association's Linda Walker re-elected to the NRA’s Board of Directors

7:00am Wednesday, April 09, 2014

The leadership team of Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce that our very own Linda Walker has been re-elected to a second 3-year term on the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors. The NRA will make the public announcement at the Members Meeting in Indianapolis at the NRA Annual Meetings on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Linda Walker has been a tireless supporter and fighter for...

Ohio’s concealed-carry law has good track record

by Ken Hanson, Esq.

3:00pm Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Editor's Note: The following was originally published in The Columbus Dispatch . Republished with permission of the author. Today marks the 10-year anniversary of licensed concealed carry in Ohio. According to the end-of-year report prepared by the Ohio attorney general in December, more than 408,000 Ohioans are carrying concealed-carry licenses. To put this into perspective, at least 1 in 20...

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Ohio concealed handgun licenses: A decade of saving lives

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Today, April 8, 2014, marks the ten year anniversary of concealed handgun licenses in Ohio. I could not even begin to give an accurate estimate the number of hours that I and my fellow volunteer leaders at Buckeye Firearms Association have put into efforts to get the law passed, and subsequently to get it improved - I am sure it is in the hundreds of thousands. Every so often, I am reminded why...

Cleveland police internal memo: Citizens can openly carry guns in public

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, April 07, 2014

WOIO, Cleveland's CBS affiliate, has obtained a memo distributed to all Cleveland police officers advising them on the fact that open carrying a handgun is a legal activity in the state of Ohio. In 2012, a similar memo was issued to officers in Cincinnati. Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to see this accurate analysis of the legality of open carry and issues regarding law enforcement...

Ohio Gun Rights Timeline - A Journey Towards Freedom

by Joe Eaton & Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, April 07, 2014

As law-abiding citizens celebrate the tenth anniversary of Ohio's concealed handgun licensure law, we thought it would be helpful to document the Buckeye State's more than 225 year-history of gun rights, with specific focus on efforts to restore the rights all Ohioans once enjoyed. Despite much progress, the fight is far from over! 1788 July The first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia...

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Buckeye Firearms Association's Jim Irvine on Armed American Radio Sunday night!

4:04pm Sunday, April 06, 2014

Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine co-hosted the Armed American Radio Network Sunday, April 6 from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Jim discussed the tenth anniversary of concealed carry in Ohio with Armed American Radio (AAR) host Mark Walters. Armed American Radio is broadcast live from the Crossbreed Holster Studios in Atlanta and syndicated nationally by Salem Radio Network. Click here to...

U.S. Supreme Court Gives Broad Reading to Federal Firearm Prohibition for "Domestic Violence"

3:00pm Friday, April 04, 2014

Since 1996, the so-called "Lautenberg Amendment" (named for its sponsor, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)), has banned the acquisition or possession of firearms by anyone convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." Applicable crimes are limited to those that have "as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon" and that are...

Prosecution of Athens Co. Sheriff threatens to expose CHL records

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, April 04, 2014

The Athens Messenger is reporting that the prosecution of a suspended Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly, who was indicted last month by a grand jury on 25 counts, threatens to expose concealed handgun licensees' private, personal information in that county. From the article : Special prosecutors in the case of suspended Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly are seeking a court order to prevent...

AGAIN: Almost 20 dead and wounded in "no guns" U.S. Army victim zone

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Thursday, April 03, 2014

No one knows for sure who said it, but the one about defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result looms large in the wake of third active killer attack on a domestic U.S. military facility since President Obama took office. Military officials told reporters that an Iraq war veteran who suffered from mental health issues opened fire on fellow...

House passes HB 234 (Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting) [UPDATE: Vote Tallies]

by Chad D. Baus

3:34pm Wednesday, April 02, 2014

HB 234 sponsored by Representative Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City), a bill that seeks to allow a person to use a noise suppressor attached to a gun while hunting game birds or wild quadrupeds, has passed the Ohio House with a 76-15 vote, and will now be forwarded to the Ohio Senate for consideration. Buckeye Firearms Association has previously provided testimony in support of the bill. The use of...

Suit seeks injunction to stop unworkable microstamping law

3:00pm Wednesday, April 02, 2014

NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of their members against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court to prevent enforcement of the state's microstamping law. The state statute enacted in 2007, but not made effective until May 2013,...

Man defends own life with gun when confronted by two attackers

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, April 02, 2014

WBNS (CBS Columbus) and other Columbus news stations are reporting on a self-defense shooting that happened over the weekend. From WBNS : Police said a man shot a teenager in self-defense around 2:15 a.m. Saturday in the area of east Morrill Avenue and Woodrow Avenue. Callers reported hearing seven gunshots as they called 911 after the shooting. Shawndell T. Bryant was rushed to Grant Medical...

Headlines You're Not Going to See

by Jim Shepherd

4:00pm Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Today is, Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - April Fool's Day. The day people are supposed to play stupid jokes on each other to get a rise out of the other person. At that point, you can say "April Fools" and laugh at their being so naive as to fall for your old "there's a spider on your shirt collar" joke. Here's a word of warning: some who are really afraid of spiders (arachnophobia) don't see those...

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Buckeye Firearms Association PAC announces 2014 primary endorsements

12:00pm Tuesday, April 01, 2014

VOTE TODAY! POLLS ARE OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING! Buckeye Firearms Association PAC (BFA-PAC) is proud to announce endorsements for a host of local, statewide and federal offices in the May 6, 2014 primaries. As a political action committee, BFA-PAC has been issuing endorsements in every election season for the past twelve years. Through a system of weighing candidate surveys, voting records (where...

1st Annual NRA Women's New Energy Breakfast

by Linda Walker

7:00am Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Ladies, I am excited to share information with you about the 1st Annual NRA Women's New Energy Breakfast being held at the upcoming NRA Annual Meetings. Please join us the morning of Sunday, April 27th, 9:30am at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. This informal women’s-only continental breakfast provides you the opportunity to meet the fresh faces of the NRA who are making a...