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M855 Plot Thickens: Congressman Proposes Center-Fire Ammo Ban

3:00pm Tuesday, March 31, 2015
You didn’t need a crystal ball to see this one coming. A week after the BATFE withdrew its plan to ban M855 as “armor-piercing ammunition,” U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) announced that he intends to introduce legislation to “extend the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to include all bullets that can pierce body armor and be used in handguns.” The reason you didn’t need a crystal ball is...

Carrying spare ammunition: It's not an option, it's a must

by Gary Evens
7:00am Tuesday, March 31, 2015
At the end of December, Buckeye Firearms Association published my article, " Ammo Capacity: How Much is Enough? " The point of the article was to suggest that your self-defense firearm needs to have enough ammunition capacity to deal with all of the threat you might expect to encounter during a violent attack. I wrote that a handgun with a 10-15 round capacity seemed to be about right to deal...

Anti-gun U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel Introduces Ammo Ban Legislation

3:00pm Monday, March 30, 2015
On March 13, 2015, three days after the BATFE rescinded its proposed ammo ban framework regulation, anti-gun U.S. Representative Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1358, a bill designed to ban civilian use and possession of M855 ammunition. This is the same round that the BATFE, after meeting fierce bipartisan opposition from Capitol Hill and from NRA members and supporters across the country,...

Is Teaching Propaganda Ethical? Columbia School of Journalism's Dart Center partners with Bloomberg

by Jeff Knox
7:00am Monday, March 30, 2015
A workshop titled “ Covering Gun Violence ” is being offered in Phoenix by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma to “help journalists and news organizations in the Southwest improve their reporting on guns and gun violence.” That sounds reasonable and helpful. Surely the Dart Center, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism could help improve the state of reporting...

Common Ground at Last? Finger-gun Wielding Obama Provides Lesson for America's Schools

3:00pm Friday, March 27, 2015
Attention overbearing public school administrators: you might want to remove any portraits of the 44th U.S. president hanging on your walls. In a recent Affordable Care Act promotional video produced for the website Buzzfeed, President Barack Obama uses his index finger and thumb to form a finger gun and aim it at the viewer. Apparently, the commander-in-chief has not been briefed on the...

Report: College shooting sports teams becoming so popular some turn people away

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, March 27, 2015
The Washington Post is reporting that shooting sports teams are seeing a surge on a diverse range of campuses across the country, and have become so popular that some are forced to turn away interested students. From the article : Teams are thriving at a diverse range of schools: Yale, Harvard, the University of Maryland, George ­Mason University, and even smaller schools such as Slippery Rock...

Declining Gun Ownership? Sloppy Reporting Strikes Again

3:00pm Thursday, March 26, 2015
Citing recent data from the General Social Survey (GSS), the Associated Press (AP) reported [recently] that gun ownership is on the decline in the United States. This is becoming something of a springtime fantasy ritual among the media, with the same or similar reports from anti-gun media outlets every year after the GSS releases new data. If the AP had done some actual research, however, they...

ATF Change Welcomed, But Will It Make A Difference?

by Jim Shepherd
7:00am Thursday, March 26, 2015
The news that BATFE head B. Todd Jones was resigning didn't come from a media outlet citing "reliable sources inside the ATF" - although that's exactly where the news originated. It came from industry compliance and legal protection firm FFLGuard in the form of a Thursday-night advisory to its clients. That advisory said Jones was resigning - soon- to "enter the private sector". Normally that's...

ATF backs off of ammo ban, but it's the "sporting purpose" test that needs to go

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Feigning shock and surprise at the huge number of comments they received objecting to their plan to ban popular M855 ammunition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced a tactical retreat from the plan. ATF, released a statement on Tuesday, March 9, saying that over 80,000 comments had been received objecting to the plan, and they were going to postpone any action until...

Washington Post Fact Checker: President earns three "Pinocchios" for latest anti-gun whoppers

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, March 25, 2015
President Barack Obama has been lying about guns and gun rights for years, and it finally seems as though at least one mainstream media outlet is catching on. For the second year in a row, the Washington Post ’s Fact Checker has given Obama “Three Pinocchios” for false claims in support of gun control. In 2013, the newspaper "Pinocchio'd" the president for claiming that 40 percent of firearms are...

Ohio police officer defends own life during home invasion

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Tuesday, March 24, 2015
According to the Akron Beacon-Journal , a woman who works as a Kent police officer shot her intoxicated, violent ex-boyfriend when he broke into her home in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 19 - her 30th birthday - and began attacking her. From the article : Police say [Adam] Jovicic, who served as a medic with the Ohio Army National Guard since 2006, was intoxicated and high on an...

2014 is a transformative year for BFA PAC

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Tuesday, March 24, 2015
2014 was a transformative year for Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) and BFA PAC. We incorporated BFA and the PAC returned to a corporate-sponsored PAC. This will move most of the day-to-day expenses under a corporate umbrella, and transition the PAC to focus on political issues. With the restructuring, both BFA and BFA PAC will be better able to focus on their core missions. BFA has...

BATFE Director’s Comments Show Fight Isn’t Over; Ohio AG DeWine signs letter condemning potential ammo ban

3:00pm Monday, March 23, 2015
Editor's Note: Days after this article was written, news came that B. Todd Jones has resigned as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), ending what has been a tumultuous tenure as the agency head since July 2013. Given the Obama administration's record of pursuing a gun control agenda though the BATFE, there can be no doubt that the fight is NOT over -...

Handgunlaw.us issues new Ohio reciprocity map to reflect HB 234 changes [UPDATE: Ohio AG signs new agreements!]

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, March 23, 2015
NOTICE: The map on this page is out-of-date. Please CLICK HERE to see the current reciprocity map for Ohio . The good people at Handgunlaw.us have issued an updated reciprocity map that reflects changes that go into effect today, March 23, 2015, as HB 234 takes effect. According to Gary Slider, "Georgia and Colorado will honor Ohio [today], as their law states they will honor anyone who honors...

To the Editor: Guns that are not firearms are still guns

3:00pm Friday, March 20, 2015
Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was published in response to an article and photo comparison piece entitled " Can you differentiate between a toy gun and a real one? " The March 13 Plain Dealer article, "Can you differentiate between a toy gun and a real one?," repeatedly refers to guns other than firearms as "fake" or "toys," but while many of the...

Rep. Patmon's HB 119: NO, it doesn't ban BB guns or airsoft guns (or really do much of anything)

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, March 20, 2015
Earlier this month, headlines screamed the news that Ohio Rep. Bill Patmon (D-Cleveland) had introduced a bill that seeks to ban "any BB gun or gun replica that a 'reasonable person' would confuse with a real firearm." From the Cleveland Plain Dealer : Newly introduced legislation in the Ohio House would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or public display of toy guns designed to look like the real...

NRA Opposes Confirmation of Obama's U.S. Attorney General Nominee, Loretta Lynch

3:00pm Thursday, March 19, 2015
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he plans to take the confirmation vote on President Obama’s U.S. Attorney General Nominee, Loretta Lynch, to the Senate floor sometime [in the near future.] The vote will likely be very close. As the Nations’ top law enforcement officer, Lynch would almost certainly have an impact on our Second Amendment rights. We know Lynch supports the Obama...

What HB 234 Means to You: Part VI - Allow Noise Suppressors While Hunting

by Chad D. Baus & Larry S. Moore
7:00am Thursday, March 19, 2015
On March 23, 2015 several changes to Ohio law that are of particular significance to Ohio gun owners will take effect. This article will look at changes that will allow hunters to use noise suppressors. The use of suppressors while hunting is rapidly growing in the United States. Over thirty states allow the use of suppressors for some form of hunting, with most allowing them for all types of...

Unraveling More Gun Control Lies: Children, traffic accidents and gun deaths

by Jeff Knox
3:00pm Wednesday, March 18, 2015
In discussing the lies and distortions popular among anti-rights extremists – and their media supporters – I recently commented on their claims that “3000 children die in gun violence every year,” and that “gun deaths exceed traffic deaths” in this or that state. I only mentioned these in passing, but I think they deserve more thorough scrutiny. “3000 children are killed by guns every year!” It...

Ithaca Gun Company is still all-American made

by Mike Tontimonia
3:00pm Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at FarmandDairy.com . Republished with permission. I was 16 years old, a serious small game hunter with a killer beagle and lots of great briar and grass fields near home, but until then, I was using a borrowed shotgun. My Dad, no pushover for easy money, suggest that if I really wanted a shotgun of my own, that he would pay half. He was always that...

“Preclusion”- The legal concept you must understand

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The news articles linked below describe the actions of a retired firefighter with a concealed carry permit who shot and killed an elementary school teacher after a confrontation about a loud party. The entire confrontation (22 minutes long) and the shooting was videotaped by the shooter. He was charged with murder, convicted and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Go to the first link and watch...

Op-Ed: Growing support for gun rights, and groaning scoundrels who despise the trend

by Chuck Michel
3:00pm Monday, March 16, 2015
Never doubt the linguistic and logical limberness of professionally coached anti-gun activists. People in gun control circles are circling their wagons in reaction to a recent Pew Research report definitively showing that more Americans support the Second Amendment than support gun control. Pew’s multi-decade survey on gun control again asked one basic question (among others), namely: “What do...

What HB 234 Means to You: Part V - CHL mandatory training reduction

by Ken Hanson, Esq.
7:00am Monday, March 16, 2015
Editor's Note: The following was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on March 1, 2015. On March 23, 2015 several changes to Ohio law that are of particular significance to Ohio gun owners will take effect. This article will look at improvements to training requirements to obtain an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL). While Am. Sub. H.B. 234 contains many provisions, the single provision...

Humane Society of the United States To Go Bear Hunting in 2016

by Jim Shepherd
3:00pm Friday, March 13, 2015
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is no stranger to controversy. Known for their longtime practice of deliberately misleading of the public into thinking they are all about protecting animals in shelters, they've managed to keep some of their shadier situations out of the public eye. That includes their having lost a huge lawsuit brought against the organization after their claims...

Your Tactical Training Scenario…A night time knock at the door

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, March 13, 2015
You watched the evening news before bed and heard a report about police attempting to locate a wanted murder suspect. The suspect was reportedly last seen in the area of your apartment complex. Making sure all your doors were locked and that you had a handgun nearby, you go to sleep. At 1:30am you hear a loud banging at your door. You look out the window but can’t see anyone. What would you do? A...

Current Status of Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Legislation in the U.S. Congress

3:00pm Thursday, March 12, 2015
Recently, a number of NRA-supported Right-to-Carry Reciprocity bills have been introduced in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. NRA fully supports efforts to require states to respect an individual’s right to self-defense no matter what state they are in. Below is the status of each bill, as of this writing. NRA urges you to please contact your elected officials to support these important measures...

What HB 234 Means to You: Part IV - CLEO "shall sign" provision for National Firearms Act (NFA) restricted items

by Jim Irvine
7:00am Thursday, March 12, 2015
On March 23, 2015 several changes to Ohio law that are of particular significance to Ohio gun owners will take effect. This article will look at the new “shall sign” provision addressing the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) signoff to purchase National Firearms Act (NFA) restricted items. To buy a gun from a licensed firearms dealer, one must pass a NICS background check, then pay your money...

February 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest February on Record

3:00pm Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The February 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,280,825 is the second highest February on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 1.3 percent compared to the February 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,264,010. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2015 NICS figure of 1,848,308 reflects a 10.9 percent decrease from the...

Legislators make stop at Spring Valley range on way to the state-of-the-state address

by Larry S. Moore
7:00am Wednesday, March 11, 2015
A number of Ohio legislators, Democratic Senate Caucus staff and ODNR leadership made a stop at the Division of Wildlife Spring Valley range facility on the way to the state-of-the-state address in Wilmington. The event was supported by several partners with the Division of Wildlife including Buckeye Firearms Association, Lakota Bows, Ohio Conservation Federation, Greene County Fish and Game...

BATFE withdraws proposal to ban common AR-15 ammo after record response from opponents

by Chad D. Baus
4:39pm Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The joke goes that anything named “Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms” ought to be a convenience store instead of an arm of the federal government, but several years in the wake of the Operation Fast & Furious gun-walking scandal, the things President Obama is still trying to pull through the BATFE are anything but a joking matter. That's because the most anti-gun rights president in American...

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