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Headline: Bank suddenly closes gun dealer’s accounts

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, March 18, 2016

The Post of Medina, OH recently reported that a local firearms dealer and auctioneer was surprised to find his bank accounts with FirstMerit to be closed recently. From the article : Citing “risky business practices,” FirstMerit Bank ceased its relationship with Russ Farnsworth, of Montville Township, solely because he sold guns for hunting and sport online, he said. Farnsworth said he received a...

Have you registered for our annual Fun Shoot on Saturday, June 11? It's ONLY $5 to shoot ALL DAY!

3:00pm Thursday, March 17, 2016

Register Now! You read that right. Every year, our Foundation sponsors an all-day Fun Shoot to say "Thank You" for your generous support throughout the year. We rent out the range at Dillon Sportsman Center and invite YOU to spend the day with us. No politics. Just fun, food, and friends. And all we ask is that you donate $5 per person to cover a portion of the cost for range rental, clays, and...

Obama SCOTUS nominee has ‘very liberal view of gun rights’

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, March 17, 2016

Amidst the excitement from many about the opportunity to elect the first black President in 2008, and amidst many gun owners' decision to sit out the 2012 election due to the sketchy record of Mitt Romney on guns, there were loud warnings from groups like Buckeye Firearms Association and the National Rifle Association that an Obama presidency could mean the end of the Second Amendment. Those...

Ohio CHL-holder detains home-invasion suspects for police

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Details are still sparse, but WBNS (Columbus CBS) is reporting that a Cosochton County CHL-holder who arrived home and interrupted a home invasion in progress was able to detain two of the four suspects for police. From the article : According to the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was placed about a home invasion last Friday on County Road 23. While officers were on their way, the...

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorsees and A-rated candidates perform well in primary

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC endorsees had a strong performance in Tuesday's primary. On the Republican side, BFA PAC endorsed in six contested Ohio Senate races, and endorsees won five. BFA PAC endorsed in 12 Ohio House races and endorsees won nine. In races where BFA PAC graded but did not endorse, A or Aq-rated candidates won in 2 contested Senate contests, and 5 contested House races. On...

To the Editor: Politically motivated gun control

3:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor of the Toledo Blade was published in response to that newspaper's latest anti-Second Amendment editorial entitled " Local gun control ," which sought to prop up a push by a Cincinnati city council member to overturn Ohio's statewide preemption of local gun control laws. Because The Blade heavily edited the original letter, the entire thing is...

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BFA-PAC highlights 2016 Primary endorsements; VOTE TODAY! POLLS ARE OPEN!

7:00am Tuesday, March 15, 2016

VOTE TODAY! The Buckeye Firearms Association Political Action Committee (BFA-PAC) is asking voters to consider its endorsements for a host of local, statewide and federal offices before heading to the polls in the March 15, 2015 primaries. As a political action committee, BFA has been issuing endorsements in every election season for the past ten years. Through a system of weighing candidate...

Has the VA Deprived You of Your Second Amendment Rights? NRA Wants to Hear From You!

3:00pm Monday, March 14, 2016

As we have reported several times in the past, the Veterans Administration (VA) has been reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of its beneficiaries who have been assigned a “fiduciary” to manage their benefits. The VA claims that such determinations constitute an “adjudication of mental defectiveness” under federal law, thereby prohibiting the...