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Police charge five "legal" open carry citizens in Wisconsin - victims need your support

7:00am Monday, September 27, 2010

by Ken Hanson UPDATE: Our supporters have once again shattered all of our expectations. The $2,500 dollar matching fund was exhausted in just a few hours. We have already written a check for $7,500 to help the victims fight this police harassment. If you wish to donate to Buckeye Firearms Foundation's general fund for future cases please visit: BuckeyeFirearmsFoundation.org UPDATE #2: Wisconsin...

Ohio Chapter Coordinators Needed to Fight Hunger

3:00pm Friday, September 24, 2010

Volunteer to make a difference The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife has collaborated with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) in an effort to assist with the processing costs associated with donating venison to Ohio food banks. "Last year's effort in Ohio was great, with 44 of Ohio's 88 counties receiving part of the 122,221 pounds of donated meat," said...

Texas bank posts sign encouraging concealed carry

7:00am Friday, September 24, 2010

The Brenham Banner-Press in Texas reported recently that a bank in Chappell Hill, TX (about half-way between Houston and Austin) removed a "no-guns" sign over the summer and put up a sign of an altogether different kind. From the article : Any would-be robbers looking to walk into the bank here had best think twice. There's a new sign in town. About a month ago, Chappell Hill Bank president...

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NWTF will host 39 Get Outside Events on National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept. 25

3:00pm Thursday, September 23, 2010

On Sept. 25, millions of Americans will celebrate some of the nation's proudest traditions in the field and on the water during National Hunting and Fishing Day. The official "holiday" is the perfect chance for America's more than 38 million hunters and anglers to get outside and hunt or fish and invite someone new to experience the outdoors. To help introduce newcomers to outdoors, chapters from...

BFA's Larry S. Moore named National Wild Turkey Federation/ Women in the Outdoors Hunter Education Instructor of the Year

7:00am Thursday, September 23, 2010

Buckeye Firearms Regional Leader volunteer Larry Moore was recently recognized by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and Women in the Outdoors (WITO) as Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. The award was presented at the River Valley Longbeards annual banquet. Presenting the award was WITO Coordinator Anthony Brooks who noted, "Moore drives here to teach at our WITO event every year...

Good Samaritan couple with Ohio concealed carry licenses stop beating

3:00pm Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Cleveland area media are reporting that Wadsworth police are crediting a gun-carrying couple for helping them catch a man who was allegedly beating his girlfriend in a parking lot in front of her two small children. From NewsChannel5 (Cleveland's ABC affiliate) : Officers said the couple pulled into the Wadsworth McDonald's on High Street Sunday and saw a man hitting a woman in another vehicle...

Cleveland announces "voluntary" handgun registration - help us tell them "NO!"

7:00am Wednesday, September 22, 2010

According to WKYC.com, "Cleveland residents who want to register their handguns can do so 24 hours a day, seven days a week." Let that idea sink in for a moment. Cleveland has launched a voluntary handgun registration program. For what purpose? Are they expecting criminals to register their guns? Not likely. And if any law-abiding citizens register, what will authorities do with the information?...

Vote your conscience

3:00pm Tuesday, September 21, 2010

by Jeff Knox I've told this story before, but I think it's worth repeating. I started carrying on a regular basis over 25 years ago while I was a college student in Prescott, Arizona. I rented a room in the back of Bucky O'Neill Sporting Goods and worked part-time for J. & G. Sales, the firearms wholesaler. Guns had always been an important part of my life and that was especially true in...