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Op-Ed: Say goodbye to hunting rights

12:10am Friday, October 31, 2008

By Stephen Griffin As I have mentioned on occasion in my columns, I dearly love to go hunting. I have rarely been happier than the 30 years of spending that week following Thanksgiving living in a tent and sleeping on the ground with my dad in our Gallia County deer camp. We arrived home after the last day of the season and much to my mother's chagrin, all grubby and smelly, wearing the dirtiest...

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ALERT: ODOT notifies Buckeye Firearms Assoc. rest stop “NO GUNS” signs to come down

11:24am Thursday, October 30, 2008

Buckeye Firearms Association has just received word from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) that the NO GUNS signs at state rest stops have been ordered removed. In the telephone call to Buckeye Firearms Association Leader and NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator Rick Jones, ODOT stated that their legal department has confirmed with multiple state departments that the signs are to be...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. ramps up response to Ohio Democrats' anti-gun attack with hard-hitting mailer

12:10am Thursday, October 30, 2008

Last week, Buckeye Firearms Association exposed Chairman Chris Redfern and the Ohio Democratic Party financing of two deceptive anti-gun mailers attacking State Representative Ross McGregor's vote for Ohio's Castle Doctrine bill, SB184. We pointed out that 75 percent of the Ohio General Assembly voted in favor of this law, which ensures Ohioans' right to defend themselves and their children from...

The most important vote you haven't thought about

12:05am Thursday, October 30, 2008

By Jim Irvine Everyone is focused on John McCain and Barack Obama for President of the United States. But there is another vote that is just as important – your vote for the two Ohio Supreme Court Justice positions. Supreme Court Justices Evelyn Stratton and Maureen O’Connor are up for election, and need your help. Most people do not know anything about these candidates. In fact, the vast...

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FLASH: Obama 'transition team' already eying method to allow government storage of gun purchase records

2:05pm Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Outdoor Wire, an outdoor sports industry resource, is reporting that Barack Obama's prematurely-established 'transition team' is already considering changes to the National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS) for firearms purchases that would allow gun purchase records to be stored on government servers .

Report: Gun Sales Thriving In Uncertain Times

12:10am Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Washington Post is reporting that while Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. According to state and federal data, purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year. The story reports many dealers, buyers and experts attribute the increase in part to...

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Op-Ed: Gun Rights an Important Component of 2008 Elections

12:05am Wednesday, October 29, 2008

By Joseph P. Tartaro With just [days] left in the longest presidential campaign in American history, the road to the White House appears to run through fewer than 10 states. These battlegrounds, many of them in either the Rust Belt or the West, could hold the key to whether Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain becomes the nation’s 44th president. And the outcomes there could turn in part on the...

A month in the life of a southern Ohio Buckeye Firearms Association volunteer Leader

12:10am Tuesday, October 28, 2008

By Rick Jones Seems it all started out when Senator Obama was made the nominee for President by the National Democratic Party. After hearing this I decided I needed to do something to PREVENT Mr. Obama from being elected President. I’ve already been the assigned National Rifle Association Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) for the Ohio 6th Congressional District and I’ve already been involved...