| Page 892 | Buckeye Firearms Association

Media abuse of CCW License holders continues

12:05am Tuesday, December 11, 2007

By Tim Inwood Just a little over a week after my article concerning anti-gun bias at Channel 5 in Cincinnati, another abuse of the First Amendment came to my attention. This time it was not in Ohio, but Oregon. I had been watching the case of Shirley Katz from afar, ever since I first heard Neal Boortz talk about her on his radio show. This poor woman is a public school teacher who lives in...

Read more about Media abuse of CCW License holders continues
3155 reads

Mass Shootings: Cleveland area police suggest everything but defending yourself

12:10am Monday, December 10, 2007

The first 911 call was made at 1:43 p.m. Dispatchers sent out an alert two minutes later, and the first police officer arrived four minutes after that. By then, the shooting was over. - USA Today By Ken Hanson Dave Summers of WKYC in Cleveland has posted an interview with Lyndhurst Police Sergeant Pat Rhode, detailing police strategy to react to an “active shooter” situation. Unfortunately for...

Youngstown Vindicator: ''Supporters push self-defense bill''

12:05am Monday, December 10, 2007

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Our friend Brent Greer at The Ready Line blog has learned that the statement attributed to Ellen Wickham in the Youngstown Vindicator is a fabrication (see strike-through text below). Greer notes that not only did Ms. Wickham not insinuate those words, she never even spoke to the reporter, Mr. Mark Kovac. Her actual testimony is recorded on Greer's blog here . Developing.....

Northern Ohio hunters stabbed during gun week

12:10am Friday, December 07, 2007

By Larry S. Moore The Sandusky Register reported last week that two deer hunters were brutally attacked during the 2007 deer gun season in a Berlin Township field when a drifter stabbed them repeatedly with a knife. First, all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association extend our heartfelt sympathies to the families of these hunters and wish for a speedy recovery. Certainly these hunters headed afield...

Read more about Northern Ohio hunters stabbed during gun week
2734 reads

Brady Act and the Lautenberg Amendment is costing lives

12:05am Friday, December 07, 2007

By Tim Inwood On November 15th I was interviewed by Eric Flack of Channel 5 news in Cincinnati. In the course of preparing for his biased news report , he asked me a tired clichéd question: “Wouldn’t it be worth it if it saves one life to extend background checks to all gun sales ?” The question was pertaining to forcing all gun sales to go through a Brady background check at the gun shows...

SB184: Castle Doctrine receives second hearing

2:15pm Thursday, December 06, 2007

By Linda Walker Sen. Steve Buehrer's anxiously awaited Castle Doctrine bill (SB184), introduced in June, received it's second hearing on Wednesday, December 5. This hearing was for proponent testimony only. Castle Doctrine, sometimes referred to as Stand Your Ground legislation, will protect innocent crime victims by maintaining the presumption of their innocence should they be faced with the use...

Read more about SB184: Castle Doctrine receives second hearing
5707 reads

Weather hampers 2007 deer-gun harvest

12:05am Thursday, December 06, 2007

Ohio hunters took 103,195 white-tailed deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer-gun season, which ran November 26 to December 2, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2006, hunters killed a preliminary total of 111,672 deer during the same time period. Inclement weather on the opening and closing days of the season hampered hunters’ efforts...

Read more about Weather hampers 2007 deer-gun harvest
1935 reads

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

2:57pm Wednesday, December 05, 2007

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a home invasion on campus to an UPS truck hijacked in Cleveland, these articles should be a part of your required...