Toledo mayor names gun violence manager, cites criminal record as resume enhancer

The City of Toledo has a long history of electing anti-gun rights mayors, who then proceed to support gun control initiatives which do nothing to reduce the rising crime they are supposed to be addressing. From a failed ban on so-called "Saturday Night Specials" that unfairly targeted would-be gun owners in lower income brackets, to illegal confiscations of law-abiding citizens' firearms and...

Plain Dealer: New Ohio concealed handgun licenses jumped 78% during chaotic 2020

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that statistics released by the Ohio Attorney General's office show new Ohio concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) jumped 78% in 2020 over the previous year, while renewed licenses reached their third-highest annual total ever. From the article : Last year, Ohio sheriffs issued 96,892 new conceal-carry licenses – the most since 2016 and the third-most in the...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies in Favor of HB 89 to Abolish Duty to Inform

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the House State and Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 89 to repeal the "duty to inform." Current law states that if you have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and are carrying a handgun, you must "promptly" notify a law enforcement officer who stops you for any official purpose. But when is "promptly"? This is confusing and can lead to...

Senator Cecil Thomas Introduces 4 Gun Control Bills ... Again

Here we go again. Ohio Senator Cecil Thomas has resurrected 4 failed and pointless gun control bills that died at the end of the last legislative session. The bill numbers are different. But the rights-crushing content remains the same. Let's take a quick look in numerical order. Buckeye Firearms Association strongly opposes ALL of these bills. SB 73 - MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsor...

Two pro-gun bills to receive hearings this week

Representative Scott Wiggam (R-1), who chairs the House State & Local Government Committee, has announced a second hearing for two pro-gun rights bills: HB 62 - DESIGNATE OHIO A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY (Sponsors: Mike Loychik, Diane V. Grendell) To designate the State of Ohio as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State and to name this act the Ohio Second Amendment Safe Haven Act. HB 89 - REPEAL...

Gun Sales Reach Record Highs in 2020 Especially Among African Americans and First-time Gun Buyers

NSSF, Project ChildSafe and NAAGA Emphasize Gun Safety, Training And Responsible Storage NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), Project ChildSafe® and the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) are responding to record high gun sales in 2020, particularly among African Americans and first-time gun buyers, by providing free educational resources and tips on...

Gun Control Groups Push Hollywood to Produce Even More Anti-gun Propaganda

Gun control advocates are once again pushing the entertainment industry to produce anti-gun propaganda with the explicit goal of advancing failed firearm legislation. The renewed overt effort will strike some as superfluous, given Hollywood’s lengthy track record of anti-gun agitprop and left-wing political monoculture. In early January, entertainment industry magazine Variety published a lengthy...

Man defends own life when two robbers attack...then one followed him home

Cleveland media are reporting that a 24 year-old man was able to defend his own life with a firearm when two men approached and attempted to rob him outside a convenience store. From Cleveland.com : The 24-year-old man called police and said two men robbed him at the gas station and that he shot one of the robbers, according to police. He told police he left the gas station and that the other...

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