| Page 192 | Buckeye Firearms Association

Is New Orleans on a Path to Repeat the Errors of Katrina?

7:00am Friday, March 27, 2020

Learn from your mistakes. That’s solid advice, but hardly axiomatic. In reality, we are all too frequently reminded of philosopher George Santayana’s famous statement; “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Is that what we are beginning to see in New Orleans? In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina striking New Orleans in 2005, local authorities, led by then-Mayor Ray...

Export Reform Rules Take Effect After Anti-Gun States (Mostly) Strike Out in Court

3:00pm Thursday, March 26, 2020

On March 9, President Trump’s historic Export Reform initiative officially got underway, as companion rules published by the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce took effect. These rules are aimed at modernizing America’s regime for exports of non-military firearms and ammunition and will promote both U.S. businesses and national security. An effort to block implementation of the rules by the...

Cities Seek to Close Gun Stores, Claim Exercise of Second Amendment Rights “Non-Essential”

7:00am Thursday, March 26, 2020

In San Jose, California, police have ordered a gun shop to close. Local officials insisted it is a “nonessential” business and therefore may not operate during the “shelter in place” directive currently affecting the area. Philadelphia officials are now making similar claims, even as buyers flock to local gun sellers. But make no mistake: the “essential” character of the right to keep and bear...

Bill Passes to Extend Expired Concealed Handgun Licenses During Pandemic Shutdown

5:30pm Wednesday, March 25, 2020

House Bill 197 , with an amendment to address Concealed Handgun License expirations, has unanimously passed in the House and Senate and now goes on to the Governor for his signature. The legislation extends the expiration date of Ohio Concealed Handgun Licenses for 90 days if the expiration falls during the state of emergency in Ohio, declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020...

Pandemic Engenders Appreciation for Second Amendment Rights

3:00pm Wednesday, March 25, 2020

As the Wuhan virus pandemic grips the U.S., Americans have been forced to focus on what is truly important. This includes ensuring that they and their loved ones have enough food to eat, the proper hygiene supplies to ward off infection, and adequate shelter. Further, a diverse and growing number of Americans have sought to exercise their Second Amendment right to self-defense and acquire the...

Ohio Gun Stores Deal with Coronavirus Shutdown in Different Ways

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Ohio's "stay at home" order in response to the coronavirus outbreak mandates that "non-essential" businesses cease operations from 11:59 p.m. March 23, 2020, to 11:59 p.m. April 6, 2020. While the order makes an exception for firearm and ammo retailers , among other businesses, some gun stores have decided to close. L.E.P.D. Firearms & Range in Columbus, issued a statement about closing their...

SAF sues N.J. governor for deprivation of rights

3:00pm Tuesday, March 24, 2020

In a move directly linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy and State Police Supt. Patrick J. Callahan, asserting violation of civil rights under color of law by shutting down firearms dealerships in the Garden State, thus preventing citizens from exercising their rights under the Second and...

Read more about SAF sues N.J. governor for deprivation of rights
2064 reads

The 2A is a Constant in Times of Crisis

7:00am Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Concerns for personal safety, new limitations on the arrests of criminals in some cities, and potential gun control enacted under the guise of fighting the pandemic have Americans preparing to take responsibility for their own safety. Sales of firearms and ammunition have surged across the country, even in the most ardently anti-gun states. The Los Angeles Times story on surging sales included a...