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Historical Huntresses Delia Akeley and Mary Kingsley

by Michelle Cerino

7:00am Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Editor's Note: March is Women's History Month, Women are the fastest growing segment in the shooting sports, and we plan to celebrate with another excellent article from regular contributor Michelle Cerino. Writing about early female big-game hunters, aka historical huntresses, was not as easy as I thought it would be. I chose 2 women, Delia J. Akeley and Mary Kingsley, who I feel exhibited...

Partnership for Safety of Children Around Firearms Launches Store it Safe Campaign

7:00am Tuesday, March 14, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 6, 2017 — The Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP) has teamed up with firearm owners, pediatricians and others to create the Partnership for Safety of Children Around Firearms, and a pilot program called Store it Safe, to encourage safe storage of firearms and educate families about safety issues. "Twenty-five percent of Ohio counties have had gun-related...

Designing Your Outdoor Shooting Range

3:00pm Monday, March 13, 2017

Editor's Note: As articles about irresponsible rural gun owners allowing rounds to escape from home-made ranges featuring poorly-constructed backstops continue to make headlines , Buckeye Firearms Association is dedicated to continue efforts to educate gun owners on the importance of range responsibility. Following are links to recommended resources to ensure that "if it's shot here, it stays...

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Dayton Daily News asks "Do concealed-carry laws make us safer?"

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, March 13, 2017

As part of a series of articles prepared in the run-up to implementation of SB 199 on March 21 , journalist Lynn Hulsey of the Dayton Daily News (DDN) has written an article entitled "Do concealed-carry laws make us safer?" The article begins with this: Concealed-carry advocates say laws allowing permit-holders to keep guns close at hand serve as a crime deterrent. Opponents say just the opposite...

Regional Ohio firearms-related events, including one this weekend!

3:00pm Friday, March 10, 2017

Occasionally Buckeye Firearms Association is made aware of regional firearms-related events that may be of interest to our readers. Following are details on two such events. REALIZE Firearms Awareness Coalition Third Annual Preppers Ball - March 11, 2017 The group REALIZE Firearms Awareness Coalition is pleased to announce that their Third Annual Preppers Ball. This Tallmadge, Ohio based event...

#Don'tDigTheRig (Of Gun and Magazine Holsters)

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Friday, March 10, 2017

Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than optimal. Concealed Nation doesn’t provide any commentary about whether the CCW choices...

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NSSF Lauds Secretary Zinke's Downing of Obama's Last-Minute Lead Ban

7:00am Thursday, March 09, 2017

NEWTOWN, Conn. - The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praises [Interior] Secretary Zinke's swift action in scrapping the ban on lead by hunters and anglers in outdoor recreation that was passed on the final full day by the Obama administration. "It's time to put ammunition back where it belongs...

Cornyn Introduces the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017” in the Senate

7:00am Wednesday, March 08, 2017

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced his version of interstate carry legislation, titled the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.” Cornyn’s bill follows an earlier release in the House by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) of the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.” Both bills seek to address the problem of law-abiding concealed carry permit holders having to...