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WIN a customized M&P 40!

Buckeye Firearms Foundation (BFF) minuteman volunteer Jason Mihalick discusses the full size Smith and Wesson M&P 40 that BFF will be raffling off at "The Bulletproof Mind" with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. The event will be held in Mason, OH (near Cincinnati) on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Kings Island Resort and Conference Center. Click here to reserve your seats. David Bowie has worked...

2012 Southwest Ohio Gun Skills Challenge

by Joe Eaton This bi-annual event held in Oxford, Ohio is certainly hitting its stride. The Southwest Gun Skills Challenge was started in 2008 to provide local shooters a smaller and more family-focused version of our premier shooting event, the Buckeye Blast, which is held at Tactical Defense Institute every other year in April. This year's shoot was exactly what we hoped it would be. The...

Buckeye Firearms Foundation Inc. Files Amicus Brief in Woollard Case

On August 6, 2012, Buckeye Firearms Foundation Inc., a 501(C)(3) Foundation supporting all legal uses of firearms, filed an Amicus Brief in a Maryland case that may well end up being the next U.S. Supreme Court case on gun rights. The case is Woollard et al v. Gallagher et al. Woollard is the gun owners' “side” of the case and they are represented by Alan Gura. The District Court ruled Maryland’s...

Should pistol caliber rifles be legalized for deer hunting in Ohio?

Editor's Note: The following article was originally published in the Ohio Farm Bureau's official newsletter, Buckeye Farm News. Republished with permission. Here's a debate taking place in Ohio's hunting community. Ohio Farm Bureau currently doesn't have a position on this issue. What do you think? Legalize pistol caliber rifles Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania all...

How long is too long to wait to defend the Second Amendment?

by Chad D. Baus This year marks my tenth year as a Second Amendment writer. Throughout the years, I've covered far too many multiple victim public shootings. Buckeye Firearms Association has always sought to be sensitive to the fact that these aren't just news stories - they are real victims with real families grieving painful losses. Unfortunately, in the hyper (and hyper-political) news cycle...

Attorney General Mike DeWine uses occasion of annual ice cream social to publicly announce support for HB495

by Chad D. Baus The many gun owners who accepted Buckeye Firearms Association's invitation to thank Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) for his work for gun owners in the AG's office by joining him and wife Fran at their Greene County home for an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social on June 24 enjoyed more than an old fashioned country picnic complete with ice cream and homemade pies. During comments made...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman Jim Irvine and attorney/ author Scott Kapas testify in support of HB495

On Tuesday, June 12, the House Committee on State Government and Elections, which is chaired by BFA "A" -rated Rep. Ron Maag, heard testimony on HB495 (Reciprocity & Concealed Carry Modernization). HB495 makes three changes to current law: Changes to automatically honor other states licenses, similar to a driver's license Eliminates the "demonstrated competency" requirement for 2nd and future...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Robert Cupp for Ohio Supreme Court

by Sean Maloney Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Cupp for reelection to the Ohio Supreme Court in the November 6, 2012 general election. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Cupp has earned the support of the Buckeye Firearms Association, and the gun owners of Ohio. The words 'don't tell me, show me' have particular meaning when considering the years of...

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