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OOPS: Fremont, OH police chief claims civilians aren't allowed to possess magazines that hold over nine rounds

7:00am Friday, January 27, 2012
by Chad D. Baus In a media report Monday, January 23, City of Fremont Police Chief Tim Wiersma misstated Ohio gun law. In a Thursday phone conversation with Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine, Wiersma said he has spent the rest of the week answering phone calls and letters from citizens seeking to correct him. In the WTOL (CBS Toledo) report on how one of his department's officers...

Rumor Alert: The Vehicle Gun Theft “Epidemic”

3:00pm Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Long before Al Gore "created" the Internet, gun owners were busy perfecting grassroots networking. Today, gun owners have an almost unlimited number of ways to spread information crucial to our community. And, while the Internet is certainly an indispensible tool for protecting our rights, an unfortunate side effect has been the fast and easy spread of rumors. The latest of these, appearing on...

"I'd like to start a pro-gun organization like BFA in my state" - A How-To Guide

7:00am Friday, January 20, 2012
by Joe Eaton "I would like to know how you started the association, because our state could use such an association." "We need an organization such as the BFA for WA. can you give me any pointers on starting such an organization?" "Do you know if there is a similar organization to BFA in Michigan?" "This a great site is there something like this for Connecticut people?" As a volunteer for Buckeye...

Top 15 Killers of Americans: Homicides are off the list, even though more people are carrying guns than ever before

7:00am Thursday, January 19, 2012
by Chad D. Baus CNN.com is reporting that while the leading killers of Americans continue to be non-infectious diseases like heart disease, strokes and lung diseases, one of the perpetual causes of death fell off the top 15 list this year: Homicides. From the article : "Most of the changes were positive," said Sherry Murphy, a statistician at the National Center of Health Statistics and one of...

Top Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2012

7:00am Tuesday, January 17, 2012
by Gerard Valentino Every January, Buckeye Firearms Association identifies the top 10 threats to our gun rights for the upcoming twelve months. Historically, the list includes an ever changing line up of anti-gun personalities including the likes of Sarah Brady, Toby Hoover and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. One of the people included on the list more times than any other, however, is the...

Ohio concealed handgun license-holder charged for having gun in New York highlights need for passage of H.R. 822

7:00am Thursday, January 12, 2012
by Chad D. Baus WBNS, Columbus' CBS affiliate, is reporting that a central Ohio man was behind bars on Monday after he was charged with having a weapon in New York. From the article : Clintonville's Fred Vankirk was arrested Jan. 7 after police said they found 3 handguns in his New York City hotel room. Vankirk, 59, is a licensed gun owner in Ohio, but the gun laws do not carry over to New York...

Have you given much thought to how to clear a vertical angle such as a stairwell?

3:00pm Friday, January 06, 2012
If you are upstairs when you discover there is an intruder in the main level of your house, it is usually best to be armed while barricading yourself in an upper-level "safe" room and calling the police. But waiting isn't always an option. What if you have loved ones elsewhere in your home who need you to protect them? You may have trained on how to pie a corner, but have you given much thought...

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