Education

Ender’s Shadow Looms Over U.S. Media

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Orson Scott Card has an excellent essay on the sorry state of U.S. Media posted at Greesnboro, N.C.'s RhinoTimes, entitled "Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights?" It is an excellent examination of what the media is telling (and not telling) the public this election cycle. He takes it a step forward in a follow-up essay looking at the current history of...

More good news for the good guys: New FBI crime data proves gun grabbers wrong

This article also appears this week at USConcealedCarry.com . By Jim Irvine and Chad D. Baus According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (and other supporters of Barack Obama's presidential campaign), "more guns = more crime." The logical conclusion they hope lawmakers reach is that guns should be banned, or at least be severely restricted. But changes to gun laws over the past five...

Two hours for gun rights: A gorgeous autumn afternoon (and a Great Dane)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier this month, Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson wrote an article entitled "Ohio Voting Has Begun – What Have You Done For A Pro-Gun Candidate Today?" , saying "Buckeye Firearms Association believes that every effort must be made to aid pro-gun candidates, whatever office. Please feel free to submit your own stories, which we will run periodically to...

The Death of Proportional Representation

By Ken Hanson, Esq. One man, one vote. A famous slogan most of us have heard before, and none of us disagree with. That notion has officially died in Ohio, all courtesy of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. As you are probably aware, Ohio held “early voting” this year, wherein people could walk into a polling place, register to vote and then cast the vote immediately. This occurred due to...

2008 Ladies Only Defensive Pistol Clinic

Buckeye Firearms and the Central Ohio Defensive Pistol League have teamed up to offer you a unique opportunity to gain an overview of IDPA as a competitive shooting sport. "IDPA is shooting sport that uses practical equipment including full charge service ammunition to solve simulated 'real world' self defense scenarios." Although IDPA competitions have practical, real world applications this is...

Not Your Typical School Shooting

By Linda Walker In modern times, the words “school” and “shooting” put together, always rocks us parents to our knees. We hear the headline news about another school shooting and instantly fear for our childrens lives, regardless of whether they are elementary age or college age or anything in between. Recently I witnessed something I have not witnessed in three decades! Yes, you can put the...

Study reveals the obvious: Gun shows do not increase homicides or suicides

Turn out the Lights: Their Party is Over By Gerard Valentino The Detroit News recently reported on yet another academic study which has found no evidence that gun shows lead to substantial increases in either gun-related homicides or suicides.

Ohio Voting Has Begun – What Have You Done For A Pro-Gun Candidate Today?

By Ken Hanson Absentee and same day voting has begun in Ohio. Perhaps you have seen the videos of the community organizers picking up drunk and homeless people in Ohio and running them to the polls to vote for Obama , or about poll observers being turned away from polling places ? Buckeye Firearms Association believes that every effort must be made to aid pro-gun candidates, whatever office...

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