Education

Op-Ed: In The United States, There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun

This the first of a three part series to be featured at Buckeyefirearms.org. By John Longenecker I think we need to get on this. Think about it for a minute. Guns in America are a civil right. Stopping guns everywhere makes about as much moral sense as punishing the Los Angeles Times just because some people defame others, falsely advertise, commit mail fraud or lie under oath. Is the Second...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. marks passing of two legends

By Tim Inwood "When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." - Julius Caesar Cast your eyes skyward my friends as two giants have passed away. Cecil Brooks, whose exquisite muzzleloaders were truly works of art, and Col. Jeff Cooper, now belong to the ages. Brooks passed on September 24 at the age of 93 and Cooper, age 86, on September 25,...

Divert your tax money to pro-gun candidates!

Article compiled from previous commentaries by Ken Hanson and Jim Irvine. How would you like to donate $100.00 of your Ohio's income tax money to a pro-gun candidate? That's right, give $100.00 of your tax money to a pro-gun candidate's campaign. It is easy, it is legal, and Buckeye Firearms Association is about to make it even easier. Ohio tax law gives individuals a tax credit of $50.00, and...

Too Much or Too Little Training

By Betty Shonts In a recent article, I admitted that concealed carry permitholders are human beings, and allowed for the possibility that in a rare scenario one could possibly screw up by diving headfirst into a third party scenario without all the facts. Permitholders rarely screw up. But never mind - no matter what I say, what unbiased researched facts I have in my hands, and how many news...

Surprise, surprise! Shooting is actually a popular activity.

By Dean Rieck An enduring myth of the anti-gun left is that the shooting sports are not really all that popular. They think the only people who are interested in shooting are criminals and the deranged. They assume the “gun guys” are some tiny group of oddballs out of touch with mainstream America. Well, guess what? They’re wrong. Shooting is popular. VERY popular. In fact, shooting has always...

Attorney General announces First Quarter 2006 CHL statistics

Number of CHLs issued increases over past two quarters By Jim Irvine The Ohio Attorney General released the concealed handgun license statistics for the first quarter of 2006 today. Ohio’s sheriff’s issued 5,546 regular licenses and 21 temporary emergency licenses to law-abiding Ohio citizens. This brings the new total number of licenses issued to 73,692. As expected, the more populous counties...

Education Guide Lesson #14: The Right to Keep and Bear...What?

Yet another eye-opening study course has been added to the Buckeye Firearms Association Education Guide . The Second Amendment Definition of "Arms" by Alo Konsen, http://www.brainshavings.com The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads in its entirety, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...

College girls step out against violence, but do they stand up for self-defense?

By Chad D. Baus “Out of the dorms and into the streets, we won't be raped, we wont be beat!” proclaimed the women of Athens and Ohio University as they swarmed campus and surrounding streets. The threat of night storms or the jeers of onlookers didn’t stop the women from “Taking Back the Night,” for the annual march and rally protesting violence against women. In the United States, a woman is...

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