Gun Grabbers

One of these news reports is not like the others... Columbus ABC buries news of Bloomberg anti-gun group's failed rally

by Chad D. Baus Last week, Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers made national news after they succeeded in out-numbering a tiny rally (mostly-paid staffers) organized by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The turn of events was covered by everyone from the Washington times to Breitbart.com, all of whom noted the fact that MAIG produced a tiny turnout, with BFA...

Common-sense restrictions

by Aaron Kirkingburg and Jim Irvine We often hear calls for "common-sense" firearms restrictions. All these restrictions on the transfer, ownership and use of firearms is common sense to those who dislike others' ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights without undue infringement. But what about the First Amendment? As with all rights, there are limitations. One cannot yell "FIRE!" in a...

Why the NSA surveillance program matters for the universal background check debate

by Mike Horning, PhD Last week's anti-gun protest in Columbus seemed to fizzle when BFA supporters turned it into a pro-gun rally , but that doesn't mean the debate on universal background checks is even close to being over. If the lack of gun control support suggests anything, it is that Ohioans aren't interested much in Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to bring New York-style gun laws to the state of...

Misinformed South Euclid Council President David Miller sponsors resolution opposing guns in bars...two years late

South Euclid Police Chief Kevin Nietert also seems unaware of current state law on the subject by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer 's Cleveland.com is reporting that South Euclid, Ohio Council President David Miller has sponsored a council resolution opposing a portion of House Bill 203 involving proposed modifications to Ohio's self-defense law, as well as another modification to Ohio law...

Op-Ed: How to keep gun rights for the long term

Editor's Note: The following op-ed, which can be read in its entirety at WorldNetDaily.com, was written by Buckeye Firearms Foundation Board of Directors member Gerard Valentino. Students of history and pro-gun advocates know that every case of genocide or political oppression was preceded by the confiscation of privately owned firearms. We also know that it wasn't the immortal words Thomas...

Op-Ed: 206 Trayvon Martins, Ignored

by. C. D. Michel Over the last year, more than 200 black seventeen year olds were murdered in the United States. None of them were Trayvon Martin. It is the perception of conflict and violence that drives our attention. So it comes as no surprise that politicians try to drive our attention toward issues with which they can make political points, and away from the real issues that are difficult to...

Obama issues new executive actions on gun control, targets collectors instead of criminals

by Chad D. Baus National media are reporting that the Obama administration unexpectedly announced two new gun control measures on Thursday. The move came just two days after Obama promised, in a closed door meeting with some of the nation's most anti-gun rights mayors, that he was about to take unilateral action on guns . From FoxNews.com : Vice President Biden announced the new measures Thursday...

As Colorado prepares to vote on recalling two anti-gun politicians, NYC Mayor Bloomberg (and BFA!) joins the fight

Editor's Note: As you will read below, New York City Mayor Bloomberg's anti-gun rights group keeps meddling in other states, and we're going to face them head on - right here in Ohio , and also in Colorado . Buckeye Firearms Association's Sean Maloney, Ken Hanson and Linda Walker are headed to Colorado to join this fight. We'll spend a tiny fraction of what Bloomberg and his allies have, but we'...

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