Guns in the News

Headline: Texas school district lets staffers carry concealed weapons to class

12:05am Monday, August 18, 2008
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , trustees at the the Harrold Independent School District in northern Texas voted to allow teachers to bring handguns on campus when classes start this month, as long as they meet licensing and other requirements. David Thweatt, superintendent of the 110-student district, told the newspaper they adopted this policy because of shooting sprees at Virginia...

Couple moves in next to 60 year-old Boy Scout camp, complains about noise from shooting range

12:10am Friday, August 15, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Northeast Ohio media outlets are reporting on a Henrietta Township (Lorain Co.) trustee meeting that heard complaints from a couple who bought their "dream house" next to the 60 year-old Firelands (Boy) Scout Reservation and shooting range. "It's constant banging all day long," Deborah Banyas whined to the Cleveland Plain Dealer . "Even if we go in the house, close the windows and...

Report: TSA weighs airport gun ban in unsecured areas

12:05am Friday, August 15, 2008
USA Today reported recently that the Transportation Security Administration may allow airports to ban firearms from terminals, parking lots, roads and other airport areas where many states currently allow passengers to carry lethal weapons, eliminating persons' right to bear arms for self-defense even while driving to and from the airport.

Ohio CHL-holder defends life when ambushed in broad daylight

by Chad D. Baus
12:10am Thursday, August 14, 2008
Several media outlets are reporting that police are looking for a man who attempted the ambush-style robbery of a Concealed Handgun License-holder in broad daylight Tuesday in Lancaster. Instead of receiving the $7,000 his victim was carrying in anticipation of purchasing some construction equipment, the robber was instead on the receiving end of his intended victim's .38 caliber revolver.

Polls show tepid support for McCain among gun owners

12:05am Thursday, August 14, 2008
By Chad D. Baus Politico.com is reporting that, while few hunters are pining for a day in the woods with Barack Obama, a surprising number of sportsmen say they’ll vote for him – far more than backed Al Gore or goose-hunting John Kerry. Citing a Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation poll released Wednesday, the Politico story notes that John McCain leads former Joyce Foundation board member Barack...

Moose hunting helps American win Olympic medal

12:05am Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Reuters.com is reporting that American Corey Cogdell got ready for the Olympics Women’s Trap competition by going on a moose hunting trip with her father. "I've been shooting since a very young age -- probably two or three years old -- hunting and shooting with my dad," she said. "I just grew up with it."

Meet the Brady Center's newest "Assault Weapon": Your Upland/Waterfowl/Skeet/Trap shooting shotgun

12:10am Tuesday, August 12, 2008
By Jeff Riley In an earlier article published on Buckeye Firearms Association we exposed the Brady Center for the Prevention of Gun Violence's call for banning "any ammunition that can penetrate ballistic armor" worn by Law Enforcement. This of course would ban almost any rifle ammunition used by big game and deer hunters in the United States. For years gun-grabbers like the Brady Center have...

Handguns Magazine MUST READ: "Serial Killers"

12:05am Monday, August 11, 2008
As many as 10 states are considering serialization laws. “If you can’t grab their guns, get their ammo!” That’s apparently the newest gun control approach popping up in state legislatures across the country under the heading of “bullet serialization.” Advertised by the antis as a way to stop crime, bullet serialization is actually an unproven technology, which, if mandated, would increase the...

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