Guns in the News

ATF Rewards Agents Who Ran "Fast and Furious" and Then Helped Cover It Up

3:00pm Friday, August 26, 2011
In what can only be described as "Washington D.C. logic," the three BATFE agents who were responsible for the "Fast and Furious" debacle in Phoenix have been promoted. You read that right, promoted! Not reprimanded, not demoted and certainly not fired, but given bigger jobs with more responsibility and more pay. Each of the agents now have high profile positions in D.C. William Newell is now...

Victims of attempted armed robbery fight back in Columbus and Cincinnati

7:00am Wednesday, August 24, 2011
by Chad D. Baus Columbus police say a man who died on August 10 was attempting to rob someone when he was fatally shot by the intended victim. From WCMH, Columbus' NBC affiliate : According to Columbus police, the shooting occurred in the 700 block of Sullivant Avenue at 8:48 p.m. Monday. Officers found Mario Williams, 22, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Mount Carmel...

To the Editor: Plain Dealer overstates dangers of kids and guns

3:00pm Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The following letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was submitted by Buckeye Firearms Foundation Board of Directors member Gerard Valentino in response to an editorial entitled " Kids and guns are a tragic mix ." To the editor: Monday's editorial "Kids and guns are a tragic mix" takes a shallow look at the problem of how children are killed in America today. According to the Centers...

State Medical Board votes to allow its investigators to carry guns

3:00pm Monday, August 22, 2011
by Chad D. Baus The Columbus Dispatch reported recently that the State Medical Board, responsible for licensing and disciplining physicians, has voted to allow its investigators can carry guns. From the article : The board agreed unanimously today that the 20 state investigators have a right to protect themselves against threats on the job. Safety has become a larger concern as investigations of...

Dayton gun show arrests are proof that pro-gun rights advocates are right

7:00am Friday, August 19, 2011
by Gerard Valentino Recently, at a gun show in Dayton, Ohio several people were arrested for violating the law by buying a gun when they knew it was illegal for them to do so. As usual, the media tried to hang the arrests on gun show promoters and stirred up discussion about the mythical gun show loophole. From the article : "The gun show loophole is a deadly serious problem — and this undercover...

Report: Firearm background checks up 17.7% in 2011 - Record number tied to politics, economy

7:00am Thursday, August 18, 2011
by Chad D. Baus As regular readers of BuckeyeFirearms.org are aware, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) firearms sales checks have seen a steady increase for more than a year. The Ohio media are now catching on to this trend as well, thanks to a Dayton Daily News article published on August 17. From the article : The record number of firearm background checks performed by...

Headline: Camp Perry is on target with national shooters

3:00pm Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The News-Herald of Willoughby, OH has published an excellent article on the World Series of shooting sports that occurs here in the Buckeye State each and every summer. From the article : The light popping sound was coming from slow-moving lead projectiles released from their brass prisons and sent sailing down steel tubes. Looking at the long row of nearly 200 rimfire shooters indicated each...

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