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Buckeye Firearms Association PAC "stronger than ever" heading in to pivotal 2012 elections

7:00am Wednesday, May 16, 2012
by Jim Irvine Buckeye Firearms Association has filed the post-primary report for the 2012 election year. We are near record levels of cash on hand, meaning we are in great shape for the huge battles that lie ahead this year. We are ready, willing and able to be a factor in many elections. We are stronger in terms of numbers, outreach ability, and an organized grassroots network than we have ever...

April sees 10.5% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 23rd straight month over month increase

3:00pm Monday, May 14, 2012
The April 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 931,658 is an increase of 10.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 843,484 in April 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2012 NICS figure of 1,416,074 reflects a 5.7 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,339,673 in April 2011. This marks the 23rd straight month that NSSF...

Buckeye Firearms Assn's Joe Eaton discusses Stand Your Ground laws at Dayton Daily News roundtable as national debate continues

7:00am Monday, May 14, 2012
On Sunday, April 29, The Dayton Daily News published an extensive article documenting a roundtable discussion held in response to the massive nationwide media barrage on the Trayvon Martin/ George Zimmerman case in Florida, and on Stand Your Ground laws. The DDN "assembled representatives of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence and...

U.S. House Oversight Committee Makes Case for Contempt of Congress in "Fast and Furious" Investigation

3:00pm Friday, May 11, 2012
Back in February, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) promised to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if Holder didn't hand over Justice Department documents that had been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' now-infamous "Operation Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation. [Last] week, Rep. Issa--chairman...

CBS News: 'Most open and transparent administration in history' returns blank pages as answer to "Fast & Furious" FOIA request

7:00am Friday, May 11, 2012
"My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government." - Barack Obama by Chad D. Baus CBS News, which for more than a year has been...

BACKFIRE: House Democrats withdraw push to overturn state's stand-your-ground self-defense laws

3:00pm Thursday, May 10, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Washington Times is reporting that House Democrats backed off of their effort Tuesday to offer a "Trayvon amendment" to pressure states to drop their stand-your-ground laws. The amendment was intended to push to overturn stand-your-ground self-defense laws in states like Florida. From the article : Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, said he will still try to force a...

Dick Lugar, "The Most Anti-Gun Republican in the U.S. Senate," suffers landslide defeat in GOP primary

3:00pm Wednesday, May 09, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Senator Dick Lugar, who has been described as the most anti-gun Republican in the U.S. Senate, has suffered a landslide defeat in the Indiana state Republican primary. He was defeated on Tuesday by state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who MSNBC reports was backed by groups ranging from the National Rifle Association to local Tea Party activists to the Washington-based fiscal...

The Shrinking 'Vast Majority": NSSF Responds to ATF Mexican Trace Report

3:00pm Tuesday, May 08, 2012
By Larry Keane ATF [recently] released a report on firearms submitted by the government of Mexico for tracing since 2007. One screaming headline referred to the "Vast Majority of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S. New ATF Trace Data Reveals." If you have been following the issue of Mexican gun traces on this blog, you will realize the truth is a rapidly shrinking "Vast Majority" and the so-...

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