Ohio Politics

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Sharon Kennedy for Ohio Supreme Court

7:00am Wednesday, April 11, 2012
by Sean Maloney Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed Sharon Kennedy for Ohio Supreme Court Justice, for the November 6, 2012 general election. Ohio Supreme Court races are among the most important races Ohio voters make, but it's difficult to know where the candidates are on important issues. We as pro-Second Amendment activists, gun enthusiasts on every level, including Concealed Handgun...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate

7:00am Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate. Mandel has been a strong and consistent supporter of Second Amendment rights. His opponent has been graded "F" by the NRA-ILA. "I've known Josh Mandel since he was a city councilman," said Jim Irvine. "His principles remain unchanged. He is a true leader, who is proud to support our Second Amendment rights. This is one...

Campus Police Detain and Draw Weapons on Student Activist for Wearing Empty Holster to Trayvon Martin Vigil

7:00am Monday, April 09, 2012
Student now faces possible charges of academic misconduct Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State University Police detained and drew their weapons on student-activist Mike Newbern for demonstrating his support for gun rights by wearing an empty holster to a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin on Wednesday. Newbern, the president of Buckeyes for Concealed Carry, was taken forcibly into police custody just...

DeWine plans to strengthen Ohio gun laws

3:00pm Wednesday, April 04, 2012
The following article was originally published by The Lima News . Republished with permission. By Greg Sowinski LIMA - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Tuesday he will announce a plan later this month to strengthen Ohio's gun laws targeting the criminals who are the real problem behind gun violence that affects cities such as Lima. "We have done a lot of research and what we have found is...

Canton police officer who threatened to execute concealed carry licensee is trying to get his job back

7:00am Friday, March 30, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Canton Repository is reporting that notorious Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless, who was fired after being caught on his own police dash cam video last June verbally assaulting a concealed carry license holder and threatening to "execute" him, is trying to get his job back. From the article : Patrolman Daniel Harless is proceeding with the arbitration process, said Kristen...

DeWine says 2012 is final year as Ohio Republican Party chair; Will anti-gun Betty Montgomery take his place?

7:00am Wednesday, March 21, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Kevin DeWine, who was elected unanimously as chairman of the Ohio Republican Party in 2009 after receiving the endorsement of former chairman Bob Bennett, and who was re-elected unanimously in 2011, has announced he will not run for re-election at the end of his current two-year term, which ends in December. Despite having achieved a...

Another accidental firearm fatality prompts question yet again: Who is to blame when children have accidents with guns?

7:00am Monday, March 19, 2012
by Chad D. Baus As the editor of news content at BuckeyeFirearms.org, I peruse a great deal of gun-related news each and every day, and am usually among the first to learn of incidents involving accidental shootings. While nationwide statistics prove that at the same time gun ownership in America is at an all-time high , and firearm accident fatalities are at an all-time low (it is 3 times more...

VICTIM ZONE: Four stabbed at downtown Columbus office building

3:00pm Friday, March 16, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The stabbing of four people in a downtown Columbus office building, and subsequent shooting of the knife-wielding assailant by police, has made national news headlines over the past two days. Glaringly absent from news coverage, however, is any mention of the fact that the building is a "no-guns" zone, thanks to Ohio laws which prohibit concealed carry in government buildings (the...

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