Ohio Politics

Value of Directly-Elected Judges Proven Once Again in Clyde Case

By Ken Hanson, Esq. Nationwide there has been a great debate over “merit selection” of judges versus direct election of judges, driven largely by the role that campaign money plays in judicial elections, and the taint casted upon judicial impartiality as a result. Ohio is not immune to this discussion, and Chief Justice Moyer has been a nationwide leader in the quest to strip citizens of the...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. volunteer works to ensure township noise ordinance won't infringe on gun rights

By Scott Seibert Recently, Buckeye Firearms Association became aware of a proposed ordinance in Kingston Township (northeast Delaware County) that would seek to limit excessive noise from a multitude of sources. There were concerns in the firearms community that this ordinance was some sort of stealth gun control, as firearms discharges would apparently be controlled by this ordinance. I had the...

Buckeye Firearms Association 2008 General Election endorsements

Click here to download a print version of our Pro-Gun Voter Guide > > > Get a Custom Voter Guide for your district. 2008 is a unique year in the history of this political action committee. Term limits are forcing many of our friends out of the legislature. Many races have no incumbent and are in competitive districts where either candidate has a good chance to win. There is not enough...

Headline: Second Amendment Talk Highlights First Shot Ceremony

The Ottawa County Beacon is reporting that attendees to the First Shot Ceremony for the 2008 National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Perry were treated to more than just a band concert, a parachute jump that delivered the American Flag and a fly-over by a pair of F-16's from the 180th Ohio National Guard Tactical Fighter Wing from Toledo. They were also treated to a celebration of the...

Erie County concealed handgun license-holder cleared of all charges

Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to report that an Erie County concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder recently had all pending felony charges against him dismissed by the Prosecutor. In order to protect this innocent man’s identity, he will not be identified by name, and identifiable items will be deleted from this story. We will simply refer to this person as Publius. Publius is an Ohio...

Another one bites the dust: Anti-gun politicians drop out of special election for Ohio Attorney General

By Chad D. Baus In the past few weeks, articles written by myself and Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson have attempted to sound the warning on storm clouds which were gathering over this fall's special election for Ohio Attorney General, due to the names being floated by both parties - former Senator Mike DeWine and current Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in particular. This week, it...

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