Ohio Politics

City of Cincinnati: "The laws, like taxes, are for the little people"

Editor's Note: The Cincinnati Enquirer has published an edited version of this op-ed ed, entitled " City should conform to law on concealed carry ". By Jeff Riley "....Only the little people pay taxes." - Leona Helmsley , "The Queen of Mean" It appears that the City of Cincinnati, through their inaction, has updated and revised Leona's original phrase. The law is for you to obey, but not for them.

Storm Clouds Gather Over Ohio Attorney General Election

By Ken Hanson, Esq. This November, Buckeyes will head to the poll to elect a new Attorney General. This election is being held without the customary year-long primary campaigns, due to the nature and timing of the resignation of Marc Dann. As a result, a small group of men and women hold the future of your gun rights in their hands. Chances are very good that you do not know any of these men and...

Governor Strickland tells FOP where to stick it on gun bill; Republicans should do the same

Grassroots pro-gun groups have a bill under consideration in the Statehouse, and elitist union leaders at the Fraternal Order of Police are opposed. Deja vu all over again? Not so fast. Gun owners have reason to hope, because this time around, we have a Democrat in the Governor's office. Yes, you read that on a pro-gun website. GUN OWNERS CAN BE THANKFUL THAT DEMOCRAT TED STRICKLAND IS OUR...

City of Cincinnati defiantly flaunts state law

"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." - Louis D. Brandeis By Jeff Riley Regular readers of the Buckeye Firearms site are well aware of crimes occurring in the State of Ohio and local city/municipal parks year after year. Some recent...

Marc Dann resigns amid scandal; Governor should appoint a pro-gun replacement

By Chad D. Baus While it is now quite apparent from the ongoing sexual harrassment scandal that Democrat Marc Dann managed the office of Attorney General poorly over the past 17 months, many Ohio gun owners will no doubt still receive news of his resignation this week some sadness. Thanks in large part to the hard work of Buckeye Firearms Association, the National Rifle Association, and pro-gun...

Governor's First Annual Turkey Hunt is a Success!

Governor Ted Strickland and many current and former NFL players participated COLUMBUS, OH – Governor Ted Strickland enjoyed a day in the field on Saturday, May 10, during the first-ever Governor’s Annual Turkey Hunt. The event, which took place in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, included current and former NFL players who partnered with nationally known hunting guides on an outing with 11 area...

Give an hour or two and advance our gun rights

By Scott Seibert Last week I received a call from Brian, a campaign aid for Ohio Senate candidate Jim Hughes ( http://www.vote4hughes.com/ ). His staff and a bunch of volunteers were getting together again Saturday May 10 to commence another "lit drop" [literature drop] in the Hilliard neighborhoods. I had participated in an earlier lit drop a couple weeks ago, and found it to be a very...

Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman posts open letter to Justice Paul Pfeifer as another brutal crime occurs in Ohio park

"What's the need to be packing in a public park? What's the compelling need?" - Republican Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer, April 9, 2008 Two weeks ago, it was a man stabbed in the face in a Toledo park at the conclusion of an evening jog. This week, it's a woman kidnapped from the Equestrian Center of the Lorain County Metro Parks’ Carlisle Reservation, raped and shot in the back before...

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