Activists plan to march with guns Columbus ThisWeek October 9, 2003 Advocates of an Ohio law to allow concealed weapons will march through Olde Gahanna Sunday afternoon to draw attention to what…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Supporters of concealed carry plan Defense Walk on Sunday
XENIA – Local concealed carry supporters will hold Defense Walks statewide to protest Sen. Doug White and Gov. Bob Taft’s obstruction of the concealed-carry legislation on Sunday. The walk is intended to…
Ohio Poll: Taft disapproval numbers at 46%
They say it’s about Party solidarity. It looks more like they’re tying lines to a sinking ship. According to the latest Ohio Poll, released Wednesday by the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for…
13-year old girl wrestles firearm from deputy, pulls trigger
Girl admits trying to shoot caseworker, deputy sheriff October 08, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH In the hallway that opened into the crowded lobby of Franklin County Children Services, a 13-year-old girl and…
MORE pro-self-defense letters to editors!
Concealed-carry ban offends good citizens Cincy Enquirer October 6, 2003 I’m offended, and every law-abiding citizen in Ohio should be too. Why? There were 45 states with some kind of concealed-carry law…
Letter to the Editor: Pfeifer lives in fantasy world
October 4, 2003 Re “Court upholds ban on concealed guns,” Sept. 25: How does Justice Paul E. Pfeifer believe prohibiting “the carrying of concealed weapons helps maintain an orderly and safe society?”…
Letter to the Editor: Anti-gun stance endangers public
On September 25, an attack letter, specifically targeted against Ohioans For Concealed Carry, began appearing in newspapers across the state. The letter written by the President of the Cleveland Chapter of the…
Letter to the Editor: Court ruling not just racist, but sexist
Portsmouth Daily Times Ohio’s Supreme Court, by a 5-2 decision, has now joined the Ohio State Patrol and Governor Taft in the continued depriving of law abiding Ohioans from defending themselves with…
Op-Ed: Guns, speech and the courts
By Sim Evans Each generation must ratify the Constitution, or else it is of no account. The founders were cognizant of this when they provided the amendment mechanism, whereby future generations might…
What’s race got to do with it? A LOT.
As I described in my recent walk through the "Safest Neighborhood in the State", I mentioned that the most enjoyable part of my day was spent speaking to the many African-Americans who…