Saturday, June 07, 2003 Police were searching for three men who kidnapped a North Side man yesterday and forced him to drive to his Westerville workplace, where they made him open the…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Columbus homicide rate climbing
Murder is on the rise in the capital city. There have been 5 murders in 2 weeks in the Columbus area. Since January, 47 people in Columbus have been the victim of…
Dispatch: Trooper went too far, Zanesville motorist says
Melody Butts concedes she deserved a ticket for unthinkingly passing a stopped school bus on Rt. 40 east of Zanesville. However, the nurse says she did not deserve the face full of…
Enquirer: Cincinnati’s record pace of homicides slows
Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher is crediting that city’s tougher stance on criminals who use guns in the commission of their crimes for slowing what was a record pace of homicides this…
Tale of Two Cities: Akron deliverymen robbed; Pittsburgh robber shot
As the weather warms, crime against restaurant delivery workers tends to rise. Robbers are more comfortable lurking outside in the shadows, waiting at a phony address, having provided a bogus phone number,…
Loud and Clear
As the hour of Senate adoption of a substitute House Bill 12 approaches, we thought it’d be healthy to review the circumstances under which HB274 died, as well as the major moments…
Public hearings scheduled for Youngstown ‘assault weapons’ ban
On June 11th, the Youngstown City Council will be holding public hearings on the so-called assault weapons ordinance being considered by the safety committee. Detailed info provided by clicking “Read More.” There…
Two new ”shall issue” states report firearms sales and training on the rise
In recent weeks, both Colorado and Minnesota legislatures revised their concealed carry laws from “may issue” to “shall issue”. Even though these states laws previously recognized SOME citizens’ right to self-defense, their…
Poll: 9-11 attacks and D.C. snipers trigger soccer mom support for self-defense
Here’s a story about America you won’t likely see in the American media: It is midweek night at the Blue Ridge Arsenal and Ginger Wright, passionate gun owner and professional shooting coach,…
Dispatch: Patrol fires three-time best trooper
A three-time “trooper of the year” has been fired from his job with the State Highway Patrol for conduct unbecoming an officer. Robert L. Burd, 31, was fired on May 20, said…