New Philadelphia, OH's Times Reporter reported this week that the Garaway Board of Education has passed a resolution to allow for armed staff at Garaway Schools. From the article: Garaway joins Newcomerstown,…
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Help Us Celebrate a Patriot’s Life
Recently, BFA Attorney and Legislative Chair Ken Hanson passed away. On September 7, we will celebrate his life and remember his impact on Second Amendment rights, and YOU are invited. When: Saturday, Sept….
AGAIN: Law enforcement action against man who made Internet threats proves strength of existing laws
On August 12, police in Mahoning County arrested a man charged with making online threats against federal law enforcement agents because they feared he would commit a mass shooting. Four days later, a similar…
Report: Florida Man Has Firearms Rights Taken Away Over Mistaken Identity
[On August 14], Jonathan Carpenter of Osceola County, Florida was sitting at home when a mail carrier knocked on his front door. The postal carrier asked Carpenter to sign for a certified letter…
Great-grandson is latest member of anti-gun Cleveland mayor’s family to be arrested for gun crime
Lost in the midst of the terrible attacks on El Paso, Texas and Dayton, OH was the news that yet another relative of anti-gun Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson was arrested for committing…
“Universal” Background Checks Aren’t as Universally Popular as You’ve Been Led to Believe
Advocates of so-called “universal” background checks constantly cite their own polling data to claim that the vast majority of Americans support these measures. But, when these measures have actually been presented to…
Ohio legislators admit to predetermining votes on gun control legislation they’ve never read
Persons on both sides of the debate over President Obama's so-called "Affordable Care Act" are likely never to forget Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's infamous advice to Congress: "We have to pass…
Threats and bad behavior do NOT advance gun rights
The Buckeye Firearms Association wants to make it clear to our supporters, to public officials and to all Ohioans that we fully denounce the use of threatening language, whether literal or figurative….
Law enforcement action against man who made Internet threats proves strength of existing laws
Despite claims that new laws are needed to stop potential active killer attacks, law enforcement authorities proved last week that existing law is well up to the task when properly utilized. From…
DISCUSSION: What to do about gun violence?
Buckeye Firearms Association representatives have been talking to the media almost nonstop since the deadly attacks in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. On August 5, the night before Governor DeWine's press…