Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) has released the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) statistics for the first quarter of 2014. Looking at new licenses issues and renewed, we see an increase from…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
30 Ohio Schools Now Have Gun Policies to Defend Students; Apply NOW for FASTER training
Last December, Buckeye Firearms Foundation announced that there were 20 Ohio school districts that had authorized persons to carry firearms in their schools. That number has now grown to approximately 30 districts…
April 2014 firearms sales checks second highest on record
The April 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 988,726 is the second highest April on record for the system, even with a decrease of 16.6 percent compared…
Forum on Second Amendment issues hosted by Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor in NE Ohio
Last month, Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor (R) was in Portage County for a roundtable on issues related to Ohio sportsmen and Second Amendment rights advocates. Attendees came from all over Northeast Ohio…
Buckeye Firearms Association Endorses SB 338, Concealed Carry Law Reform Bill
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce its endorsement of Senate Bill 338, which was introduced Monday, May 12 by Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township), and which seeks to make improvements to…
Garbage in, garbage out: Gun checks miss millions of fugitives
The Gannett Company is reporting that millions of fugitives can pass undetected through federal background checks and buy guns illegally because police departments across the country routinely fail to put their names…
The Motherhood Of A Shooter
Outdoor Wire Editor's Note: It's Mothers Day weekend and we hope every one of you has the chance to reach out to your Mom. Today, we let a Mom reach out to…
A look back at Ohio’s journey to straight-walled cartridge rifles for deer hunting
I was recently privileged to be part of the effort to bring straight walled cartridge rifles, the effort formerly known as pistol caliber rifles (PCR), to Ohio. The experience was a thrilling,…
Op-Ed: How the Firearms Industry Leads the Way on Gun Safety And What the Anti-Gun Activists Won’t Acknowledge
…Last [month], Michael Bloomberg re-launched his ongoing anti-gun effort, this time calling it Everytown for Gun Safety . The group claims to support a platform of issues for which the firearms industry…
Headline: Gun Rights Group Blasts Rules On Firearms In Foster, Childcare Homes
The Gongwer News Service reported recently on testimony offered in Columbus by Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine. From the article: Rules prescribing safety measures for foster parents were delayed this week…