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Today’s Bowhunting Gear Often Includes a Handgun

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by J.R. Absher

Whether today’s well-equipped archery hunter is heading to a woodlot treestand just a few miles from home or to a remote meadow high in the Rocky Mountains, there is a good chance he or she carries a standard piece of equipment that would have been unusual-and illegal in some states-just a few years ago: a handgun.

Dangerous people and dangerous places are simply an American fact of life these days-even for those hunting in locales that were once among the most crime-free in the country. That’s why an increasing number of state wildlife agencies and lawmakers are addressing the safety needs of bowhunters and others who have previously been restricted from carrying handguns for personal protection while afield.

For many, the argument for carrying a handgun while bowhunting is simple one, particularly in regions that hold grizzly and brown bears, wild boars, mountain lions or other potentially dangerous game. Beyond that, there’s the increasing likelihood hunters may unintentionally discover clandestine methamphetamine labs or hidden marijuana-growing operations on public land-along with the ne’er-do-wells who occupy them.

From Mexican drug cartels operating marijuana-growing operations in the Southwest and West, to methamphetamine-cooking operations in the rural Midwest and South, there are a disturbing number of ruthless characters inhabiting the exact places we prefer to hunt and recreate in the outdoors.

Nikki Goeser to receive NRA’s 2012 “Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award”

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by Linda Walker

The leadership team and supporters of Buckeye Firearms Association would like to congratulate Nikki Goeser of Nashville, TN as the latest recipient of the NRA’s “Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award.”

Each year, this prestigious award is given to one woman on the national level for her deep commitment to the Second Amendment through efforts of advocacy, education, legislation and upholding the values of the National Rifle Association.

As our readers will recall, Nikki was thrust into the fight for our Second Amendment rights on April 2, 2009 when her beloved husband Ben was murdered in front of her by the man who had been stalking her. She was not looking to become an advocate, but within a week of that awful night, she became our nation’s hero when she spoke out against the laws that restricted her from carrying her lawfully-owned handgun into the club she and Ben were working that night.

So many victims of gun violence will blame the gun instead of the criminal, and Nikki never once wavered on her belief that all law abiding citizens possess the right to defend themselves.

Ohioans were fortunate enough to have Nikki Goeser come to testify in our Statehouse for restaurant carry not once, but twice. She has made several trips to Ohio on our behalf to improve our laws and has spoken across the country in support of our Second Amendment.

Following is the NRA’s press release announcing Nikki’s award:

The Government is Ordering Millions of Bullets…Should I Be Worried?

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by Greg Ellifritz

I’ve been contacted by several friends recently about the Federal Government’s ammunition purchases. Apparently, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has ordered 750 million handgun, rifle, and shotgun rounds (in addition to the 450 million purchased earlier this year). You can read the actual request for proposal HERE.

My friends are concerned that this signifies that the Federal Government knows something that we citizens don’t and is preparing for future problems. Even worse, some believe that the ammunition order is tantamount to an act of war against the citizens of the USA. After all, why would Federal agents need more than a billion rounds of hollowpoint and match grade ammunition?

Some of the media hype around this incident has been prompted by the slanted “journalism” in articles written on the Prison Planet and Info Wars websites. For an example of one such article, check out the link below:

DHS To Purchase Another 750 Million Rounds Of Ammo

While I often find myself agreeing with the articles posted on these two sites and occasionally even listen to Mr. Jones on the radio, I think that they are wrong on this issue. I’m completely open to the idea of governmental conspiracies and regularly research such claims, but I really believe this “conspiracy” is just more media hype. Here’s why:

Caretaker at Dayton church shoots burglar

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WHIO (CBS Dayton) reported recently that a burglar who broke into a church on Friday night, Aug. 17, was shot by an armed caretaker who was staying there because of prior break-ins.

From the article:

According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect broke in through the back side of the building, off an alley. There was a gentleman staying inside the building because of prior problems there with break-ins during which copper and other items had been taken, Burden said.

“He was staying in the church to keep an eye on it,” Burden said of the caretaker. “He was lying in the basement when he heard the window breaking.”

The caretaker fired once, striking the suspect “generally, center body,” in the stomach area, Burden said.

According to the article, the suspect was in surgery at Miami Valley Hospital and was expected to survive. The man who fired the shotgun was taken in for questioning.

The article also says police are investigating whether the suspect was armed or made any threats toward the caretaker.

Under Ohio’s Castle Doctrine law, if someone unlawfully enters or attempts to enter an occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense, and will not be second-guessed by the State.

2012 Southwest Ohio Gun Skills Challenge

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by Joe Eaton

This bi-annual event held in Oxford, Ohio is certainly hitting its stride. The Southwest Gun Skills Challenge was started in 2008 to provide local shooters a smaller and more family-focused version of our premier shooting event, the Buckeye Blast, which is held at Tactical Defense Institute every other year in April. This year’s shoot was exactly what we hoped it would be.

The unusual heat and humidity that has blanketed most of the Ohio Valley all summer passed through and gave us a picture perfect Sunday with clear blue skies, highs in the 80’s and bearable humidity. The venue at Izaak Walton League of America provided space for 40 shooters and over 20 Range Safely Officers and volunteers from the local IDPA league.

The focus of this event has been to provide an opportunity for supporters to introduce others such as spouses, children and grandchildren to the shooting sports in a small and low pressure environment. More new shooters were in attendance at this year’s event than any in the past.

We had several husband/wife pairs, a couple of father/son, father/daughter, father/mother/son/daughter and even two newlyweds who had planned this event before their wedding and were out enjoying the day just 6 weeks after they were married. A large majority of the attendees were from the Southwest Ohio area, but many made the drive from Columbus and Cleveland also.

Reports: Colorado U. to segregate dorms for students with gun permits

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by Chad D. Baus

In the wake of a Colorado Supreme Court decision in March upholding an appeals-court ruling that struck down Colorado University’s gun ban, CU has announced that it will segregate dorms for students who have valid permits to carry concealed weapons, The Denver Post reports.

From the article:

The University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are amending their student housing contracts, segregating students who possess a valid concealed-weapons carry permit.

The university said Thursday that both campuses will establish a residential area for students over the age of 21 with permits. In all other dormitories, guns will be banned, the new policy states.
“The main dorms on the main campus will not allow any concealed-carry weapons,” CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard said.

In addition, attendees at ticketed athletic and cultural events, such as football games and theater, on both campuses will not be permitted to bring their guns, officials said.

“We are treating that ticket purchase as a contractual agreement that you won’t bring your weapon to the venue,” Hilliard said.

…In Boulder, students who want to carry their gun must live in the family-housing units downtown, while those in Colorado Springs will have to live in upperclassmen dorms. In all other dorms, guns will be banned, The Post reports, quoting university officials.

Anyone want to guess which dorms potential burglars or rapists will frequent, and which they’ll chose to avoid?

The Post cites an article in The Daily Camera, a Boulder newspaper, saying that new rules are troubling to James Manley, the attorney from the Mountain States Legal Foundation, who represented the student gun-rights group that brought the original lawsuit against CU’s gun ban.

Anti-gun and Anti-Hunting Radicals Attack U.S. Trap Shooter

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Corey Cogdell is a two time U.S. Olympian. She shoots trap–and she is one of the best in the world.

She is also a big game hunter. And she has been pretty successful at that as well.

But when it was publicized as a part of her Olympic bio that she is a hunter, hunting opponents showed their true nature in a series of vile and violent tweets.

Here are just a few:

“I hope that someone someday shoot your whole familly just practicing.”

“please go shoot yourself in the knees. YOU ANIMAL MURDERER!! you’re a disgusting human being.”

“kill yourself please ! (sic)”

“I really hope the olympic games do something about this murderer. sad, so sad maybe she needs to feel a shoot to understand (sic),”

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