Author: Buckeye Firearms Association

Ohio Hunters Provide Red Meat to Local Food Pantries

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 54,800 pounds of venison to local food banks through the 2008-09 deer hunting season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

The 54,800 pounds of venison equals approximately 219,200 meals for Ohioans in need. Last year, FHFH collected 20,902 pounds of venison throughout the season. A total of 1,096 deer were donated this deer hunting season compared to 418 in 2007-08.

“Many deer hunters took the extra step to help offset hunger felt by Ohioans,” said Jim Marshall, assistant chief of the Division of Wildlife. “The Division of Wildlife hopes to partner with FHFH again this next deer season.”

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson refuses to answer questions about gun control enforcement in live Internet chat

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By Chad D. Baus

On March 24, 2009, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson took part in a live Internet chat hosted by NewsNet5.com (Cleveland’s ABC affiliate, WEWS).

It was clear from many of the questions that Cleveland’s crime problem in general, and the city’s continued enforcement of illegal gun control laws in particular, were of major concern to chat participants.

But Mayor Jackson largely avoided these issues, and by the end of the chat participants were expressing their frustrations.

Jon Husted makes his run for Secretary of State official

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By Jim Irvine

Pro-gun former Speaker of the Ohio House Jon Husted (R – Kettering) has officially announced that he is running for Ohio Secretary of State in 2010.

As a State Representative, Husted voted for House Bill 274, an early concealed carry reform bill. And, it is worth noting, he voted for the clean bill, before the Ohio Senate wrecked it with every poison pill then Governor Taft could think of. Later, he also voted for HB12, the concealed carry reform bill that eventually became law in Ohio.

As Speaker of the Ohio House, Husted was a leader in passing statewide preemption, which ended a patchwork of conflicting and confusing laws and replaced it with uniform firearms laws throughout the state. Governor Taft vetoed the bill, HB347, but the General Assembly voted to override the veto – something that had not happened in almost 30 years. Husted also helped lead the effort to “de-Taft” Ohio’s gun laws. Senate Bill 184 passed last year, eliminating the most dangerous and aggravating laws effecting law-abiding gun owners.

Man shot during pizza-shop robbery attempt dies

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“The guy came in to rob the place and it didn’t work out,” the worker said.

The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that a man who was allegedly attempting to rob a West Akron pizza shop Tuesday night was shot by the store owner, who had a license to carry a concealed handgun.

The robber later died at the hospital, and the store owner is speaking out about being attacked and having his ilfe threatened.

Barack Obama’s misguided and mistaken gun policies

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By Gerard Valentino

Barack Obama’s recent video message to Iran is widely seen as an attempt to create a dialogue between the two countries. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, he has all but shut down one of the most successful law enforcement programs in the country by putting up insurmountable administrative roadblocks to allowing Federal Flight Deck Officers from continuing to carry guns in cockpits.

The program, which is widely successful, lets pilots carry guns to protect the passengers and control of the plane. It was created after 9/11 to combat the possibility of another hijacking that might turn fully loaded jetliners into guided missiles.

Basically, Obama is reaching out to our enemies in Iran while destroying one of the ways we can stop terrorists often sponsored by Iranian money and training.

How a sitting president of the United States can make such a ridiculous decision is inexplicable.

Republicans continue to serve wrong recipe when it comes to gun rights

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By Jeff Knox

The Republican Party lost big in 2006 and lost even bigger in 2008. They didn’t lose because of opposition to the war in Iraq. They didn’t lose because of the floundering economy. They didn’t even lose because of a “culture of corruption.” Those were symptoms and side issues. The reason Republicans lost, and continue to lose, is because they have failed to keep their promises, live up to their stated beliefs, and they have provided little reason to their base a reason to get excited about keeping them in office.

From taxes to abortion to free trade to fiscal responsibility, Republicans have routinely betrayed the trust of important issue groups and constituencies. But no group betrayed, ignored, and taken for granted by Republicans more than gunowners.

This newspaper editor supports the Second Amendment and concealed carry

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By Steven P. Keller
TheTelegramNews.com

As a gun owner and a strong supporter of private gun ownership and gun rights, I have found it interesting that recent Telegram articles have reported citizens finding unwelcomed visitors in their homes and have greeted them with guns and have fired a few shots in their direction.

This, I think, is part of what the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States speaks to when it protects the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. There are, of course, other reasons this right is important, but it seems to me that having firearms in the home is important when it comes to protecting you and yours.

It seems as if the criminal element is blossoming like spring flowers in the garden. As home invasions become more common, some way of protecting yourself seems, to me, to be important, even necessary.

There are some common-sense rules about gun ownership and responsible gun owners know the rules and take precautions against an unfortunate accident which still do occur. But lots of people are killed by common kitchen knives which never seem to come under the scrutiny of liberal do-gooders who seem to be focused on eliminating all the dangers in life.

As Obama plots a gun ban, our challenge is helping the next generation learn the truth

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By Jim Shepherd

[Late last week], mainstream media was buzzing about how the President was “willing to consider” some limitations on firearms.

As my kids would say as they rolled their eyes “what-ever.” Baloney is always baloney. This administration is all about limiting firearms ownership.

I could respect their positions if they didn’t try camouflaging another attempt to put more controls on the average gun-owning, law-abiding American citizen.

This time, it’s to help stabilize the political situation in Mexico?

Pardon me, but que?

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 62 – Centralized Gun-Registration Scheme

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Taken from the most recent “Page Nine” Alan Korwin’s “The Uninvited Ombudsman Report”

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1- Centralized Gun Registration

The lamestream media told you:

Nothing.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

Although not widely discussed publicly, the Bradys, in conjunction with new Obama officials, are working out the details of a new centralized gun registration scheme. It would avoid existing legal safeguards and allow the dangerous first step toward gun-confiscation. Currently, the federal government is explicitly banned by law from centralized gun registrations, historically the precursor to confiscations.

The plan involves having all retail gun sales reported to and recorded by the gun’s manufacturer. This would defeat the ban against central government registration, while giving full access to the records to BATFE and FBI officials with little control of any kind. The unpaid burden this places on firearms makers and dealers would be overlooked. Tucked deeply in the Brady’s proposal to Obama, “ATF should require dealers to report details to manufacturers about all guns sold. This action can be taken without additional statutory authority.” (emphasis in original)

Headline: “Clinton targets assault weapons”

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“Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear…I think people can take me at my word.”
– President-elect Barack Obama, just weeks before his inauguration.

By Chad D. Baus

No, that isn’t a headline from a decade ago. Thanks to 52.9% of American voters, including some supposedly pro-gun individuals who bought into the line that a former Joyce Foundation board member could be pro-Second Amendment, Barack Obama is now our President, Eric Holder is now our Attorney General, and Hillary Clinton is now our Secretary of State.

And according to the BBC, Clinton is singing the same song as Holder, promising a gun ban.

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