The Newark Advocate is reporting that Charles W. McCoy kicked a chair and swore on his way out of court Tuesday after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Florida bill to allow deadly force against burglars
February 10, 2005 St. Petersburg (FL) Times TALLAHASSEE – More than a decade has passed since Sen. Jim King woke up to find a man pointing a gun at his head. It’s…
The tragic face of defenselessness
WBNS 10TV (CBS Columbus) is reporting that a Columbus man heading out for a Saturday morning jog took a severe beating from three other men more than half his age. Police are…
Op-Ed: GOP’s labels stick poorly to Coleman
February 06, 2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer by Sandy Theis Bumper-sticker slogans don’t apply to Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, and that’s the way he likes it. The first Democrat to announce his candidacy…
The letter the Plain Dealer refused to publish
OFCC’s Jim Irvine recently sent a letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer regarding the newspaper’s failure to report when crimes happen in places where “no-guns” signs are posted. Irvine…
LTE: Weapons ban would be inconsequential
February 09, 2005 Columbus Dispatch I respond to the Jan. 28 Dispatch article “Police take shot at assault weapons.” What a joke! If Columbus City Councilman Michael C. Mentel truly wants to…
Cuyahoga Co. admits error; promises to revise CCW policy
In recent weeks, Ohioans For Concealed Carry has been contacted by concerned Cuyahoga County citizens regarding county’s “Concealed Weapons Policy” as described on its website: IT IS ILLEGAL To knowingly carry a…
Pro-gun vote: Loveland target range wins nod
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that voters in referendum have overwhelmingly approved an amendment to allow a 15-lane shooting range facility in the Loveland city limits. Voters were asked to affirm or…
Even the founder of Michael Moore’s bodyguard company is anti-gun
In the wake of a January 20 FOXNews report that Michael Moore’s bodyguard had been arrested in at JFK airport on a gun charge, and following aggressive attempts at silencing follow-up reports…
”Road rage deputy” on the street as trial approaches
Ohioans For Concealed Carry has learned that a Franklin Co. Deputy accused of aiming a gun at a Columbus cabbie and saying “I’ll shoot you dead” last May is finally going to…