COLUMBUS, OH – Five years ago, a 20-year-old murdered his mother, stole her guns, and went to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut to slaughter 6 staff and 20 young children. It…
News organization exposed more than two hundred Ohio schools’ lack of armed staff
[Update December 21, 2017 – News organization removes web data on school safety plans after BuckeyeFirearms.org article] Last spring, northeast Ohio PBS conglomerate IdeaStream.org published a two-part series on Buckeye Firearms Foundation's…
NSSF Praises Passage of U.S. Rep. Luetkemeyer’s Legislation Ending ‘Operation Choke Point’
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, today praised U.S. Rep. Blaine Leuktemeyer's (R-Mo.) legislation that puts an end to…
Medical Marijuana? Say Goodbye to Your Gun Rights
House Bill 523, passed on September 8, 2016, legalized medical marijuana in Ohio. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program will allow residents of the state with certain qualifying conditions, and a recommendation…
Bills to address Fixing Burden of Proof and Modify LEO Notification scheduled for more hearings
Senator William Coley (R-Liberty Township), who chairs the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced a first hearing for Sub. HB 142 (Modify LEO notification) on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:00…
Ohioans continue to use firearms for self-defense in homes and places of business
Incidences of law-abiding citizens using firearms to protect themselves form violent predators continue to occur. The following incidences from around the state occurred in recent weeks. In Youngstown, police say a 19 year-old was…
House Passes Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Fairfax, Va.—The National Rifle Association applauded the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday for passing the most far-reaching expansion of self-defense rights in modern American history. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act…
Congress to Vote on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) TODAY! Your Action Needed Immediately!
Ask Your U.S. Representative to Vote for H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017! The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) will be up for a vote in…
State Attorneys General Back National Reciprocity
AGs: Will not result in an increased risk of crime Fairfax, Va., December 1, 2017 — Today, H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, gained support from a coalition of America’s highest-ranking law enforcement…
Editorial: CCW reciprocity a no-brainer
Law-abiding gun owners know about fellow gun owners who crossed state lines and unwittingly became criminals for breaking a law they didn’t know existed. A North Carolina resident was arrested for having…