By Jim Irvine It’s tax time, and while few of us “like” doing taxes, there is a nice repayment coming to many of us. It’s time to get our money back! For…
Girl raped at gunpoint in ”no-guns” Toledo park
By Chad D. Baus The Toledo Blade is reporting that Toledo police are seeking information about the sexual and physical assault of a 16-year-old city girl last week at Highland Park in…
Legislative Reception Will Foster Relations Between Sportsmen and Lawmakers
(Columbus) – Ohio sportsmen leaders will be rubbing elbows and voicing their concerns as they meet with lawmakers next month at a special reception being hosted by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. The…
New FBI Study Again Proves the Lie of Gun Control
By Dean Rieck Force Science News recently reported on a landmark 5-year study of cop killers conducted by the FBI and detailed in a 180-page summary called “Violent Encounters: A Study of…
Attorney General announces Fourth Quarter 2006 CHL statistics
By Jim Irvine Attorney General Marc Dann has released the concealed handgun license statistics for the fourth quarter of 2006. There were 4,232 regular licenses, and 13 temporary emergency licenses issued, bringing…
FLASH: Court rules against employer – Employee’s gun rights protected
A Federal district Court has ruled that a former Ohio UPS employee’s case alleging wrongful termination for a firearm at work may proceed.
The court found that the public policy of Ohio permitting citizens to bear arms, as stated in Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio constitution, is clear enough to form the basis of a wrongful termination claim.
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Wild canines offer yet another example of the need for CCW while deer hunting
By Larry S. Moore Jim Robey’s recent Dayton Daily News article about an encounter with wild canines raised an interesting discussion about the need for allowing concealed carry during hunting. As I…
Armed pilots equal safer airplanes
By Captain Denny Breslin, National communications chairman; First officer Mike Karn, chairman, Committee for Armed Defense of the Cockpit; Allied Pilots Association – Fort Worth Texas.
A heavy, fuel-laden aircraft departing for an international destination is a ripe target for terrorists. But under current agreements, specially trained pilots have been prohibited from carrying weapons on international flights U.S. asks to arm pilots abroad.
FLASH – Concealed Carry for Hunters progress
NEWS FLASH!!!!!
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce that the Ohio Division of Wildlife is responding to our efforts and sportsmen requests to allow hunters with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun while hunting.
Buckeye Firearms Association volunteers have been working with Assistant Chief Dave Graham and Jim Lehman, Law Enforcement Executive Administrator.
We have been advised that the Division’s goal is to have draft language available for review and comments at the March 4 open houses.
Latest Blade report on gun violence continues to ask all the wrong questions
By Ken Hanson The Toledo Blade reaffirms their lack of credibility on gun crime issues in their coverage of the murder of Toledo Detective Keith Dressel. The bias in the story is…