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New Editions of Must-Have Firearm Law Books
Buckeye Firearms Association is pleased to announce the release of new editions of two must-have books covering Buckeye state firearms laws.
 Ohio Guide To Firearms Laws, 2nd Ed., by Attorney Ken Hanson
The Ohio Guide to Firearms Laws is the most complete, up-to-date book available on this subject matter! Authored by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson. Includes the changes made by HB347 and HB9!
Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the 50 States, 2007 Ed., by Attorney J. Scott Kappas
Kappas' book provides answers to commonly asked questions, including "Which states allow me to carry a "loaded" firearm in the passenger compartment of my vehicle?", "Which states prohibit the mere possession of a handgun while in a vehicle?", "How can I transport firearms on a commercial airline?", "How can I transport firearms through a state that prohibits any gun possession?", and "How do I carry a handgun on a motorcycle?"
Here's how to get both books FREE!
Right now, supporters who donate $50* or more to the Buckeye Firearms Association will receive a complimentary copy of Ken Hanson's latest book, Ohio Guide To Firearms Laws, 2nd Ed., and complimentary copy of the 2007 edition of the Kappas' Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the 50 States (a $28.90 value!). Supplies are limited.
Click the book covers or this link to make an online donation. Please act now! The 2008 campaign season will be a crucial time for this political action committee, and your help is needed.
*Excludes donations made to attend Buckeye Blast or to become a Buckeye Firearms Association Defender.
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YOU are invited to attend SAF Gun Rights Policy Conference Oct. 5-7, 2007
On Oct. 5-7, 2007 you have the opportunity to attend the Second Amendment Foundation�s (SAF) Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky (just across the river from Cincinnati).
Buckeye Firearms Association leaders will be joining leaders of other grassroots organizations from Ohio and Kentucky. This event is free to participants and all costs for publications and lunch are provided compliments of the SAF.
We thank the Second Amendment Foundation for coming to our backyard to share their wisdom with us and help us become more effective activists.
Click here to read your invitation from Alan Gottlieb and download a registration from for this event.
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What is the harm in publishing lists of concealed handgun license holders?
By Ken Hanson
By publishing lists of persons who have obtained concealed handgun licenses, newspapers such as the Sandusky Register have taken private, non-public record information and made it public. Specifically, because of their actions, the general public may now know who owns and may or may not carry a gun. Additionally, the general public now knows who is not carrying a gun in their day to day activities.
Beyond the fact that the Register has now made public that which statutorily was not to be public, what harm can come from this? Buckeye Firearms Association previously brought you the story of a prison guard who was tracked down by a former inmate by using a concealed carry license list published in the local paper. However, beyond this explicit example, the general public remains largely unaware of just how much harm can come from this.
So, as a service to our readers, we have prepared an example by using Sandusky Register Editor Matt H. Westerhold. We have selected him simply because the paper has pointed to him as the one �responsible� for the decision to publish the lists. However, it would have been just as easy, and valid, to do it with Register publisher Doug Phares or Register owner David Rau (or, for that matter, decision-makers at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, NBC24 Toledo, the Lorain Morning Journal, the Sidney Daily News, the Toledo City Paper, the Troy Daily News and the Warren Tribune-Chronicle, who have also irresponsibly acted to release this private information on at least one occasion in the past).
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A newspaper subscription can cost you $12 or more a month and you don't get in-depth coverage of gun rights issues like this from a pro-firearms angle. Please consider a small $5 donation once a month as a kind of 'subscription' to our news service. Click here to learn about our Firearms 'Defender' donation program
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Posted by buckeyefirearms on Thursday, June 28 @ 18:06:38 EDT (441 reads)
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It's About Privacy (& the Sandusky Register Secretly Employing Sex Offenders)
By Ken Hanson
Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold, apparently with a straight face, published an editorial today entitled �It�s about the secrets, not about the gun owners�. Apparently hoping we forgot his history at the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, where he attacked gun owners' privacy in similar fashion, Mr. Westerhold bemoans that he did not seek this fight, but at the same time he would be irresponsible to duck it.
Sorry, Mr. Westerhold, it is very much about the gun owners and their rights to privacy.
Mr. Westerhold openly concedes that Ohio law says that concealed carry lists are not public records. Think about that for a moment. The people, by and through their elected officials, have determined, as a matter of law, that these lists are not public records and the release of these lists is not in the public interest. Not some administrative agency trying to shield their meetings or who they meet with, not some bureaucrat trying to hide the fact he gave a no-bid contract to his brother-in-law, not a renegade school board member trying to change curriculum� The people, by and through their elected representatives, made a decision. Those who exercise a right, like praying, writing an idiotic editorial or obtaining an abortion, are not required to face public scrutiny. These are not public records, and their release is not in the public interest. So Sayeth The People.
Mr. Westerhold does not agree with that decision, and he works at a newspaper, so his opinion is the only one that matters. Contrary to the legislative and deliberative process and result, Mr. Westerhold gets to unilaterally make public that which is conclusively not public with the click of a mouse.
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Posted by buckeyefirearms on Wednesday, June 27 @ 14:46:30 EDT (835 reads)
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A Chance To Make A Difference In Cleveland
By Chris Chumita
The City of Cleveland has a long anti-gun history. Prior to the successful passage of HB347, Cleveland imposed just about every anti-gun law possible. From gun registration to a so-called "assault weapons" ban, Cleveland had them all.
On March 14th, HB347 became law, and it made the gun laws uniform throughout the state. However, Cleveland saw this as an opportunity to flex their anti-gun muscles and are challenging HB347 in court.
Recently, Michael Dolan, Councilman for Ward 21, resigned from city council. Since there was more than a year left in his term, a special election must be held in order to replace him. Dolan quickly appointed a possibly anti-gun candidate to be his replacement until the election. However, the other candidate is pro-gun, pro self-defense, and his victory could begin the process of changing Cleveland's anti-gun culture.
If you live in Cleveland's Ward 21, vote for freedom. Vote for your gun rights. Vote for Charles Peter Pluto on July 3rd!
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Posted by cchumita on Wednesday, June 27 @ 00:10:00 EDT (156 reads)
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Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? (Who will guard the guardians?)
In a recent editorial, the Sandusky Register argued that ALL government information should be public and appears to support the idea that government shouldn�t be able to keep some information private. This argument is a red herring, designed to mask an anti-gun political agenda that involves targeting citizens who have a legal concealed handgun license (CHL) by publishing their name, age, and county of residence.
Government makes decisions all the time to keep government information private if there is a chance that publishing that information could harm citizens. For example, a Social Security Number is government information, but it is kept private to avoid identity theft. Those who have obtained a restraining order from a government entity, such as a court, are not subjected to having a new address or phone number published in order to protect the victim.
The argument for open government records is the public�s �need to know.� But the public has no need to know when it comes to legally concealed weapons by law abiding citizens. And since there is a precedent for protecting citizens by keeping certain information private, there is no reason to publish this information in a newspaper.
But since the Sandusky Register argues that ALL government information should be public, and that this information is fair game for publication, it is time to put this theory to the test.
Buckeye Firearms Association has decided to use publicly available records to obtain information about Matt Westerhold, the editor of the Sandusky Register, and publish that information. We are not doing this to be vindictive, but instead seek to draw attention to the real issues - namely how easy it is for an editor with a grudge to abuse public records, and how one Consitutional right is being treated far differently in Ohio from all others.
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Posted by buckeyefirearms on Tuesday, June 26 @ 18:05:00 EDT (1437 reads)
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Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold Declares War on Gun Owner Privacy
By John Salyers and Chad D. Baus
In spite of many state legislators, county sheriffs and even Governor Strickland himself
attempting to talk sense into him, Sandusky Register Editor Matt
Westerhold has launched an all-out assault on the privacy and security
of over 2,600 concealed handgun license holders in several Northern Ohio counties.
Citing a phantom "right to know", Westerhold, editor and self-appointed public records watchdog at the Register, published the list of CHL-holders from Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca counties.
Click on 'Read More' for the entire commentary.
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A newspaper subscription can cost you $12 or more a month and you don't get in-depth coverage of gun rights issues like this from a pro-firearms angle. Please consider a small $5 donation once a month as a kind of 'subscription' to our news service. Click here to learn about our Firearms 'Defender' donation program
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Posted by cbaus on Monday, June 25 @ 15:06:27 EDT (2592 reads)
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The history of gun control, part 1
June 7, 2007
World Net Daily
By Sandy Froman
Philosopher George Santayana said that those who cannot remember the
past are condemned to repeat it. It's true. One of the reasons to study
history is to avoid repeating past mistakes. When it comes to freedom,
we cannot afford to forget the lessons of the past. So you and I need to
know the history of gun control, because history teaches us there is a
terrible price to pay when we lose our right to keep and bear arms.
Over 200 years ago, when the Founding Fathers drafted the Second
Amendment, no one questioned the need for private gun ownership. The
Framers considered private firearms to be essential to protecting
personal liberty, both as a means of opposing foreign threats and also
as a check against excessive government power. The Framers were
passionately devoted to the idea that a self-sufficient armed citizenry
is the best means of preserving liberty.
But many on the left do not want you to know this. They keep the truth
from being taught in public schools, and they even write books laden
with falsehoods in a dishonest attempt to rewrite history.
Click here to read the entire article from WorldNetDaily.com.
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