Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, a long-time friend of Buckeye Firearms Association who has once again earned our endorsement in the 2010 Republican primary, has invited supporters to join her and several of her pro-gun colleagues at a Skeet Shooting and Luncheon fundraiser at the Blackwing Shooting Center in Delaware on April 17.

Joining Schmidt will be several other Congressmen who have earned our primary endorsement, including Steve Austria, Bob Latta, Pat Tibieri, Mike Turner, and Republican Leader John Boehner. Also attending will be Congressmen Jim Jordan and Steve LaTourette, both past BFA endorsees.

Registration begins at 9:30 AM, with skeet shooting at 10:00 AM, followed by a luncheon and awards ceremony at noon.

By Chad D. Baus

It's election season, which means it's polling season.

A few recent surveys are worth taking note of as some Ohio gun owners begin early voting, while many others make plans to head to the polls on May 4.

From a March 11 The Washington Times editorial entitled "The NRA outshoots Obama":

The National Rifle Association has a higher mean approval rating among likely voters than Barack Obama. This and other fascinating facts emerged from the Democracy Corps/Third Way national security survey released this week. According to its liberal authors, the "sobering" results of the survey provide "a wake-up call for President Obama, his party and progressives on national security."

Back in Ohio, the The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Republican Rob Portman has a slight edge over both Democratic candidates - Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher - among voters in the U.S. Senate race in a poll released on Wednesday, March 24. And an unpopular President Obama is having an impact on the results.