FASTER Saves Lives

2013

FASTER stands for Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response.

FREE FIREARM TRAINING for any school which has chosen to have armed staff as part of their school safety plan.

  • Brainchild of John Benner
  • a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization
  • 225 school districts in 12 states
  • Jim Irvine

https://fastersaveslives.org/


Daily Bullet – Angela Armstrong – FASTER Saves Lives
Dec 10, 2020

CCW Safe

founded in 2011

  • CCW Safe is a legal service membership plan
  • CCW Safe takes on the burden of the expenses associated with defending a self-defense/use of force critical incident.
  • CCW Safe does not have the conflicts of an insurance product because the company is designed to indemnify the cost of the incident and not the outcome of a trial.
  • Mike Darter Co Founder
  • Kyle Sweet Co- Founder
  • Stan Campbell Co-Founder

CCW SAFE
PO Box 438
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
(405) 724-8501
https://ccwsafe.com/



 

Chiappa Firearms USA

 started USA branch in 2007
Dayton, Ohio

  • 1958  founded by Ezechiele Chiappa as Armi Sport
    – an Italian firearms manufacturing company based in Brescia
  • wholly owned by the Chiappa family
  • Chiappa’s guns are manufactured in Italy and Turkey
  • 2007 opened a US location at 6785 West Third St. Dayton, Ohio
    – 7,000 sq ft
    – Jim Eubank national sales and marketing director
    -.Don Madole general manager
  • 2008 Emilio Ghisoni died
    – Ghisoni’s earlier design is the Mateba Autorevolver
  • 2009  Chiappa Rhino
    – Designed by Emilio Ghisoni and Antonio Cudazzo
    –  made of Ergal (an aluminum alloy)
  • 2013 triple-barreled shotgun introduced
  • 2014 started manufacturing firearms in Dayton
    – 33,000-square-foot building

 


Chiappa Firearms USA
1415 Stanley Ave.
Dayton, OH 45404

(937) 835-5000

chiappafirearms.com

Buckeye Firearms Association

2005

  • 2005 – U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Patriot Award
  • 2007 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2007 – League of Ohio Sportsmen/Ohio Wildlife Federation Hunter Educator of the Year
  • 2007 – NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year
  • 2008 – NRA-ILA Defender of Justice Award
  • 2009 – NRA Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award
  • 2009 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2010 – National Wild Turkey Federation/Women in the Outdoors Hunter Education Instructor of the Year
  • 2010 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2011 – Linda Walker elected to NRA Board of Directors
  • 2011 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2011 – NRA Top 10 Recruiter – 5th Place
  • 2011 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2012 – CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Year
  • 2012 – NRA Top 10 Recruiter – 3rd Place
  • 2013 – Foundation named #1 NRA Recruiter, breaks record
  • 2013 – NRA Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award
  • 2013 – Outdoor Writers of Ohio Supporting Member Award for Best Website
  • 2015 – SAF Defender of Freedom Award
  • 2015 – Sean Maloney elected to NRA Board of Directors
  • 2016 – NRA-ILA Defender of Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2017 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2019 – CCRKBA Affiliated Organization of the Year
  • 2019 – SAF Distinguished Service Award

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/

Cowan’s Auctions

launched in 1995

  • 1980 Wes was on faculty of the Ohio State University
  • 1984 Wes joined Cincinnati Museum of Natural History as Curator of Archaeology
  • 1995 retired & started Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.
  • 2014 launched their website
  • co- launched bidsquare.com

Cowan’s Auctions
6270 Este Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45232

513-871-1670

cowanauctions.com

Hi-Point Firearms

founded in 1992

  • 1992 Founded by Thomas Deeb
    to manufacture economical weapons focused on safety and reliability
  • based in Mansfield, Ohio
  • 1996 Model TS = first carbine

Hi-Point Firearms
1015 Springmill Rd
Mansfield, Ohio 44906

419-747-9444

hi-pointfirearms.net

Ken Hanson

1970 – Aug 4, 2019

  • Former assistant prosecuting attorney, and former public defender
  • Held a Type 01 FFL
  • NRA Certified Instructor
  • frequent lecturer
  • consultant on political campaigns for sportsmen issues
  • Firestone Brehm Hanson & Wolf
  • 2005 — co-founder of Buckeye Firearms Association
  • 2005 – Legislative Chair Buckeye Firearms Association
  • 2008 Defender of Justice Award 
  • 2009 Jay M. Littlefield NRA-ILA Volunteer of the Year Award 
  • 2011 Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws
  • Published in USCCA Magazine 
  • Published in  SWAT Magazine
  • 2016 Defender of Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2016 BFA Political Action Committee’s Second Amendment Legendary Award

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/buckeye-firearms-association-co-founder-ken-hanson-passes-away