Buckeye Firearms Association

Register: Learn about NRA-ILA FrontLines Activist Leader program in Ohio

6:00am Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Save the date and join the fight to protect the Second Amendment — and become an NRA volunteer leader in Ohio. David Conte, Ohio's Grassroots field coordinator, will host a virtual FrontLines Activist Leader (FAL) informational session Sept. 17 and provide detailed information about the FAL program and how you can become an important participant in standing up for the Second Amendment. RSVP!

Church security teams attend BFA training in Middletown

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Church security team members from as far away as Texas attended an Aug. 30 training session in Middletown, Ohio, sponsored by Buckeye Firearms Association. Protecting Houses of Worship is an all-new training class designed to introduce participants to the unique security needs of churches. Training includes the history of active killing events, including current tragedies, plus "stop the bleed"...

7 things we didn't learn about Minneapolis

by Rob Morse

6:00am Monday, September 01, 2025

For every problem, there is a quick, cheap, and simple solution — that doesn’t work. A mentally ill person attacked a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We’ve been there before. Why are we attracted to solutions that fail time after time?

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Squirrel hunting and the shotgun-or-rifle debate

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Friday, August 29, 2025

Longtime squirrel hunters have their preferences when it comes to which type of gun to use — shotgun or rimfire rifle. Each has its pros and cons. Which one do you prefer? Here's just one opinion from a guy who has been hunting for most of his 56 years of life.

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Golden age of gun rights faces RINO roadblock

by Bill Cawthon

6:00am Thursday, August 28, 2025

Since President Trump returned to office, we have been in a golden age for gun rights. It’s a welcome change from the nearly fanatical assault on our Second Amendment rights over the past four years. But there are still challenges, and RINOs are among them.

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Former ATF senior official now working for Everytown anti-gun organization

by Lee Williams

6:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Marianna Mitchem, the ATF's former associate assistant director of field operations (industry operations), is now working for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, Everytown for Gun Safety, according to a former ATF senior official who did not want their name used in this story.

Ohio's 2025-26 hunting season begins Sept. 1; see what's new

6:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, Canada geese, teal, and more open in early September. Here's some important information you need to know before heading out to the woods.

Franklin County judge, a Democrat, shoots down Columbus gun ordinances

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Monday, August 25, 2025

A Franklin County common pleas judge has ruled that Ohio state law overrides local attempts to enact gun control ordinances, delivering a significant blow to defiant cities like Columbus and a win for gun rights advocates.