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How To Form a Marksmanship Team, From Someone Who’s Done It

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Friday, December 10, 2021

As part of its mission, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has been dedicated to the development and longevity of youth shooting sports around the country. With several junior programs currently established in each state, aspiring young marksmen are fortunate to have a number of venues available to continue their growth – yet, there’s always room for more. The thought of starting a team can...

BFA Testifies in Support of HB 297 to Stop Discrimination Against the Firearms Industry

7:00am Friday, December 10, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony before the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee in support of House Bill 297 . Sponsored by Representative Scott Wiggam, HB 297, also referred to as the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act or the FIND Act, would stop corporations seeking government contracts from discriminating against the firearm and...

How Anti-Gun Research Works

3:00pm Thursday, December 09, 2021

The objective world mistrusts most gun policy research because it’s clear the objective is to produce an anti-gun outcome rather than honest analysis. Politicians and professional activists claim the mantle of evidence but will ignore any findings that threaten their anti-gun agenda. Anti-gun politicians continue to advocate for policies that the very researchers they champion have contradicted,...

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BFA Testifies in Support of HB 471 to Eliminate Ohio Sales Tax on Guns and Ammo

7:00am Thursday, December 09, 2021

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill 471 . Sponsored by Representative Al Cutrona, HB 471 would exempt from sales and use taxes the sale of certain firearms and ammunition. Any nonshotgun firearm that is .50 caliber or smaller qualifies for the exemption, as does any shotgun that is...

Ohio Wraps Up the 2021 Deer Gun Hunting Week

7:00am Wednesday, December 08, 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio hunters harvested 70,413 deer during the 2021 deer gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 65,280 deer during the same weeklong period, which marks an 8% increase in 2021. Deer gun season is open again on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18-...

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Hunting is under attack, and we must respond

by Jay Pinsky

7:00am Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Life is all about change, and we as hunters know this well. Animals change habits, locations, moods, and tendencies on their time and under their logic, not ours. As hunters, we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to changes in animals, yes – but we must also adapt to changes in humans, our environments, and our habits. COVID-19 is just the latest example of an external factor which has...

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PODCAST: Oxford Murders, Rittenhouse Reactions, Marijuana vs. Guns, and Your Legal Plan

3:00pm Monday, December 06, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 42: Two Michigan parents have been arrested after their son shot and killed 4 students. The Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict triggers the...

Former deputy who killed CHL-holder Casey Goodson charged with murder

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, December 06, 2021

A Franklin County grand jury has indicted former Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy Jason Meade in the December 4, 2020 death of 23 year-old concealed handgun license (CHL) -holder Casey Goodson. An autopsy report revealed Goodson was shot 5 times in the back and once in the buttocks as he returned from a dentist appointment and was entering his home. From the Columbus Dispatch : The...