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California tracking firearms credit card use, but criminals — not so much

by Larry Keane

6:00am Monday, July 22, 2024

There might soon be a significant increase in the number of cash sales seen at sporting goods stores and retailers that offer firearms, ammunition, and recreational shooting sports and hunting supplies in California. That’s because California became the first state to implement a merchant category code for gun retailers that has been the pet project of gun control groups, the New York-based,...

Lott-Moody paper: Carry laws don't increase gun theft, decrease police effectiveness

6:00am Friday, July 19, 2024

Gun-control groups campaign against right-to-carry laws by claiming guns carried in public pose a substantial threat to public safety, and that concealed carry permitting laws lead to more violent crime, not less. Professor Carl Moody and Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center have just released an updated paper finding no evidence that CCW laws are associated with significant...

Eighth Circuit panel rules Minnesota young-adult carry ban unconstitutional

6:00am Thursday, July 18, 2024

A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has handed down a unanimous 27-page ruling that Minnesota’s ban on concealed carry by young adults is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, giving a victory to the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners.

BFA's Linda Walker discusses J.D. Vance nomination on Cam & Co

6:00am Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Buckeye Firearms Association Board President Linda Walker appeared on the Cam & Co podcast with Cam Edwards to discuss Donald Trump's announcement of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as the Vice Presidential nominee. BFA PAC endorsed Vance for his successful U.S. Senate run in 2022.

VA, created by Congress, says it 'would not' comply with pro-gun legislation

6:00am Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Earlier this month, the subcommittee on disability assistance and memorial affairs of the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a legislative hearing on a number of proposed bills that would change various procedures and standards for how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does business. The VA, of course, is a creation of Congress, as are the statutes that empower, guide, and fund its...

Staccato 'Built for Heroes' Raffle - Big $5,000 Prize Package

6:00am Monday, July 15, 2024

We were feeling patriotic coming out of the Independence Day celebrations. So when we talked to Black Wing Shooting Center about doing an extra special raffle for July, they didn't miss a beat. "You need to offer a Staccato. They're our No. 1-selling high-end pistol. They shoot like 1911s but have all the advantages of a modern design. We can barely keep them in stock."

Applications for controlled hunts open through July

6:00am Friday, July 12, 2024

Applications for Ohio’s public-land controlled hunts are being accepted until Wednesday, July 31, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Citigroup finances 'weapons of war' while refusing banking services to firearms industry

by Joe Bartozzi

6:00am Thursday, July 11, 2024

Citigroup, the international banking giant worth over $300 billion, is holding steadfast to its refusal to provide services to firearm businesses that won’t knuckle under to its gun control demands but is standing by its decision to finance actual weapons of war.