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BFA Announces Firearm Training Classes and Events for 2023

7:00am Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Buckeye Firearms Association has announced firearm training classes for 2023, along with a fun shoot fundraiser and a special " Dangerous Individual Recognition Training® " seminar. Watch our events page for additional events and classes. Sign up now. Our classes and events frequently sell out. BFA Members can get discounts on most classes and events. If you have a paid membership, contact us for...

PODCAST: The Looming Threat to Gun Rights from the Southern Poverty Law Center

7:00am Monday, January 09, 2023

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 88: The Southern Poverty Law Center is a large and well-funded nonprofit organization that has a long history of fighting for civil...

Supreme Court has Spoken, but Biden & NY Governor Hochul Don’t Care

7:00am Friday, January 06, 2023

"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their arms." ~Samuel Adams, American Statesman and Founding Father The importance of Heller, McDonald, and Bruen cannot be overstated. These cases, together, establish the Court's recognition of; One is the immutable, eternal right of the people to keep and bear arms. Two...

Career Opportunity: Apply Now to be an Ohio Wildlife Officer

7:00am Thursday, January 05, 2023

Applications are being accepted now through Sunday, Jan. 29 for the next Ohio Wildlife Officer training school, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The Division of Wildlife is seeking to fill up to 15 wildlife officer positions throughout Ohio and training begins in August 2023. Ohio wildlife officers enforce wildlife regulations and protect state...

Governor DeWine Signs BFA-Backed SB 185 to Protect Second Amendment Rights During Emergencies

7:00am Wednesday, January 04, 2023

On January 3, 2023, Governor DeWine signed SB 16 , a bill into which SB 185 was amended in the waning hours of the 134th General Assembly. Sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, SB 185 prevents state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights and key hunting, fishing, and trapping activities during declared emergencies. It is the most powerful and comprehensive emergency powers...

FFL Persecuted for Years by FBI and ATF Left to Fend for Himself

by David Codrea

7:00am Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Some years back, a Federal Firearms Licensee was falsely accused, arrested, held in jail, tried, and ultimately exonerated. Despite that, and in what seems a response motivated by revenge instead of any public safety imperative or moral authority, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives refuses to allow him to renew his license. And so far, no "gun rights group" has shown an...

Gun Owner New Year’s Resolutions Can Help Increase Involvement and Effectiveness

by David Codrea

7:00am Monday, January 02, 2023

It's the time of year when Americans are inclined to make resolutions. Some will try to lose weight, quit smoking, cut back on drinking, start an exercise program, go back to school, or find more rewarding employment. Those can all be worthy goals for gun owners to aspire to, but they neglect the preservation and restoration of legal recognition of the right to keep and bear arms. I submit that...

Armed Defender Ends Attack on the Road

by Rob Morse

7:00am Friday, December 30, 2022

Crime happens anywhere and anytime. It was just before midnight Saturday when a man in his pickup truck was returning home with his two-year-old. He was almost home when he saw a woman walking on the side of the road. It was quite dark and cold on this rural road. The driver in his pickup truck stopped and offered the 49-year-old woman a ride. This is an uneventful good samaritan story so far...