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“Assault Weapon”— The All Purpose Pejorative

7:00am Tuesday, August 09, 2022

“Assault weapon” is a meaningless and politically elastic term. Demonstrating that the agenda drives the definition, President Biden’s nominees to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) both refused to commit to any intelligible definition. David Chipman, Biden’s initial and unsuccessful choice for ATF director, famously flubbed a straightforward request to define an “...

PODCAST: Answers to 5 Common Legal Questions About Carrying Firearms

7:00am Monday, August 08, 2022

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 74: What force of law do no-gun signs actually have? Can an officer legally take your gun during a traffic stop? What's the difference...

Eli Dicken — 15 seconds, 400 Uvalde cops — 77 minutes

by Lee Williams

3:00pm Friday, August 05, 2022

It’s not easy to second guess a law enforcement officer’s actions during a deadly force encounter unless you were there, unless you saw precisely what the officer saw — from their perspective — and felt what the officer felt, including a massive jolt of adrenaline. Deadly force encounters happen at the speed of life. They’re unbelievably quick — a couple seconds or less. Trying to judge whether...

Farcical “Assault Weapons” Ban Mark-up Showed Contempt for Facts, Law, and Dignity

7:00am Thursday, August 04, 2022

A recent Gallup poll asked Americans about their level of trust in various institutions. Of the 16 options, the one respondents identified as LEAST trustworthy – with only 7% expressing a “Great deal” or “Quite a lot” of confidence in it – was Congress. This was just below television news (at 11%) but also below such things as big business, large technology companies, banks, and small business...

95% of BFA PAC Endorsed Candidates Win Primary Election on Aug. 2

3:00pm Wednesday, August 03, 2022

It's been an exhausting and confusing election year so far. We've had two Primary Elections, and still have the November General Election to go. In yesterday's #2 Primary, 10 out of 10 BFA PAC Senate endorsees won, and 48 out of 51 House endorsees won. To be fair, not every candidate had challengers. And in many districts, there were cancelled primaries, candidates added late, or candidates who...

Pickaway Co. home invasion ends with intruder dead

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, August 03, 2022

The Scioto Post reported recently that a man was shot and killed after he invaded a Pickaway Co. home just before midnight. From the article : According to the report on July 14, 2022 at 2338 hours, Sheriff’s department was dispatched to 10565 Thrailkill Road on a shooting and a suspected burglar in the residence. Dispatch advised that the caller stated someone had gained entry into their home...

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ODNR Offers Annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures Weekend

3:00pm Tuesday, August 02, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is excited to announce the 8th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures weekend, which will be held at Hueston Woods State Park and Lodge, Sept. 16-18. Hosted by ODNR divisions of Parks and Watercraft, Forestry, and Wildlife, Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure is a weekend program that introduces women to outdoor skills such as boating,...

VOTE YOUR GUN RIGHTS TODAY - Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022

7:00am Tuesday, August 02, 2022

Today, Tuesday, August 2, 2022, is Ohio's second Primary Election. If you have not already voted, make sure you go to your polling location and VOTE YOUR GUN RIGHTS! Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to see BFA PAC grades and endorsements for today's election . Note: If you're looking at this on a phone, you may need to turn your screen sideways to see all the grades and...