Stories

Buyer Beware: Lessons from Online Gun Buying

by Alan Peterson

7:00am Thursday, February 17, 2022

I’d been looking for a certain shotgun for waterfowling for some time. Circumstances never seemed to line up to make it happen. Finally, I found the gun, the price and the geographic convenience that brought it all together. I contacted the seller and we arranged to meet so I could look over the merchandise. But in my mind, I was convinced this was the gun. We met and I immediately succumbed to...

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Ohio House Votes to Pass HB 325 to Limit Emergency Power in Emergencies

4:28pm Wednesday, February 16, 2022

On Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, the Ohio House voted 62 - 35 to pass House Bill 32 5 . The bill now heads to the Senate for hearings. HB 325, sponsored by Rep. Scott Wiggam, along with companion bill SB 185 sponsored by Sen. Tim Schaffer, would prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights during declared emergencies. Crafted by BFA, along with our partners NRA and...

Ohio’s Final 2021-22 Deer Harvest Report

3:00pm Wednesday, February 16, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. The final totals represent all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth hunting seasons that began on Sept...

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A Lost Art Leads to the Demolition of Wild Turkey

by Makayla Scott

7:00am Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Turkey populations have been dropping significantly. The disappearance of a trade may be the perpetrator. Spring in West Virginia means one thing to hunters- Spring Gobbler season. You see hunters buying new camo to go out in, buying decoys, and practicing their shrill calls to attract a wild bird. But what if there are no turkeys to respond in the first place? At the beginning of the 20th...

What is the Best Gun for Me?

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Tuesday, February 15, 2022

It is a question every firearms instructor gets asked, often many times. Students look to their instructors as having considerable expertise and want their advice on what they should use for personal protection, concealed carry, home defense, etc. They are looking for a simple answer, but unfortunately the question requires a lot more information. What is “best” for you may be entirely different...

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2022 Annual Butler County Friends of Youth Shooting Sports Banquet

7:00am Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The American Freedom Liberty Foundation has announced their annual Butler County Friends of Youth Shooting Sports Banquet. Enjoy an evening with fellow patriots plus a savory dinner, cash bar, fun games, table of guns, silent and live auction, wall of guns, and special gun drawings. There will be many opportunities to win firearms at this event! Purchase your tickets prior to February 27 for a...

PODCAST: Constitutional Carry Update - How Close is Ohio to Passing Permitless Carry?

3:00pm Monday, February 14, 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 52: To date, 21 states have Constitutional Carry, allowing citizens to carry firearms concealed without a license. And now Ohio is...

Senate Bill 293 Introduced to Protect Gun Owners from Insurance Mandates

7:00am Monday, February 14, 2022

Senators Theresa Gavarone and Terry Johnson have introduced a bill to prevent gun owners from being charged with fees or forced to buy liability insurance as a precondition for gun ownership. Recently, San Jose, CA, passed the first U.S. law requiring all gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay an annual fee. Touted as a measure to reduce violence, it is actually a thinly-veiled attack...