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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...

Happy New Year - 2022 in Review

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, December 29, 2022
Buckeye Firearms Association is an award-winning organization , recognized throughout Ohio and across America as a leading gun rights advocate. We've been reforming Ohio's gun laws for nearly 20 years. And before that, many of our leaders had been Second Amendment advocates for decades. We were the driving force for bringing concealed carry to Ohio so law-abiding citizens could defend themselves...

CDC Isn't Following Science - It's Manipulating it for Gun Control

by Joe Bartozzi
7:00am Wednesday, December 28, 2022
The recent bombshell report by The Reload showing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) purposefully omitted defensive-use data sets after being lobbied by gun control groups shows serious concerns with the government-funded agency charged with saving lives and protecting people from health threats. The revelation of twisting data to meet pre-determined conclusions is the...

Reality Check: Gun Sales, Carry Permit Numbers Remain Strong

7:00am Tuesday, December 27, 2022
As President Joe Biden winds down 2022 by continuing to push for " much stricter gun laws ” and describing "the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased” as "sick,” ordinary Americans appear to have a healthy disdain for his gun control agenda. The most recent Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statistics on the " top ten highest days ” for National Instant Criminal Background...

Activists Sue New Jersey Over New Unconstitutional Concealed Carry Law

7:00am Monday, December 26, 2022
The Second Amendment Foundation recently filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey, challenging the state's new gun control law prohibiting licensed concealed carry in an expanded list of so-called "sensitive places," and further criminalizes carrying an operable handgun "while in a vehicle." Joining SAF are the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners,...

Merry Christmas from Buckeye Firearms Association

7:00am Saturday, December 24, 2022
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at Buckeye Firearms Association. Our best gift is the friendship and support given by each of you throughout the year. As we reflect on the year's passing, we count our many blessings, remember our losses, and give thanks for those who helped us through it all. We each need to take time to appreciate our friends and family during this special time of...

NSSF Denounces U.S. Senate Confirmation OF Operation Choke Point Architect to FDIC

7:00am Friday, December 23, 2022
NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, condemned the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Martin J. Gruenberg as Chair and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Gruenberg led the FDIC from 2011-2018, during which the Obama administration conducted the illegal Operation Choke Point scheme to deny banking services to firearm businesses. NSSF opposed...

Research Experiment Exposes Key Problem with Anti-gun Social Science

7:00am Thursday, December 22, 2022
Social science is in the midst of a replication crisis. This means the findings of many published social science papers cannot be reproduced and are likely invalid. A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) sheds light on the scale of the problem and calls into question the veracity of social science research in general, including that which anti-gun...

Ohio Gun Hunters Check 15,163 Deer During Extra Weekend

7:00am Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Ohio hunters checked 15,163 deer during the extra weekend of deer gun hunting on Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In the same two-day period over the last three years, hunters checked an average of 12,944 deer. Hunters took 9,619 deer on the same weekend in 2021. Deer hunting occurs in all 88 Ohio counties,...

Incrementalism in Action: Anti-Gun Governor Targets Lawfully Registered Firearms for Seizure

7:00am Tuesday, December 20, 2022
There are two absolutes in gun control strategy, and both were on display recently when Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) proposed to renege on a promise twice made to the state's law-abiding gun owners: that they could keep their newly-banned firearms if they registered them with the state. Connecticut has passed two bans on so-called "assault weapons," one in 1993 and then an expanded version in 2013...

PODCAST: Seminar Preview - How to "Read" the Body Language of Dangerous People

1:00pm Monday, December 19, 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 87: Ninety percent of all communication is non-verbal. But if you can't understand what other people are telling you through their body...

The U.S. Supreme Court Bruen Decision Garners American's Approval

by Larry Keane
7:00am Monday, December 19, 2022
Americans are showing they approve of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of more individual rights for law-abiding Americans in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen , instead of siding with more restrictions. U.S. Supreme Court Justices aren’t elected. They don’t face approval or rejection by voters at the ballot box. They are insulated from facing political pressure to...

Gun News Roundup - December 17, 2022

7:00am Saturday, December 17, 2022
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Report: CDC buried study at behest of gun control advocates Biden’s Gun Ban Isn’t Just Unconstitutional, It’s Stupid Op-ed writer betrays ignorance on why people carry End the Charade: Biden and Washington Dems Were...

Anti-gunners ignore the best way to stop domestic violence, make it harder for women to defend themselves

by Lee Williams
7:00am Friday, December 16, 2022
The worst domestic violence I have ever seen involved a woman whose husband was out on bond for blinding their son with a baseball bat. He had struck the child so viciously he lost his eyesight. The woman had a temporary protection order against her husband, and a court date for another hearing. She never made the second hearing. I was a rookie cop when I first met her. I was sent to an unknown...

BREAKING: Judge Grants Restraining Order to Halt Columbus' New Gun Laws

2:40pm Thursday, December 15, 2022
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A Fairfield County judge has granted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing Columbus' newly passed gun ordinances from taking effect. Judge Richard Berens of Fairfield County Common Pleas Court issued his ruling this morning enjoining the ordinances immediately. "This request of the court is strictly a matter of the law – as...

BREAKING: SB 185 to Protect Second Amendment Rights During Emergencies Passes House and Senate

7:00am Thursday, December 15, 2022
In an all-night marathon session at the Ohio Statehouse on Dec. 14 and 15, 2022, members of the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 185 with a vote of 57 to 19 after it was amended into another bill. The Senate concurred with the amended bill with a vote of 29 to 0. SB 185, sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, prevents state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights...

BREAKING: Ohio Files for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Columbus from Enforcing Gun Laws

11:58am Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The State of Ohio has just filed a "Complaint for Declaratory Judgement, TRO, and Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief" against the City of Columbus and City Attorney Zack Klein. Essentially, this means the State is asking a judge to hear their arguments that Columbus has enacted laws that are in conflict with Ohio's firearms preemption law, forbidding cities from regulating firearms,...

Opposition Grows to Canada’s Latest Gun Grab

7:00am Wednesday, December 14, 2022
More than two years ago, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban on firearms and devices classified as “assault weapons.” Gun owners were told they could continue to possess (but not use) their property until April 30, 2022, when the amnesty expired, and were promised the government would pay “fair compensation” for their legally acquired firearms. Shortly before the...

Did Biden Call Most American Gun Owners Sick?

7:00am Tuesday, December 13, 2022
There are few things in life that one can truly count on. Of course, there’s the old saying about death and taxes, and we know the sun will rise in the East and set in the West. But it’s getting to the point where you can guarantee that, when Joe Biden says anything about firearms, it will be either outrageous, a blatant lie, or just incomprehensible. Sometimes it’ all three. On Thanksgiving,...

ACTION ALERT: Tell Legislators They MUST Pass SB 185 to Stop Cities from Enacting Emergency Gun Control

3:00pm Monday, December 12, 2022
Critical legislation that prevents government from restricting firearms during an emergency has hit a snag in the closing days of session at the Ohio Statehouse. Senate Bill 185 prohibits local and state government from restricting the purchase, transfer, carry, or possession of a firearm as part of a declared emergency or a declared public nuisance. The bill is critical to protecting the rights...

Gun News Roundup - December 10, 2022

7:00am Saturday, December 10, 2022
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’: Another Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Officials For Restrictive Gun Measure First Nations group votes to reject Canadian gun ban Oregon Agrees That Delaying Measure 114’s Permit-to-...

Ohio Gun Hunters Have Successful Week of Deer Hunting

7:00am Friday, December 09, 2022
Hunters harvested 71,932 white-tailed deer during the 2022 gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In the same weeklong period over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 68,534 deer. In 2021, the weeklong number was 70,381. Deer gun season opens again for the weekend of Dec. 17-18. Caption: Ohio...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies Against "Strong Lite" Bill

7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2022
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee held a third hearing for Senate Bill 357 , sponsored by Sen. Matt Dolan. Buckeye Firearms Association testified in opposition to this bill. SB 357 has been referred to as "Strong Ohio Lite," referring to legislation from the previous legislative session which we also opposed, and which failed to move. Among other provisions, SB 357 seeks...

Emboldened, Opportunistic Biden Continues to Promote Gun Bans

7:00am Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Whatever else can be said of Joe Biden as a politician, he has been consistent and unwavering on at least one point: he wants to take your guns. Make no mistake: Left to his own devices, that is exactly what he will do. Joe Biden’s political party just lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it still holds less than half of the governorships across the United States. Meanwhile, the...

Déjà vu: Biden Taps Operation Chokepoint Veteran to Again Lead FDIC

7:00am Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Of all the scandals of the anti-gun Obama/Biden administration, Operation Chokepoint was perhaps the most insidious. NRA-ILA covered the story at the time, explaining how federal regulators – including the Department of Justice and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – used their authorities to intimidate banks into shunning lawful but politically disfavored industries. Among those...

BREAKING: City of Columbus Defies Judge, Votes to Pass Illegal Gun Control Laws

4:51pm Monday, December 05, 2022
At its Dec. 5, 2022, meeting, Columbus City Council voted in favor of a package of gun control laws despite a judge's order to stay any such action. The ordinances include a ban on magazines that hold 30 or more rounds and mandatory firearm storage in the home among other measures. "The City of Columbus is blatantly flouting both state law and a judge's orders," said Dean Rieck, Executive...

PODCAST: Killer Gas Stations, Bloomberg’s Militia Fetish, and More Crazy News

1:00pm Monday, December 05, 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 86: Columbus, Ohio, prepares to pass gun control laws even though state law says they can't. Activists claim Philadelphia is plagued by...

VIDEO: Dangerous Individual Recognition Training® - Feb. 11, 2023, 9am - 3pm

7:00am Monday, December 05, 2022
Discover how to "read" the body language of dangerous people and how to respond confidently and effectively in any situation. In this entertaining and fast-paced seminar, Terry Vaughan, a body language expert and former British Royal Marines Commando, will show you ... The 4 key criteria predators use to choose victims How to use your body language to deter threats 10 likely pre-attack body...

Gun News Roundup - December 3, 2022

7:00am Saturday, December 03, 2022
Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: New landmark medical report proves more guns do not cause more crime PRESIDENT BIDEN’S LAST-DITCH GUN CONTROL DOOZY Your fear isn't because of gun rights. It's your problem NRA-ILA Backed Lawsuit Filed Challenging...

ACTION ALERT: Say NO to Illegal Columbus Gun Control Laws

5:32pm Friday, December 02, 2022
Despite a court issuing a "stay" in Columbus' lawsuit against the State of Ohio over firearm preemption law, city leaders appear ready to move forward to pass gun control laws. They have called yet another hearing for Monday, Dec. 5, where it is possible they will vote on and pass laws to ban magazines of 30 or more rounds and mandate gun storage requirements in the home, among other ordinances...

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