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Fellow Ohio hunters, beware of black-legged 'deer' ticks, Lyme disease

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, September 05, 2023
For as long as I can remember, I have looked forward to the start of hunting season every September. As hot and muggy as it might be, I still had to get out and at least scout my spots for fox squirrels. I could deal with mosquitoes, as much as I despise them. Lather on the DEET and throw on a head net and gloves, and I'm good to go. But if you haven't noticed, ticks are getting worse, and the...

Biden ATF declares war on Second Amendment, sidesteps Congress with 'universal' background check rule

6:00am Monday, September 04, 2023
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), under President Joe Biden, is sidestepping Congress with a "universal" background check rule. NRA-ILA executive director Randy Kozuch released the following statement regarding the ATF's action: "This latest action by the Biden administration is yet another step in their campaign to attack law-abiding gun owners. The Bipartisan 'Safer...

ATF inspector seizes gun store customer records without warrant

by John Crump
6:00am Friday, September 01, 2023
A Florida-based Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Industry Operations inspector (IOI) seized a federal firearms licensee’s (FFL) completed ATF Form 4473s and bound book to take off-site to make copies violating federal law. The IOI would return the documents a week later. Last week, Kiloton Tactical joined a coalition of FFLs led by Eric Blandford of the Iraqveteran8888...

First GOP debate shines light on why Americans value Second Amendment rights

by Matt Manda
6:00am Thursday, August 31, 2023
Eight Republican presidential candidates were under the bright lights in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23 as the 2024 election officially kicked off with the first televised debate of the campaign. Fox News hosted the debate and candidates who qualified for the stage included North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Carolina...

Federal judge orders D.C. to pay $5.1 million to gun owners arrested under unconstitutional laws

6:00am Wednesday, August 30, 2023
A federal judge on Aug. 28 gave preliminary approval to a settlement agreement related to gun owners who had been arrested, jailed, and prosecuted — and their guns seized — under laws that since have been found to be in violation of the Second Amendment. According to multiple media outlets, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth previously ruled in 2021 that the nation's capital had arrested gun...

Again: No, children are not more likely to die by guns than by motor vehicles

6:00am Tuesday, August 29, 2023
In further evidence of Americans’ waning attention spans, the once annual ritual of gun control activists and their media lackeys manipulating CDC fatal injury data to push a misleading factoid about children and firearms has become semiannual. This is how it works: Step one, acquire statistics on firearm-related deaths among children ages 0-14. Step two, combine that relatively low number with...

PODCAST: Can a 28th Amendment Wipe Out the 2nd? Plus Lunatic Lawsuits and Legislation in the News

6:00am Monday, August 28, 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 102: Mexico is suing US gun makers, accusing them of working with drug cartels. California and Illinois have passed laws that allow...

Missouri AG Bailey slams St. Louis mayor’s unconstitutional gun control proposals

6:00am Friday, August 25, 2023
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Aug. 22 announced plans to introduce a proposal to ban so called “military grade assault weapons,” to prevent the sale of firearms to minors, and to take action on “ghost guns.” Her announcement was met with a quick response from the state’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Andrew Bailey. In his letter to the Mayor, AG Bailey vowed to "resist any...

Ohio fall hunting season prep notes from ODNR Wildlife

6:00am Thursday, August 24, 2023
With September approaching, so are several of Ohio’s most popular hunting seasons. In early September, Ohioans will begin hunting squirrels, doves, and some waterfowl, as noted in an Aug. 23 news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife . Deer hunting begins soon, as well. Hunting seasons for squirrel (fox, red, and gray), dove, rail (Virginia and sora), snipe,...

Public strongly supporting Texas gun dealer targeted by ATF

by Lee Williams
6:00am Wednesday, August 23, 2023
If the Biden-Harris administration continues its unconstitutional war on gun dealers, the local gun shop will become just a memory and only big-box sporting goods stores will be able to sell firearms, says Tom Harris, who’s been selling guns from his Lewisville, Texas home for the past 30 years. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently targeted Harris’ Federal Firearms...

VP Kamala Harris proposes public health gun control remedy

by Mark Oliva
6:00am Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris believes gun control is a public health issue, giving Americans more reasons to be wary of gun control efforts. The problem is, crime isn’t a disease, as much as gun control advocates want to treat it as such. Criminal activity is a behavior and science has yet to bring about a medical remedy that prevents an individual from committing crimes. That’s not stopping Vice...

California: Resolution calling for constitutional convention to redefine Second Amendment set for hearing

6:00am Monday, August 21, 2023
The California Senate Public Safety Committee on Aug. 22 will hear Senate Joint Resolution 7, to call for a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution, in order to spread California-style gun control schemes nationwide. This resolution was introduced Aug. 14 and comes at the request of Gov. Gavin Newsom , as he and other anti-gun radicals come to the realization that the Second...

Headline: DOJ says federal appeals court wrong to rule gun ban for marijuana users unconstitutional

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Friday, August 18, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice is telling one federal appeals court that another federal appeals court "incorrectly decided" a case regarding gun ownership among marijuana users. Simply put: The DOJ thinks a gun ban on marijuana users is constitutional and that the court that says it is unconstitutional is wrong.

Appeals court slams Franklin County judge over Columbus gun law ruling

6:00am Thursday, August 17, 2023
On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh, who had previously issued an injunction to block the state of Ohio from enforcing "preemption" (uniform) firearms laws. The appellate court's three-judge panel aggressively criticized McIntosh for a poorly written opinion and a four-year delay in issuing...

Safari Club International, Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation file intent to sue Dept. of Ed. over archery, hunter education policies

by F Riehl
6:00am Wednesday, August 16, 2023
On Aug. 11, Safari Club International, along with the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, sent a notice of intent to sue the Department of Education over the department’s misinterpretation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) , which would prohibit the use of federal funds for shooting sports, hunter education, and outdoor education programs in schools. Co-sponsors and authors of the BSCA...

Trudeau's 'real change': Anti-gun Canada's violent crime, homicide rates soar

6:00am Tuesday, August 15, 2023
When Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party was elected in 2015, its official election platform promised “real change” for Canadians. The Liberal public safety “plan will keep Canadians safe and protect their rights, without resorting to the politics of fear or letting ideology trump evidence in decision-making.” On guns specifically, the Liberal Party asserted that the Conservative government, under...

PODCAST: New Research from Everytown Says Gun Owners are Racist, and Other Outrageous News

6:00am Monday, August 14, 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 101: Everytown researchers say gun owners are racist. A British tabloid says it's "insidious" for the gun industry to have lobbyists (...

Dems reintroduce 1,000% excise tax bill aimed at semiautos, 'large-capacity' magazines

by Dave Workman
6:00am Friday, August 11, 2023
At least 25 House Democrats have announced a revival of legislation that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of so-called “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” in another attempt to reduce access to guns, according to Fox News. Reportedly led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Democrat group is staging a repeat of an effort Beyer mounted in 2022 when he had 36 colleagues...

New leak shows Biden's ATF will pass rule to eliminate private gun sales

By John Crump
6:00am Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Biden administration will use executive orders and the weaponized ATF to issue a rule limiting the private sales of firearms. According to the New York Times and verified by AmmoLand News sources, the new rule is expected to be unveiled by the end of the year. President Joe Biden plans to announce that he is directing the ATF to close what Everytown calls the “private sales loophole” and the...

Delusional city leadership – using criminals to 'promote safer streets'

6:00am Wednesday, August 09, 2023
In much the same way that shoplifting has become “shopping” in progressive-run cities and gun control is rebranded as “responsible solutions,” one of the left’s approaches to public safety is funding ex-cons and felons to quell crime. A recent alert highlighted a problem with non-traditional policing alternatives to public safety that employ “violence interrupters” or “community safety...

VOTE YES on Issue 1 - Election Day is TODAY, August 8

6:00am Tuesday, August 08, 2023
The special election to decide Issue 1 is TODAY, Tuesday, Aug. 8. If you have not already voted, please get out and VOTE YES. Click here to find your polling location . Here's what's at stake: Over a century ago, progressives inserted a loophole into Ohio’s Constitution to allow changes to be made with no statewide consensus. Now deep-pocket, out-of-state billionaires and radical groups can buy...

Still confused about Issue 1? Here are the facts

6:00am Monday, August 07, 2023
Ohio's special election to decide Issue 1 happens TOMORROW, Aug. 8. Opponents, including the media, are circulating a lot of misleading and confusing information about this issue. So here are the facts: Issue 1 seeks to elevate the standard for making changes to Ohio's Constitution. Right now, our founding document can be amended if just half of voters agree (technically 50% plus one additional...

YES on Issue 1 is the best defense against big city Dems pushing unconstitutional gun laws

by Ohio Senator Terry A. Johnson
8:34pm Friday, August 04, 2023
The stakes couldn’t be higher. Liberal, progressive, anti-gun Democrats will use a no vote on Issue 1 to take away your right to self-defense. They will take away your guns. This is not an accusation. It is a fact. How do we know? Because they said so. They said the quiet part out loud. Here’s what Justin Bibb, Cleveland's liberal mayor, told the entire world at a news conference:“We can use our...

Enjoy a Free Day at Ohio's Public Ranges in August

6:00am Friday, August 04, 2023
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are partnering to host Free Range Day at five of Ohio's premier public shooting ranges on Saturday, Aug. 19. Visit one of the following public shooting ranges on Free Range Day to gain hands-on experience with firearms from certified instructors at no charge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deer...

ODNR offers special deer hunts on 9 Ohio scenic river properties; drawings slated

6:00am Friday, August 04, 2023
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, is holding special archery deer hunts at nine locations bordering the Stillwater State Scenic, Little Miami State and National Scenic, and the Big and Little Darby State and National Scenic rivers. These sites offer excellent hunting conditions while reducing the impact of deer browsing on native plant populations...

Lawmakers challenge DOJ over tax dollars for red flag gun confiscation orders

8:53am Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Back in March, NRA-ILA alerted members that under the 2022 omnibus federal gun control bill (dubbed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act or BSCA) that the U.S. taxpayer is funding state Red Flag gun confiscation orders . On July 25, a group of federal lawmakers led by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Rep. Alex Mooney (R-West Virginia) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice , demanding...

Crunch time on Issue 1: We need your help immediately

6:00am Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Recent polling suggests support for Issue 1 is growing but still very close . We've been doing all we can to educate gun owners, but now it's crunch time and we need to make one final push before Election Day on August 8. We're sending a mailer to thousands of Ohioans to get out the vote in favor of Issue 1 to protect our constitution and our gun rights. And we need your financial support. If you...

Clearing up confusion: 4 common misunderstandings about Issue 1

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Monday, July 31, 2023
I've talked to a lot of family and friends on both sides of the political spectrum about Issue 1, and the most common theme among them all is confusion. It's understandable, considering the misleading messages coming from the opposition. Here are four common points of confusion and the real facts on each one: Is a 60% majority undemocratic? Even though the U.S. Constitution and constitutions and...

Issue 1: Where's the outcry over these major 60% (or higher) organizations?

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Friday, July 28, 2023
It's stunning (not really) the level of hypocrisy these extreme progressives will go to just to get their way. How undemocratic it is, they say, that Buckeye Firearms Association and other Issue 1 supporters want a 60% majority to amend the Ohio Constitution. Yet the very bylaws and constitutions of many of those organizations opposed to Issue 1 require the same threshold — if not higher. Here...

Issue 1: Cleveland mayor admits they're coming after your guns next (Watch this video)

by Dean Rieck
5:00am Thursday, July 27, 2023
We've been telling you Issue 1 is about many issues, including protecting gun rights. And here's proof. Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb admitted that if Issue 1 fails and Ohio's constitution continues to be easy to amend, they could use a constitutional ballot initiative to come after your guns. Here's his exact quote from a recent news conference : We can use our real political power to change...

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