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Military-style gun confiscation hits a snag!

by Gary Evens

7:00am Friday, July 02, 2021

The efforts of officials to confiscate military-style firearms in Massachusetts ran into trouble recently when armed militia groups confronted a government raid to seize a stockpile of guns and ammunition and arrest leading anti-government activists rumored to be in a small town outside of Boston. The government forces were initially met by a small number of militia members in Lexington. After...

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Apply in July for Ohio’s Controlled Hunting Opportunities

7:00am Thursday, July 01, 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hunters may apply beginning Thursday, July 8 for special controlled hunting opportunities available on Ohio’s public lands during the 2021-22 season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Controlled hunts include opportunities for white-tailed deer, waterfowl, mourning doves, and more. The application period is open until Saturday,...

Another one bites the dust: Astroturf gun control group ceases operations in Ohio

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, June 30, 2021

An astroturf group formed in 2017 to push for so-called "universal background check" rules for gun sales has announced that it is ceasing operations as of today. For those looking to shift blame, the coronavirus pandemic has become a popular go-to, and it is no different for the misleadingly-named "Ohioans for Gun Safety" (the so-called "gun safety" group doesn't even contain one single mention...

Help us WIN the Next U.S. Supreme Court Victory for Gun Rights

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Tuesday, June 29, 2021

We have just confirmed that Buckeye Firearms Association will sponsor an amicus brief in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett . And we need your help IMMEDIATELY ! It has been 13 years since the court ruled in D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to have a gun in the home for self-defense. The case of...

PODCAST: An Interview with Dick Heller, the Man Who Saved the Second Amendment

3:00pm Monday, June 28, 2021

Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 19: Before 2008, some people argued that the Second Amendment was merely a collective right, an outmoded concept related only to...

If Gov. DeWine truly wants to curb repeat offenders with guns, he should start here

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, June 28, 2021

Governor Mike DeWine is back on the campaign trail, so to speak, stumping for his so-called STRONG Ohio gun control proposals. DeWine prefers to talk about the parts of the bill which he hopes will be most palatable to voters - namely increasing penalties for possession of weapons by repeat offenders. As we observed in our legal analysis of DeWine's plan , these proposals would raise weapons...

Associated Press investigation on stolen military firearms highlights fallacy of "universal" background checks

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, June 25, 2021

According to so-called "common-sense" gun control extremists like Mark Kelly's "Giffords," all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed, Kelly's group (formerly known...

Nevada Drops Ohio CHL Reciprocity - BFA Works on Fix

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Friday, June 25, 2021

UPDATE: According to a message I received from the Ohio Attorney General's office at 11:15 a.m. on June 25, Ohio is back on Nevada's list of states whose carry license they honor. BFA thanks Ohio Deputy Attorney General Jonathan Fulkerson and Tara Olsen with the Nevada Department of Public Safety for resolving this issue promptly. I recently reviewed a letter from the Records, Communications and...