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Ohio hunters bag 15,535 turkeys in spring 2024 season

6:00am Thursday, May 30, 2024

Hunters throughout the Buckeye State checked 15,535 wild turkeys during the spring 2024 season, with Ashtabula County hunters leading the pack.

Hard questions but few clear answers as Congress probes ATF tactics, overreach

6:00am Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) suffered two bruising days on Capitol Hill last week during oversight hearings attempting to get to the bottom of a fatal raid and other recent enforcement overreaches involving peaceable Americans.

Doctors cite fake mass-shooting data to justify questioning patients about guns

by Lee Williams

6:00am Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Fake mass-shooting data has infected the medical community for a long time, and the infection is spreading. The latest fake news, which was published by Advances in Pediatrics, was titled: “A Review of Community-Based Gun Violence Prevention Programs and the Physician’s Role.”

MEMORIAL DAY 2024: In 1788, Ohio law required ALL men aged 16-50 to bear arms

6:00am Monday, May 27, 2024

On July 25, 1788, the first Ohio law to establish and regulate a militia was published in Marietta. It mandated all men between 16 and 50 perform military duty. They were required to arm themselves with a musket and bayonet, a cartridge box, powder horn, one pound of powder and four pounds of lead.

Narrative: Anti-gunners seek safety; pro-gunners care only about rights. Wrong!

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Friday, May 24, 2024

Far too often when a media outlet reports on "gun violence," the undertone in the article almost always favors the viewpoint of gun grabbers, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Objective journalists should be more attuned to unbiased facts and less focused on an ideological narrative.

BFA testifies in favor of SB 32, Sen. Shaffer's bill to provide civil immunity

6:00am Thursday, May 23, 2024

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Buckeye Firearms Association provided testimony in favor of Senate Bill 32. This bill seeks to grant civil immunity to a person who acts in self-defense or to protect the members or guests of a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances.

Anti-gun Democrats (again) unable to hide contempt for ordinary Americans

6:00am Wednesday, May 22, 2024

It has become a tradition in recent elections for anti-gun Democrats to condescendingly refer to opposition voters as too stupid and bigoted to act in their own best interests. The latest example of this came from none other than former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose Bay Area district covers arguably the most anti-gun jurisdiction in the country.

ATF private gun sales FFL rule defeated in Texas district court

by John Crump

6:00am Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) suffered another defeat in a federal Texas district court. This time, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the ATF. This ruling prevented the bureau from enforcing its new rule on who needs a federal firearms license (FFL) to sell a gun.