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NSSF, Project Childsafe Support Suicide Prevention Month with Resources For All Gun Owners

7:00am Friday, September 18, 2020

NEWTOWN, Conn., September 8, 2020 – As suicide prevention groups mark Suicide Prevention Month by calling for prevention to become a national priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, the firearm industry is supporting that effort by educating the public – particularly the gun-owning community, including veterans and their families – on how storing firearms responsibly and simply talking to loved...

Attorney General Dave Yost files Supreme Court brief in support of school districts letting employees go armed

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, September 17, 2020

Ohio’s Attorney General Dave Yost, who has earned multiple endorsements and A-ratings from the BFA-PAC, has put his support behind Madison Local School District's policy to arm school personnel. From coverage byOhioCapitalJournal.com : “This case presents the question whether school districts may allow non-security employees to carry firearms on school grounds,” Yost wrote in a brief to the court...

“I’ll Just Hold Him for the Police”

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, September 16, 2020

I hear this statement with some regularity from some of my students and the folks who comment on the articles I post. Have you ever actually tried to hold someone on the ground when they don’t want to be held? It’s not as easy as you may assume. I was reminded of this fact when I was watching one of the videos on the Active Self Protection YouTube channel. Watch the embedded video below. The two...

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Senate Pres. Obhof Introduces SB 360 to Prohibit the Closing of Firearms Dealers in an Emergency

3:00pm Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Senate President Larry Obhof has introduced Senate Bill 360 to protect firearms dealers. Specifically, the bill bars public officials from prohibiting all federally licensed firearms dealers in the state or a specified geographic area from the commercial sale or transfer of firearms or their components or ammunition. President Obhof is the Primary Sponsor and Co-Sponsors include Senators Peterson...

Rep. Grendell Introduces HR 311 to Declare Ohio a Second Amendment Protective State

7:00am Monday, September 14, 2020

Rep. Diane Grendell [R] has introduced House Resolution 311 to declare that Ohio is a Second Amendment Protective State. Co-sponsors include Representatives Ginter, Antani, Vitale, Lang, Riedel, Romanchuk, Lipps, D. Manning, Swearingen, and Richardson. Here is the text of the resolution: A R E S O L U T I O N To declare that Ohio is a Second Amendment Protective State. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE...

Buckeye Firearms Association Mourns Loss of Jack Frontz

by Jeff Staggs

3:00pm Friday, September 11, 2020

A Patriot went home to his final range on August 12, 2020. Jack L. Frontz, a husband, lifetime NRA member, Buckeye Firearms Association Leader, and Faster Saves Lives Instructor, dedicated his life to the Second Amendment and the advancement of firearms training. Jack would meet you with his big smile or with a swift kick in the butt. He wasn't afraid to let you know what was on his mind. Jack...

Trump Administration Announces Historic Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on Public Lands in YOUR COMMUNITIES

7:00am Friday, September 11, 2020

On August 18, the Trump Administration announced a historic expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities on public lands in and around your States, counties and communities. During a visit to the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced a final rule that will open and expand over 850 hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3...

Senate Legislation Would Fix Flawed Court Decision on Arming School Staff

3:00pm Thursday, September 10, 2020

On Sept. 2, 2020, the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee voted 6-3 in favor of Senate Bill 317 . This is the first step toward correcting a terrible court decision that would prevent school districts from allowing teachers and other school staff to carry a concealed firearm in schools to protect students. Earlier this year, the 12th District Court of Appeals in Southwest Ohio ruled...