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BFA Provides Testimony in Support of SB 58 to Prohibit Firearm Ownership Fees or Liability Insurance

6:00am Wednesday, March 15, 2023

On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony in the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee supporting SB 58 to prohibit requiring firearm liability insurance or being required to pay a fee for the possession of a firearm, part of a firearm, its components, its ammunition, or a knife. This was the second hearing for this legislation, sponsored by Senator...

Hunting coalition files appeal on California youth marketing law

6:00am Tuesday, March 14, 2023

On March 10, the Sportsmen’s Alliance, Safari Club International and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation appealed the denial of a preliminary injunction against a California statute that prohibits the "marketing" of firearms and firearm accessories to minors . The law, created with passage of AB 2571 in August 2022, put many youth-related hunting and education programs at risk due to the...

ATF director paints different picture from doctors at 'gun violence' prevention forum

By Matt Manda

6:00am Monday, March 13, 2023

Dozens of hospital and healthcare executives converged on New York City for a conference to discuss their role as “leaders” in reducing criminal misuse of firearms. Criminal misuse of firearms isn’t a public health issue nor should it be addressed as such. It’s a criminal issue caused by individuals breaking the law. These health professionals should have instead listened closer to the keynote...

Gun News Roundup - March 11, 2023

6:00am Saturday, March 11, 2023

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: As the ranks of Black gun owners grow, the Second Amendment finds fresh support Sens. Rounds, Johnson take on ATF, introduce bill to expand full-time travelers’ gun ownership rights More ATF news: Agents raid wrong...

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Visa, MasterCard, others announce 'pause' in firearms retail codes

6:00am Friday, March 10, 2023

NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, posted March 9 that it is encouraged by the announcement from Visa and MasterCard that they will “pause” plans to implement a special Merchant Category Code (MCC) specific to purchases at firearm retailers with their credit cards. That announcement was later echoed by American Express and Discover , which previously announced plans to implement the...

Bump stock ban: District Court rules in favor of Cargill vs. ATF, but refuses relief

By John Crump

6:00am Thursday, March 09, 2023

A federal district judge has issued a judgment for Michael Cargill in a case where Mr. Cargill challenged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) bump stock ban (Cargill vs. Garland). However, District Judge David Ezra did not grant Cargill and gun owners relief. The Trump-era bump stock ban came after a deranged man killed over 50 people in Las Vegas. According to the FBI,...

Quiz: How well do you know Ohio's and other states' firearms laws?

6:00am Wednesday, March 08, 2023

As of June 2022, law-abiding citizens are no longer required to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun in Ohio. But that's one law in one state, and while it's a good one, it's important to be aware of not only Ohio's firearms laws but also other states' laws, as well. If you own or carry a gun, don't dare travel out of your state without The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the...

Columbus keeps violating Ohio law, says give up 'large capacity' magazines by July 1

By Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Columbus' elected city leaders are continuing with their willingness to violate state preemption law and the Ohio Supreme Court when it comes to local firearms ordinances. City Council on Feb. 27 voted 7-0 to amend its illegal December ordinance “to correct a minor drafting error and to allow for disposition of previously legally acquired large capacity magazines ...” Council in December passed...