Buckeye Firearms Association

Ohio Senate passes BFA-backed SB 278 - adding teeth to preemption law

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Ohio Senate on April 15 voted 24-9 along party lines to pass Senate Bill 278, a measure that could get costly for municipalities that try to violate Ohio law by illegally enacting local gun ordinances.

BFA-PAC endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor

5:00am Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Buckeye Firearms Association PAC is proud to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley in the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial race. "We've been working on elections for nearly a quarter century. And this is one of the rare times when the choice is easy, obvious, and exciting," said Dean Rieck, executive director of Buckeye Firearms Association.

How Fifth Circuit panel's home distillery opinion could help NFA challenges

by Dean Weingarten

6:00am Tuesday, April 14, 2026

On April 10, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in Morris v. DOJ, reinforcing a long-standing constitutional limit on Congress’s taxing power: it may impose taxes that raise revenue, but it cannot simply prohibit conduct under the guise of taxation.

Virginia demonstrates importance of electing pro-gun governor

6:00am Monday, April 13, 2026

On April 10, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger met the expectations of her anti-gun allies, signing two bills into law. This action sets the tone for what may come next as she has until April 13 to render a decision on the remaining gun bills.

Sen. Warren, Rep. Meeks embark on gun control fishing expedition

by Larry Keane

6:00am Friday, April 10, 2026

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York) are casting wide nets on a gun control fishing expedition, chumming the anti-gun waters with a new letter to the Commerce Department requesting data on semiautomatic firearms.

Initiatives at USPS, DOJ, VA, FBI, others instill Second Amendment optimism

6:00am Thursday, April 09, 2026

Amid a steady stream of headlines highlighting anti-gun legislative proposals in the states, ongoing litigation battles, and regulatory uncertainty, there is also good news to report on the Second Amendment front, courtesy of the Trump administration. Check these out.

Hegseth signs memo allowing military personnel to carry personal sidearms on DOW property

by Dave Workman

6:00am Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Military policy on carrying personal firearms just got flipped by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who signed a memo directing military base commanders to allow personnel—“namely, uniformed service members”—to carry privately owned firearms “while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States.”

SB 392 - Freedom to Carry Act would expand Ohio gun rights on multiple fronts

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Tuesday, April 07, 2026

New Senate Bill 392, dubbed the Freedom to Carry Act, would, among other things, rename a concealed handgun license a concealed weapons license, allow a concealed weapons licensee to carry a concealed deadly weapon other than an exclusive deadly weapon, allow the possession or transportation of a loaded firearm while in a motor vehicle or vessel, and lower the age of "qualifying adult" from 21 to...