Buckeye Firearms Association

Ohio lawmakers continue advancing bills BFA can support

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

7:37pm Sunday, June 15, 2025

The number of firearms-related bills finding support from Buckeye Firearms Association continues to increase. Here are three recent additions to our list

Despite SCOTUS rejection, Mexico pressing forward with lawsuit against gun retailers

by Larry Keane

6:00am Friday, June 13, 2025

After taking a loss at the U.S. Supreme Court with her country’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. firearm manufacturers, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum is still planning to go ahead with a similar lawsuit that is pending in federal court against five Arizona federally licensed firearm retailers.

SCOTUS urged to lift lifetime ban on firearms possession by nonviolent felons

6:00am Thursday, June 12, 2025

The National Rifle Association, along with the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and FPC Action Foundation, filed an amicus brief June 11, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the federal lifetime prohibition on firearms possession by nonviolent felons.

Is Citigroup doing a 180 on gun sales discrimination?

6:00am Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Last week, banking giant Citigroup announced, “We will update our employee Code of Conduct and our customer-facing Global Financial Access Policy to clearly state that we do not discriminate on the basis of political affiliation in the same way we are clear that we do not discriminate on the basis of other traits such as race and religion.”

Anti-gun activist lies about surviving school shooting that never occurred

by Lee Williams

6:00am Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Calvin Polachek wants to be thought of as a hero who survived a deadly school shooting in the small town of Dallas, Pennsylvania. He claims the shooting occurred eight years ago and killed 11 of his classmates, including both his brother and his best friend. Except, that never happened.

Unanimous SCOTUS to Mexico on its lawsuit against gunmakers: Adios

by John Crump

6:00am Monday, June 09, 2025

In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Mexico cannot successfully sue Smith & Wesson and six other gun companies for the misuse of their products by drug cartels in Mexico.

2 new BFA-backed bills address suppressors, as outlined in 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Friday, June 06, 2025

Two identical bills have been introduced in the Ohio General Assembly, aimed at modifying state laws regarding firearm suppressors and mufflers in relation to the National Firearms Act of 1934.

BFA testifies for HB 108 to protect victims of violent crime from being victimized a second time

6:00am Thursday, June 05, 2025

On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) testified before the Ohio House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 108 , which would create a pretrial procedure for a person asserting self-defense, defense of another, or defense of that person's property. The bill, sponsored by Representative Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.), seeks to prevent crime victims who defend...