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How Sportsmen Make the Great Outdoors (The Pittman-Robertson Tax)

by Tisma Juett

3:00pm Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Did you know that as active outdoors people and shooting sports participants we all help contribute to making the outdoor world the great place that it is? We do this through a special excise tax collected on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment. These monies are part of a piece of legislation called the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. Monies from these taxes are...

An Active Killer’s Diary

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, June 10, 2015

As most of you know, I take a special interest in researching active killers. I’ve been closely watching the progress of the Aurora, Colorado “Batman” movie theater killer’s trial. If you are unfamiliar with the incident, check out my article HERE . Last week, the killer’s diary was released to jurors in the media. The article ‘ Why? Why? Why? ' displays the pages in full for your evaluation. In...

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney Flies Anti-gun Flag in U.S. House

3:00pm Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Reliably anti-gun Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has introduced two new rights-restricting bills in the U.S. House of Representatives. May 15 saw the introduction of H.R. 2380, the so-called “Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015.” This bill would require background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. In the 1990s, gun control supporters began claiming that...

Appeals Court places feelings over Constitution

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Tuesday, June 09, 2015

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, has upheld a lower court ruling that an Illinois community’s ordinance banning possession of “assault weapons,” and “high-capacity” magazines is not a violation of the Second Amendment rights of their citizens. In the two to one decision, the prevailing judges concluded that “ If a ban on semi‐automatic...

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Rep. Steve Scalise Introduces Bill to Relax Restrictions on Interstate Firearm Sales

3:00pm Monday, June 08, 2015

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) has introduced a bill to modernize certain aspects of interstate firearms commerce.The Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act, H.R. 2246, would yield increased convenience and choice for consumers, while continuing to allow states to set their own policy regarding transfer and possession of firearms within their borders. In 1968, when the federal Gun Control Act (GCA)...

NEW Weekly Insights Newsletter Starts June 11

7:00am Monday, June 08, 2015

Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to announce a new, free "bonus" newsletter called BFA Weekly Insights. It will be sent each Thursday to all current newsletter subscribers beginning June 11, 2015. There is nothing extra you need to do to receive this newsletter. If you subscribe to BFA News , you'll start getting the new BFA Weekly Insights automatically. Why a second newsletter? If you've...

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May 2015 Firearms Sales Checks Second Highest May on Record

3:00pm Friday, June 05, 2015

The May 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 918,707 is the second highest May on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 4.7 percent compared to the May 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 877,655. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2015 NICS figure of 1,570,893 reflects a 6.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,476,...

Lake Co. Sheriff revokes 170 concealed handgun licenses; Classes didn't include range time

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, June 05, 2015

Recently, the News-Herald of Willoughby, Ohio reported that more than concealed carry licenses in Lake County have been invalidated after an instructor allegedly did not teach the required classes. From the article : The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was informed that a concealed carry instructor, who was properly licensed, had been offering what he called “fast track classes,” said Lake County...