Buckeye Firearms Association

Ohio’s 2026 youth turkey hunting results - south zone

From ODNR Division of Wildlife

6:00am Thursday, April 23, 2026

Youth wild turkey hunters in Ohio’s south zone checked 1,941 birds during the state’s special youth-only weekend April 18-19. The youth-only hunting weekend for the northeast zone, which includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties, is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26.

Some Ohio felons could get expedited pardon, gun rights restored

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Are you a convicted felon of a nonviolent crime? Have you turned your life around for the better since your prison release? Felony convictions can lead to a lifetime of hurdles and the loss of rights, including gun ownership, but if you answered yes to those questions, it might not have to be that way. You could be eligible for an expedited pardon. Here's how it works.

New York subway attack underscores failure of ‘sensitive places’ gun bans

by AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

6:00am Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Grand Central machete attack is exactly the kind of real-world example gun owners should point to when anti-gun politicians insist that “sensitive places” laws make the public safer.

Sportsmen’s Alliance secures key 'farm bill' fix to remove anti-hunting language

From Sportsmen's Alliance

6:00am Monday, April 20, 2026

As a result of tireless advocacy by the Sportsmen’s Alliance and others and strong congressional leadership, anti-hunting language amended into the farm bill has been removed. Specifically, the farm bill fix removes language submitted by animal-rights groups that would ban certain types of hounds in hunting, as well as the use of “live lures” for training or field trials.

NSSF files FEC complaint against Giffords PAC

6:00am Friday, April 17, 2026

NSSF has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Giffords PAC, the political fundraising arm of the gun control group Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence, alleging the PAC and its allies are skirting the FEC’s joint fundraising rules when they solicit funds for both the PAC and their preferred candidates for elected office.

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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.