Buckeye Firearms Association

H.R.5017 alert: Animal-rights extremists sneak hunting ban into farm bill

6:00am Monday, March 30, 2026

The Farm Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation considered by the Congress. It contains funding and sets policy on items ranging from conservation programs valued by American sportsmen to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits that help feed low-income families. Unfortunately, due to pressure from the animal-rights lobby, the Farm Bill just approved by the...

Ohio Senate passes BFA-backed SB 214 to remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Friday, March 27, 2026

The Ohio Senate on March 25 passed Senate Bill 214, which would remove firearm mufflers and suppressors from the classification of dangerous ordnance.

Register now for the 2026 Patriot Fest - Aug. 22 in Hilliard, Ohio

6:00am Thursday, March 26, 2026

Buckeye Firearms Association is excited to announce the 2026 Patriot Fest! Join your fellow Ohio Patriots for an evening of fun, fellowship, and good food, plus auctions, raffles, and Tons o' Guns at the Makoy in Hilliard on Aug. 22.

NRA-ILA remembers Chuck Norris - martial artist, cultural icon, patriot

6:00am Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Friday, March 20, brought the sad news that Chuck Norris, a great American patriot, had died at age 86. NRA members remember him not only for his incomparable movie and television career but also for his dedication to protecting and advancing American freedom, including through collaborations with NRA.

3 new BFA-sponsored Protecting Houses of Worship classes added in New Palestine, Edgerton, Greenville

6:00am Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Does your organization have a security team ready to go, and are they prepared to counter an active killing event? Sign up now for one of three recently added Protecting Houses of Worship training sessions in May and June, with classes slated for New Palestine, Indiana, and Edgerton, and Greenville, Ohio.

Sign up for BFA-sponsored 'Move or Die' class coming in August

6:00am Monday, March 23, 2026

Registration is now open for the BFA-sponsored 2026 MOD — "Move or Die." This dynamic and intensive class, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8 at E.A.S.T. Group in Fredericktown, takes concealed carry holders beyond just being "range ready" to becoming true "self-protectors."

Canada spending $25K+ per gun confiscated from noncriminals; zero lives saved

6:00am Friday, March 20, 2026

More proof (as if any were needed) has emerged that the Canadian gun ban and confiscation is a massive administrative, practical, and economic debacle.

Sign up for BFA-sponsored tactical carbine classes coming in July

6:00am Thursday, March 19, 2026

Two tactical carbine classes sponsored by Buckeye Firearms Association are scheduled this summer, focused on the use of AR-style modern sporting rifles (MSRs). The first course is designed for those with no official hands-on MSR training, and the second for MSR owners with good working knowledge.