Buckeye Firearms Association

Silence is defeat: Why gun owners must flood ATF comment dockets now

by Sean Maloney, for AmmoLand

6:00am Monday, August 03, 2026

We’ve all seen the headlines. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announces a new proposed rule change. Yet a dangerous myth quietly circulates within the Second Amendment community: “The ATF is going to do whatever they want anyway, so why bother writing a comment?” Here's why that is flawed logic.

Sign up for BFA-sponsored 2026 Fall Youth Shoot

6:00am Friday, July 31, 2026

Registration is open for the Buckeye Firearms Association-sponsored 2026 Fall Youth Shoot, slated Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13.

Summit County Fair skirting Ohio law that prohibits gun bans on fairgrounds

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Thursday, July 30, 2026

If you thought you could bring your firearm to the Summit County Fair this year, think again. The fair, which runs July 8 to Aug. 2, is using what it sees as a loophole by forcing all guests through its new building, essentially banning firearms entirely.

Cincinnati ordered to pay legal fees after losing another state preemption battle

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The Ohio First District Court of Appeals on July 8 dealt the city of Cincinnati a legal and financial blow for attempting to overstep its municipal authority and override Ohio's preemption laws on firearms.

Guns allowed at Ohio State Fair but not in buildings; BFA's Rieck calls it 'ridiculous'

by David Codrea, AmmoLand

6:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2026

“Welcome to the Ohio State Fair!” You may bring your gun this year. Oh, but that doesn't include inside buildings, barns, food establishments, concert venues — any structure. Buckeye Firearms Association's Dean Rieck notes the absurdity, saying it's "ridiculous to allow someone to legally carry while they walk past the Ferris wheel but ban it in the barn with the butter cow."

Third Circuit strikes down New Jersey 'assault firearm,' 'large-capacity magazine' bans

by NRA-ILA

6:00am Monday, July 27, 2026

In a landmark victory for the Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on July 17 held that New Jersey’s bans on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds violate the Second Amendment.

Armed wife fires one shot to save husband from gunman at their home

by AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

6:00am Friday, July 24, 2026

An armed wife saved her husband from a gunman who allegedly brought a social-media dispute directly to the couple’s Springfield, Massachusetts, home, according to prosecutors who ruled the fatal shooting lawful.

John Lott op-ed lends added support to national right-to-carry effort

by NRA-ILA

6:00am Thursday, July 23, 2026

Real Clear Politics published an op-ed by economist John Lott on July 4 that spoke to the need for passage of national right-to-carry reciprocity legislation.