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ACTION ALERT: Urge Committee to Support HB 89 and Repeal "Duty to Inform"

3:00pm Monday, March 08, 2021
On Tuesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., the House State and Local Government Committee is hearing House Bill 89 to amend Ohio’s “duty to inform” law. They will hear proponent and opponent testimony and possibly vote on the bill. HB 89 would clarify Ohio law so that law-abiding gun owners understand how and when to notify a law enforcement officer that they are carrying a firearm. Current law requires gun...

PODCAST: Duty to Retreat and the Legal Justification for Lethal Force

3:00pm Monday, March 08, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , and Spotify . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 3: If someone is threatening your life, do you have to retreat before using lethal force? It depends on what state you live in. If you live in...

Toledo mayor names gun violence manager, cites criminal record as resume enhancer

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, March 08, 2021
The City of Toledo has a long history of electing anti-gun rights mayors, who then proceed to support gun control initiatives which do nothing to reduce the rising crime they are supposed to be addressing. From a failed ban on so-called "Saturday Night Specials" that unfairly targeted would-be gun owners in lower income brackets, to illegal confiscations of law-abiding citizens' firearms and...

Plain Dealer: New Ohio concealed handgun licenses jumped 78% during chaotic 2020

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Friday, March 05, 2021
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that statistics released by the Ohio Attorney General's office show new Ohio concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) jumped 78% in 2020 over the previous year, while renewed licenses reached their third-highest annual total ever. From the article : Last year, Ohio sheriffs issued 96,892 new conceal-carry licenses – the most since 2016 and the third-most in the...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies in Favor of HB 89 to Abolish Duty to Inform

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Thursday, March 04, 2021
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the House State and Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 89 to repeal the "duty to inform." Current law states that if you have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and are carrying a handgun, you must "promptly" notify a law enforcement officer who stops you for any official purpose. But when is "promptly"? This is confusing and can lead to...

Senator Cecil Thomas Introduces 4 Gun Control Bills ... Again

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Here we go again. Ohio Senator Cecil Thomas has resurrected 4 failed and pointless gun control bills that died at the end of the last legislative session. The bill numbers are different. But the rights-crushing content remains the same. Let's take a quick look in numerical order. Buckeye Firearms Association strongly opposes ALL of these bills. SB 73 - MANDATE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Sponsor...

Two pro-gun bills to receive hearings this week

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Representative Scott Wiggam (R-1), who chairs the House State & Local Government Committee, has announced a second hearing for two pro-gun rights bills: HB 62 - DESIGNATE OHIO A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY (Sponsors: Mike Loychik, Diane V. Grendell) To designate the State of Ohio as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State and to name this act the Ohio Second Amendment Safe Haven Act. HB 89 - REPEAL...

Gun Sales Reach Record Highs in 2020 Especially Among African Americans and First-time Gun Buyers

7:00am Monday, March 01, 2021
NSSF, Project ChildSafe and NAAGA Emphasize Gun Safety, Training And Responsible Storage NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), Project ChildSafe® and the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) are responding to record high gun sales in 2020, particularly among African Americans and first-time gun buyers, by providing free educational resources and tips on...

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