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ACTION ALERT: Tell Legislators They MUST Pass SB 185 to Stop Cities from Enacting Emergency Gun Control

3:00pm Monday, December 12, 2022

Critical legislation that prevents government from restricting firearms during an emergency has hit a snag in the closing days of session at the Ohio Statehouse. Senate Bill 185 prohibits local and state government from restricting the purchase, transfer, carry, or possession of a firearm as part of a declared emergency or a declared public nuisance. The bill is critical to protecting the rights...

Gun News Roundup - December 10, 2022

7:00am Saturday, December 10, 2022

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’: Another Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Officials For Restrictive Gun Measure First Nations group votes to reject Canadian gun ban Oregon Agrees That Delaying Measure 114’s Permit-to-...

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Ohio Gun Hunters Have Successful Week of Deer Hunting

7:00am Friday, December 09, 2022

Hunters harvested 71,932 white-tailed deer during the 2022 gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In the same weeklong period over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 68,534 deer. In 2021, the weeklong number was 70,381. Deer gun season opens again for the weekend of Dec. 17-18. Caption: Ohio...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies Against "Strong Lite" Bill

7:00am Thursday, December 08, 2022

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee held a third hearing for Senate Bill 357 , sponsored by Sen. Matt Dolan. Buckeye Firearms Association testified in opposition to this bill. SB 357 has been referred to as "Strong Ohio Lite," referring to legislation from the previous legislative session which we also opposed, and which failed to move. Among other provisions, SB 357 seeks...

Emboldened, Opportunistic Biden Continues to Promote Gun Bans

7:00am Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Whatever else can be said of Joe Biden as a politician, he has been consistent and unwavering on at least one point: he wants to take your guns. Make no mistake: Left to his own devices, that is exactly what he will do. Joe Biden’s political party just lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it still holds less than half of the governorships across the United States. Meanwhile, the...

Déjà vu: Biden Taps Operation Chokepoint Veteran to Again Lead FDIC

7:00am Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Of all the scandals of the anti-gun Obama/Biden administration, Operation Chokepoint was perhaps the most insidious. NRA-ILA covered the story at the time, explaining how federal regulators – including the Department of Justice and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – used their authorities to intimidate banks into shunning lawful but politically disfavored industries. Among those...

BREAKING: City of Columbus Defies Judge, Votes to Pass Illegal Gun Control Laws

4:51pm Monday, December 05, 2022

At its Dec. 5, 2022, meeting, Columbus City Council voted in favor of a package of gun control laws despite a judge's order to stay any such action. The ordinances include a ban on magazines that hold 30 or more rounds and mandatory firearm storage in the home among other measures. "The City of Columbus is blatantly flouting both state law and a judge's orders," said Dean Rieck, Executive...

PODCAST: Killer Gas Stations, Bloomberg’s Militia Fetish, and More Crazy News

1:00pm Monday, December 05, 2022

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 86: Columbus, Ohio, prepares to pass gun control laws even though state law says they can't. Activists claim Philadelphia is plagued by...