Buckeye Firearms Association

ATF hidden gun registry: How 'tracing center' became billion-record database

by AmmoLand Editors and Staff

6:00am Wednesday, February 18, 2026

A new report from Reason confirms what AmmoLand has been warning American gun owners about for years: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has quietly built what amounts to a backdoor gun registry — in violation of federal law.

2 BFA-backed pro-gun bills on the move with hearings this week

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

5:00am Tuesday, February 17, 2026

A pair of pro-gun Senate bills backed by Buckeye Firearms Association are scheduled for hearings this week — one today, Feb. 17, and one tomorrow, Feb. 18.

Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act would end punishing taxes

by Larry Keane

6:00am Monday, February 16, 2026

Crafted to stop states from weaponizing tax policy against a constitutionally protected right, the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act, S.1169, draws a clear line; States can regulate within constitutional limits, but they cannot impose punitive, targeted excise taxes designed to burden the free exercise of the right to keep and bear arms.

Anti-gun group 97Percent is back, now led by anti-gun ex-cop

by Lee Williams

6:00am Friday, February 13, 2026

It appears the anti-gun nonprofit 97Percent has returned, although there have been massive internal changes and it is much less now than it once was.

BFA testifies for SB 278 to permit monetary, punitive damages against cities with gun control

6:00am Thursday, February 12, 2026

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) testified before the Senate Local Government Committee in favor of Senate Bill 278.

NEW for 2026: Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States

6:00am Wednesday, February 11, 2026

If you own or carry a gun, don't dare travel out of your state without this new 2026 edition of The Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States! Read the book before you travel. Pack it with your gun gear. Keep a copy in your vehicle. Use it as a reference so you'll know what to expect when you approach a state line.

Bill would allow monetary, punitive damages against cities with gun control

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

5:00am Tuesday, February 10, 2026

A bill working its way through the Ohio legislature would allow residents to sue cities for punitive and/or monetary damages if they try to ignore the state's preemption laws on guns. Another hearing is scheduled this afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 10.

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6:00am Monday, February 09, 2026

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