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State Senate Candidate Wilkin Earns Rare A+ Endorsement from BFA-PAC

7:00am Monday, July 18, 2022

In a session that saw the top priorities of gun owners advance, State Representative Shane Wilkin, who is now a candidate for the Ohio Senate District 17 in Southwest Ohio, was a true champion for the Second Amendment. Tapped by House Speaker Bob Cupp to chair the powerful Government Oversight Committee, Wilkin shepherded through the most controversial bills of the General Assembly. Because of...

SCOTUS Reverses and Remands Two NRA-ILA Backed Magazine Cases

7:00am Friday, July 15, 2022

One week after our landmark victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen , the Supreme Court issued orders in two other NRA-ILA backed cases. Those cases, ANJRPC v. Bruck and Duncan v. Bonta , challenge New Jersey and California laws that ban magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The Third and Ninth Circuits, over dissents, upheld the bans by balancing the state governments’ safety...

Hunting license sales down by 1.9% in 2021, but remain above pre-pandemic levels

7:00am Thursday, July 14, 2022

The 2022 National R3 Symposium wrapped up [recently] in Broken Arrow, OK. The 220 participants representing over 100 different organizations with a vested interest in hunting and shooting sports were the first to lay eyes on data released from the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sport (Council), documenting a slight decrease in hunting license sales in 2021. “It’s important to note...

CMP Celebrates Opening of the 2022 National Matches with Double First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Dugan

3:00pm Wednesday, July 13, 2022

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – On the beautiful, sun-filled morning of July 12, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted the opening event of the 2022 National Rifle and Pistol Matches – the First Shot Ceremony. The First Shot serves as a welcoming for guests, participants, volunteers and staff eager to start the annual National Matches – held at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility. The...

Apply For Ohio’s Controlled Hunts in July

7:00am Wednesday, July 13, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Applications for Ohio’s controlled public land hunting opportunities will be accepted beginning Friday, July 1, 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. These hunts provide special chances for hunters to pursue deer, waterfowl, doves, and more on public lands during the 2022-23 season. The application period is open for all hunters...

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California Leaks Personal Data of Carry Permit Holders

7:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2022

On Monday June 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of the California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Firearms Dashboard Portal. The data tool was designed to give granular firearm transaction and Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit holder data to anyone visiting the DOJ’s website. However, astute users quickly realized that the dashboard could be used to access the...

PODCAST: Republicans Attack Pro-Gun Funding and Democrats Defy a Ruling on Bearing Arms

3:00pm Monday, July 11, 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 70: Why are Republicans sponsoring a federal bill to gut funding for pro-gun programs? What's the fallout from the recent Supreme Court...

July 4 attack in Illinois: Gun control laws fail to uphold supporters' promises

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, July 11, 2022

We hear it every time another mentally-ill person commits mass murder: If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need a red flag law. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need to limit people under 21 from obtaining firearms. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need to require firearms licensing. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need universal background checks...