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PODCAST: Gun Rights Update: What's Happening at the State and National Level

3:00pm Monday, October 11, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 34: Constitutional Carry starts moving in Ohio. David Chipman looses his bid to head up the ATF. A payroll scandal hits the ATF. Democrats plan to take guns away from military members. And...

TAKE ACTION: Urge Ohio Legislators to Pass Constitutional Carry

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, October 11, 2021

Ohio and 33 other states already allow open carry without a license. Plus 21 states allow concealed carry without a license. So permitless or “license optional” carry is a proven concept. That's why it's time for Constitutional Carry in Ohio. Buckeye Firearms Association has been meeting and working with members of the Ohio Senate and House on an almost daily basis to push Constitutional Carry...

Cincinnati-area: Man uses gun to stops home invasion assault

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, October 08, 2021

WLWT (NBC Cincinnati) is reporting that a man was forced to use a gun to stop a home invasion in Mt. Healthy. From the article: Officials said Gregory Lyle, 33, entered through the window of the home and assaulted his ex-girlfriend who was inside. A man living in the house saw Lyle and shot him. Lyle was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said the investigation is ongoing and there is no...

Buckeye Firearms Association Testifies in Favor of Constitutional Carry

7:00am Thursday, October 07, 2021

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee heard proponent testimony on Senate Bill 215 , sponsored by Senator Terry Johnson. Along with the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, law enforcement officers, and others, Buckeye Firearms Association testified in support of the bill which seeks to bring Constitutional Carry to Ohio. The bill would not...

Emergency Powers Bill SB 185 Passes Out of Senate Committee

7:00am Wednesday, October 06, 2021

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee passed SB 185 , sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, on a 5-2 vote. Along with its companion, House Bill 325 , sponsored by Representative Scott Wiggam, Senate Bill 185 seeks to prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights during declared emergencies. It is the most powerful and comprehensive...

Another school shooting in Russia demonstrates gun control laws' impotence at stopping violence

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, October 05, 2021

NPR reported recently on yet another school shooting in Russia - this time at Perm State University, where a student opened fire on his classmates. From the article : At least eight people are dead and two dozen injured at a university in Russia after a gunman opened fire, and some students jumped out of second-story windows in an apparent effort to escape the attack. The shooting occurred at the...

PODCAST: Senator Terry Johnson Takes us Inside the Fight for Constitutional Carry

3:00pm Monday, October 04, 2021

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 33: In the previous podcast, we discussed 6 reasons why NOW is the time for Constitutional Carry in Ohio. And we listened to Senator Terry Johnson provide testimony in support of his bill,...

CALL TO ACTION: Attend the hearing for Senate Bill 215 at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 2:30 pm.

7:00am Monday, October 04, 2021

On Tuesday, the Senate Veterans & Public Safety Committee will hear testimony in favor of SB 215, Senator Terry Johnson's Constitutional Carry bill. Buckeye Firearms Association will be testifying. And we'd like you to be there too. You can testify to support this bill or just be there to show committee members that there is broad community support for Constitutional Carry. When: 2:30 pm...