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ATF Targeting FFLs for License Revocation

7:00am Friday, April 22, 2022

At the direction of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) appears to be revoking the licenses of firearm dealers for even minor paperwork violations. On June 23, 2021, the “Biden-Harris Administration” announced a new policy of “zero tolerance for rogue gun dealers that willfully violate the law.” The policy further specified that “[a]bsent...

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Report: Former Addyston police chief indicted in machine gun scheme pleads guilty

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, April 21, 2022

WLWT (NBC Cincinnati) is reporting that a former Addyston police chief accused of conspiring with gun dealers to acquire 200 fully automatic weapons and reselling them at a profit has pleaded guilty to charges. From the article : Dorian LaCourse, 65, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in a scheme to use his position as chief of police for the Addyston Police Department to help two...

Project Appleseed Announces 2022 Schedule of Ohio Events

3:00pm Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Appleseed only took a short break in Ohio. Even with the cold and the snow this winter, Ohio Appleseed is still having events and putting riflemen and women’s skills to the true elements test. Project Appleseed is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national organization teaching Americans about their shared heritage and teaching fundamental rifle skills at a 2-day clinic. Most events are at a distance of...

Democratic Administrations Flip-Flop-Flip on Gun Dealer Licensing

7:00am Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Recent Democratic presidential administrations have been all over the place when it comes to gun dealer licensing. In the early 1990s, President Bill Clinton went to great efforts to eliminate as many Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs or gun dealers) as he could. President Barack Obama reversed course and demanded that those marginally “engaged in the business” of gun selling acquire an FFL. Now...

Federal Appropriations: Pro-Gun Language Restored

7:00am Tuesday, April 19, 2022

[Last month], President Biden signed into law a massive spending bill that funds the government through the end of the year, and, once again, NRA-ILA was successful in working on Capitol Hill to keep anti-gun members of Congress from eliminating pro-gun riders such as the Tiahrt amendment on releasing trace data and the Dickey amendment prohibiting the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from...

Can nonresidents carry concealed in West Virginia without a permit?

by Dean Rieck

3:00pm Monday, April 18, 2022

After Ohio Governor DeWine signed permitless carry into law , Buckeye Firearms Association began getting questions about permitless carry in West Virginia. All the questions have been roughly the same: "I thought I could carry without a permit in West Virginia, but my (neighbor, friend, instructor, sheriff, etc.) told me only West Virginia residents can carry permitless. Which is true?" I'll...

ATF Mass Denial of Suppressor Form 1 Applications

7:00am Monday, April 18, 2022

On February 28, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) denied approximately 850 Form 1 applications for prospective makers of suppressors. These denials were apparently made due to a change in ATF policy regarding certain devices that ATF claims are in reality suppressor “parts kits.” ATF’s Form 1 application (technically ATF Form 5320.1) is the Application to Make and...

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Cuyahoga Co. prosecutor's office drops charges in anticipation of permitless carry law

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, April 15, 2022

WJW (Fox Cleveland) is reporting that the Cuyahoga prosecutor's office is reviewing its current cases in light of the recent passage of SB 215 set to bring permitless carry to Ohio on June 13. From the article : Starting in June, if you have a clean record, you won’t need a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But, the I-Team started asking questions after we uncovered two concealed weapons cases...