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CMP 2022 Smallbore Rifle Postal Competition Now Open

by Ashley Brugnone

3:00pm Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Back by popular demand after the enormous success of last year’s inaugural event, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has created a second round of Smallbore Rifle Postal Competition, running from February to May 2022. The event features Three-Position and Prone matches, fired from distances of 50 feet. The Smallbore Postal Competition is open to both adult and junior athletes. Cost to...

PODCAST: Answers to Common Questions about Ohio’s New Permitless Carry Law

3:00pm Monday, March 21, 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 57: Ohio has passed a new permitless carry law which goes into effect on Monday, June 13, 2022. It makes Ohio's concealed handgun...

Giffords gun control group releases scorecard documenting their irrelevance

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, March 21, 2022

In February, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Americans for Responsible Solutions) released their annual "Gun Law Scorecards", grading states on how closely a state agrees with the gun ban movement's agenda. "Giffords is a leader in the movement to end gun violence in America. ...Giffords Law Center works in all 50 states to change policies and challenge injustice. We won...

Answers to Common Questions about Ohio’s New Permitless Carry Law

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Friday, March 18, 2022

Senate Bill 215 has been signed into law and will make it legal to carry a concealed handgun without a license in Ohio beginning on June 13, 2022 . Generally referred to as “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry,” this legislation will make several important changes to Ohio’s concealed carry laws: Ohio’s concealed handgun license (CHL) will become optional. If you are currently qualified by...

The Administration’s Alternative Universe: Fight Freedom, Not Crime

7:00am Thursday, March 17, 2022

The White House press secretary was recently criticized for flippantly downplaying crime fears in a January 25 podcast. While reading out and commenting on cable news chyrons, Jen Psaki joked that CNN and MSNBC were “OK, true,” but FOX News was covering some “alternative universe,” with “Jeanine Pirro talking about soft on crime consequences. I mean, what? What does that even mean? Right? So...

Gun Control’s Crisis of Credibility

7:00am Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Who can you trust? We live in the era of fake news, spin, and shifting narratives. Everything seems to be political. Maybe that’s the wrong question. Maybe we should be asking, “who do you trust?” Recently published research has the answers. Anti-gun activists want you to trust doctors with no constitutional law or law enforcement expertise. They also want you to trust celebrities, people famous...

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PODCAST: The Inside Story About How Permitless Carry in Ohio Got to the Governor’s Desk

3:00pm Tuesday, March 15, 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 56: Governor Mike DeWine has signed a BFA-supported bill to make Ohio's concealed carry license optional. This makes Ohio the 23rd state...

Skill Set: Mag Capacity

by Tiger McKee

7:00am Tuesday, March 15, 2022

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard from shooters that their choice of pistol was determined by magazine capacity. “But,” they explain, “this one holds almost twice as many rounds as the other one.” Yet, while mag capacity is a consideration, it shouldn’t be the deciding factor in what pistol you choose for defensive use. Firearm selection should be dictated by application. The weapon I...