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The Year of the Gun – Record Number of Carry Permits in 2020

7:00am Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Last year was one for the record books. Not only did gun sales climb to unprecedented highs, but 40 percent of all purchasers were first-time gun buyers, estimated to be some 8.4 million people. The number of FBI NICS background checks – used for gun sales and transfers as well as for suppressor sales and concealed carry permits – was just under 40 million for 2020, the highest number since the...

Canada, Six Months from “Confiscation Day”

7:00am Tuesday, November 30, 2021

In early 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his so-called “assault weapon” ban along with a temporary amnesty period that allows the owners of newly-banned firearms to possess their property without incurring criminal liability. Canadians affected by these Orders-in-Council were advised they would have the option of “complying through grandfathering” or surrendering the gun...

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PODCAST: John Lott Shoots Down the Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics of Gun Control

3:00pm Monday, November 29, 2021

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 41: Gun control advocates are fond of trotting out questionable, often fabricated, statistics in a desperate attempt to prove that guns...

Akron traffic stop is latest example highlighting need to modify the concealed carry duty to notify requirement

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, November 29, 2021

In the fight to change the law regarding the duty to promptly notify a law enforcement officer that one is legally exercising their right to bear arms in the State of Ohio, Buckeye Firearms Association is often asked what harm is the current law actually causing. We have, of course, pointed out that no one can define what "promptly" means, and that there are no standards for when and how to...

The Right to Bear Arms Gets Its Day in Court

7:00am Friday, November 26, 2021

November 3 was a historic day for constitutional rights in the United States, as the U.S. Supreme Court delved into a detailed and sophisticated exploration of the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment’s right to “bear” arms in public places, in a case brought by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NRA’s affiliated association in New York). In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

7:00am Thursday, November 25, 2021

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

Experience As a New Hunter

by Brenda Weatherby

7:00am Wednesday, November 24, 2021

“Becoming a new hunter is so complex.” “There is so much to learn and so much to mess up.” “The sheer number of things to remember is mind boggling.” These are thoughts I had while taking my hunter education course with my daughter some seven years ago. We both were in over our heads for the first few lessons, but she had a big advantage — she was 12 and I was in my mid-30’s. I had at least a...

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Ohio’s Deer Gun Hunting Seasons Begin in November

7:00am Tuesday, November 23, 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An estimated 300,000 hunters will make their way to Ohio’s forests and fields as this year’s deer gun hunting seasons kicks off this weekend, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In 2020, hunters harvested a total of 92,310 deer during the gun seasons, with 71,651 deer taken during the week-long gun season, plus 14,864 deer during the...