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Law Professors Make Case for Second Amendment Rights in Uncertain Times

7:00am Thursday, November 05, 2020

Americans have made clear that they value their Second Amendment rights, especially during uncertain times. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and then widespread civil unrest, Americans have bought firearms in record numbers. Through September, the FBI had processed a record-setting 28,826,449 total National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks for 2020. With three months of the year...

Most BFA PAC endorsed candidates win in 2020 General Election

by Dean Rieck

12:30pm Wednesday, November 04, 2020

In a hotly-contested election, the vast majority of BFA PAC endorsed candidates enjoyed solid wins. Some close races have not yet reported final results. However, so far, 83% of endorsed candidates won their contests, including Justice Sharon Kennedy and U.S. Representative Jim Jordan. With a few exceptions, the endorsement committee focused on the U.S. Congress, Ohio Supreme Court, and the Ohio...

ELECTION DAY 2020 - VOTE YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!

12:20am Tuesday, November 03, 2020

THE POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Election Day is here. We hear it every two years, "This is the most important election of our lifetime!" Obviously, every election can’t be "the most important." But it can be the most important one to date. Today is a critical election for Ohio, for the U.S.A, and for freedom-loving gun owners everywhere. These are trying times. But in such...

Photo Tour - The NEW Spring Valley Shooting Range

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, November 02, 2020

After two years of upgrades, Spring Valley Shooting Range is now open to the public. And after a private tour with Division of Wildlife leadership and staff, I can tell you it was worth the wait. Spring Valley has always been the Division's most popular range, but the new range is world-class in every respect and is sure to become a recreational destination for the entire region. To give you just...

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ICYMI: Eric Trump Meets with Ohio Sportsmen and Second Amendment Leaders

by Larry S. Moore

3:00pm Friday, October 30, 2020

On Thursday, January 16, 2020, LEPD Firearms & Range hosted a Sportsmen / Second Amendment roundtable with Eric Trump. Leaders from across Ohio, representing the state's leading Second Amendment and sportsmen organizations, were invited. LEPD owners Eric Delbert, Phil Delbert and Lori Delbert were most gracious hosts. Attendees included: Dean Rieck, Executive Director, representing Buckeye...

ICYMI: Biden-Harris Would Weaponize ATF Against Firearm Retailers

7:00am Friday, October 30, 2020

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, is focusing on former Vice President Joe Biden’s radical antigun campaign promise turn the Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from its’ mission as the nation’s firearms regulatory bureau into a bludgeon to wield against firearm retailers to close off the means by which law-abiding Americans obtain...

Political Elite Value Their Own Safety, NOT YOURS

3:00pm Thursday, October 29, 2020

The hypocrisy of the pampered political elite on the topic of personal safety is reaching breathtaking new levels. No longer content to merely deprive the citizenry of the means with which to defend themselves, politicians in some jurisdictions are depriving residents of police protection as well. All the while, these contemptible figures have shown a keen interest in making arrangements to...

NSSF Praises Senate Confirmation, Swearing in of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

7:00am Thursday, October 29, 2020

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, praised the U.S. Senate confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court by Justice Clarence Thomas in a White House ceremony. Justice Barrett fills the vacancy on the court left following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Barrett joins at least four other U.S. Supreme...