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HB 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/ Concealed Carry Modernization) scheduled for sixth hearing

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, May 11, 2018

Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson), who chairs the House Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, has announced a sixth hearing for Sub. House Bill 228 (Fix Burden of Proof/ Concealed Carry Modernization) on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Statehouse Room 115. The committee will consider all testimony. The bill, introduced one year ago by Representatives Terry Johnson (R-...

Buckeye Firearms Association Threatens to Sue if Cincinnati Bans Bump Stocks

7:00am Friday, May 11, 2018

UPDATE Friday, May 11, 2018: It appears Cincinnati City Council actually passed the bump stock ban on Wednesday with an emergency action. There was great confusion on this issue as many reporters and Cincinnati employees claimed only a resolution or motion had passed. Buckeye Firearms Association has acquired the document with the ordinance language and will report on this further. It remains...

Americans Not Convinced Gun Control is a Top Priority

by Larry Keane

7:00am Thursday, May 10, 2018

If the mainstream media headlines were to be believed, Americans overwhelmingly support gun control as a top priority to stop the violent misuse of firearms by criminals. Survey data reveals a reality that contradicts the media narrative. Just [last month], a new Gallup poll showed that only 6 percent of Americans point to gun control and gun violence as a top concern. Despite all the headlines...

Lt. Colonel Oliver North poised to become NRA President

3:00pm Tuesday, May 08, 2018

DALLAS – Lt. Colonel Oliver North, USMC (Ret.) will become President of the National Rifle Association of America within a few weeks, a process the NRA Board of Directors initiated this morning. "This is the most exciting news for our members since Charlton Heston became President of our Association," said NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre. "Oliver North is a legendary warrior...

NRA Annual Meetings Come and Go

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Tuesday, May 08, 2018

The NRA’s 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibits in Dallas, Texas might go down in history as a record-setter. Not all those records are positive, but there’s not much doubt that it got more than its share of mainstream media attention. After all, it’s not every day both the President and the Vice President appear before the same group. The Trump/Pence visit drove anti-gunners nuts, but helped erase...

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NSSF Severs Dick’s Sporting Goods Membership

3:00pm Monday, May 07, 2018

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, Board of Governors today unanimously voted to expel Dick’s Sporting Goods from membership for conduct detrimental to the best interests of the Foundation. Dick’s Sporting Goods recently hired a Washington D.C.-based government affairs firm...

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Columbine survivor calls for arming school faculty and staff

7:00am Monday, May 07, 2018

DailySignal.com has published a powerful article and video documenting Evan Todd's memories of being a helpless victim with a gun to his head inside Columbine High School in 1999, and his belief that schools absolutely must do more to protect our children.

Our endorsed candidates need your support on May 8!

by Jim Irvine

7:00am Friday, May 04, 2018

Next Tuesday is Election Day. Early voting has been going on for three weeks. Our endorsed candidates need your support. Primary elections don’t get the media attention that general elections do, but they may be more important for you to vote in. There is lower voter turnout in primaries, meaning each vote represents a bigger percentage of the total. Total vote differences can be much less than...