Buckeye Firearms Association

Status on gun-related bills moving in Ohio legislature

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth

6:00am Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Here's a quick look at the status of three firearms-related bills that are moving through the 136th Ohio General Assembly, all of which Buckeye Firearms Association supports.

$325,000 in marksmanship scholarships available for high school seniors

6:00am Tuesday, April 01, 2025

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is proud to provide scholarships for deserving high school seniors who excel in marksmanship! CMP offers $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000 one-year scholarship assistance to qualified junior marksmen in order to encourage and reward their outstanding efforts. In 2025, over $325,000 will be awarded.

ATF facial recognition: Chairman Andy Biggs seeks records as gun owners sound alarm

by F Riehl, AmmoLand Editor in Chief

6:00am Monday, March 31, 2025

According to a March 27, 2025, letter from U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been secretly using facial recognition technology to track and identify gun owners — all without sufficient oversight, transparency, or even basic training for agents. Here are the details.

Reported Israeli gun owner data leak exposes danger of registries

6:00am Friday, March 28, 2025

According to a recent report from Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Iranian-linked hackers were able to penetrate Israel’s databases containing sensitive gun owner data and leaked the information online in early February.

Ohio's Jordan, House Republicans honor 2A promise, advance key legislation

by Matt Manda

6:00am Thursday, March 27, 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held a committee bill markup hearing , a key initial hurdle before legislation can be considered for full House approval. The process gives legislators opportunity to amend the base bill before full consideration of the House. Several bills discussed during this particular markup covered pro-Second Amendment and pro-law enforcement priorities...

White House repeals unscientific HHS 'Advisory,' refocuses efforts on criminals

6:00am Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Firearms prohibitionists reacted with anger and outrage last week to learn that the Trump White House had ordered the removal of former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s anti-gun tract, Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America, from the official Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.

Ohio State pistol team beats Navy, Army to win 5th national championship

6:00am Tuesday, March 25, 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, the Ohio State University Buckeyes air pistol team has won the national championship, held March 14-16 in Anniston, Alabama.

House Judiciary Committee, led by Ohio's Jordan, prepares to advance key 2A legislation

6:00am Monday, March 24, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), is planning to hold a legislative markup at 10 a.m. March 25 and will consider several bills, two of which are of crucial importance to law-abiding gun owners.