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2023 Annual Butler County Friends of Youth Shooting Sports Banquet

7:00am Wednesday, January 25, 2023

It’s that time of year again! The annual Friends of Butler County Youth Shooting Sports Banquet is Friday March 3, 2023 at Receptions Banquet Center in Fairfield. WHEN: Friday, March 3, 2023 Social Hour begins at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Receptions of Fairfield 5975 Boymel Drive Fairfield, OH 45014 Click here to buy tickets online Your generous participation made this event a huge success last year, so...

Dangerous Individual Recognition Training - Feb. 11, 2023

7:00am Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Make personal safety your superpower! Can you recognize the nonverbal signals and body language of dangerous people? Can you decode these nonverbal signals in real time? YOU are the protector for yourself and your family. YOU are the first line of defense. Understanding nonverbal signals will give you an advantage in any environment, ultimately keeping you and your family safer! D.I.R.T...

PODCAST: Alec Baldwin is Charged, a Houston Diner Kills an Armed Robber, and Other News

1:00pm Monday, January 23, 2023

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 89: Alec Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deadly Rust film set shooting. Hollywood continues its love-hate...

Judge Allows Columbus Gun Laws to Take Effect - AG Yost to Appeal

7:00am Monday, January 23, 2023

A Fairfield County judge has denied a request from Ohio Attorney General Yost to block firearm regulations recently enacted by the city of Columbus. The ordinances, which ban magazines that hold 30 or more rounds and mandate firearm storage in the home where children are present, took effect Saturday, Jan. 20, 2023, at midnight. Yost's office has said they will appeal. "We're disappointed with...

Gun News Roundup - January 21, 2023

7:00am Saturday, January 21, 2023

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Alec Baldwin, armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter in shooting on "Rust" set Murders are becoming even more concentrated in a handful of urban counties, report shows Pistol Brace Rule Has Far-Reaching...

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Gaetz Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF; Some Sneer, Others Cheer

7:00am Friday, January 20, 2023

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has introduced legislation in Congress to abolish the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, igniting a discussion on social media ranging from sneers to cheers. The simple, one-page bill is titled "Abolish the ATF Act." The language covers a single sentence: "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is hereby abolished."...

Mother Shoots & Kills Career Criminal Home Invader

by Dean Weingarten

7:00am Wednesday, January 18, 2023

At about 5 a.m. on the morning of January 8, 2023, a career criminal broke into a home occupied by a mother and two young children, according to police who were called to the scene in a trailer park in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. From the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office : The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reports one subject is deceased following a home invasion at a Hammond residence,...

Did Gun Control Just Admit Firearm Manufacturing is a Net Positive for Communities?

by Joe Bartozzi

7:00am Tuesday, January 17, 2023

A recent column in The Atlantic on the decline and despair of New Haven, Conn., caught my attention. It's an area that many of those associated with the firearm industry are, at least, aware of. For me, it's a little closer to home. It's where my family's roots run deep – both in the city and in the firearm industry. When I read the author, Nicholas Dawidoff, ;lamented the decline of the city and...