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Another one bites the dust: Astroturf gun control group ceases operations in Ohio

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Wednesday, June 30, 2021
An astroturf group formed in 2017 to push for so-called "universal background check" rules for gun sales has announced that it is ceasing operations as of today. For those looking to shift blame, the coronavirus pandemic has become a popular go-to, and it is no different for the misleadingly-named "Ohioans for Gun Safety" (the so-called "gun safety" group doesn't even contain one single mention...

Help us WIN the Next U.S. Supreme Court Victory for Gun Rights

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Tuesday, June 29, 2021
We have just confirmed that Buckeye Firearms Association will sponsor an amicus brief in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett . And we need your help IMMEDIATELY ! It has been 13 years since the court ruled in D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to have a gun in the home for self-defense. The case of...

PODCAST: An Interview with Dick Heller, the Man Who Saved the Second Amendment

3:00pm Monday, June 28, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 19: Before 2008, some people argued that the Second Amendment was merely a collective right, an outmoded concept related only to...

If Gov. DeWine truly wants to curb repeat offenders with guns, he should start here

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, June 28, 2021
Governor Mike DeWine is back on the campaign trail, so to speak, stumping for his so-called STRONG Ohio gun control proposals. DeWine prefers to talk about the parts of the bill which he hopes will be most palatable to voters - namely increasing penalties for possession of weapons by repeat offenders. As we observed in our legal analysis of DeWine's plan , these proposals would raise weapons...

Associated Press investigation on stolen military firearms highlights fallacy of "universal" background checks

by Chad D. Baus
3:00pm Friday, June 25, 2021
According to so-called "common-sense" gun control extremists like Mark Kelly's "Giffords," all we have to do to keep criminals from gaining access to firearms is to mandate that a background check be done before all transfers of firearms. Pass "universal" background checks, we're told, close the "gun show loophole," we're told, and we can stop mass shootings! Indeed, Kelly's group (formerly known...

Nevada Drops Ohio CHL Reciprocity - BFA Works on Fix

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Friday, June 25, 2021
UPDATE: According to a message I received from the Ohio Attorney General's office at 11:15 a.m. on June 25, Ohio is back on Nevada's list of states whose carry license they honor. BFA thanks Ohio Deputy Attorney General Jonathan Fulkerson and Tara Olsen with the Nevada Department of Public Safety for resolving this issue promptly. I recently reviewed a letter from the Records, Communications and...

Ohio CHL-holder forced to defend self and others when two armed men attempt robbery

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, June 24, 2021
A pizza delivery person with an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) was forced to defend themselves when two armed attackers attempted to rob him. From The Journal-News : An employee at a New Carlisle Papa John’s where one person died during an attempted robbery Sunday night described the shooting as self defense to a 911 dispatcher. “Someone just broke in and they were shot in self defense,”...

Narrow 4-3 Ohio Supreme Court ruling says armed teachers need police training

by Chad D. Baus
12:26pm Wednesday, June 23, 2021
A narrow 4-3 ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court (OSC) determined that Ohio school staff may not carry firearms unless they have police training. Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor joined the three Democrat justices (Justice Jennifer Brunner, Justice Michael Donnelly and Justice Melody Stewart) in a decision which found that a Madison Local School District policy which allowed armed staff violates state...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - Racking a Shotgun

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, June 23, 2021
How many times have you heard this statement? “Just get a 12 gauge pump shotgun for home defense. The noise of the slide racking will make any burglar piss his pants and run.” Does that actually happen? Sometimes, yes. Here’s an example where a store clerk sent an armed robber running by merely racking his shotgun. Look at the link below for more details. Flint man faces federal charges after...

BREAKING NEWS: BFA to Submit Amicus Brief in Major U.S. Supreme Court Case

by Dean Rieck
3:00pm Tuesday, June 22, 2021
We have just confirmed that Buckeye Firearms Association will sponsor an amicus brief in the upcoming Supreme Court Case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett . It has been 13 years since the court ruled in D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects the individual right to have a handgun in the home for self-defense. The case of McDonald v. City of Chicago followed...

Shot in the Back! How does it happen?

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Tuesday, June 22, 2021
With predictable regularity, the media and various civil rights groups become indignantly incensed when the cops or an armed citizen shoot a criminal in the back. It somehow violates society’s ideal that all confrontations should be settled “face to face” and be a “fair fight.” That doesn’t happen very often in the real world. Society as a whole needs to better understand the dynamics of a...

PODCAST: How the News Media Deliberately Lies About Guns and Gun Rights

3:00pm Monday, June 21, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 18: We live in a never ending news cycle, swimming in a sea of fake news, agenda driven stories, and outright lies, especially...

ATF Targets Pistol Stabilizing Braces in New Rulemaking

7:00am Monday, June 21, 2021
On June 7th, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” . The proposed rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register, and interested parties will have 90 days to comment on the proposed rule once it is published. The rule seems aimed at making nearly all configurations of firearms equipped...

A Couple’s Guide to Hunting Together

by Adam and Brenda Weatherby
7:00am Friday, June 18, 2021
Even though most would think we, as a Weatherby couple, have hunted together for many years, the truth is it is something we have grown into. And over the almost past decade, others have observed and asked how we do that. This article is a chance to describe that journey and celebrate it and give some insight into how readers might apply some of the things we have learned. Although this is in the...

DOJ Releases Biden Gun Confiscation Order Legislation

7:00am Thursday, June 17, 2021
In May, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers that the Department of Justice’s civil rights work was “critical to protecting the American dream.” Since then DOJ has made clear that Garland’s selective definition of “civil rights” has no room for the Second Amendment or even basic due process under the law. Moreover, contrary to recent messaging, Garland and the DOJ appear to support an...

“Don’t Run in a Straight Line” and other Bad Advice

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, June 16, 2021
When listening to experts describe how to flee from an attacker who is shooting, the most common statement heard is “ Don’t run in a straight line. ” Many people advocate running in a zig-zag pattern or running in a crouched position instead. A target that is small or that moves randomly will theoretically be more difficult to hit. A simple internet search find that zig-zag running is recommended...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - A night time knock at the door

by Greg Ellifritz
3:00pm Tuesday, June 15, 2021
You watched the evening news before bed and heard a report about police attempting to locate a wanted murder suspect. The suspect was reportedly last seen in the area of your apartment complex. Making sure all your doors were locked and that you had a handgun nearby, you go to sleep. At 1:30am you hear a loud banging at your door. You look out the window but can’t see anyone. What would you do? A...

BFA Testifies in Support of SB 185 Emergency Powers Bill

6:00am Tuesday, June 15, 2021
On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Buckeye Firearms Association testified before the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bill 185 , sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer. Along with its companion, House Bill 325 , sponsored by Representative Scott Wiggam, this landmark legislation seeks to prevent state and local governments from infringing on Second Amendment rights during...

PODCAST: Emergency Powers Testimony and Victims of Katrina Gun Confiscation

3:00pm Monday, June 14, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 17: BFA's Legislative Affairs Director Rob Sexton and NSSF Lobbyist Chris Lee present testimony on the most powerful emergency...

Special prosecutors appointed in case of CHL-holder Casey Goodson's death

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, June 14, 2021
The Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney's office announced last week it filed the necessary documents to appoint two special prosecutors to assist in its investigation and prosecution involving the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson, Jr. Goodson, a 23-year-old Ohio concealed handgun license-holder, was shot and killed in December by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy in Columbus, Ohio. His...

Hi-Tech Licensing and Registration is Still Just Licensing and Registration

7:00am Friday, June 11, 2021
Having tried and failed to impose a national firearm licensing and registration scheme on an unwilling American public for more than half a century, gun control advocates have spruced up the policy for the 21st century. In a paper titled “ A Decentralized and Encrypted National Gun Registry ,” a group of Brown University researchers working with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) advanced a gun licensing...

Toy Guns “Bad”! Toy Grenades “Good”!?

7:00am Thursday, June 10, 2021
It is not really news that anti-gun hysteria among extremists and media elites has been at (what we can only hope is) peak insanity for some time, as the efforts to demonize law-abiding gun owners expanded to demonizing kids at play and beloved cartoon characters. Under Covid restrictions, while children learned virtually in their own homes, obvious toys elicited ridiculous responses from school...

Your Tactical Training Scenario - A Pistol Whipping and Gun Disarm

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, June 09, 2021
You are out for a walk at night. You have your CCW pistol concealed under your shirt. You are set upon by two robbers, one of whom is armed with a pistol. He uses that pistol to smash you in the head and then orders you to the ground. What do you do? That’s what happened to a man in the story below. Read the short story and think about how you would have solved the problem. Man beaten by armed...

REMINDER: The Ohio CHL license renewal extension ENDS on June 30

by Dean Rieck
3:00pm Tuesday, June 08, 2021
Last year, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 614 , with an amendment to extend Concealed Handgun License (CHL) expiration dates. Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) helped the Ohio legislature draft and pass the amendment to address the alarming logjam of people struggling to get their CHL applications and renewals processed at that time. Here are the two changes that amendment made: If your...

Skill Set: Politeness

by Tiger McKee
7:00am Tuesday, June 08, 2021
A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot. -- Robert A. Heinlein It’s getting more difficult, every day, to make it through your day without someone committing a seriously rude offense. People purposely cut you off in traffic; if you don’t slam...

PODCAST: SPECIAL EDITION: News Conference Introducing Emergency Powers Legislation

3:00pm Monday, June 07, 2021
Buckeye Firearms Association has launched a podcast called Keep and Bear Radio . The podcast is hosted on the Podbean platform and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , and iHeartRadio . Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. *** Episode 16: Governments have shown they are willing to infringe on Second Amendment rights during times of emergency, at the very times...

NICS Numbers Tell a Story

7:00am Monday, June 07, 2021
We write about NICS numbers regularly because they provide a ready-made finger on the pulse of American gun owners. As we saw last year, NICS numbers confirm what we’re all thinking. Politicians talking about banning commonly owned firearms? NICS numbers rise. Bureaucrats releasing prisoners as a virus rages? NICS numbers rise. Readers know the rest. Self-reliance and firearms ownership are time-...

Canada’s “Dead” Long-Gun Registry Still Used by Police

7:00am Friday, June 04, 2021
A year after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his sweeping ban on firearms, shocking new revelations have emerged concerning the repudiated long gun registry and the federal police agency responsible for implementing and enforcing Canada’s gun laws. According to reports by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) and news media, there is good reason to believe that the Royal...

SCOTUS asked to take up State v. Weber, Ohio case with Second Amendment implications

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Thursday, June 03, 2021
A man whose conviction for holding an unloaded shotgun in his home while drunk was upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court is taking his case to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The case is State v. Weber , which as has been noted on our site , "involves a situation where despite the defendant’s wife telling police there was no longer a problem, they pressed their way in. There they...

FBI’s Shadow Gun Bans Threaten First and Second Amendment Rights

7:00am Wednesday, June 02, 2021
For several years the FBI has been operating a shadow gun ban regime whereby Americans who are not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law are being denied their Second Amendment rights without due process. This extralegal practice was brought to light again in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit case Turaani v. Wray . The case revealed that the FBI’s current...

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