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House Passes H.R. 1808 Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 - TAKE ACTION NOW

6:35pm Friday, July 29, 2022
On Friday evening, July 29, 2022, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1808, the so-called Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. The highly partisan vote was 217 to 213. Two Republicans voted in favor, including Chris Jacobs (NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), while five Democrats voted against, including Henry Cuellar (TX), Jared Golden (ME), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), Kurt Schrader (OR) and Ron Kind (WI). This is a...

Op-Ed: CHL-Holder Does in 15 Seconds What 376 Law Enforcement Officers Couldn't Do in 77 Minutes

by Nick Arama
7:00am Friday, July 29, 2022
(Photo rendering credit: RightJournalism.com) We’ve written about the actions of the “good guy with a gun” Eli Dicken — the 22-year-old hero who shot and killed the Greenwood Park Mall mass shooter in Greenwood, Indiana. ... More details are emerging that show how God must have been with Dicken in his actions, because they surely were amazing. The killer went into the bathroom near the food court...

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Representative to Oppose Federal Gun Control

7:00am Thursday, July 28, 2022
The House Judiciary Committee has passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, and H.R. 2814, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act. Either or both of these bills could come before the U.S. House at any time for a vote. Both of these bills are designed with one and only one goal: to attack law-abiding gun owners and blatantly infringe the Constitutionally-protected...

Shooting Through Bags and Purses

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Although I generally don’t advise my students to carry their firearms off body, I recognize that lots of folks carry guns in purses and bags. One of the stated “advantages” of such a carry method is the fact that you can fire the gun from inside the bag or purse without removing it in an emergency situation. Maybe. Maybe not. At [a recent] Rangemaster Tactical Conference, I assisted my friend Eve...

The Exciting Sport of 3-Gun Shooting

by Tony Mandile
3:00pm Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Try this fun test of speed and accuracy, using rifles, pistol and shotguns One of the fastest-growing shooting sports in the country right now is the action-packed multi-gun competition commonly known as “3-gun.” Getting started in 3-gun competition is easy. Find a shooting range in your area that puts on 3-gun matches. Then spend some time watching and learning, also, don’t be afraid to ask...

New Hunter Biden Revelations Further Undermine President’s Gun Control Effort

7:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2022
On June 2, President Joe Biden gave a speech in which he demanded that Congress enact a gun ban and other severe gun control measures that he has supported throughout his political career. Among the policies Biden listed was the criminalization of private firearm transfers – sometimes inaccurately termed “universal background checks.” Biden commanded, “We should expand background checks to be —...

PODCAST: Media Calls Elisjsha Dicken a Hero, But Remain Clueless About Armed Civilians

3:00pm Monday, July 25, 2022
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 72: 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken used his concealed handgun to stop a mass murderer at an Indiana mall in about 15 seconds. And the media...

Announcing the 2022 Fall Youth Shoot - Sep 10-11

7:00am Monday, July 25, 2022
Don't miss the 2022 Fall Youth Shoot. REGISTER TODAY When: Saturday and Sunday Sep 10-11, 2022 Where: Dillon Sportsman Center 5200 Pleasant Valley Road Nashport, OH 43830 Cost: Only $5 per Youth Adult Volunteers Free Weekend Camping Free Fall is coming soon and it will be time for our second Youth Shoot of 2022! This is a great opportunity to get the kids outside in the fresh air and have some...

A Short Commentary on Hunting Ethics

by Bret Collier
7:00am Friday, July 22, 2022
As readers of the Hunting Wire know, I run a pretty active collegiate new hunter program out of my office here at LSU. For about the last decade, each year my partners and I run around 80 college students studying natural resources through our program, introducing them to hunting as a mechanism for wildlife conservation. For those of us who are already hunters, we understand the stages of hunting...

Ohio Resource Connection Builds Network for Vendors and Landowners

7:00am Thursday, July 21, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new website, the Ohio Resource Connection , aims to build a network of forestry and wildlife professionals, habitat vendors, and landowners in the Buckeye State, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The Ohio Resource Connection is a partnership between ODNR’s Division of Wildlife and Division of Forestry, along with the Ohio Society of American...

Mentoring New Deer Hunters in Under-Represented Communities

3:00pm Wednesday, July 20, 2022
According to a national survey that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts every five years, of the approximately 11.5 million licensed hunters in the U.S., 90% are male and 97% are Caucasian. There is a growing movement within the outdoor industry to provide equitable access to underrepresented communities and diversify hunting, so it more closely represents American demographics today...

Hateful Comments Prove Elisjsha Dicken Really Is a "Good Samaritan"

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Wednesday, July 20, 2022
It's unusual to see the news media report anything good about guns or gun owners. But they couldn't ignore how a 22-year-old man used his concealed handgun to stop a mass murderer who opened fire at a food court in a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 18, 2022. CNN, Newsweek, ABC, BBC, and other news outlets, published accounts of how Elisjsha Dicken, a young man shopping with his girlfriend,...

A Century of Opposition to New York’s Sullivan Law

3:00pm Tuesday, July 19, 2022
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s discretionary carry licensing regime as a violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms in the NRA-backed case NYSRPA v. Bruen. The law at issue was the modern version New York’s Sullivan Law, which was enacted in 1911. Named for notorious Tammany Hall political boss “Big” Tim Sullivan, the law imbued bribery and favoritism into the...

More Crime, Same (Lame) Gun Control Proposals

7:00am Tuesday, July 19, 2022
On April 20, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate warned a meeting of law enforcement officers that “violence, homicides and aggravated assaults” are now “occurring at an appalling rate” in America: “We’re seeing a disturbing violent crime surge across the country.” The FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data for 2020 (the most recent reporting year) shows that the rates of...

PODCAST: Government Incompetence, a Creepy ATF Arrest, and UPS Intimidation

3:00pm Monday, July 18, 2022
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 71: Why did Miami police conduct a "Guns 4 Ukraine" gun buyback when it was clearly illegal? Was the California release of personal gun...

State Senate Candidate Wilkin Earns Rare A+ Endorsement from BFA-PAC

7:00am Monday, July 18, 2022
In a session that saw the top priorities of gun owners advance, State Representative Shane Wilkin, who is now a candidate for the Ohio Senate District 17 in Southwest Ohio, was a true champion for the Second Amendment. Tapped by House Speaker Bob Cupp to chair the powerful Government Oversight Committee, Wilkin shepherded through the most controversial bills of the General Assembly. Because of...

SCOTUS Reverses and Remands Two NRA-ILA Backed Magazine Cases

7:00am Friday, July 15, 2022
One week after our landmark victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen , the Supreme Court issued orders in two other NRA-ILA backed cases. Those cases, ANJRPC v. Bruck and Duncan v. Bonta , challenge New Jersey and California laws that ban magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The Third and Ninth Circuits, over dissents, upheld the bans by balancing the state governments’ safety...

Hunting license sales down by 1.9% in 2021, but remain above pre-pandemic levels

7:00am Thursday, July 14, 2022
The 2022 National R3 Symposium wrapped up [recently] in Broken Arrow, OK. The 220 participants representing over 100 different organizations with a vested interest in hunting and shooting sports were the first to lay eyes on data released from the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sport (Council), documenting a slight decrease in hunting license sales in 2021. “It’s important to note...

CMP Celebrates Opening of the 2022 National Matches with Double First Shot Ceremony

by Ashley Dugan
3:00pm Wednesday, July 13, 2022
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – On the beautiful, sun-filled morning of July 12, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted the opening event of the 2022 National Rifle and Pistol Matches – the First Shot Ceremony. The First Shot serves as a welcoming for guests, participants, volunteers and staff eager to start the annual National Matches – held at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility. The...

Apply For Ohio’s Controlled Hunts in July

7:00am Wednesday, July 13, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Applications for Ohio’s controlled public land hunting opportunities will be accepted beginning Friday, July 1, 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. These hunts provide special chances for hunters to pursue deer, waterfowl, doves, and more on public lands during the 2022-23 season. The application period is open for all hunters...

California Leaks Personal Data of Carry Permit Holders

7:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2022
On Monday June 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of the California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Firearms Dashboard Portal. The data tool was designed to give granular firearm transaction and Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit holder data to anyone visiting the DOJ’s website. However, astute users quickly realized that the dashboard could be used to access the...

PODCAST: Republicans Attack Pro-Gun Funding and Democrats Defy a Ruling on Bearing Arms

3:00pm Monday, July 11, 2022
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 70: Why are Republicans sponsoring a federal bill to gut funding for pro-gun programs? What's the fallout from the recent Supreme Court...

July 4 attack in Illinois: Gun control laws fail to uphold supporters' promises

by Chad D. Baus
7:00am Monday, July 11, 2022
We hear it every time another mentally-ill person commits mass murder: If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need a red flag law. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need to limit people under 21 from obtaining firearms. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need to require firearms licensing. If we want to stop these kinds of things, we need universal background checks...

Situational Awareness for Concealed Carry

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Friday, July 08, 2022
Now that most states have a process allowing citizens to legally carry concealed handguns, many of you may be carrying a firearm more frequently, or just starting to carry for the first time. A common mistake I see with a great number of my students is an obsessive focus on acquiring and carrying the “right” firearm and associated gear at the expense of neglecting more vital aspects of self...

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Position of Disadvantage

by Greg Ellifritz
7:00am Thursday, July 07, 2022
You are walking home from the grocery store and carrying several bags of food. Two men are walking behind you and yell out to you: “Hey Johnny!” You turn and tell them your name isn’t “Johnny” and that they have mistaken you for someone else. They apologize and you continue walking home. Within seconds, you are hit from behind and knocked to the ground. Your attacker stabs you in the armpit...

BFA Opposes Bill That Would Gut Funding For Shooting Ranges and Sportsmen

7:00am Wednesday, July 06, 2022
H.R.8167 , sponsored by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), would repeal an 85-year old law that funds countless programs in Ohio, and across America, for gun owners and sportsmen. "This bill would scrap one of the most successful programs in American history," said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms Association. "It has produced billions of dollars for shooting ranges, firearms and hunter...

Firearm Industry Surpasses $15 Billion in Pittman-Robertson Excise Tax Contributions for Conservation

7:00am Tuesday, July 05, 2022
NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, marked a milestone achievement when firearm and ammunition manufacturers topped $15 billion in contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund since its inception in 1937. “This is an achievement for which all in the firearm and ammunition industry are proud,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s President and CEO. “This historic milestone...

PODCAST: Rep. Shane Wilkin on Passing Permitless Carry and His Senate Campaign

3:00pm Monday, July 04, 2022
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 69: If you ask the average person how a bill gets passed, they'll probably say it's all about the public hearings. But really, it's more...

Independence Day 2022

by Rick Jones
7:00am Monday, July 04, 2022
Editor's Note: We've been posting this article each Independence Day since 2007. This year it takes on an even more special meaning, as we mark the passing away of its author, our long-time friend Rick Jones . With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the...

Public Welcome to Witness CMP’s Traditional National Matches First Shot Ceremony in July

7:00am Friday, July 01, 2022
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce the 2022 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Tuesday, July 12, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility near Port Clinton, Ohio. The First Shot Ceremony serves as a welcoming event for guests, participants, volunteers and staff eager to start the 2022 National Matches – an event that has assembled marksmen and women at...

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