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More than 17,000 guns reported lost or stolen from firearms dealers in 2024

by Dave Workman
6:00am Friday, May 30, 2025
Data posted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows more than 17,200 firearms were reported lost or stolen from federally licensed firearms dealers in 2024, which at least partly explains how criminals invariably seem to manage to get their hands on a gun, while also demonstrating that restrictive gun laws don’t work.

House votes to remove suppressors from NFA, but short-barreled long guns still up in air

by Dean Rieck and Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Wednesday, May 28, 2025
In a historic vote last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The bill removed suppressors from the NFA, but it didn't include short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.

PODCAST: Restoring Rights, Banning Glocks, and Brushing Teeth

6:00am Monday, May 26, 2025
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , 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 125: Rob Sexton, BFA's Legislative Affairs Director, joins the podcast to discuss The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The Good: A bill in Ohio to...

Short history of bans on possession of firearms at federal facilities

by Dean Weingarten
6:00am Friday, May 23, 2025
Laws banning the carry or possession of weapons in government buildings are a very late addition to the United States. Regulations banning weapons were instituted in 1964 and in 1972. In 1988, a federal statute was passed to ban weapons in federal facilities. In 1998, the post office reinforced that general ban with a postal regulation. Here's a historical look.

DOJ settles lawsuit involving forced reset triggers

6:00am Thursday, May 22, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 16 announced the settlement of several lawsuits arising from the Biden-Harris regime’s attempt to reclassify forced reset triggers (FRTs) as “machineguns.” DOJ’s announcement cited President Trump’s executive order Protecting Second Amendment Rights and the deliberations of the Attorney General’s 2nd Amendment Task Force as the impetus behind the...

BFA testifies for HB 68 to allow concealed carry in government buildings

6:00am Wednesday, May 21, 2025
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) testified before the Ohio House Public Safety Committee in support of House Bill 68 , which would allow concealed carry in government buildings with courtrooms when court is not in session and with approval of local authorities. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County), also would...

Babylon Bee skit: Time-traveling liberal pleas with James Madison to fix 2A (VIDEO)

1:00pm Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Satire news site The Babylon Bee poked fun at anti-gun liberals in a video skit a few days ago. Titled "Liberal Goes Back In Time To Fix The 2nd Amendment," a modern progressive woman named Brinley travels back in time to confront James Madison about "a few simple changes on the Second Amendment." He was having none of it.

Will Congress follow states and ban tracking gun, ammo purchases?

by Larry Keane
6:00am Monday, May 19, 2025
Last month, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law HB 1509, which prohibits financial institutions, credit card companies, and payment processors from using a firearm retailer-specific merchant category code (MCC) to track firearm and ammunition purchases. Now 20 states have this type of prohibition. Is Congress next?

House Ways and Means advances bill involving suppressors

6:00am Friday, May 16, 2025
The House Committee on Ways & Means finished a markup of their section of the reconciliation bill May 14. Included in this legislation was a provision that would lower the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax levied on suppressors from $200 to $0. However, under this provision, suppressors would continue to be subject to the other aspects of the NFA.

BFA again testifies for HB 5 to restore gun rights for nonviolent offenders

6:00am Thursday, May 15, 2025
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) has again testified before the Ohio House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 5, which aims to restore Second Amendment rights to nonviolent offenders who have repaid their debt to society and have demonstrated a commitment to leading a productive life.

Poor oral hygiene linked to gun violence? That bites

6:00am Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Anybody who has seen an old cowboy movie knows that moments before “gun violence” breaks out, one of the combatants is often prone to tell the other, “Smile when you say that.” Could it be that poor oral hygiene is indeed considered a provocation in these situations? Check out this "scientific" study by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Oakland removes Canik handgun billboard ad, violates First Amendment

by Shelby Baird Smith
6:00am Monday, May 12, 2025
A recent controversy over a billboard in Oakland, California, has brought to light the city’s troubling firearm and ammunition advertising restrictions. The billboard advertised Turkish firearm manufacturer Canik’s Mete MC9 pistol. But the targeting of firearm-specific speech — even if it is commercial speech — for additional regulation is constitutionally suspect.

2025 Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States is here

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, May 06, 2025
If you are a law-abiding gun owner in Ohio, it is essential to understand the firearm laws in other states before crossing any borders with your weapon. The new Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States provides the most current, comprehensive information on gun laws throughout the United States.

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