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Canada gun grab: Amnesty expiration nears as top officials sow confusion

6:00am Monday, September 29, 2025
Canada’s Liberal government has used “buyback” to describe the 2020 mandatory “assault weapon” confiscation law in an attempt to make the scheme appear less hostile to property rights and responsible gun owners and more palatable to the general public. Recent pronouncements on the gun ban and confiscation have veered even further down the road of disingenuous political messaging.

BFA-sponsored Protecting Houses of Worship class earns participants' praise

by Angela Armstrong
6:00am Thursday, September 25, 2025
A recent "Protecting Houses of Worship" training brought together community members, church leaders, and safety volunteers with a shared mission: to safeguard places of worship while preserving their welcoming environment. Here's what participants had to say about it.

NRA files brief in challenge to federal suppressor registration mandate

6:00am Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The National Rifle Association, American Suppressor Association, and Independence Institute filed an amicus brief Sept. 17, urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant rehearing en banc (in full court) in a challenge to the National Firearms Act’s registration requirement for suppressors.

Ohio House bill would let certain officials carry concealed firearms in government facilities

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, September 23, 2025
A new gun-related bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would give certain state officials, judges, and magistrates permission to carry a concealed handgun in a government facility of the state or a political subdivision.

Protecting Houses of Worship - November 1 in Mayfield Heights

6:00am Monday, September 22, 2025
Does your church or organization have a security team ready to go and are they prepared to counter an active killing event? This all-new training class scheduled Nov. 1 at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights is designed as an intro to help identify security needs, as well as organizational and team training standards.

Latest 'survey' shows why Johns Hopkins project is special interest, not research

by Salam Fatohi
6:00am Thursday, September 18, 2025
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions released its 2025 National Survey of Gun Policy. Unsurprisingly, the report states it surveyed twice as many non-gun owners as gun owners and 500 more self-described Democrats than self-described Republicans. Keep that in mind when considering these “findings.”

Gun rights update: 90% of states now have open carry

by Dean Weingarten
6:00am Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The number of states that ban the open carry of firearms has again been reduced to five. On Sept. 10, 2025, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal published a unanimous opinion that the Florida ban on the open carry of firearms in public is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment and cannot be enforced in Florida.

Armed citizens: more than an America-only concept

6:00am Tuesday, September 16, 2025
You'll frequently see stories about law-abiding citizens here in the United States who, by exercising their rights protected under the Second Amendment, bring an end to violent criminal assaults. Occasionally, stories like that occur in other countries. Israel, for example, has seen firsthand the value of loosening gun restrictions recently.

Buckeye Firearms Association blasts Sylvania Prosecutor's Office for illegal prosecution of gun owner

6:00am Thursday, September 11, 2025
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is calling on prosecutors in Sylvania, Ohio, to drop charges against Vontae Garrett, a U.S. Army veteran and former special-deputy sheriff, and to stop violating Ohio law and the civil rights of law-abiding citizens. “This is the single most outrageous prosecution our organization has witnessed in more than 20 years,” said Dean Rieck, BFA's executive director. “...

PODCAST: Popular Solutions to Mass Murder that Always Fail - and What Actually Works

6:00am Monday, September 08, 2025
We've seen active killer incidents many times just like the recent one at a Minneapolis church. They all follow the same pattern, but community leaders just keep suggesting tired old solutions that don't work. Rob Morse, author of the SlowFacts blog, joins the "Keep and Bear Radio" podcast to discuss mass murder, why we never seem to learn the right lessons, and steps ordinary citizens can take...

Seattle: Another anti-gun city ignores PLCAA, makes Glock its scapegoat

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Friday, September 05, 2025
Add Seattle to the list of anti-gun cities and states that want to make Glock and local gun retailers their scapegoats for out-of-control crime. Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison, a RINO Republican, has launched a lawsuit against Glock Inc. and three local retailers, accusing them of choosing to "prioritize profits over public safety."

Register: Learn about NRA-ILA FrontLines Activist Leader program in Ohio

6:00am Wednesday, September 03, 2025
Save the date and join the fight to protect the Second Amendment — and become an NRA volunteer leader in Ohio. David Conte, Ohio's Grassroots field coordinator, will host a virtual FrontLines Activist Leader (FAL) informational session Sept. 17 and provide detailed information about the FAL program and how you can become an important participant in standing up for the Second Amendment. RSVP!

Church security teams attend BFA training in Middletown

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Tuesday, September 02, 2025
Church security team members from as far away as Texas attended an Aug. 30 training session in Middletown, Ohio, sponsored by Buckeye Firearms Association. Protecting Houses of Worship is an all-new training class designed to introduce participants to the unique security needs of churches. Training includes the history of active killing events, including current tragedies, plus "stop the bleed"...

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