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Florida sheriff calls McDonald’s shooting 'McMess' after employee defends self against threats - VIDEO

by Ammoland Editors and Staff
6:00am Wednesday, October 29, 2025
What started as an impatient drive-thru order at 3 a.m. turned into what Polk County (Florida) Sheriff Grady Judd called “a McMess” after a McDonald’s employee allegedly defended himself with gunfire when two customers threatened to attack him.

BFA-backed Ohio Senate bill would allow young adults to purchase handguns from licensed dealers

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
5:00am Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Senate Bill 303, sponsored by Sen. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and backed by Buckeye Firearms Association is a preemptive move that would allow adults ages 18 to 20 to purchase a handgun from a federally licensed retailer, aligning state law with a possible favorable Supreme Court ruling striking down restrictions.

Major digital currency's terms of use: No firearm, ammunition purchases

6:00am Thursday, October 23, 2025
On Oct. 14, Americans for Tax Reform published a troubling item titled, “You can’t buy a gun with Dem donor’s stablecoin.” The piece concerned Circle Internet Group’s US Dollar Coin (USDC), a digital currency structured to hold the value of $1. ATR cited USDC’s terms, which include a prohibition against transactions involving "weapons of any kind," including firearms and ammunition.

Glock launches new 'V Series' pistols

by Duncan Johnson, AmmoLand Editor
6:00am Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Glock has officially announced the GLOCK V Series, a streamlined line of pistols the company says will “establish a baseline of products while simplifying our processes.” The announcement clarifies availability and model offerings after a third-party retailer — not affiliated with Glock — prematurely publicized information earlier this week.

Ordinary Ohio citizen calls out illegal Cincinnati festival gun ban — and wins!

by Keith Schuch, Wilmington resident
6:48pm Monday, October 20, 2025
If you think that you as one citizen can't make a difference and effect change, think again. A Wilmington, Ohio, resident took action when he saw a local festival violating Ohio's preemption laws and banning guns. As a result of his perseverance, organizers made necessary changes. Here is his account.

PODCAST: Gun Confiscation has Begun in Canada - Could it Happen in the U.S.?

6:00am Monday, October 20, 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 128: Canada has not only outlawed a growing list of firearms, they are ramping up a program to confiscate so-called "assault style weapons" from...

NSSF targeted by craziest anti-gun lawsuit seen in years

by Lee Williams
6:00am Friday, October 17, 2025
According to the lawsuit Cocanour et al. v. National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., which was filed late last month, the NSSF — the trade association for the firearms industry — has “disregarded the privacy of firearms buyers by gathering their personal info into a database for political purposes.” However, the NSSF did nothing wrong.

BFA testifies for SB 273 to give retailers, law enforcement civil immunity for firearm storage

6:00am Thursday, October 16, 2025
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) submitted testimony this week to the Ohio Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bill 273. If passed, the bill would provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms by retailers and law enforcement agencies as a service to citizens.

Second Amendment holds more weight than 'Uncle Dick's deer stand'

by Jenn Jacques
6:00am Wednesday, October 15, 2025
In a Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions regarding her leadership of the Justice Department. But Sen. Amy Klobuchar used her time questioning the nation’s top law enforcement official to repeat her canned comment about her ‘Uncle Dick’s deer stand’ when reiterating support for legislation that would infringe upon citizens’ Second...

Another lawsuit challenges National Firearms Act constitutionality

by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
6:00am Tuesday, October 14, 2025
In what could become one of the most consequential Second Amendment battles in decades, a coalition of gun-rights organizations filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act of 1934.

Sen. Johnson introduces legislation to fix serious problems in Ohio

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Monday, October 13, 2025
Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) has introduced two new pieces of legislation, Senate Bills 278 and 279, that seek to fix serious problems across Ohio. BFA helped pass preemption protections nearly 20 years ago, mandating that gun laws are dealt with exclusively at the state level. Ohio Revised Code 9.68 outlines the rules clearly: cities and other political subdivisions are forbidden from...

Move and shoot, or shoot and then move? Here's an in-depth look

by Travis Pike
6:00am Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Adding movement to your shooting can change the game. It’s easy to get sucked into the static world of range work, where we don’t do much moving. In the real world, bad guys aren’t polite enough to stand still. Movement can be a big part of fighting. With that in mind, is it better to move and shoot at the same time, or to move, shoot, and then move?

Why aren't we safe in church?

by Rob Morse
6:00am Monday, October 06, 2025
A murderer attacked a Latter-day Saints church in Michigan. I was talking to a friend who is in a leadership position in his local LDS church. Our conversation was the evening before the Michigan attack. I asked if LDS churches allow their members to go armed in church.

Canada public safety minister on gun confiscation: 'Don’t ask me to explain the logic'

6:00am Friday, October 03, 2025
There have been multiple developments on the Canadian gun grab and ban in the last few days, but the most astounding has got to be a leaked bombshell recording of the Liberal public safety minister, Gary Anandasangaree, discussing what he really thinks of the law and its enforcement prospects.

North Carolina: Update on permitless-carry legislation

6:00am Thursday, October 02, 2025
Editor's note: Many Ohioans frequently visit the Carolinas, so this particular bill is relevant to those traveling there. Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly briefly returned from recess and re-referred Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to the House Rules Committee. The House then withdrew S50 from committee and placed it on the House calendar for a veto override vote Oct. 20.

NSSF issues guidance related to commercial business during federal government shutdown

Provided by NSSF
4:06pm Wednesday, October 01, 2025
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has issued the following guidance related to conducting commercial business in the firearms industry after it was announced that the federal government shutdown was inevitable as of 12:01 a.m. today, Oct. 1.

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