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California lawmakers aim to force insurers to ask homeowners, renters about guns

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, February 20, 2024
California seems to be in a contest with states like Hawail and Washington when it comes to anti-gun bills. Assembly member Mike Gipson and state Sen. Catherine Blakespear are leading an effort to require insurance companies to ask homeowners about the guns they own.

PODCAST: Does Hawaii's "Spirit of Aloha" Overrule Your Second Amendment Rights?

6:00am Monday, February 19, 2024
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 110: The Supreme Court of Hawaii says the "Spirit of Aloha" overrules your Second Amendment rights. Plus there are 3 cases before the U...

New 2024 traveler's guide for firearm owners now available

6:00am Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The new edition of the Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States has arrived and we're now accepting orders. Updated for 2024, this essential guide provides a one-page summary of the gun laws of each state, with a special emphasis on the laws most relevant for those who travel and carry. This 68-page book features: Summary of vital gun laws State-by-state traveler checklist...

NSSF, NRA-ILA file SCOTUS 'friend of court' briefs on ATF bump stock overreach

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
6:00am Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Both the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' unconstitutional Final Rule on bump stocks.

2024 Annual Butler County Friends of Youth Shooting Sports Banquet

6:00am Thursday, February 01, 2024
It's that time of year again for the annual Friends of Butler County Youth Shooting Sports Banquet, sponsored by the American Freedom Liberty Foundation. And YOU are invited! WHEN: Friday, March 1, 2024 Social Hour begins at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Receptions of Fairfield 5975 Boymel Drive Fairfield, OH 45014 Click here to buy tickets online . Your generous participation made this event a huge success...

BFA testifies in favor of SB 148, Sen. Johnson's bill to prohibit tracking firearms purchases

6:00am Wednesday, January 31, 2024
On Jan. 23, 2024, Buckeye Firearms Association provided testimony in favor of Senate Bill 148 . This bill seeks to prevent the tracking of purchases at firearms retailers, which would not only invade the privacy of law-abiding citizens, but could easily lead to the compilation of gun owner lists which government could access. Background on this topic: Bullying from anti-gun senators, AGs mounts...

Ohio's Yost among AGs calling on Biden administration to protect ammunition plant

by F. Riehl
6:00am Monday, January 29, 2024
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of attorneys general in calling on the Biden administration to keep a major commercial ammunition manufacturing plant open following a request by Democrat attorneys general to investigate the plant, which would halt production.

New anti-gun group hopes foreign lawsuits will increase domestic gun control

by Lee Williams
6:00am Thursday, January 25, 2024
In what may be a sign of growing desperation, a new anti-gun nonprofit has funded and filed two lawsuits against American firearms manufacturers by the Mexican government — a lawsuit against Smith & Wesson in a Canadian court, and a civil rights complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — a foreign group with no legal authority in the United States.

Second Amendment Foundation sues fed, AG Garland, heads of ATF, FBI over medical marijuana gun ban

6:00am Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Second Amendment Foundation and a District Attorney in Pennsylvania have filed a federal lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland, the heads of the FBI and ATF, and the U.S. Government, challenging the federal prohibition on gun ownership by medical marijuana users.

PODCAST: Seminar Preview - Active Shooter and Response

6:00am Monday, January 22, 2024
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 109: On Saturday, March 23, 2024, Buckeye Firearms Association will host a special seminar called Active Shooter and Response that will...

SCOTUS fisherman case could upend executive gun control overreach, federal agencies' 'rules' in general

6:00am Friday, January 19, 2024
It appears the Supreme Court might be ready to neuter the so-called Chevron doctrine. Justices argued that the doctrine has given the executive branch “a wide license to flip-flop on its interpretations of statutes to fit its policy goals.”

What's the deal with those "Warning!!" gun signs at groceries, restaurants, and bars?

by Dean Rieck
6:00am Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Gun laws have changed a lot in Ohio ever since Buckeye Firearms Association became involved two decades ago. But not everyone stays up to date on current law. You will still see the occasional rusty sign in a public park illegally banning guns or an old city ordinance illegally proclaiming the power to prohibit concealed carry during emergencies. One of the most frequent out-of-date errors you'll...

New data shows over 473 million firearms in U.S. civilian possession

6:00am Monday, January 15, 2024
NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, released the Firearm Production in the United States including the Firearm Import and Export Data 2023 Edition (reporting 2021 data) to its members. The report compiles the most up to date information based on data sourced from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports (AFMER)...

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