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2024 Annual Butler County Friends of Youth Shooting Sports Banquet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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)...

Daniel Defense M4A1 Rockin' Rifle Raffle - $3,078 Prize Package

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California: Injunction blocking enforcement of 'sensitive places' law back in effect

Late Saturday night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order dissolving a prior order and reinstating a preliminary injunction that prevented the state of California from enforcing the expanded so-called "sensitive places" designated under SB 2, which were set to go into effect Jan. 1.

The 2024 American Freedom Liberty Foundation Raffle

Here's your chance to support our friends with the American Freedom Liberty Foundation and win some great looking guns. The American Freedom Liberty Foundation, Inc. (AFLF) was formed to preserve hunting, support the shooting sports, teach marksmanship, promote gun safety and foster American traditions, values, and patriotism. Here are two current raffles that directly support AFLS's mission: Sig...

PODCAST: Biden’s Damage to Gun Rights, Fake Murder Stats, and Media Gaslighting

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 108: How should we fix the damage the Biden administration has done to Second Amendment rights? Who's behind the media's inflated mass...

Happy New Year from Buckeye Firearms Association

Our resolution this year is the same as it's always been: to continue the fight for Second Amendment rights. The sad truth is that there are hundreds of civil rights organizations in the U.S. that ceaselessly fight for every conceivable human right, except the one they don't like. Even though the right to keep and bear arms is enumerated in the Constitution , well-funded groups such as the ACLU,...

‘Most memorable gun violence journalism of 2023,’ according to Bloomberg's Trace

The Trace, the propaganda arm of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s antigun empire, recently published their picks for “The Most Memorable Gun Violence Journalism of 2023.” If there were a Pulitzer Prize category for gaslighting, the 14 stories it highlighted would be serious contenders. Take a look.

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